The BYD Shark 6 is the third best-selling pickup in Australia again. For the first time this year, the Australian new vehicle market is in positive, delivering a new March record at 111,617 units (+1.8%). Q1 sales are off -2.8% to 295,952. The most interesting set of stats this month…
First Top 10 finish for the Renault Symbioz at home. It's a mediocre month for the French new car market in March at -14.5% year-on-year to just 153,842 units. The Q1 2025 volume is therefore off -7.8% to 410,085. This drop is partly due to pulled forward sales in February…
MG is among the 10 most popular carmakers in Italy for the first time. New car sales in Italy are back up 6.2% year-on-year in March to 172,223 units, yet a slow start of the year means the year-to-date volume remains down at -1.6% to 443,906. Private sales edge down…
Renault Captur sales are up 102.4% year-on-year in March. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Spain, up 23.2% year-on-year in March to 116,725 units, getting closer to the 126,984 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. As a result, the Q1 volume is up 14.1% to 279,368. Sales have been…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in February. 72,388 new light vehicles hit Saudi Arabian roads in February, a fantastic 14% year-on-year uptick. This means the year-to-date tally is up 10.9% after two months to 140,311 units. Toyota (+15.5%) edges past the market growth to 26.2%…
The Citroen C3 breaks its European ranking record in February. JATO Dynamics figures have the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down -2.5% year-on-year in February to 966,271. ACEA data has it at 963,540 (-3.1%) and 1,959,580 year-to-date (-2.6%). Among the Top 5 markets, Spain (+11%) stands out with the only YoY gain,…
The Peugeot 2008 holds a record 7.9% share in Greece in February. It's another very disappointing month for new car sales in Greece, diving -14.3% year-on-year in February to 9,818. The year-to-date tally is now off -15.4% to 20,477 units. Toyota (-14.9%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country with…
The Proton eMas 7 is the best-selling EV in Malaysia for its first month in market. 54,332 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in January. Perodua continues to suffocate the brands charts with a splendid 42.8% share vs. 41.8% over the Full Year 2024 which was an annual record. Proton…
The Volvo XC60 is the 5th best-selling vehicle in Poland in February. 19/03 update: Now with Top 50 brands and models. The Polish new car market drops -2.7% year-on-year in February to 43,976 units, leading to a= stable year-to-date tally at 87,316. Toyota (-18.8%) and Skoda (-20%) sink but hold…
The BYD Shark 6 repeats at #10 in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -2.6% year-on-year in February to 9,409 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -9.1% to 20,272. Passenger Cars (Cars + SUVs) are up 17.8% to 7,013 and 74.5% share vs. 61.6% a…
The BYD Shark 6 sold over 2,000 units across two months. 12/03 update: Now with Top 329 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market endures its 7th decline in the past 8 months in February at -7.9% to 96,710 units. This is however the 2nd highest February volume in history…
The Dacia Bigster has landed in its home charts. The Romanian new car market is up 4.5% year-on-year in February to 11,850 units, but due to a disappointing January result, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.3% to 23,770. Local hero Dacia (+6.5%) is solid but drops to 29.8%…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal in February. Worryingly, Portuguese new car sales are down again this month at -5.1% to 19,463 units. This means the year-to-date tally is off -6.3% to 33,967. Peugeot (-6.5%) is the faraway leader once again at 12.6% share for the month…
Peugeot sales are up 662.5% in February. The Moroccan new light vehicle market continues to shoot up in February at +46.4% year-on-year to 15,758 units. This is split between 13,506 passenger cars (+42.7%) and 2,259 light commercials (+72.9%). After freefalling in January, Dacia (+30.3%) recovers this month to 23.8% share…
The Mazda6 is up to #5 in Saudi Arabia in January. 67,923 new vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia in January, a solid 7.7% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+8%) matches the market and continues to be well ahead of its competitors at 28.5% share. The rest of the Top 6…