The Citroen C3 ranks #2 in Portugal in May. New car sales in Portugal shoot up 18.6% year-on-year in May to 23,545 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 100,842, up 4.8% over the same period last year. Peugeot (+38.5%) remains the uncontested leader with 10.5% of the market, while Dacia…
The new model lifts the Maruti Suzuki DZire to its first win since January 2020. New locally produced light vehicles in India are stable in May at +0.2% to 349,713. This is a third consecutive May record, just above the 349,057 of May 2024 and the 334,499 of May 2023.…
Nissan Navara sales are up 108.8% year-on-year in May. New vehicle sales in New Zealand edge up 0.6% year-on-year in May to 10,251 units, yet because of a weak start of the year the YTD tally is still in negative at -3.9% to 51,282. Note May 2024 was off -23.6%…
The MG HS is up to a record 11th place in May. 46,634 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.8% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date volume up 4% to 235,699. The Top 4 brands are unchanged on last month, with Toyota (-9.1%) and Skoda (-3.1%) in the…
Jaecoo holds 8.5% of the Israeli market in May. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today May results by brand for the Israeli market. Models data is a quarterly occurrence. Sales are back up a splendid 16% year-on-year to 25,983, bringing the year-to-date volume up…
The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro is up to #12 in May. The Australian new vehicle market edges down -1.6% year-on-year in May to 109,425 units, still the 2nd best ever May volume below last year's 111,099. Were it not for sales to rental companies, up a fantastic +15.1% to 5,810,…
The Citroen C3 Aircross II leaps inside the Top 15 in May. Another disappointing month for French new car sales with May off -12.3% year-on-year to just 123,919. This is the lowest May volume since pandemic-stricken May 2020. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.3% to 672,700 units and at…
More than 4,000 Dacia Sandero found a buyer in Spain in May. Another excellent result for new car sales in Spain in May with registrations up 18.6% year-on-year to 112,820 units. This is the largest May volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (129,777). This is the 9th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in…
Kia sales are up 64.6% year-on-year in April. 25,405 new vehicles found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates in April, that's a splendid 22.8% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 106,459. Toyota (+23.8%) follows the market to 25.3% share, now selling more than double #2…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller across Europe for the first time since November 2021. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European (28 countries) new car market is stable in April at +0.1% year-on-year to 1,078,521 units. After four months, the YTD tally is also up 0.1% to 4,467,681…
The Mahindra Scorpio lodges its 2nd highest monthly volume in April. Indian wholesales are up 4.9% year-on-year in April to 353,449 units, a new record for the month, and this for the third consecutive year. The year-to-date tally is up 3.4% to 1,521,520, also a new record at this stage…
The Volvo XC60 hits a new ranking record in April. Polish new car sales advance 5.8% year-on-year in April to 46,968 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.3% to 189,064. Toyota (-10.9%) easily retains the brands pole position with 15.7% share, albeit down one percentage point on its YTD…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in New Zealand. 8,839 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in April, a -4.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.9% to 41,031 units. The Top four brands all fall faster than the market. Toyota is off -8.8%…
First Australian Top 20 finish for the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro 12/05 update: Now with Top 322 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia drop -6.1% year-on-year in April to 91,316 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 387,273. Private sales fall -8.9% to 44,568, business fleets edge…
The Jeep Avenger is up to a record 2nd place overall in April. The Italian new car market edges up 2.7% year-on-year in April to 139,084 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now stable at -0.6% to 583,038. BEVs are up 108.1% to 6,667 sales and 4.8% share while PHEVs…