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…
Audi sales are up 56.9% in a market down -36.3%. The Singaporean new car market is hit a harsh -36.3% year-on-year in January. Toyota (-26.3%) improves its share to 21.3%, just above its FY 2022 level of 20.7%. Mercedes (-21.7%) does better at #2 with 20.5% share vs. 17% over…
BYD sales are up 40% in a market down -35%. A combination of events have led to a struggling Chinese new car market in January. On December 7, the government ended its zero Covid policy and allowed travel and work without restrictions. This was followed by the worst Covid-19 outbreak…
The Hyundai Grandeur is #1 at home in January. The South Korean new light vehicle market lodges a 6th consecutive year-on-year gain in January at +5.5% to 117,390 sales. This includes 101,168 local models (+7.7%) and 16,222 foreigners (-6.6%). Hyundai (+23.1%) largely outraces its home market to land a strong…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the first time. Discover 50 years of European Historical Data here. 15/02/23 update: Now with all 475 models and all 85 brands for both December and Full Year 2022. Despite a strong recovery from October onward - three double-digit gains…
The Seat Ateca is the most popular vehicle in Austria for the first time. 18,850 new cars hit Austrian roads in January, a very solid 20.7% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+16.1%) easily retains the lead of the brands ranking with 16.7% share vs. 14.9% over the Full Year 2022, and is…