Mazda places 5 nameplates in the March Australian Top 20. The Australian new car market rallies back up 22.4% year-on-year in March to 100.005 units, but more significantly this result is up 0.6% on pre-pandemic March 2019, meaning the market has already completely recovered in what in essence is a…
The Vauxhall Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in March and YTD. The UK new car market posts its first year-on-year gain since last August at +11.5% to 283.964 units for the all-important month of March which coincides with new license plates. However the comparison base in March…
Chery Tiggo 2 sales surge 216.5% year-on-year in February. January 2021 data is also included in the tables below. The Chilean new light vehicle market is down just -2.1% year-on-year in February to 24.492 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -13.4% to 49.476. Chevrolet (+11.4%) and Hyundai (+22.2%) swim…
The Mercedes GLB is up 8-fold to 7th place in Denmark in February. Note January 2021 data is also included in the tables below. New car sales in Denmark dive -33.9% year-on-year in February to 9.912, leading to a year-to-date tally down -40.1% to 20.168 units. Volkswagen (-49.7%) has its…
MG breaks its volume, share and ranking records in February. Picture carexpert.com.au The rapid growth the Australian new vehicle market has seen over the past few months is slowing down in February partly due to stock shortages with sales up 5.1% year-on-year to 83.977. It's nevertheless the fourth month of…
The Kia Niro is up to a record 6th place in February. As the country remains in lockdown and showrooms are closed, the UK new car market sinks -35.5% year-on-year to 51.312 units. This is the weakest February result since 1959 (41.471) and it leads to a year-to-date tally off…
The Renault Kiger has landed in India. Picture evoindia.com Indian new car wholesales celebrate a 7th straight month of year-on-year gains in February at +23.1% to 308.593 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.3% to 611.992. Maruti (+8.3%) continues to underperform, leading to a much reduced share year-on-year going from…
The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. Picture largus.fr The Dutch new car market is down -26.3% year-on-year in February to 21.862 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 56.933 units. Kia (-31.4%) is up three spots on January to return to the…
BMW is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium for the 5th time in the past year. The Belgian new car market drops -21.9% year-on-year in February to 36.536 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -24.7% to 74.271. BMW (+13.1%) swims upstream to repeat in the pole position at 9.5% share.…
Isuzu sales are up 6.7% in a market down -23%. After rising 13.6% in December, the Thai new light vehicle market falls back to earth in January at -23% to just 55.208 units. Toyota (-12.4%) resists better than the market to an improved 32% share but Isuzu (+6.7%) actually gains…
Mitsubishi ASX sales are up 88.4% in January in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand start the year on a positive note at +6.4% to 13.893 units. SUV sales soar 15% to 7490 and 53.9% share vs. 49.9% in January 2020, Light Commercial Vehicles are up 8.8% to…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in January. Picture finansavisen.no December 2020 was the biggest month in Norwegian history as manufacturers rushed registrations to lower their average CO2 emissions for the year and avoid or lower fines. The share of electrified vehicles hit a record 92.5% then…
Toyota is now the #2 brand in Egypt, with the Corolla the best-selling passenger car. Discover 15 years of Egyptian Historical Data here. Free trade agreements and the resulting tax exemptions on a large number of vehicles as well as new brands now sharing sales data have cancelled the effects…
Geely is up to #12 for its first full year in market. Discover 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. 22/02 update: Now with Top 80 models ranking. New auto sales in the Philippines skid down -40.3% to 248.171 units in 2020, including 79.037 passenger vehicles (31.85% share) and 169.134…
MG sales are up 89.4% in a market down -14.5%. Picture yallamotor.com Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The continued flux of women drivers entering the Saudi new car market has somewhat dampened the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on sales with 2020 volumes down "just" -14.9%…