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…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in January. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates advance by a solid 8.6% year-on-year in January to 24,770 units. Toyota (-4.6%) endures the only year-on-year drop among the Top 6 brands but remains the faraway leader with…
First Top 20 finish for the Fiat 600 at home. It's another disappointing result for the Italian new car market with February sales off -6.3% year-on-year to 137,922. This brings the year-to-date tally to 271,638, down -6.1% over the same period a year ago and -21% over pre-pandemic 2019. Private…
The MG ZS is the most popular vehicle in Spain in February. It's another sturdy month for new car sales in Spain, with February up 11% year-on-year to 90,327 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.4% to 162,643. The nation-wide volume is helped by replacement vehicles purchased in…
The Station Wagon accounts for 63% of Kia Ceed sales in January. The Slovak new car market starts the year in a mediocre way, with January sales plunging -16.8% year-on-year to 6,605. Brand leader Skoda (-39.8%) falls significantly faster than the market to 18.4% share vs. 20.7% over the Full…
Lexus is up to an all-time high 7th place in January. The Polish new car market edges up 2.9% year-on-year in January to 43,340 registrations. Toyota (-9.9%) easily tops the brands ranking again but sees its share thaw to 20.2% vs. a very high year-ago basis of 23.1%. Skoda (+1.5%)…
Renewed for 2024, the Toyota Wigo is up to #5 this year. Discover 30 years of Philippines Historical Data here. It's a record market for new vehicle sales in the Philippines at 475,094 units (+7.5%), eclipsing the previous best of 473,943 reached in 2017. Toyota (+8.9%) tightens its grip on…
The Opel Astra is inside the Greek Top 10 in January. 10,659 new cars hit Greek roads in January, a stark -16.4% year-on-year fall. Toyota (-4%) easily remains in control of the brands ranking with 17.5% share, while Opel (+19.3%) rallies back up a stunning 18 spots on December to…
The Toyota Hilux returns to the annual pole position in Thailand. Discover 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market continues to collapse in 2024 at -21.6% year-on-year to just 592,234 units. The Top 2 manufacturers improve their share however: Toyota (-10.3%) is up from…
For its first appearance in the New Zealand charts, the BYD Shark 6 ranks #10. It's a disappointing start of the year for New Zealand with just 10,863 new vehicles finding a new home in January, off -14.1% on last year. Toyota (-5%) resists better than the market, resulting in…
The Nissan Versa holds 7% of the Mexican market in January. Mexican new car sales advance 5.9% year-on-year in January to 119,811 units, the best January result in 8 years: since the 123,269 registrations of January 2017. Brand leaders Nissan (+1.5%) and Chevrolet (+1%) can only muster modest lifts but…