Belgium is under strict lockdown since March 17. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, on March 17 non-essential travel was prohibited and non-essential shops closed in Belgium and on March 20 the country closed its borders to all non-essential travel. The lockdown has now been extended to April 19. As a…
The Model 3 lifts Tesla into the Taiwanese Top 10 brands for the first time. Taiwan reacted very quickly and decisively upon the announcement of the coronavirus outbreak in China in January. The government's early deployment of epidemic control measures and follow-up actions have received international praise and approval and have…
Porsche manages to contain its loss to -7.2% in March. In Luxembourg most non-food shops closed on March 16 in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus and a state of emergency was declared on March 19. As of March 31, there were 2.178 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and…
The Renault Clio signs its first European win in over 13 years. 06/04 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 340 All-models. 27/03 update: Now with the Top 100 models. 26/03 update: Now with actuals for the Top 25 brands and models. February volumes in Europe, down -7% year-on-year…
New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong drop -33.2% year-on-year in January to 2.323 registrations on both the Lunar New Year Holiday pulled forward vs. last year and the start of the coronavirus lockdown impact. Toyota (-37.1%) falls even faster than the market but comfortably remains atop the brands charts…
Skoda sales are up 19.8% thanks to the new Scala (pictured) and Kamiq. Unlike neighbouring France and Germany, Netherlands has so far chosen to not resort to strict population confinement measures but wide-ranging business shutdown have been in place since March 13. Car dealerships remain open in the country mainly for…
Some parts of Italy have been under quarantine since late February. With a red zone established in eleven municipalities in the province of Lodi as early as 21 February, extended to a large part of Northern Italy including Milan on March 8 then to the entire nation on March 10, the Italian…
Renault Logan sales shoot up 158.7% in Ukraine in February. New car sales in Ukraine continue to shoot up for now at +20.9% year-on-year in February to 6.963 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.4% to 14.035. This month Renault (+68%) reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota (+51.5%), with…
Mercedes places 3 nameplates in the February Top 9, including the GLC. Retail sales of our selection of vehicles in China in February post a very similar evolution compared with wholesales figures: -79.2% to 204.089 units which brings the year-to-date volume down -46.2% to 1.909.262. For the past two years, BSCB…
Porsche manages the best hold among all mass imported brands in February. Retail sales of imported cars in China fall -78.4% in February to 10.512 units, in line with the rest of the market and pulling the year-to-date tally down -41.4% to 92.418. The brands podium is reversed compared to…
The Nissan Micra is up to #4 in Portugal in February. In January, the Portuguese new car market drops - 8% year-on-year to 14.423 units. Peugeot (-10%) takes the brands lead despite falling faster than the market, distancing Mercedes (+10.3%), Renault (stable) and BMW (+12.5%), the two German premium marques…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Kenya in 2019. The Kenyan new vehicle market takes a breather in 2019 at -7.3% to 12.981 units. Isuzu (+12.1%) swims upstream with the largest gain in the Top 6, resulting in a much improved share at 38.4%, albeit this is mainly…
The Coronavirus outbreak has brought the Chinese market to its knees. In line with our expectations earlier in the month, as a result of the country effectively shutting down in February, wholesales of China-made light vehicles drop -79.1% year-on-year this month to 310.000 units. Passenger Vehicles are down -81.7% to…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market soars 11.1% year-on-year in February to 20.547 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.1% to 38.974. In the brands ranking, Renault (+20.8%) continues to widen the gap with its archenemy Chevrolet (+3.3%) while…
As of March 6, South Korea is the 2nd country in the world most affected by the coronavirus. 17/03 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 6.284 South Koreans (the most in any nation outside China) and killed 40 as of March 6, has…