BMW holds an all-time high 13.8% share in Belgium in August. The Belgian new car market skids -20.3% year-on-year in August to 29,233 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -3.3% to 324,892. The Top 4 brands are once again monopolised by German manufacturers. BMW (-0.4%) is stable and improves…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking…
The Toyota Town Ace is the most popular vehicle in Taiwan in August. The Taiwanese new car market sinks -17% year-on-year in August to 29,403 units, sending the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.6% to 307,584. There are a few explanations for this brutal fall. August 4 marked the start…
Suzuki holds 22.9% of the Mauritius market so far in 2024 We welcome a new monthly update on BSCB: Mauritius. 1,300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country in July, a solid 8.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally surges 18.5% to 9,665 units, headed to a third consecutive all…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Accent sales up. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.9% year-on-year in July to 61,842 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 6.1% to 429,020. Like in the UAE, Toyota (-3.7%) trails the market but manages a very solid 31.7% share vs. 28.6% so…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The UAE new car market lifts 5.2% year-on-year in July to 22,498 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.9% to 168,169. Once again Toyota (-4%) can't benefit from the market growth but still posts a very strong…
The Virtus helps Volkswagen sales up 36% in July. New car sales in Mexico enjoy a 12.6% year-on-year gain in July to 124,761 units. This is the highest total for July in 8 years and the second best July ever below the 131,772 units reached in July 2016. Nissan (+11.9%)…
The Maxus T60 ranks 5th in Chile in July. 25,087 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, making it only the 2nd positive month in 2 years at +8.8% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -8.1% to 167,573. Toyota (-7.5%) doesn't capitalise on the overall growth…
The Audi Q3 is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in July. Swiss new car sales drop -0.9% year-on-year in July to 18,430 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -1.9% to 139,648. 4x4 registrations are down -3.2% to 9,210 and 50% share vs. 51.1% in June 2023 and up…
The Peugeot 3008 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Northern Ireland in July. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in July. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the July 2024…
The MG ZS is up to #4 overall in Croatia. The Croatian new car market is up 6.9% year-on-year in July to 5,569 registrations, meaning the YTD volume is now up 13.7% to 44,363. Volkswagen (+15.1%) overtakes Skoda (-31.3%) to snap the brands pole position with 14.3% share vs. 11.5%…
MG sales are up 351.1% year-on-year in July. 4,275 new cars hit Luxembourg rods in July, a meagre 1.6% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is still in negative however at -4.4% to 29,360. This month Volkswagen (-18.1%) reclaims the brands top spot with 11.3% share and despite a hefty year-on-year…
The Fiorino was the most popular Fiat in 2023. 14,219 new light vehicles hit Moroccan roads in July, a robust 8.4% year-on-year improvement. This includes Passenger Cars up 5.1% to 12,701 and Light Commercals shooting up 46.5% to 1,518. The YTD PC volume tilts into positive as a result at…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July. 8/08 update: Now with Top 314 All models ranking. After dipping in June for the first time in 20 months, the Australian new car market is back to its record ways in July at a splendid +10.2% year-on-year to…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. The Dutch new car market drops -6.2% year-on-year in July to 26,836 units, with the YTD tally off -3.9% to 220,168. Kia (+10.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.1% so…