Audi is up to #3 brand across Europe in October. 28/11 update: Now with Top 72 all brands and Top 407 all models. 25/11 update: Now with Top 10 models. According to data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) gain 14.1% year-on-year in October to 910,753 units. This…
The BYD Seal breaks its volume record in October. Retail sales in China cool off in October, registering their first year-on-year drop since last May at -1.9% to 1,606,727 units. For its part the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -3.5% to 15,804,515 sales. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to…
Land Rover Defender sales are up 66% year-on-year in China. Sales of imports in China edge down -0.6% year-on-year in October to 57,164 units, however keep in mind October 2021 was down a harsh -32.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down a dramatic -19.8% or almost 160,000 units…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in October. Picture newsauto.gr New car sales in Greece lodge a third straight month of double-digit year-on-year gains in October at +23% to 7,790 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 3% to 90,726 registrations. The Top 2 manufacturers vastly outpace the…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 4th place in Germany. 28/11 update: Now with Mercedes EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE and EQS splits. New car sales in Germany rally back up 16.6% year-on-year in October to 208,353 units, keeping in mind October 2021 was down a ghastly -34.9% on the…
The Suzuki Vitara is up to #2 in the Hungarian year-to-date ranking. 16/11 update: Now with Top 100 models The Hungarian new light vehicle market hasn't managed to consistently stay in positive this year with October sales down -9.6% year-on-year to 9,421. The year-to-date tally is now down -11% to 109,240…
The VW ID.4 is just one unit off the October pole position. The Austrian new car market rallies back up 8.9% year-on-year in October to 16,061 units, however October 2021 was off a damning -39.2% on the year prior so we remain at historically low levels. The year-to-date tally now…
The Polestar 2 is up to 5th place in Iceland in October. 1,178 new cars hit Icelandic roads in October, a 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 31.3% to 17,190 units. The Top 3 brands all vastly better the market: Kia (+51.1%) is up to 11.5% share,…
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 ranks #11 at home in October. The South Korean new light vehicle market registers a second consecutive month of double-digit gains in October at +16.1% to 145,389 sales. Keep in mind October 2021 was off -21.6% on the year prior. This includes 120,026 local vehicles (+12.8%) and…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking record in October. The Swiss new car market is up 14.1% year-on-year in October to 17,185 registrations, keeping in mind October 2021 was off -28.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -7.9% to 179,791. 4x4 sales soar 23.5% to 8,735…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in October. 12,560 new cars hit Portuguese roads in October, a 18.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date volume now stands at 126,324, up 2.6% over the first 10 months of 2021. Renault (+12.4%) signs its second monthly win of the year…
Skoda Superb sales are up 80.4% year-on-year in October. 31,307 new cars found a Polish home in October, up a meagre 2.5% year-on-year. This leads to a YTD tally off -8.2% to 341,011 units. Toyota (+11.2%) easily keeps the brands pole position with 16.5% while Skoda (+79.6%) catches up on…
The Toyota bZ4X is up to #16 in Norway in October. The Norwegian new car market is up 8.5% year-on-year in October to 12,558 registrations, which means the year-to-date volume is now down -17.9% to 115,319 units. Surprisingly, BEV sales gain 19.8% to 9,727 and 77.4% share vs. 70.1% a…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in October. The Danish new car market continues its freefall at -14.3% year-on-year in October to 10,852 units. This is the 8th double-digit fall in the past 9 months and down a ghastly -40.9% on pre-pandemic October 2019. The year-to-date…
Skoda sales shoot up 387.4% in October in Turkey. 65,222 new light vehicles hit Turkish roads in October, a +14.9% year-on-year improvement. However October 2021 was imploding -40.1% on the year prior which means October 2022 is off -31.2% on October 2020. The year-to-date tally now stands at 585,752 units, down -5%…