The Geely Xingyuan BEV is the most popular vehicle in China both in February and YTD. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market surges 34.4% year-on-year in February to 2,129,000 units. This is mostly due to the fact that the Lunar New Year was earlier this year vs.…
The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February. 19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year (January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls…
The BYD Shark 6 sold over 2,000 units across two months. 12/03 update: Now with Top 329 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market endures its 7th decline in the past 8 months in February at -7.9% to 96,710 units. This is however the 2nd highest February volume in history…
The Dacia Bigster has landed in its home charts. The Romanian new car market is up 4.5% year-on-year in February to 11,850 units, but due to a disappointing January result, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.3% to 23,770. Local hero Dacia (+6.5%) is solid but drops to 29.8%…
Cupra smashes all its records in February. Danish new car sales edge up 3.5% year-on-year in February to 11,616 units. Thanks to a splendid month of January, YTD figures are up 11.9% to 22,449. Volkswagen (+194.6%) triples its sales year-on-year to surge to 19.8% share, by far the most popular…
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 has landed in its home charts. South Korean new car sales are in great shape in February thanks to more opening days, at +14.7% to 132,501 units. This includes 112,302 for local manufacturers (+13.1%) and 20,199 for foreigners (+24.4%). The year-to-date volume switches to positive territory…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 44.5% in February. 16,212 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in February, a harsh -12.5% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally after two months is off -8.2% to 31,000 units. 4x4 sales are down -15.1% to 8,097 and 49.9% share vs. 51.5% a year ago…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal in February. Worryingly, Portuguese new car sales are down again this month at -5.1% to 19,463 units. This means the year-to-date tally is off -6.3% to 33,967. Peugeot (-6.5%) is the faraway leader once again at 12.6% share for the month…
Skoda Kamiq sales are up 55.2% in February. New car sales in Czechia are down again in February at -3% year-on-year to 17,773 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -4.1% t o 37,120. Skoda (-3.8%) matches its home market but sees its share thaw to 33.5% vs. 35.1%…
Daihatsu sales are back up 4-fold in February on devastated year-ago volumes The Japanese new vehicle market continues to recover from year-ago production disruptions and gains 18.7% to 409,347 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.6% to 785,605. Daihatsu was the most affected brand at -82% a year ago…
The Nissan Ariya holds 7% of the Norwegian market in February. New car sales in Norway are up 21.3% year-on-year in February to 8,949 units, confirming the market is back in shape after a couple of particularly weak years. The year-to-date tally is now up 46.3% to 18,292. BEVs gain…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to an all-time high 6th place in February. 173,369 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in February, a robust 11.6% year-on-year improvement, keeping in mind February 2024 was already up 29.7% on the year prior. This is the best February volume since 2020. As…
The CMC J Space is up to a record third place in Taiwan in February. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 4.8% year-on-year in February to 27,515 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 62,579. Toyota (+4.7%) matches the market to a more reasonable 28.8% share vs. a…
First Top 20 finish for the Fiat 600 at home. It's another disappointing result for the Italian new car market with February sales off -6.3% year-on-year to 137,922. This brings the year-to-date tally to 271,638, down -6.1% over the same period a year ago and -21% over pre-pandemic 2019. Private…
VW sales bounce back up in January. 04/03 update: Now with Top 97 All brands and Top 514 All models (Source JATO) 28/02 update: Now with Top 25 brands and models (Source JATO) According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (27 countries EU+UK+EFTA) drops -2.1% year-on-year…