The Peugeot 208 confirms it is the new favourite of Danish buyers. Denmark started loosening its COVID-19 restrictions as early as April 15, with bans on large social gatherings likely remaining in place until August, this despite infections increasing from 3.039 as of March 31 to 10.281 at the time…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in April. Under a national COVOD-19 lockdown all through the month, Portuguese new car sales recede -87% year-on-year in April to just 2.749 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -40.4% to 48.031. Peugeot (-86.8%) snaps the brands lead for the 2nd time…
The BMW X3 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is shot down -67.2% year-on-year to 9.382 units by COVID-19 disruption, pulling the year-to-date tally down -35.6% to 64.834 sales. 4x4 sales almost match the market at -66.9% to 4.885 units and 52.1%…
The Volvo XC40 is the only Top 8 model to gain volume year-on-year. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden has chosen not to go the lockdown route, instead opting for social distancing recommendations. As a result the confirmed infections and deaths have continued to rise steadily, from 4.435 and 180…
The Skoda Scala is up to #9 in Croatia in April. Under lockdown for the entire month, new car sales in Croatia tumble down -87.4% year-on-year in April to 1.084 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -46.5% to 11.113 registrations. Brand leaders Volkswagen (-74.6%) and Skoda (-78.4%) fare markedly better…
The Jaguar i-Pace ranks #2 in the UK in April. Picture carmagazine.co.uk 8/06 update: Now with 2020 YTD Top 130 models. As we predicted a month ago based on COVID-19 infection rates, the nation-wide lockdown, implemented later than most European nations (on March 23), was extended and covered the entire…
Mercedes repeats at #3 in Taiwan in April. Taiwan's outstanding response to COVID-19 has enabled the country contain the outbreak to only 436 cases and 6 deaths out of a population of 23.8 million. New car sales are down a modest -11.1% year-on-year in April to 30.822 units, leading to…
The Opel Crossland X is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in April. In order to stem the spread of COVID-19, Spain has been under a strict national lockdown since March 16, scheduled to last until May 11. At the time of writing, Spain ranks 2nd in the world for reported…
Citroen drops "just" -26% in Slovakia in March. 28/05 update: Now with Q1 2020 Top 10 models. In February, the Slovak new car market is down -4.7% year-on-year to 7.220 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 13.953. Skoda (+13.9%) swims upstream and improves its share to 21.7%…
06/05 update: Now with refined final data for the Top 25 brands and Top 100 models. 01/05 update: Now with Top 55 brands and Top 360 models. New car sales in Europe-27 markets (EU+EFTA+UK) collapse -51.9% year-on-year in March to just 848.800 units according to figures released by JATO Dynamics,…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Georgia so far in 2020. 783 new light vehicles found a buyer in Georgia over the First Quarter of 2020. Toyota is the uncontested leader over the period, soaring to 41.3% share vs. 30.1% over the Full Year 2019. Skoda leaps up…
Honda Brio sales are up 20.6%. Our Indonesian coverage now includes All-brands retail volumes and a monthly All-models ranking, upgraded from a Top 20 models. The Full Year 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 190 All-models. Indonesia has been slow to enact COVID-19 restriction measures and as…
The Toyota Aygo is up 82.8% year-on-year in a market down -60.7%. Greece increased COVID-19 related restrictions all through March, starting with national school closures in affected areas (March 10) and retail closures (March 16) and culminating in a nationwide lockdown from March 23 onwards. As a result the new…
Mercedes manages the only single-digit drop in the Top 20. After strict lockdowns stifled February wholesales down -79.1% and just as the rest of the world gets hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese new vehicle market is already bouncing back quite spectacularly, as we already mentioned in the past week.…
1 in 7 new cars sold in Norway in March is an Audi e-Tron. On March 12, Norway imposed a two-week national lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19. As a result new car sales in the country plunge -32.2% year-on-year in March to 12.451 units, pulling the year-to-date tally…