The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in China in September. Retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update are up 10.3% year-on-year to 1,805,307 units, with a year-to-date volume now down just -3.7% to 14,197,788. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and…
The Peugeot 3008 is by far the best-selling vehicle in Greece in September. The Greek new car market scores a second consecutive month of stellar gains in September at +30.2% to 8,606 registrations. As a result, the year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +1.4% and 82,936 units. Peugeot (+81.3%) manages…
The Mercedes S-Class is the 4th best-selling import in China in September. Sales of new imported cars in China drop another -12.3% year-on-year in September to just 67,840 units even though September 2021 was already down -20.5% on the year prior. We are following a long term trend in which…
The MG ZS is up to #2 in Iceland in September. The Icelandic new car market is up 3.4% year-on-year in September to 1,446 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 32.9% to 16,014. Emboldened by end-of-quarter deliveries, Tesla (-22.3%) shoots up to the brands pole position with 21.5% share but…
The Tesla Model Y is now #1 year-to-date in Austria. New car sales in Austria soar 16.1% year-on-year in September to 20,735 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -14% to 163,209. The Top 4 brands all beat the market, with the podium identical to the YTD…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in September. The Portuguese new car market grows 15.6% year-on-year in September to 12,471 sales, tilting the year-to-date total into positive at +1.1% to 113,764 units. Mercedes (+102.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to score its 4th ever monthly win…
Chevrolet Equinox sales are up 34.8% year-on-year over Q3. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. climb 9.5% year-on-year in September to 1.1 million units, the market's second consecutive month of year-on-year gains. Volumes are still very weak given September 2021 was down -25% on the year prior. The SAAR…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in September. After 7 consecutive months of double-digit losses, Danish new car sales curb their fall somewhat in September to -8.5% year-on-year at 13,011 units. The year-to-date tally is however off a damning -22.1% to 109,085. The Top 3 brands all…
Hyundai Venue sales are up 27.9% in September. 35,822 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in September, a -12.9% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume now stands at 311,581, off -6.7% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (-5.7%) resists better than the market to lift its share slightly to 29.9%, compared…
Toyota lodges the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. The Turkish new car market displays a 8.6% year-on-year gain in September to 62,084 sales, however these remain very low levels as September 2021 was diving -36.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now off -7% to 520,530…
Skoda is up to #9 brand vs. #14 year-to-date. Belgian new car sales rebound back up 16.8% year-on-year in September to 31,025 units, but once again this is compared to a particularly weak year-ago basis with September 2021 down -24.6% on 2020. The year-to-date tally is now -9.3% to 284,490. To gauge this…
Peugeot manages the largest uptick in the Top 10. 3,572 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in September, that's a 21.2% gain and the second straight year-on-year uptick. This has to be mitigated by the fact September 2021 was down -27.6% on the year prior. Year-to-date levels are down -8.4%…
Renault lodges by far the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. 34,562 new vehicles hit Argentinean roads in September, a 8.4% year-on-year uptick. The cumulative year-to-date volume now stands at 321,511, up 4.7% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (+6.4%) remains the best-seller in the country by a…
The VW ID.4 ranks #2 in Ireland in September. Picture completecar.ie It's a second consecutive month of double-digit gains for Irish new car sales: after soaring +36.6% in August, the market is up an even more impressive 42.3% in September to 6,330 registrations. This leads to a year-to-date volume virtually…
Excellent start for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 at home. 137,584 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in September, the first year-on-year increase in 7 months at +22.6%. This includes 113,656 domestic vehicles (+23.8%) and 23,928 foreigners (+17.3%). Year-to-date, sales remain down at -6.2% to 1,209,927 including 1,009,767 local cars…