MG sales are up 169.1% year-on-year in August. 01/10 update: Now with JATO Top 90 All brands and Top 458 All models. 28/09 update: Now with JATO Top 25 brands and Top 25 models. According to preliminary figures by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) surges 20.7% year-on-year in…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in August. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is immobile in August at 347 units, exactly the same amount as August 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.7%…
The Aion Y smashes its monthly volume record in August. Retail sales of the models included in this report edge up just 1.1% year-on-year in August to 1,841,198 units, This a much softer result than wholesales this month (+8.4%) and leads to a year-to-date up 2.9% to 12,749,353. BSCB is…
Audi A5 sales are up 176.3% year-on-year in August. Sales of new imported sink -17.8% year-on-year in August to 60,602 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down -8.1% to 469,840. Lexus (-6.7%) resists better than the market and threepeats at #1. Yet this is not enough to snap the YTD…
An outstanding month for the Nissan Qashqai in Hungary. Passenger Car sales disappoint once again in Hungary with a -10.4% year-on-year slide in August to 8,951 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.2 % to 73,879. When adding Light Commercial Vehicles, the market is down -1.5% year-to-date to 87,534. Toyota…
BYD sales climb 167.3% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Singapore edge up 7% year-on-year in August to 2,541 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -15.5% to 18,147. Toyota (+24.8%) vastly outpaces the market to tighten its grip on the charts with 23% share vs. 22.2% so far…
First New Zealand Top 10 finish for the Ford Escape. New Zealand vehicle sales endure another steep fall in August at -33.1% year-on-year to 9,809, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 100,947. The market is still reeling from customers rushing to purchase their vehicle before the new Clean Car…
The BYD Seagull climbs on the podium for only its 4th month in market. Boosted by both national government consumption incentives and promotions by carmakers, the Chinese wholesales market manages a 8.4% year-on-year gain to 2,582,000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This is…
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in August. New car sales in Luxembourg advance 15.1% year-on-year in August to 3,416 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.7% to 34,118. This month BMW (+17.7%) takes the lead of the brands ranking for the first time since September 2021 with…
The Hyundai Grandeur tightens its grip on the models charts. New light vehicle sales in South Korea are stable in August at +0.7% year-on-year to 129,832. This includes 106,482 sales for local manufacturers (+1.3%) and 23,350 for foreigners (-2.1%). The year-to-date tally is now up 7.9% to 1,156,741 including 981,549…
Audi sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in Belgium. 36,798 new cars hit Belgium roads in August, a splendid 27.3% year-on-year improvement that leads to a year-to-date volume up 34.1% to 335,942. Volkswagen (+43.7%) is the best-selling brand for the 2nd time in the past 3 months and the third time…
The Smart #1 is inside the Swiss Top 40 in August. New car sales in Switzerland gain 15.8% year-on-year in August to 18,977 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 13.9% to 161,328. 4x4 sales follow the market at +16.1% for the month to 9,440 and 49.7% share vs.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in August. 13,050 new cars found a Portuguese home in August, a 14.1% year-on-year uptick. As a result, the year-to-date tally is now up 36.8% to 132,279. Peugeot (+24.2%) confirms it is the favourite carmaker around with 10.7% of the market,…
The VW Golf is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in August. New car sales in the Czech Republic climb 12.9% year-on-year in August to 18,718 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.6% to 150,356. Local behemoth Skoda (+19.2%) beats its home market again but holds "just"…
Ford Ranger sales more than double year-on-year in August. New light vehicle sales in Argentina gain 2.1% year-on-year in August to 36,614 units. That means the year-to-date volume is now up 12.4% to 301,468. Toyota (+11%) and Renault (+10.7%) are in good shape atop the brands ranking, whereas Fiat (-5.2%)…