The Hyundai Kona knocks at the Top 10's door in May. 13/06 update: Now with Top 320 All models ranking. It's a 5th consecutive monthly record for new car sales in Australia, up 5.1% to 111,099 units, eclipsing the previous record of 105,694 established just last year. The year-to-date tally is…
First Top 10 finish for the MG 3 in Scotland, directly at #2. Next model pictured. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the…
The Hyundai i30 is up to a record ranking in Czechia in May. 19,736 new cars found a Czech buyer in May, a disappointing -2.8% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume remains in positive however at +1.9% and 96,887 sales. Local behemoth Skoda (-13.3%) struggles and falls to 32.2% share vs.…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in the UK For the third time ever. New car sales in the UK sign a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth in May at +1.7% to 147,678 units. This is the best May result since 2021 but remains -19.6% below the pre-pandemic level of…
Citroen C3 sales are up 140.5% year-on-year in May. The Italian new car market hits the brakes in April at -6.6% year-on-year to 139,581 units, 10,000 less than in May 2023. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +3.4% to 726,311. Note this is still -20.2% below the first…
Dealerships rush to register the outgoing generation of Citroen C3 New car sales in Spain gain 3.4% year-on-year in May to 95,158 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.8% to 431,884. The 5 months figure however remains -23% below the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. Notably, 9,180 rechargeable vehicles…
Toyota Land Cruiser 32,887 new vehicles found a buyer in Kuwait over Q1 2024. Toyota remains the favourite with 27.7% share, way above Nissan at 10.7%. Mitsubishi rounds out the podium at 7%, just ahead of Ford at 6.8%. Chevrolet completes the Top 5, distancing Kia and a surging MG.…
The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen (-2.9%) easily retains the brands pole position at 13.2% share,…
Renault sales are up 60% year-on-year in March. Surprise, surprise, the March 2024 volume is a new record for the month but it slows down its year-on-year growth rate at +5.7% to 109,828. The previous March record was established just last year at 103,929. Q1 volumes are up 25.2% to…
The Nissan Qashqai signs its first Spanish win in over four years. 94,840 new cars found a buyer in Spain in March, a -4.7% year-on-year drop and the first negative month since December 2022. Part of this result is to be attributed to low sales during the "Semana Santa" preceding…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in Northern Ireland and Wales in February. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2024 UK…
The Dacia Sandero repeats at #2 in Italy. 147,094 new cars hit Italian roads in February, a +12.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 11.7% to 289,103. Private sales (+18.3%) beat the market to 57.1% share vs. 54.3% a year ago and are up 14.1% year-to-date to 59.1% of…
Outstanding month for the Kia Sportage in all UK nations. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in January. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the January 2023 UK update. This month…
The Skoda Kamiq breaks its volume and share records in January. New car sales in Czechia climb up a very solid 18.8% in January to 20,361 units. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+45.9%) shoots up to a mammoth 42.3% share, its highest in exactly 4 years: since the 43.3% of January 2020. In fact…
The Kia Niro ranks #2 in London in 2022. Discover 7 years of London Historical Data here. According to data from SMMT, new car sales in Greater London gain 3.1% year-on-year in 2022 to 73,144. The Tesla Model Y lands directly in pole position with a dominant 5.1% share. It…