BMW is the most popular carmaker in Switzerland for the 2nd month in a row. 18,521 new cars hit Swiss roads in February, up 7.7% year-on-year. This enables the year-to-date volume to tilt into positive at +0.4% to 33,757. 4x4 sales gain 11.4% to 9,537 and 51.5% share vs. 49.8%…
The VW Golf hits its highest UK ranking in 2.5 years. New car sales in the UK score their best February volume in 20 years, up 14% year-on-year to 84,886 vs. 91,460 in February 2004. The year-to-date cume is up 10.3% to 227,762. However this outstanding result is entirely due…
The Volvo XC40 is by far the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. Dutch consumers bought 30,414 new cars in February, a solid 8.9% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date volume is as a result up 6.9% to 64,810. The Top four brands all vastly outrun the market with double-digit year-on-year…
The Volvo EX30 does an even better job in Norway than at home in Sweden. 7,380 new cars hit Norwegian roads in February and -0.8% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date volume is up 34.5% to 12,502. BEV sales are up 7.5% to 6,647 and 90.1% share vs. 83.1% in February 2023…
The Volvo EX30 ranks #7 at home in February. The Swedish new car market edges up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 18,766 sales, a lukewarm result given February 2023 was off -12.7% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 8.7% to 35,930. BEV sales actually fall at -14.6%…
The VW Lavida is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time in 3 years. 19/03 update: Now with revised figures for all brands and models. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update rally back up 68.1% year-on-year in January to 2,084,941 units. January…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in 2023. 20/02 update: Now with Top 91 All brands and Top 507 All models 16/02 update: Now with Top 50 brands and models. Discover over 50 years of European Historical Data here. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European…
The AITO M7 sells almost 30,000 units in January alone. The Chinese wholesales market has a particularly low year-ago base in January when sales were impacted by the early start of the Lunar New Year, a Covid surge and the end of some major incentives. In 2024 the Lunar new…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Austria in January. It's a weak start of the year for the Austrian new car market with sales off -6.9% year-on-year to 17,552. Volkswagen (-25%) stays on top of the brands ranking despite a steep fall to 13.4% share. Skoda (+2.2%)…
The Dacia Sandero is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 29.3% of total sales in Germany in January vs. 31.7% a year ago at 62,571 units. This is 10.1% year-on-year lift. This month the Dacia Sandero easily takes the lead of the PS…
The Tesla Model Y has been the most popular vehicle in Denmark for the past 6 months in a row. 8,848 new cars hit Danish roads in January, a harsh -14.9% year-on-year drop. Toyota (-9.2%) advances four spots on December to take the lead of the brands charts with an…
BMW sales are up 12.3% year-on-year in January. The Swiss new car market recedes by -7.3% year-on-year in January to 15,236 units. 4x4 sales edge down -2.1% to 8,041 and 52.8% share vs. 50% a year ago. In terms of sales by powertrain, petrol is down -15.9% to 4,965 units…
The Nissan Ariya is up to a record 4th place in January. New car sales in Norway shoot up 175.5% in January on a devastated year-ago score to 5,122 units. BEVs are up 281.3% to 4,717 and a record 92.1% share. PHEVs are down -48.4% to 94, HEVs are off…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 683% year-on-year in January. 34,477 new cars hit Dutch roads in January, a 5.5% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (+22.2%) accelerates to pole position with 8.4% share vs. 6.9% over the Full Year 2023. Hyundai (+84.4%) does even better and surges 14 spots on December to #2…
The Volvo EX30 ranks #12 at home for its 2nd month of sales. The Swedish new car market is up a robust 17.6% year-on-year in January to 17,164 units. BEV sales are up 17.4% to 4,936 and 28.8% share while PHEVs are up 18.9% to 4,072 and 23.7% share. Rechargeable…