The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market soars another 39% year-on-year in February to 16,080 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 43.5% to 30,719. Peugeot (+23.4%) trails the market but easily holds onto the top spot with 13.9% share vs. 11.6%…
Tesla Model Y sales are up 185.8% year-on-year in February. 206,210 new cars found a German home in February, a very shy 2.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally edges into positive at +0.2% to 385,457 units. The podium brands are unchanged on last month and all beat the market with…
The Skoda Karoq is the most popular car in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. The Swiss new car market gains a shy 3.6% year-on-year in February to 17,198 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 33,635. 4x4 sales beat the market at +5.9% to 8,561 and 49.8%…
The Toyota bZ4X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. Picture motor.no After a dismal -76.6% fall in January, Norwegian new car sales thin their year-on-year loss to -8.7% to 7,439 registrations. The year-to-date tally is down down -42.3% to 9,299. Thanks to 6,183 sales (+0.4%) BEV hold…
Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
The Lexus NX is up to #2 in Taiwan in February. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan soar 35.2% year-on-year in February to 32,819 units partly due to the fact Lunar New Year was in January this year vs. February in 2022. After a January down -14.4%, the year-to-date total…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Belgium for the first time since last September. The Belgian new car market improves by an outlandish 23.9% year-on-year in February to 39,883 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 20.5% to 79,730. A rarity these days, Volkswagen (+49.6%) edges past BMW…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 49.5% year-on-year in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic soar 18.3% year-on-year in February to 16,826 units, lifting the year-to-date tally ip 11.4% to 33,963. Skoda (+14.2%) trails its home market slightly to end the month at 34.5% share like in January. Toyota…
The Polestar 2 equals its Finnish ranking record in February. The Finnish new car market endures another negative month in February but thins its loss to -2.7% year-on-year to 6,041 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.2% to 13,125 units. Toyota (-30.7%) skids but retains the top spot with…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Swedish Top 5 in February. The Swedish new car market is off another -12.7% year-on-year in February, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -19.5% to 33,043. BEVs defy the market slump with sales up 13.1% year-on-year to 6,124 and 33.2% share vs.…
The Peugeot 208 holds a record 9.6% of the Argentinean new vehicle market in February. New vehicle sales in Argentina gain 3.5% year-on-year in February to 30,121 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.8% to 80,206. Toyota (+20.4%) vastly outpaces the market to 19.7% share. It distances Fiat edging…
The Hyundai Tucson sees its sales jump 121.1% year-on-year in January. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, 674 new cars hit Bosnian roads in January, a 22.5% year-on-year leap. The Skoda Octavia (+97.1%) consolidates its domination by doubling its sales year-on-year to a splendid 10.2% share vs. 5.4%…
The Toyota Yaris Cross hits a record ranking in Slovakia. 6,680 new cars hit Slovak roads in January, a very solid 16.4% year-on-year improvement. Skoda (+10.3%) can't quite keep up with the market but lodges a strong 18.7% share vs. 17.6% over the Full Year 2022. Toyota (+43.3%) races to…
BYD Dolphin sales are up 77.7% in January. 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 of the largest new car market in the world. Retail sales tend to give a more…
Land Rover Defender sales are up 35.3% in January. Sales of new imported cars in China skid -37.6% year-on-year in January to just 55,198 units. Like it did a year ago in January 2022, Mercedes (-32.9%) easily takes the lead of the brands charts with over 13,500 sales, with BMW…