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…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market bounces back up a rather timid 18.1% year-on-year to 7.861 units in March, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -25.8%…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in March. New car sales in Switzerland rebound 43.7% year-on-year in March to 25.236 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +1.9% and 56.497 sales. Note the March 2021 volume is down -12.8% on March 2019 pre-pandemic levels. 4x4 sales…
Opel sales are up 75% partly thanks to the new Mokka. Picture autobild.de The German new car market is up 35.9% year-on-year in March to 292.349 registrations as year-ago volumes were hampered by Covid-19 lockdowns. This score remains down -15.4% on March 2019, so new car sales Germany have yet…
BMW has led the Belgian charts 6 times over the past 12 months. The Belgian new car market bounces back up 56.1% year-on-year in March to 44.966 units as year-ago volumes were hit (-47.5%) by the coronavirus lockdown. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.8% to 117.438. BMW (+88.4%) vastly…
Peugeot sales are up almost 5-fold year-on-year in March. New car sales in Luxembourg rally back up 77.5% to 4.967 units on year-ago volumes impacted by Covid-19 business closures. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.6% to 12.456. Once again despite not matching the market growth rate Volkswagen (+42.4%) repeats…
The new GV70 helps Genesis break its volume record this month. 13/04 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea edge down -1.8% year-on-year in March to 168.268 units, with local carmakers down -6.7% to 140.971 but foreigners up 34.4% to 27.297. The year-ago comparison…