The outgoing generation benefits from rebates to surge to #6 in October. After a disappointing September (-11.6%), the Romanian new car market is back in positive in October at +8.1% to 11,393 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 15.4% to 122,104. Local behemoth Dacia (-1.3%) stays atop of…
The Ferrari Purosangue has landed in the French charts. The French new car market is up by a robust 21.9% year-on-year in October to 152,383 units. But although this is a great result, for some context we are still roughly 20% below the pre-pandemic score of October 2019 (188,985). The year-to-date tally…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Spain in October. 77,892 new cars found a Spanish buyer in October, a 18.1% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date cume up 18.5% to 789,272. An encouraging sign, private sales are the most dynamic this month at +22.2% to 38,110. Company…
The Kia Niro is up to 2nd place in Sweden in October. The Swedish new car market gains a solid 11.8% year-on-year in October to 25,016 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.5% to 234,985. EV sales climb 18.5% to 9,408 and 37.6% share vs. 35.5% a year ago…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is an instant blockbuster in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan advance by a solid 10.7% year-on-year in October to 40,540 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 12.1% to 390,260. Toyota (+4%) is a little soft but achieves a commanding 27.8% market share vs. 26.4%…
The Avenger helps lift Jeep's European sales 2/11 update: Now with Top 85 All brands and Top 460 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 11.1% to 1,166,728 units compared to 1,050,312 in September 2022. This is the 14th consecutive year-on-year gain and brings the…
A facelifted version of the Peugeot 208 is about to hit the market. 31/10 update: Now with Top 320 All models ranking. New car sales in France progress 9.1% year-on-year in August to 153,916 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,286,237. Petrol sales edge up 1.5% to…
The Skoda Octavia is back to #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina According to data by CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market shoots up 22.6% year-on-year in September to 983 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 26.5% to 8,916. The Skoda Octavia (+55.6%) reclaims the top spot it…
The LI Auto L8 reaches an all time high in September. Retail sales of the models included in this report gain 3.5% year-on-year in September to 1,868,297 units, This leads to a year-to-date up 3% to 14,620,934. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales…
Audi Q7 sales more than double year-on-year in September. New imports in China slow down their fall in September and edge down -3.1% year-on-year to 65,714, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% at 535,554. Lexus (+0.9%) goes against the negative market and ends the month with a 3,000+ advantage…
The Citroen C3 is up to #6 year-to-date. The Belgium new car market continues on its fantastic run with a 25.4% year-on-year lift in September to 38,906. The year-to-date volume is now up 31.8% to 374,848. We are still 14.7% below the pre-pandemic result for the first 9 months of…
The Jeep Compass ranks #2 in Iceland in September. The Icelandic new car market tilts down -4.7% year-on-year in September to 1,136 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.5% to 13,837. Tesla (+5.5%) advances to 28.9% share, its largest so far this year. It is followed by a struggling…
BYD sales more than triple year-on-year in September. New car sales in Singapore edge up 2.3% year-on-year in September to 2,411 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains frankly in negative at -13.7% to 20,558. Brand leader Toyota (+55%) impresses and holds a mammoth 25.3% share vs. 22.6% so far this…
BYD reaches an all-time high volume in September. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market is up by another 9.5% year-on-year in September, reaching a new record for the month at 2,858,000 units. Production is up 6.6% to 2,850,000. The national government's…
The MG 4 is an instant blockbuster in New Zealand. The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to suffer from the aftermath of customers rushing to purchase their vehicle before the new Clean Car Discount policy changes took effect at the start of July, therefore avoiding additional fees. Sales are off -26.5%…