VW sales bounce back up in January. According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (27 countries EU+UK+EFTA) drops -2.1% year-on-year in January to 995,271 units. Among the Top 5 markets, France (-6.2%), Italy (-5.8%), Germany (-2.8%) and the UK (-2.5%) struggle whereas Spain (+5.3%) shines. The…
The VW Passat is the best-selling retail vehicle in China in January. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update add up to 1,782,801, off -15.6% year-on-year due to an earlier date for the Lunar New Year. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both…
Mercedes is the most popular import brand for the first time in a year. Chinese imports are hit hard in January at -29.9% year-on-year to 52,840 units. However keep in mind January 2024 was up 36% on the year prior. Mercedes (-17.8%) scores its first win since January 2024 thanks…
We continue on the list of tiny European country, now looking at Liechtenstein, located between Switzerland and Austria and home to 40,000 inhabitants. 1,564 new cars found a buyer here in 2024, a -1.6% year-on-year drop. We have big changes in the brands ranking. Mercedes (+22.8%) jumps from #4 in…
The Porsche 911 is the most popular vehicle in Andorra in 2024. Today thanks to Car Industry Analysis we can share with you official data for Andorra for the first time since 2013. Andorra is a tiny nation located at the border between France and Spain and only counts 81,000…
The Ford Tourneo Custom is up to 5th place in January. 20/02 update: Now with Top 30 models incl. LCVs Over 9,000 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in January, a 13% year-on-year increase. When addling light commercials, the market jumps 16.8% to 11,117. Looking at the passenger cars…
The Toyota Hilux returns to the annual pole position in Thailand. Discover 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market continues to collapse in 2024 at -21.6% year-on-year to just 592,234 units. The Top 2 manufacturers improve their share however: Toyota (-10.3%) is up from…
First Austrian Top 20 finish for the Cupra Terramar. It's a splendid start of the year for new car sales in Austria, up 16.5% year-on-year in January to 20,448 units. The Top 3 brands all belong to the VW Group and all beat the market: Volkswagen is up 25.2% to…
The Toyota bZ4X is #1 in Norway in January. New car sales in Norway rally back up 82.4% year-on-year in January to 9,343 units over a particularly low year-ago comparison set. Thanks to sales up 89.8% to 8,954, BEVs reach a record 95.8% share vs. 92.1% in January 2024 which…
BMW holds 9.6% of the Cypriot market in January. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cypriot market edging up 2.5% to 1,565. This is a strong result given January 2024 was up 19.8% on the year prior. Kia (-16.6%) returns to the top of the…
BYD is the most popular carmaker in Singapore in January. The Singaporean new car market continues to soar in January at +20.7% year-on-year to 2,703 units. As it was the case a year ago, the brands ranking is turned on its head this month. BYD (+116%) lodges a spectacular result,…
The Geely Xingyue L is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. The cars included in this wholesales database add up to 1,794,856 units, a harsh -11.7% year-on-year drop. CAAM is yet to publish detailed wholesales data. There are a few reasons to this negative performance. January 2024 was a…
The Kia Sorento is once again the best-selling vehicle at home. The South Korean new car market is in difficulty in January at -8.5% year-on-year to 106,081. This is partly due to the Lunar New Year falling in January this year. The total volume includes 90,852 local brands (-11.6%) and…
Daihatsu sales are back up 102.2% year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan rally back up 12.4% year-on-year in January to 376,255. Year-ago volumes were disrupted by Daihatsu being hit by a safety test falsification scandal which paused shipments in late December 2023 and completely shut down production for the entire…
The Nissan Juke has never been ranked so high in Portugal. 14,504 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in January, a significant -7.8% year-on-year fall. Peugeot (-31.9%) compensates for a particularly high year-ago result. Dacia (+1.1%) is solid at #2 with 9% share, equally its December level. Toyota (+10.9%)…