Jetour retail sales soar 76.2% year-on-year in China in November. After studying Chinese wholesales (factory shipments to dealerships) for November, it's time to get into retail sales (registrations to end customers), our second complete monthly coverage of the Chinese market to "keep'em honest". Indeed wholesales can be artificially inflated by…
Mercedes sales surge 55.7% in a market down -25%. The Singaporean new car market continues to skid down in November at -25% to 5.075 units and is now down -9.1% for the year at 67.543. Toyota (-21.4%) manages a second consecutive monthly win but stays 2.600 sales below Honda (-0.1%)…
The T99 is the third Bestune nameplate to be launched in one year. After exploring Chinese November wholesales, we can now follow the tradition of detailing the all-new locally-produced launches for the month. This way you can keep up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. The recent Chengdu and…
The VW T-Roc is stuck at a record 5th place in Greece. The Greek new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in November to 7.464 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.6% to 107.512, the best result since 2010. At #1, Toyota (-10.3%) is with Opel (-9%) the only Top 10…
The striking new Hyundai Grandeur is #1 in South Korea in November. 22/01/20 update: Now with Top 85 foreign models. 17/12/19 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The South Korea new car market remains muted in November at -1.7% to 159.447 registrations, with local carmakers dropping -4.2% to 133.33…
The Renault Clio V and Peugeot 208 II have now taken control of the French charts. 12/12 update: Now with the Top 315 All-models. New car sales in France edge up 0.7% year-on-year in November to 172.735 units, but with 2 less selling days than in November 2018 this actually…
Audi Q3 sales soar 453.6% thanks to the new model. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 0.5% to 24.228 units in November, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.6% to 276.641. However 4x4 sales soar +14.9% for the month to 13.446 and 55.5% share vs. 48.5% in November 2018,…
The Kwid (+78%) helps push Renault up 30.5% in November in South Africa. The South African new vehicle market is back in negative for the 6th time in the past 7 months at -5.8% year-on-year in November to 44.738 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.4% to 494.996. Toyota (-14.5%) falls…
The Ford Ranger 4x4 outsells the Toyota Hilux 4x4 for the 8th straight month. Picture whichcar.com.au 12/12 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 285 All-models. 6/12 update: Now with the Top 80 models. No improvement in sight for new vehicle sales in Australia, if anything the crisis is worsening…
The Tesla Model 3 has landed in Hong Kong. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong only edge down -0.6% year-on-year in September to 3.116 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.6% to 29.014. Toyota (+1.5%) easily remains the most popular brand in the territory with 29.7% share vs.…
Sharp fleet deals on the outgoing generation ahead of the December launch of the new model (pictured) propel the Ford Kuga to #3 in Germany. New car sales in Germany continue to recover from particularly paltry year-ago post-WLTP sales with November registrations up 9.7% year-on-year to 299.127 units, leading to…
The Mazda CX-30 hits its world record ranking in Norway in November. The Norwegian new car market dives -18.5% year-on-year in November to just 10.031 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -3.2% to 131.127. Even though it skids even faster than the market, Volkswagen (-24.5%) edges past Tesla (+19.3%)…
The Ford Kuga scores its first ever win in England this month. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in October. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures being included in our November…
The Renault Captur is back on the Portuguese podium. New car sales in Portugal gain 5.8% year-on-year in November to 16.400 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -2.9% to 206.073. Renault (+6.7%) is back above Peugeot (+19%) atop the brands ranking while BMW (+27.2%) continues to progress, dislodging…
Renault sales are up almost 3-fold year-on-year in Luxembourg this month. 07/01/20 update: now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg soar 12% year-on-year in November to 3.952 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.4% to 51.881. Volkswagen (+5.6%) only edges up and posts a lower…