The Tesla Model 3 now ranks #4 year-to-date in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market is hit hard in June at -9.8% year-on-year to 28.391 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally tilting back into negative at -0.5% to 157.136 units. Brand leader Volkswagen sinks -23.2% to 10.9% share ahead of…
The Renault Captur sees its sales soar 87.7% year-on-year in Slovenia. New car sales in Slovenia dive down -5.6% year-on-year in June to 6.967 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 41.122 units. Renault (+37.5%) reclaims the brands pole position thanks to a smashing year-on-year gain, obliterating Volkswagen…
The new X3 (+96.8%) helps BMW up 7.4% so far in 2019. New car sales in Germany edge up 0.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to a round 1.849.000 units, the largest H1 tally in Germany since 2000. Business fleets gain 3.3% to 1.179.662 units and 63.8% share…
It took a while, but the VW T-Roc is now well and truly established at home. After a splendid 9.1% surge in May, the German new car market falls back to earth at -4.7% year-on-year in June to 325.231 registrations due to three fewer working days than in June 2018. Adjusted for…
The Citroen C3 Aircross could be headed towards its first annual Top 10 finish at home. This article has been updated with the Top 42 brands, Top 275 models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market edges down -1.8% over the First Half 2019 to 1.166.443 units,…
The Renault Clio V ranks #11 at home in June. Picture largus.fr. This article has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales. New car sales in France skid down -8.4% year-on-year in June to 230.965 units (the third highest June result below…
Audi sales are up 16.2% in Hong Kong in April. The Hong Kong new car market drops a harsh -8.9% year-on-year in April to 2.959 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -4.9% to 12.280, note 2018 monthly data has been updated with additional data which wasn't included before.…
The Renault Captur breaks its share record in Portugal this month. New car sales in Portugal slide down -3.5% year-on-year in June to 25.305 units, leading to a First Half tally down -4.4% to 128.595. Renault (-4.3%) roughly follows the market to remain ultra-dominant at 16.9% share vs. 14.1% YTD,…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling vehicle in Turkmenistan. For the second consecutive year we can share with you annual official sales data for the very secretive nation of Turkmenistan. And the news aren't good for 2018, with a new car market freefalling down -77.7% to just 168 units. Toyota…
The Audi Q2 breaks into the London Top 10 in 2019. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT, we can now share with you new car sales data in Greater London. The market edges down -1.3% year-on-year to 46.849 units, a much better hold than the UK overall (-3.4%). The Ford Fiesta (-16.1%)…
Jeep lifts its record volume to 11.032 in June with only two models on sale. The Brazilian new car market signs a 25th year-on-year gain in the past 26 months in June at a very solid +9.4% to 213.438 registrations. Like last month, the Top 3 best-selling brands outpace the…
The Toyota Prius is back in charge of the regular car sales charts. The Japanese new car market manages a very timid uptick over the First Half of 2019 at +0.8% to 2.753.419 registrations. The Top 4 brands outpace the market to tighten their hold on the charts: Toyota (+4.4%) advances…
The new model pushes Nissan Dayz sales up 41% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in Japan edge down -0.7% year-on-year in June to 450.397. The brands podium remains totally unaffected and score the only year-on-year gains in the Top 8: Toyota (+4.2%) improves to 29.9% share, Honda (+7.5%) to 15% and…
The Ram Pickup incredibly breaks its all-time volume record for the 6th time in the past year. The U.S. new light vehicle market is still searching for its first monthly gain with June deliveries disappointingly down -1.9% year-on-year to 1.527.274 units. One bright spot is the seasonally adjusted annual sales…
Mercedes A-Class sales are up 39.5% year-on-year in the UK. 15/12/2019 update: Now with the Top 180 models. Continuing Brexit uncertainty crippling business and consumer morale as well as the auto industry itself as a round of manufacturers have announced they would leave the UK in the case of a…