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…
BYD holds 5.5% of the Singaporean market in April. New car sales in Singapore continue to perform poorly at -12.6% year-on-year in April to 2,185 units and down -16.2% year-to-date to 8,678. For context, April 2022 was already down -38.2% on the year prior and -41.1% year-to-date. Toyota (-12.7%) follows the…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in April. 202,947 new cars found a buyer in Germany in April, up 12.6% year-on-year. Given April 2022 was off -21.5% on the year prior we remain far off the April 2021 score (229,650) and even further down pre-pandemic April 2019 (310,715).…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in April. The Austrian new car market is up 13.1% year-on-year in April to 18,504 registrations. April 2022 was off -26.6% over the year prior so we remain at historical low levels. Sales are up 18.6% year-to-date at 81,556. Atop the brands…
The Skoda Octavia is now the best-selling car in Hungary over the first 4 months of 2023. New car sales in Hungary dip -6% year-on-year in April to 8,530 units, a poor result given April 2022 was already down -16.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date cume is now up just…
The Nissan Ariya ranks 9th in Norway in April. 8,976 new cars found a buyer in Norway in April, a further -7.7% year-on-year drop following a -26.1% year-on-year fall in April 2022. The year-to-date tally is now down -10.5% to 37,641. BEVs gain 3.7% to 7,471 sales and 83.3% share…