Skoda Kamiq sales double year-on-year at home in March. The Czech new car market gains a whopping 32.4% year-on-year in March to 22,378 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 18.9% to 56,341. Local behemoth Skoda (+66.9%) more than doubles its home market's growth to end the month at an…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in March. The South Korean new light vehicle market soars 21.1% year-on-year in March to 164,766 units. This includes 140,926 local manufacturers (+26.8%) and 23,840 foreigners (-4.3%). That's a 85.5% market share for local brands. Keep in mind March 2022 was…
Tesla breaks its ranking, volume and share records in March. 51,754 new cars joined Belgium roads in March, that's a 39.9% year-on-year surge. However the market is still below the 54,873 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. The first quarter volume is up 27.5% to 131,484. BMW (+54.9%) reclaims the top…
Skoda more than doubles its sales year-on-year in Luxembourg New car sales in Luxembourg climb 20.9% year-on-year in March to 5,246 units. This means the first quarter tally is up 15.9% to 13,149. The brands podium entirely outpaces the market: Volkswagen (+27.5%) holds the top spot with 9.9% share above BMW…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 year-to-date in the UK. March is a crucial month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The 2023 promotion is a good one with sales…
The new Tonale triggers a spectacular sales lift for Alfa Romeo. 03/04 update: Now with Top 75 All brands and Top 415 All models. New car sales in Europe continue their recovery with preliminary data by ACEA showing the market (EU+EFTA+UK) up for the 7th month in a row at…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 2nd place in February. The Slovak new car market is up 10.3% year-on-year in February to 6,623 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.3% to 13,303. Skoda (+28.3%) easily beats the market to lead the brands ranking at 18.3% share.…
BMW sales more than double year-on-year in February. January data is also included in the data section of this article. Ukraine is back on BSCB. In February, the market is down -30% year-on-year to 3,730 units. Toyota (-28.3%) remains in pole position with 13.6% share, followed by Renault (-32.9%) at…
Aion EV models push GAC sales up in February. 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…
Imported sales place Mercedes in the #1 spot in February. For once the import market in China bounces back up 30.6% year-on-year to 55,431 sales. After a devastated month of January (-37.6%), this leads to a year-to-date volume off -15.5% to 110,629. Mercedes (+55%) surges ahead to stay in first place…
The previous generation Hyundai Creta is still on sale in Morocco. New light vehicle sales in Morocco drop another -12.1% year-on-year in February to 13,497 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.6% to 23,197. This includes 10,789 Passenger Cars (-10.8%) and 1,075 Light Commercials (-23.2%). Year-to-date, Passenger Cars are…
Nissan sales are up 61.9% year-on-year in February. 2,136 new cars hit Singaporean roads in February, a -6% year-on-year decline. This is much more palatable than the -36.3% of January and leads to a year-to-date tally off -23.1% to 4,024 units. Toyota (-17.7%) falls faster than the market but easily keeps…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in February. After sinking -18.9% in February 2022, the Austrian new car market rallies back up 11.1% this month to 17,895 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 36,745 units. Volkswagen (+45.8%) compensates for a particularly drab year-ago…
GAC Aion S sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in February. The Lunar New Year break has affected the Chinese market these past two months as it occurred from January 21 through to January 27 this year vs. a start on January 31 in 2022. As a result, but also because of…
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%…