The Kia Sorento is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the first time. The South Korean new light vehicle market dips -6.1% year-on-year in September to 129,243 sales, including 106,678 for domestic manufacturers (-6.1%) and 22,565 for foreigners (-5.7%). The year-to-date tally remains in clear positive at +6.3% to…
New wind for the VW Golf at home. New car sales in Germany are flat in September at -0.1% year-on-year to 224,502, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.5% to 2,138,066. September is down -8.2% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and YTD is down -22% over the same period in…
Toyota holds 21.9% of the Polish market in September. The Polish new car market advances 9% year-on-year in September to 38,366 sales, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 342,275. Toyota (+59.2%) is not only by far the best-selling brand with 21.9% share, it also the biggest…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Finland in August. New car sales in Finland gain a solid 10% year-on-year in September to 7,382 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 67,459. This month and for the first time in Finnish history, Tesla (+451.4%)…
The Q4 helps Audi up 78.6% year-on-year in September. New car sales in Austria recede -4.3% year-on-year in September to 19,840, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +12.1% and 182,886 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.9%) is knocked hard to 11.9% share vs. 14.3% so far this year. It…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E equals its best ever ranking in Denmark. 14,885 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in September, that's a 14.4% year-on-year in improvement that leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.7% to 123,998. Tesla (+318.5%) continues to show insolent health and grabs a whopping 16.3% market…
VW T-Roc New vehicle sales in Japan soar 10.7% year-on-year in September to 437,493 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 3,607,486. Toyota (+18%) once again beats the market but at 31.1% share it remains below its YTD volume of 33.5%. Suzuki (+5.6%) follows at 14.1% share…
A new generation Kodiaq is about to hit Czech roads. The Czech new car market jumps 15.5% year-on-year in September to 17,208 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 16.5% to 167,564. Local hero Skoda (+17.5%) edges past the market lift to reach 36.8% share, significantly better than the 35.2%…
BMW sales almost double year-on-year in Romania. New car sales in Romania skid -11.6% year-on-year in September to 10,545 units, yet thanks to a strong first half the cumulative volume stands at +16.2% and 110,711. Local behemoth Dacia (-10.3%) resists slightly better than its home market to hold 30.3% share vs.…
The Skoda Enyaq holds 3% of the Swiss market in September. The Swiss new car market edges up 3% year-on-year in September to 21,578 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.5% to 182,906. 4x4 sales are stable at -0.9% to 10,947 and 50.7% share vs. 52.7% a year ago,…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in September. The UK new car market advances 21% year-on-year in the all important September licence plate change month, marking a 14th consecutive positive month. Sales total 272,610 vs. 225,269 last year and represent the highest August volume since 2020.…
First Top 10 finish for the Ford Everest in Australia. For the third consecutive month and the fourth time in the past 5 months, new vehicle sales in Australia lodge a monthly record, as model availability improves. Never before was the September volume that high, at 110,702 this year. That's…
The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Spain confirms the slowdown of its growth rate with a meagre +2.3% year-on-year in September to 68,803 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 18.5% to 711,380, yet down -15.8% on the…
The Ford Ranger doubles its sales year-on-year in September. New light vehicle sales in Argentina edge down -3.1% year-on-year in September to 31,389 units. The year-to-date tally remains frankly in positive at +10.9% to 333,283. Toyota (-18.1%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 17.6% share, and…
The Fisker Ocean just misses out on a spectacular Top 10 finish in Norway. The Norwegian new car market is off a dramatic -29.4% year-on-year in September to 10,342 units, a mediocre result given September 2022 was already down -18.6% on the year prior. Year-to-date figures are down -7.1% to 95,497. BEV…