Peugeot sales soar 34.6% year-on-year in Bulgaria in June. The Bulgarian new car market is almost immobile in June, losing just one unit year-on-year to 4.061 registrations which brings the year-to-date tally up 8.8% to 23.041. Dacia (+24.2%) surges 3 spots on May to reclaim the brands pole position it…
The Citroen C3 Aircross could be headed towards its first annual Top 10 finish at home. This article has been updated with the Top 42 brands, Top 275 models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market edges down -1.8% over the First Half 2019 to 1.166.443 units,…
The Renault Clio V ranks #11 at home in June. Picture largus.fr. This article has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales. New car sales in France skid down -8.4% year-on-year in June to 230.965 units (the third highest June result below…
The Renault Captur breaks its share record in Portugal this month. New car sales in Portugal slide down -3.5% year-on-year in June to 25.305 units, leading to a First Half tally down -4.4% to 128.595. Renault (-4.3%) roughly follows the market to remain ultra-dominant at 16.9% share vs. 14.1% YTD,…
The Kia Sportage is back in charge of the Ukrainian market. After three consecutive months of gain, new car sales in Ukraine are almost immobile in June, losing just 13 units or -0.2% year-on-year to 6.500 registrations which brings the H1 2019 tally down -2% to 38.693. Toyota (+47.1%) and…
The Kwid (+36.5) slides into the Top 5 and helps Renault up 20.2%. New car sales in Brazil leap up 10.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 1.248.899, the largest volume at this stage of the year since 2015 (1.269.853). A clear concentration towards the most trusted brands…
The Toyota Prius is back in charge of the regular car sales charts. The Japanese new car market manages a very timid uptick over the First Half of 2019 at +0.8% to 2.753.419 registrations. The Top 4 brands outpace the market to tighten their hold on the charts: Toyota (+4.4%) advances…
The new model pushes Nissan Dayz sales up 41% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in Japan edge down -0.7% year-on-year in June to 450.397. The brands podium remains totally unaffected and score the only year-on-year gains in the Top 8: Toyota (+4.2%) improves to 29.9% share, Honda (+7.5%) to 15% and…
Ram sales are up 28% year-on-year in the U.S. so far in 2019. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are down -2.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 8.446.693 units, the lowest H1 volume in the U.S. since 2014 (8.16m). Behind this relatively modest drop hides the…
The Ram Pickup incredibly breaks its all-time volume record for the 6th time in the past year. The U.S. new light vehicle market is still searching for its first monthly gain with June deliveries disappointingly down -1.9% year-on-year to 1.527.274 units. One bright spot is the seasonally adjusted annual sales…
The Jeep Renegade is up to #2 in Italy in June. 31/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models with rental companies. The Italian new car market recedes year-on-year for the 9th time in the past 11 months in June at -2.2% to 172.475 units. This despite very dynamic rental…
Ford Focus sales are up 292.8% year-on-year in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan gain 0.9% year-on-year in June to 38.239 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.9% to 206.922. Toyota (-9.1%) goes markedly against the grain with a sizeable drop but easily remains the most popular brand in…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia in June. New light vehicle sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue to freefall in June at -29.1% year-on-year to just 599 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.9% to 3.535. Toyota (-39.7%) leaps…
BMW sales surge 15.1% year-on-year in Europe in May. This article has been updated with the Top 55 brands and Top 355 models. Preliminary figures from ACEA covering the European Union and EFTA - 30 markets show a first uptick in 9 months at a tiny +0.04% to 1.443.708 units vs.…
Kia sales are up 22.1% in a market down -9.1%. New car sales in Finland manage to maintain their year-on-year fall to the single-digits for the first time this year, signing the lowest decline (-9.1% to 10.340) since the implementation of the new WLTP regulation slashed into sales last September.…