The Renault 4 is finally in the French Top 50, but we can't call it a success just yet. It's a second consecutive month of year-on-year gains in France at +1% to 140,354 units. But there's a couple of buts. As it was the case for August, the year-ago comparison…
The Dacia Sandero reaches its highest market share in over a year. For the 5th time in a row, the Spanish new car market registers a double-digit year-on-year gain. September sales are up 16.4% to 85,167 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.8% to 854,658. With this September result,…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks at a record 3rd place across Europe in August. According to ACEA data, the European market (UE+EFTA+UK) is up 4.7% to 791,349 units in August, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.4% to 8,691,840. JATO data has August sales up 5% to 790,177. Looking…
The Telsa Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Hong Kong in 2024. Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today rare data about Hong Kong. Tesla dominates the charts with just under 9,000 sales. It is followed by Toyota, BYD, BMW and Mercedes. Model-wise,…
Suzuki sells almost three times the amount of the #2 Toyota. After breaking records in 2024, the Mauritian new car market continues on its surge this year, with sales up 29.6% to 14,662 over the first 8 months of the year. Suzuki (+45.9%) tightens its grip on the brands charts…
Skoda is up to #2 brand in Europe in July. 19/09 update: Now with Top 105 All brands and Top 625 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 5.9% year-on-year in July to 1,085,356 units. This means the 7-months tally is now stable…
Skoda is the best-selling carmaker in Kosovo in 2024. Thanks to one of our readers JFK we now have access to brands data for Kosovo for the first time in 5 years. The market is up 8.6% year-on-year in 2024 to 4,194 sales. Despite falling hard at -15.8% year-on-year, Skoda…
Zeekr sales are up 200% YoY in Singapore. 4,650 new cars hit Singaporean roads in August, a solid 17.7% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 25.7% to 33,233. BYD (+82.5%) remains the faraway leader with a whopping 19.8% share, with Toyota (+7.4%) and Honda (+8.5%) at a…
The Kia PV5 has landed in its home charts. The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in August to 138,408 units, that includes 111,109 for domestic manufacturers (-3.2%) and 27,299 for foreigners (+22.6%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.2% to 1,100,839 including 908,543 locals (+1.3%)…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
Daihatsu Move sales soar 145% YoY in August. The Japanese new vehicle market has now completely caught up on year-ago disruptions and endures a second straight month of YoY decline in August at -8.3% to 301,221 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.2% to 3,037,194. Toyota (-12.5%) falls…
The Explorer helps Ford surge +153.3% The Norwegian new car market sports a fantastic +25.2% YoY lift in August to 13,915 units, bringing the YTD tally up 25.67% to 98,996. BEV sales are up 28.6% to 13,482 and 96.9% share vs. 94.3% in August 2024 which was a record at…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol…
The new Tavascan helps lift Cupra to a record 8.1% share The Danish new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in August to 13,030 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 116,395. Volkswagen (-15.7%) stays in the lead of the brands ranking despite a hefty YoY loss, it…