Dacia sales triple year-on-year in Luxembourg. After falling -19.7% in June 2022, the Luxembourg new car market rallies back up 32.8% year-on-year in June 2023 to 4,767 sales. This brings the H1 2023 tally up 21.5% to 26,494. The Top 2 carmakers both outpace the market: Volkswagen is up 44.9% to…
Nissan sales are up 9.5% in a market down -24.8% The Singaporean new car market continues to perform poorly in May, down another -24.8% year-on-year in May to 2,214 units. As a reminder, May 2022 was already down -21.7% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is down a harsh…
Toyota sales vastly outpace their home market in June. 392,719 new vehicles hit Japanese roads in June, a 19.8% year-on-year improvement. As a result the H1 2023 volume is up 17.5% to 2,450,599 units. Note the June result is still -12.8% off pre-pandemic June 2019. Toyota (+47.6%) vastly outruns its home…
The Ford Puma remains in the YTD lead in the UK. 177,266 new cars hit UK roads in June, a very solid 25.8% year-on-year improvement. However we remain slightly below the 186,128 units of June 2021 and 20.6% below the 223,421 sales of June 2019. The H1 2023 volume is up 18.4%…
The GAC Aion Y breaks its volume record in May. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get…
Audi Q7 sales in China are up 273.9% in May. Imports of new cars in China gain 8% year-on-year in May to 58,400 units, keeping in mind May 2022 was off -31.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.3% to 289,680. Mercedes (+9.4%) hold onto the brands…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 in Cyprus in May. Data by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cyprus new car market up a fantastic 31.3% year-on-year in May to 1,712 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 27.8% to 6,532. Kia (+77.2%) continues to easily dominate the brands charts with 19.6%…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Hungary in May. New Passenger Car sales in Hungary lose -11.2% year-on-year in May to 8,999 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.7% to 47,089. This is the 2nd lowest May result since 2018 with only pandemic-plagued 2020 doing worse. The YTD…
First Top 5 finish for the Toyota bZ4X in Iceland. 2,578 new cars hit Icelandic roads in May, a 22.5% year-on-year improvement. Given May 2022 was already up 57.2% on the year prior this is a great performance. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.5% to 7,703. Toyota (+20.6%) holds onto the…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling model at home again. 151,728 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. This includes 130,389 local manufacturers (+8.8%) and 21,339 foreigners (-9.2%). Year-to-date, the market is up 11.3% to 730,258 including 626,310 locals (+14.3%) and 103,948 foreigners (-4%).…
Suzuki sales are up 8-fold in Ukraine in May. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back up 101.3% year-on-year in May to 5,118 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44.7% to 21,477. Toyota (+109.5%) and Renault (+72.8%) remain atop the brands charts with 16.8% and 9.8% share respectively, while…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in May. 246,966 new cars hit German roads in May, a robust 19.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.2% to 1,116,731. Volkswagen (+13%) trails its home market to 17.7% share, almost one percentage point below its YTD…
The Skoda Enyaq repeats at #3 in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland bounce back up 16.9% year-on-year in May to 21,569 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 98,538. 4x4 deliveries are up 14.7% for the month to 10,784 and a round 50% share vs. 50.9% a…
The Renault Express is on the Bulgarian podium in May. 3,574 new cars found a buyer in Bulgaria in May, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.3% to 15,763 units. This month Volkswagen takes the lead with 11.7% share vs. 9.3% year-to-date where it is up 68.7%. Toyota is up…