The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in November 16,400 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in November, a 4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.6% to 189,533. Peugeot (+58.5%) lodges another outstanding year-on-year lift but keeps its market share below its YTD level at…
Leapmotor breaks its all-time monthly volume record for the 6th consecutive month. Now that trade-in incentives are in full force and promotional activity by local governments and manufacturers gears up towards for the end-of-year sales push, the Chinese wholesales market reaches unseen before heights in November. According to data by…
Tesla Model 3 sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in November. 11,689 new cars found a buyer in Norway in November, a 13.2% year-on-year improvement. This is still a very poor result given November 2023 was down -47% on the year prior. It nevertheless tilts the year-to-date volume into positive territory…
The VW Tiguan ranks #3 in the Netherlands in October. 32,198 new cars hit Dutch roads in October, a splendid 13.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at -1.5% to 310,378. Hybrids account for 44.8% of the market thanks to 14,426 sales while BEVs are at 34.1%…
The VW Tiguan hits a best ever 2nd place thanks to the new generation. 25/10 update: Now with Top 92 All brands and Top 500 All models rankings. Initial data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) down -4.2% year-on-year in September to 1,118,083 units. The year-to-date result…
The Perodua Bezza holds 14.2% of the Malaysian market in August. Today is a big day: for the first time since 2016 we have access to detailed models data for Malaysia, with brands also available. In August, 74,955 new cars hit Malaysian roads. Perodua is the most popular carmaker in…
Ford Territory sales double year-on-year in the UAE. 222,849 new cars hit Emirati roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a very satisfying 12.3% year-on-year jump. Toyota (-1.3%) disappoints with a year-on-year loss that thaws its market share from 28.9% a year ago to 25.4% now. Nissan (+16.2%) on…
BMW X1 sales are up 60.4% in September. 9,661 new cars found a buyer in Greece in September, a harsh -15.3% year-on-year loss. Thanks to a good start of the year the year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +3.4% to 108,035 units. Toyota (+9.5%) goes against the grain to…
The Tesla Model Y is the most popular vehicle in Austria in September. 19,894 new cars hit Austrian roads in September, a tiny +0.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.4% to 191,023 units. The Top 3 brands all outpace the market: Volkswagen (+5.1%) keeps the lead with…
The Ford Explorer EV is an instant blockbuster in Denmark. 15,567 new cars hit Danish roads in September, a 4.6% year-on-year improvement. As a result the year-to-date tally is up 1.8% to 126,255. Volkswagen (+79.4%) surges ahead to confirm its YTD top spot, outselling Tesla (-23.4%) which started from a…
The Renault Grand Koleos aka Geely Monjaro has a blockbuster debut in South Korea. New light vehicle sales in South Korea edge up 0.9% year-on-year in September to 130,416 units. This lift is only due to the good health of foreign manufacturers at +10.1% to 24,839 whereas locals are off…
The Tesla Model 3 is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in September. 15,055 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in September, a 7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 2.9% to 157,844. Peugeot (+7.8%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 9.9% share…
The Skoda Kodiaq scores its 2nd ever Irish win. New car sales in Ireland drop a harsh -10.4% year-on-year in September to just 5,130 units, marking a 7th consecutive month of decline. The year-to-date volume is now off -1.4% to 117,256. Strikingly the Top four carmakers all ignore the negative…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in September. The Icelandic new light vehicle market freefalls again in September at -50.8% year-on-year to just 559 registrations. This way, the year-to-date tally is now off -40.7% to 8,210. Toyota (-24.3%) stays in first place in the brands…
The Skoda Karoq is now #2 year-to-date. 18,242 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in September, a solid 6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.6% to 171,999. Local behemoth Skoda posts a very satisfying score at +12% year-on-year to 38.9% share vs. 33.9% so far this…