Mercedes was the #1 brand in Luxembourg from September to December. Explore over 25 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. New car sales in Luxembourg drop -17.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 45.189 registrations vs. 55.008 in 2019. Volkswagen (-24.2%) remains the most popular brand in the country but falls faster…
The Dacia Logan nameplate is #1 at home for the 16th consecutive year. Discover over 50 years of Romanian Historical Data here. New car sales in Romania skid down -21.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 126.281 units, a loss of 35.000 sales compared to 2019. Homegrown behemoth Dacia (-20.6%) resists slightly…
The Renault Clio secures an 8th consecutive annual win in Portugal. Discover over 30 years of Portugal Historical Data here. The Portuguese new car market is hit full frontal by the Covid crisis in 2020 with sales off a ghastly -35% year-on-year to just 145.417 units vs. 223.799 in 2019.…
The VW Golf is down to 4.7% share, its lowest ever in a Full Year at home. Discover 75 years worth of German Historical data here. The German new car market is hit -19.1% by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to 2.917.678 registrations, that's a loss of almost 700.000 sales compared…
Genesis sales are up 90.5% year-on-year to cross the 100.000 annual mark for the first time. Discover over 30 years of South Korean Historical Data here. South Korea is one of only a handful of markets in the world to gain ground year-on-year in 2020 despite the coronavirus crisis. Sales…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a record 2nd place overall in Europe in November. 12/01 update: Now with November Top 58 brands and Top 347 All-models. In October and according to final figures by JATO Dynamics, new car sales across Europe in 27 markets (EU+EFTA+UK) drop -7.2% to 1.127.624…
The Audi e-Tron is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in 2020... Discover 65 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. December 2020 is the largest month in Norwegian history at 20.574 units, up 82.8% year-on-year as manufacturers rushed registrations to lower their average CO2 emissions for the year and avoid fines.…
The Peugeot 208 II is the best-selling vehicle at home in 2020. Picture largus.fr 03/02 update: Now with Top 62 All-brands ranking. 11/02 update: Now with Top 400 All-models ranking. The French new car market is hit -25.5% by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to just 1.650.188 units. This is…
The Toyota Aygo signs its first win in over 8 years in Denmark. The Danish new car market clings back into positive in November at +0.3% year-on-year to 18.168 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -16.5% to 175.393. Below Volkswagen (+1%), comfortable leader at 14.1% share, both Toyota…
Ford sales are up 90.7% year-on-year in November. Picture blog.ford.com.tr 31/12 update: Now with Top 25 models. New light vehicle sales in Turkey continue to surge after two years of economic crisis, albeit to a lesser extent in November as volumes are up 37.8% to 80.141 units, leading to a year-to-date…
The Wuling Victory has landed in the Chinese wholesales charts. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales gain another 12.6% year-on-year in November to 2.77 million units, marking an 8th consecutive month of gains and 7th straight double-digit uptick. Passenger vehicles are up 11.6% to…
The Audi Q3 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. Note the data section of this article includes complete October figures. In November, new car sales in Switzerland manage to contain their loss to -5.7% at 22.846 units, meaning this is the first single-digit drop of the year…
The VW Golf is up 7-fold year-on-year in November. Picture auto.cz The Czech new car market is down another -13.3% year-on-year in November to 17.484 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume down -21% to 182.638. Once again homegrown brand leader Skoda (-27%) loses a lot more ground than the market and…
Xpeng has landed in Norway. Picture kommunikasjon.ntb.no The Norwegian market continues to go against the European trend with a 24.9% surge to 12.533 registrations in November, making Norway the best-performing market in Europe and leading to a year-to-date tally down just -7.8% to 120.838 units. After hitting a record 88.9% share…
The new Volvo XC40 EV has landed in Sweden. In November, the Swedish new car market is down -12.9% year-on-year to 26.571 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -16.4% to 257.362. This month's sluggish result is partly to blame on a high comparison comparison base with November 2019. Back…