The Mercedes GLC is up to #3 in Switzerland in October. The Swiss new car market bounces back up 14.5% year-on-year in October on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes to 26.103 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.7% to 252.413. After a two-month interruption by Mercedes (+10.7%), Volkswagen (+31.8%) reclaims the…
The BMW 3 Series is at its highest in Portugal in almost 5 years. The Portuguese new car market lifts 12.2% year-on-year in October on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes to 15.649 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -3.5% to 189.673. Peugeot (+9.2%) overtakes Renault (+19.8%) to reclaim the…
The GT Line variant accounts for 50% of Peugeot 208 II initial sales. 08/11 update with Top 365 All-models final figures and buyer types info. 02/11 update with Top 50 All-brands. The French new car market posts a sturdy 8.7% year-on-year gain to 188.985 units in October, signing the largest…
Haval is up 4-fold in Russia thanks to the new F7 and F7x (pictured). After stabilising in September (-0.2%), new light vehicle sales in Russia are back into frank negative in October at -5.2% to 152.057 registrations, marking the 8th year-on-year drop in the past 9 months and leading to…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in October. New car sales in the Netherlands soar 13.4% year-on-year on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes in October to 34.101 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.3% to 364.999. Volkswagen (+54.3%) is up 4 spots on September to…
The Toyota Corolla is the #1 car in Japan for the first time this decade. After soaring 12.9% last month, the Japanese new vehicle market hits the brakes at -24.9% in October to just 314.784 units, 104.209 less than in October 2018, this due to the typhoons that battered the…
The Skoda Scala is the third best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic. New car sales in the Czech Republic edge up 1.2% year-on-year in October to 19.935 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.2% to 211.045. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (+8.8%) vastly outpaces the market to remain above 40%…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Range Rover Evoque. Sinking consumer confidence amidst continuing Brexit uncertainty means UK new car sales resume their downward race in October at -6.7% year-on-year to 143.251 units, the lowest October result since 2011, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.9% to 2.005.522. Indeed…
The T-Cross is instrumental in Volkswagen's European recovery this month. 06/11 update: Now with the Top 55 brands and Top 390 models 29/10 update: Now with the Top 100 models (Source JATO) 25/10 update: Now with the Top 25 brands and models (Source JATO) The European new car market soars…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 YTD in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan soar 17.1% year-on-year in October to 41.040 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative for now at -1.1% to 353.207. Brand leader Toyota (+52.9%) delivers a sumptuous gain to reach 29.1%, its highest in Taiwan since…
The Cee'd lifts Kia Slovak sales up 97.1% in September. The Slovak new car market only edges up 7.3% year-on-year in September to 4.849 units, whereas last year was a particularly weak post-WLTP comparison based (4.519), itself down 37% on September 2017 (7.177). The year-to-date tally is now up 1%…
The imminent arrival of the new gen 208 could install Peugeot in the Belgian #1 spot. 05/11 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Belgium logically bounce back up 31.6% year-on-year in September to 35.720 unit on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, yet the year-to-date tally remains…
Mercedes is the #1 brand and the A-Class #1 model in September. 05/11 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg rebound up 27.4% year-on-year in September to 3.308 due to a particularly weak post-WLTP year-ago comparison set, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +1.6%…
Mitsubishi is the only Top 7 carmaker in positive this month. It's getting a lot worse for new vehicle sales in Thailand: after 29 consecutive months of growth between January 2017 and May 2019, and 3 single-digit declines from June to August, September deliveries freefall -14.1% to 76.195 units, the first Thai…
The Tesla Model 3 reaches a best-ever 2nd place in the Chinese Imports charts. After two consecutive months of double-digit declines, import sales in China drastically slow down their fall in September at -4.3% to 96.836 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1% to 850.373. The Top 5…