The Tesla Model 3 is by far the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in March. The Dutch new car market drops -7.3% year-on-year in March to 39.126 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.6% to 116.124. Brand leader Volkswagen (-10.2%) falls faster than the market but holds onto the top…
The Tesla Model 3 has landed in Sweden, and it's already a blockbuster. No sign of improvement for Swedish new car sales, now "celebrating" 9 consecutive months of double-digit declines (not just declines) with March down another ghastly 18.7% to 30.256, pulling the year-to-date tally down 15.5% to 73.880. The…
The T-Roc is helping Volkswagen's return to shape in February. Update 3 (03/04): Now with the Top 360 All-models and Top 55 brands. Update 2 (03/04): The January 2019 article now has a Top 350 All-models and Top 55 brands. Update 1 (27/03): Now with the Top 25 brands and…
The Mercedes C-Class has established itself as a major player in the New Energy segment in China. The New Energy market in China continues to gallop ahead with CAAM wholesales figures indicating a 53.6% year-on-year uptick to 53.000 units, including 40.000 EVs (+69.4%) and 13.000 PHEVs (+18.6%). Our selection of New Energy vehicles…
Proton posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 at +37%. New vehicle sales in Malaysia edge down 1.8% year-on-year in February to 39.838 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +3.7% to 88.288. Market leader Perodua (+0.7%) once again outperforms the market to a strong 43.3% share,…
Mercedes holds 9.1% of the Luxembourg market in February. This post has been updated with the Top 10 models. From this month we will publish brands data for Luxembourg in sync with the rest of Europe, with the Top 10 models added when available at the start of month+2. New…
The Lexus ES is by far the most popular import in China in February. Sales of imported cars in China follow the locally-made trend with a painful -23.9% year-on-year freefall in February to just 48.687 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -14.8% to 157.717. Lexus (+21.8%) goes against…
The Vauxhall Grandland X is an instant blockbuster in the UK. Traditionally very secretive, we now have the chance to study UK 2018 figures in a lot more detail with a Top 250 models instead of the usual Top 10. Just outside the familiar ten, the Vauxhall Mokka (-14.1%) is…
Toyota Yaris sales are up 52.7% year-on-year. New car sales in Taiwan are handicapped by the Lunar New Year which fell earlier this month with February sales down an abysmal -27.2% to just 19.640 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 14.8% to 63.783. Toyota (-26.5%) falls slightly slower tham the…
The Mercedes E-Class is the best-selling foreign nameplate in South Korea in 2018. The South Korea Full Year 2018 article has now been updated with the Top 100 foreign models ranking. It shows the Mercedes E-Class (+9.6%) cementing its lead and edging past 35.500 sales, now over 12.000 units above its…
The Citroen C5 Aircross is up to #23 at home. This post has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 265 models and Top 10 private sales. In February, the French new car market (+2.1%) is back in positive for the first time since last August at 172.438 units,…
The all-new Triton ute helps Mitsubishi catch its highest market share in 16 years. This post has been updated with the Top 275 All-models. There's no sign of recovery for the Australian new vehicle market, with a negative housing market and upcoming elections combining to make February (-9.3%) the 11th…
The new generation Toyota RAV4 has landed in South Africa. The South African new vehicle market drops -6.7% year-on-year in February to 43.251 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -7.1% to 85.606 units. Toyota (+1.4%), the VW Group (+0.1%) and Nissan (-1.3%) buck the negative trend to top the…
Ferrari holds 2.2% share in Monaco in 2018. Picture courtesy sssupersports.com Consult 8 years of Monaco Historical Data here. Exclusive to BestSellingCarsBlog, we are able to share with you for the 8th year in a row official new car sales data for the Principality of Monaco. You won't find this data…
The Mercedes GLC is among the Top 10 best-selling SUVs in China in February. Just as January retail sales seemed to want to perk up, Chinese wholesales remain stuck in hell for now. Traditionally the weakest month of the year due to Lunar New Year celebrations and extended holidays, February…