The Dacia Logan has been #1 in Romania every month since September 2004. The Romanian new car market ends a stretch of 8 straight months of double-digit gains in August at -18.8% to 23.177 units because of an unusual high comparison base with pre-WLTP filled registrations a year ago. The…
The Audi Q2 is up to #22 in Turkey in July. After a slight pause at "just" -16.4% in June, the Turkish new light vehicle market resumes its implosion at a ghastly -66% in July to only 17.927 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -47.5% to 213.071. Out of the 40…
The Ford Escort was #1 in Ireland in 1974 18/04/2024 update: Now with brands data for 1972 (1 new article). 20/08/2019 update: Now with information for 1983 and 1985 (2 new articles). 18/07/2019 update: Now with an annual All-brands ranking from 1990 to 2000 (7 new articles). The direct links…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…
The Mercedes A-Class is the outright best-seller in Portugal for the third time in the past 11 months. The Portuguese new car market drops a steep -7.8% year-on-year in July to 18.436 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -4.9% to 147.031. Renault (-18.8%) takes a hit but stays…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in June. Thanks to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June sales data for Moldova, a market up 1.8% year-on-year to 551 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.2% halfway through 2019 to 3.062.…
Renault Clio sales are up 121.9% year-on-year in Romania in June. The Romanian new car market surges 15% year-on-year in June to 14.082 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 19.2% to 71.620. Dacia (-1.1%) is left out of the national growth and falls to 26.8% share, a full three percentage…
The Citroen C3 Aircross could be headed towards its first annual Top 10 finish at home. This article has been updated with the Top 42 brands, Top 275 models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market edges down -1.8% over the First Half 2019 to 1.166.443 units,…
The Renault Clio V ranks #11 at home in June. Picture largus.fr. This article has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales. New car sales in France skid down -8.4% year-on-year in June to 230.965 units (the third highest June result below…
The Toyota Corolla is the only Top 20 nameplate to gain ground year-on-year in Turkey this month. No respite for the Turkish nightmare: light vehicle sales sink -54.6% year-on-year in May to just 33.016 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -49.6% to 152.456. Fiat (-35.5%) resists a lot better…
The Seat Arona is up to a record 2nd place at home. The Spanish new car market endures a 9th year-on-year decline in the past 10 months in June at -5.9% to 134.341 registrations, leading to a First Half tally down -3% to 715.314. Revealing a strongly artificial market, only…
Tasra my Peugeot Pars in the Dasht-e Kavir desert. This is Part 5 and the final Part of our exploration of Iran in a Peugeot Pars. You can see Part 1: Tehran here, Part 2: Isfahan here, Part 3: Shiraz here and Part 4: Dasht-e Lut and Yazd here. It's now…
The landing of the Renault Clio 5 means the Clio 4 is now fading away and the Peugeot 208 snaps the #1 spot for the first time in almost 3 years. This article has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private models. The…
The Ibiza (+74.3%) lifts Seat up 28.5% in Portugal this month. The Portuguese new car market slips down -3.8% year-on-year in May to 22.724 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.7% to 103.290. Renault (-17.2%) easily remains atop the brands ranking at 14% share despite a very steep drop,…
The Fiat Egea is the only nameplate in positive in the Top 35. If March results (-35.5%) seemed to indicate a possible respite in the nightmare Turkish new light vehicle sales are going through right now, April sales down -56.5% to just 30.971 swiftly kill that hope, leading to a…