BMW is #1 in Belgium for the 4th straight month. At 37.192 registrations, the Belgian new car market is up 602.3% year-on-year but down -30.5% on the 53.498 units of two years ago in April 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.5% year-on-year but down -26.1% on two years…
Citroen sales are up 704.3% year-on-year in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg new car market bounces back up 263% year-on-year in April to 4.327 units as April 2020 volumes were down -78.9% on the year prior due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The year-to-date tally is now up 28.1% to 16.783. Volkswagen (+232.5%)…
The VW ID.4 holds 13.9% share in Norway. Picture nybiltester.no New car sales in Norway rally back up 77.3% year-on-year in April to 13.166 units, keeping in mind April 2020 was down -34% on the year prior which at the time was the smallest drop in Europe. The year-to-date tally…
The Hyundai Tucson is back to #1 in Ireland. The Irish new car market is up a surreal 1988.3% year-on-year in April to 7.163 units as sales all but stopped a year ago due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.1% to 55.204 units. A more…
The Renault Clio V is the best-selling vehicle in France in April. 13/05 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands and Top 286 All-models. New car sales in France are up 568.8% year-on-year in April to 140.426 units, reflecting the strict national lockdown in place in April 2020 and lifting the…
The Renault Captur is #1 in Portugal for the first time. New car sales in Portugal are up 438.7% year-on-year on a locked down April 2020 to 14.809 units but down -29.9% on April 2019. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.5% year-on-year to 45.848 and down a harsh -43.1%…
Suzuki Jimny kei car sales are up 185.3% year-on-year in April. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 29.4% year-on-year in April to 349.895 units on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally now stands at 1.779.638 units, up 8.4% on the same period in 2020. Brand leader Toyota…
The Hyundai Staria has landed in the South Korean charts... The South Korean new car market edges down -2.5% to 161.179 units on strong Covid recovery year-ago volumes and production disruptions due to the global microchip shortage. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.3% to 592.684. Hyundai (-3.3%) falls slightly…
The VW ID.4 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in April. Picture norrbil.se On April 1, the bonus/government rebate for PHEV vehicles decreased by an average of SEK 10.000, whereas the bonus for EVs increased from SEK 60.000 to SEK 70.000. As a result, EV sales surge 368% year-on-year this…
The Lynk & Co 01 makes its first appearance in the Dutch charts. Picture schaatsen.nl New car sales in the Netherlands bounce back up 55.6% year-on-year in April to 23.846 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.7% to 104.497. Kia (+63.2%) takes the lead of the brands ranking, toppling…
The Peugeot 208 is #1 in Europe over Q1 2021. 07/05 update: Now with Top 58 brands and Top 340 models. 03/05 update: Now with Top 100 models. 30/04 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary figures from ACEA show a European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) rallying back up 62.7%…
Fiat 500 sales are up 45.5% on April 2019. New car sales in Italy are up 3261% year-on-year in April, reflecting the year-ago lockdown when only 4.295 cars were registered, but down -16.7% on two years ago to 146.270 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 68.6% year-on-year but remains…
The Hyundai Tucson is #1 in Northern Ireland in March. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in our March 2021 UK update.…
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in March. Last year, Austria was one of the first countries in the world to go into a Covid-19 lockdown and new car sales were down 66.7% as a result. This time, registrations logically bounce back up 177.1% to 29.526,…
Chinese EV maker Xpeng is climbing up the Norwegian sales charts. Picture elbil.no The Norwegian new car market advances 23.1% year-on-year in March to 15.321 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally stands at 36.309 units, up 12.2% on the same period…