The VW Tiguan is the best-seller in Switzerland both in November and YTD. Stable sales in Switzerland in November at -0.4% year-on-year to 19,615 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.4% to 206,993. 4x4 sales edge up 0.5% to 9,879 and 50.4% share vs. 49.9% a year ago but…
The Dacia Bigster breaks it volume and share records this month. 13,837 new cars found a buyer in Romania in November, a tremendous +35.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -1.3% to 135,447. Local behemoth Dacia surges 60% (it was off -18.3% last year) to 32.7%…
BMW is the only gainer in the Belgium Top 12 in November. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium, enduring a 20th consecutive month of year-on-year declines at -11.8% to 28,071 units. The year-to-date volume is now off -9.2% to 385,893. BMW (+1.3%) continues to dominate the…
Mazda CX-5 sales are up 53.6% year-on-year in November. It's a disappointing month for the Taiwanese new car market at -6.9% year-on-year to 36,485 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down an equally weak -11.9% to 367,133. Toyota (-4.3%) remains the dominant force in the brands charts at 31.2% share vs.…
The Citroen C3 is up 478.9% in October. Note: September data is also included in the data section of this article. New car sales in Slovakia skid -8.3% year-on-year in October to 8,215 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -1.1% to 75,669. No surprises on top of the…
BYD is an instant blockbuster in Cyprus. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cyprus new car market up 14.3% year-on-year in October to 1,147 units. However the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -2.7% to 12,950. Kia (-15.8%) remains by far…
Imported Mini sales are up 77.1% year-on-year in October. Imports of new cars in China continue to contract in October at -17.3% year-on-year to 40,194. This way, the year-to-date tally is now down -12.7% to 457,620. Lexus (-5.6%) resists better than the market to lead the brands charts by far,…
Citroen C3 sales are up 41.8% YoY in October. It's another solid month for new car sales in Portugal with October volumes up 5.5% year-on-year to 16,137. This way the year-to-date tally is now up 8.4% to 187,701. Peugeot (-19%) retains the brands lead with a round 10% share but…
MG HS sales are up 72.5% year-on-year in October. 52,730 new passenger cars found a buyer in Poland in October, a solid 9.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 7.6% to 480,621. Toyota (-14%) stays on top of the brands ranking but it underperforms and at 14.6% it…
Tesla sales are up 3-fold in South Korea. After surging 20.8% last month, the South Korea new light vehicle market is back to earth in October at a painful -12.9% YoY to 126,747 units. This is entirely the fault of domestic models off -17.3% to 102,685 and 81% share just…
The VW T-Roc is by far the favourite of German private buyers in October. 86,046 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in October for a Private Sales Ratio (PSR) of 34.4%. This is up 11.7% on October 2024 when the PSR was 33.2%. Year-to-date volumes are up 4.8%…
The Volvo EX40 ends the month just 6 sales off the top spot. The Norwegian new car market is off -3.6% year-on-year in October to 11,138 units, but the year-to-date tally remains in frank positive at +20.4% to 124,463. BEVs hold 97.4% of the market thanks to 10,852 sales, stable…
Opel sales more than double year-on-year in October. It's a disappointing month for new car sales in Luxembourg, off -9% year-on-year in October to 3,801 units. A good start of the year maintains the YTD volume in positive at +0.6% to 40,295. Volkswagen (+2.5%) is back to the brands pole position…
The Skoda Elroq is #1 in Switzerland for the first time. New car sales in Switzerland edge down -1.6% year-on-year in October to 18,451 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -3.7% to 187,378. 4x4 sales drop -5.3% to 9,246 and 50.1% share vs. 52.1% a year ago. Petrol…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Brazil. 248,118 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in October a small -0.5% dip. This is still a very strong result as October 2024 was the largest October result since 2014 (291.412). The year-to-date tally is now up 3% to 2,055,699, the…