The new X70 (a rebadged Geely Boyue) is boosting Proton sales this year. The Malaysian new vehicle market is perking up in March at +9.6% year-on-year to 54.776 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.9% to 143.064. Brand leader Perodua once again outperforms its home market with a 12.3% surge…
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling car at home for the first time in over a year. New car sales in Japan gain 3.4% year-on-year in April to 378.687, bringing the year-to-date tally to almost perfect immobility: up 53 units to 1.906.902. Like last month, the entire podium outpaces the…
A quirk of German new car sales has the Fiat Ducato classified as a passenger car. It shouldn't be. The German new car market endures a 7th month of decline in the past 8 in April at -1.1% to 310.715 units, tilting the year-to-date volume back into negative at -0.2% to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for only the 2nd time ever after February 2009. New car sales in Austria edge up 0.4% year-on-year in April to 31.951 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -7.8% to 112.806. Brand leader Volkswagen (-10.7%) posts the only double-digit drop…
Citroen is the only Top 12 brand in positive over Q1 in Europe. New car sales in Europe ex-Russia and Turkey drop -3.2% over the First Quarter of 2019 to 4.13 million units. Germany (+0.2%) is the only Top 5 market to register a (very meagre) uptick, with France (-1.1%)…
Tesla has sold a record 17.440 units in Europe this month. This article has been updated with actuals for the Top 54 brands and Top 352 models. The European new car market retracts for the 7th straight month in March at -3.6% year-on-year to 1.77 million sales, leading to a…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in April. After a +33.2% surge last month, the Danish new car market falls back on earth in April at -13.5% to 16.183 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in record territory at +9% to 82.467. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.7%) suffers…
Geely sales are up 260.2% in Russia in April, partly thanks to the Atlas SUV. April Russian sales (-2.7% to 148.296) show that the February decline, the first one in two year, wasn't a freak event and may be a sign of things to come, as a recent 2% rise of…
Mercedes C-Class sales are up 229.9% in April. New car sales in Sweden endure a 10th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall in April at -11.6% to 30.253 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.4% to 104.133. The Top 2 best-selling carmakers Volvo (-21.1%) and Volkswagen (-30.6%) both drop a lot…
The Skoda Kodiaq sees its sales shoot up 170.4% year-on-year in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market gains a solid 7.9% year-on-year in April to 28.620 registrations, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +2.1% to 100.685. Volkswagen (+17.7%) and Skoda (+54%) stun with fantastic gains and rank #1 and…
The Kia Niro scores its first podium finish in the Netherlands. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -3.3% year-on-year in April to 33.149 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -12.5% to 148.751. Brand leader Volkswagen (-7.3%) falls faster than the market but remains comfortably on top at 10.9% share,…
The Toyota Corolla is up to #2 in Poland in April. New light vehicles in Poland gain 4% year-on-year in April to 52.190 units including light commercials, a new record for the month leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 208.927, also a new record. Skoda (+7.7%) and Toyota…
Dacia sales soar 34.9% year-on-year in Bulgaria in April. The Bulgarian new car market soars 16.1% year-on-year in April to 4.153 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 6.4% to 14.442. Dacia (+34.9%) manages to growth twice as fast as the market to cement its leadership at 13.5% share, distancing Skoda (-1.9%)…
Hyundai sales surge 69% year-on-year in Singapore this month. New light vehicle sales in Singapore drop -1.1% year-on-year in April to 6.896 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.6% to 27.402. Honda (+7.4%) retains the brands lead thanks to a market-defying gain to 22.8% share, a comfortable 400+ unit-margin…
The new generation should allow the Toyota Hiace to remain a strong seller in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is back as a monthly brands update on BSCB, and we start the year catching up on both January and February. In January, the market soars 30.4% year-on-year to 3.478 units. Toyota…