The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record 2nd place in Slovenia in May. New car sales in Slovenia edge up 1.4% year-on-year in May to 4,853 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 5.5% to 22,641. The brands podium remains unchanged on last month and year-to-date and entirely outpaces the…
Lexus is the best performer in the Top 10 again. 42,478 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in May, a splendid 37.4% year-on-year improvement. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 12.9% to 192,477. Brand leader Toyota (+15.1%) trails the market to 23.4% share vs. 26.2% year-to-date. Like it…
The Skoda Octavia holds 11.8% of its home market in May. 20,298 new cars hit Czech roads in May, a 12.3% year-on-year uptick leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.6% to 95,068 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+36%) vastly outpaces its home market to reach 36.1% share. The next four carmakers…
The Dacia Logan remains the best-selling vehicle in Romania. 13,641 new cars found a buyer in Romania in May, that's a splendid 33.8% year-on-year improvement on a May 2022 score which was already up 24% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 60,472 units, up 26.9% over…
The new Citroen C3 is a success in Argentina. 37,182 light vehicles hit Argentinean roads in May, a 13.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.8% to 195,078. Toyota (+7.6%) trails the market but easily hold onto the brands top spot with 21.6% share, distancing Fiat (+0.2%) at…
First Top 10 finish for the Cupra Formentor. The Polish new car market is up 7.3% to 37,488 sales in May, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.1% to 192,626. Toyota (-13.2%) remains the runaway brands best-seller despite a market defying loss. In contrast, Skoda (+45%), Volkswagen (+12.3%) and Kia…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in May. New car sales in Croatia skyrocket 69.5% year-on-year in May to 7,097 units, the largest monthly volume this year. Year-to-date tallies add up to 26,584, a 44.3% improvement over the same period a year ago. Renault (+288.5%) shoots up…
Volvo sales almost double year-on-year in Belgium. The Belgian new car market is up another 42.5% to 41,359 units, with the year-to-date tally now up 32.5% to 212,715. Brand leader BMW (+53.9%) even outraces the market to rise to 11.2% share vs. 10.4% so far this year. Volkswagen (+43.4%) remains…
Renault sales are up 156.2% year-on-year in May. 4,402 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in May, up 24.6% year-on-year and leading to a YTD volume up 19.2% to 21,727. Volkswagen (+16.5%) trails the market but holds onto the top spot with 11.4% share, while BMW (+39.1%) is very impressive at…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Liechtenstein in 2022. New car sales in Liechtenstein drop -6.3% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,524 units. Volkswagen (-13.1%) remains the brands best-seller but sees its market share fall from 13.6% in 2021 to 12.7% this year. In contrast Audi (+23.7%) surges from…
The Skoda Octavia is by far the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market gains 13.8% year-on-year in April to 6,892 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.9% to 29,047. Skoda (+51.5%) rallies back up on a drab year-ago volume to easily top the…
Volkswagen sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in April. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture…
Proton has reentered the Kenyan market in 2022. The Kenyan new light vehicle market is down -10.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 6,221 units. When adding medium and heavy commercial vehicles we come to 13,352 sales, off -6.3% on 2021. In the brands ranking and counting MCV and HCV, Isuzu reigns…
Land Rover Defender sales more than double year-on-year in China this month. New car imports in China rise 28.4% year-on-year in April to 57,427 units, however keep in mind April 2022 sales collapsed -47.7% on the year prior due to Covid lockdowns. Therefore we are still way off the April 2021…
BMW sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in April. The Ukrainian new car market rallies back up 333.2% year-on-year in April to 5,160 sales on year-ago volumes hit by the Russian invasion. Toyota (+409.5%) outraces the market to reach 15.6% share, identical to its YTD level. Renault (+172.9%) is a little…