The Octavia helps push Skoda to the brands top spot. The Irish new car market edges down -0.4% year-on-year in August to 8,119 sales. Thanks to seven consecutive months of year-on-year gains prior to this month, the year-to-date tally is up 18.3% to 112,717. In the brands ranking, Skoda (+45.5%)…
The Honda Elevate is exclusive to India for now. New car wholesales in India advance 9.8% year-on-year in August to 360,230 units. This is a new all-time high volume for any month, eclipsing the 354,702 of September 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 9% to 2,721,628, also a new record…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in August. 27,825 new cars hit Dutch roads in August, a solid 18.6% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is now up 29.1% to 257,059. Kia (+7.2%) repeats at #1 and is the only manufacturer to cross the 10% share…
The VW Golf is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in August. New car sales in the Czech Republic climb 12.9% year-on-year in August to 18,718 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.6% to 150,356. Local behemoth Skoda (+19.2%) beats its home market again but holds "just"…
Nissan X-Trail sales are up 197.1% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. 7/09 update: Now with Top 295 All models ranking For the third time in the past 4 months after May and July, the Australian new light vehicle market breaks its monthly record, posting the largest ever August volume…
The VW ID.4 is the 2nd best selling model in Sweden in August. The Swedish new car market is up 16% year-on-year in August to 23,871 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume edging down -0.4% to 181,834. BEVs are up 68.3% for the month to 9,784 and 41% share vs.…
The Ford Puma is the most popular vehicle in the UK in August. New car sales in the UK soar 24.4% year-on-year in July to 85,657 units, the highest July volume since 2020. The year-to-date tally is now up a robust 20% to 1,179,298 sales. Private sales go completely against…
Dacia Duster sales in Italy are up 89% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Italy climb 12% year-on-year in August to 79,756 units, which means the year-to-date volume is now up 20.3% to 1,040,560. In terms of sales channels, private sales are up 16.3% to 47,961 and 59.2% share…
Tesla holds 6.7% of the Israeli market vs. 2.2% year-to-date. Data by our local partner cartube.co.il shows an Israeli new car market up 20.7% year-on-year in August to 24,727 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.6% to 222,487. Hyundai (+13.9%) is a solid leader once again this month, distancing Kia…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Europe in July. 4/09 update: Now with Top 83 All brands and Top 456 All models. The European new car market (28 countries) shines in July at +16.5% to 1,018,403 units. This marks 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains. The year-to-date…
Surprise: The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market is up 7.8% year-on-year in August to 55,957 units as holidays impact volumes as usual. This enthusiasm must be damped by the fact the market remains down -27% on pre-pandemic August 2019. The…
The JAC S3 is a success in the UAE. New car sales in the UAE jump 18.6% year-on-year in June to 21,711, leading to a H1 2023 tally up 22.8% to 131,195. Toyota (+9.4%) halves the market growth to hold 27.4% share vs. 28.1% year-to-date, it is followed by Nissan…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in July. New car sales in Greece advance 13.8% year-on-year in July to 12,380 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26% to 82,742. Toyota (+28.3%) more than doubles the market growth to lead the brands charts with 14.7% share vs.…
The Ford Ranger is up 10-fold in July thanks to the new generation. It's another mediocre month for Chilean new light vehicle sales, sinking -39.8% year-on-year to just 23,051 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -30.1% to 182,262. This situation is due to restrictions on access to financing for…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.2% of the Hungarian market in July. 8,340 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads a disappointing -7% year-on-year drop. Contrary to the European trend, the year-to-date total is also down at -2.3% to 64,807. PC +LCV sales are off -0.2% to 77,045. In the PC brands ranking,…