The BYD Seagull misses out on the pole position for just 66 sales. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after a record-breaking September nicknamed the "Golden September" peak season, the Chinese wholesales market continues to impress during October, earning it the "Silver October" season moniker. Wholesales…
The Subaru Solterra outsells its twin the Toyota bZ4X in October. The Icelandic new car market continues on its negative streak in October with sales off -18.5% to 960, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.9% to 14,797. Tesla (+1073.3%) scores a third consecutive month win with 18.3% share. It…
The MG 4 is among the 10 favourite cars of German private buyers. Picture autobild.de The October Private Sales (PS) ratio for the overall German market in October stands at 36.1%, equalling to 79,044 units out of a total market of 218,959. Ranking #7 last month and #19 in the…
The Toyota bZ4X is up to 2nd place in Norway in October. New car sales in Norway continue to tumble down in October at -28.9% to 8,925, bringing the year-to-date tally down -9.4% to just 104,422. As a reminder the YTD tally at the same stage of the year in…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling car in Switzerland for the 2nd time. 20,355 new cars found a Swiss buyer in October, a 18.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.1% to 203,261. 4x4 sales beat the market at +24.5% to 10,879 and 53.4% share vs. 50.8% a…
First Top 40 finish for the Xpeng G9 in Denmark. Danish new car sales lift 21.9% year-on-year in October to 13,233 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.4% to 137,229. Volkswagen (-28.1%) freefalls but manages to snap the brands pole position with 8% share, that's way below its YTD…
The BMW i4 ranks at a record 8th place in October. 13,863 new cars hit Portuguese roads in October, a 9.8% year-on-year increase. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 31.7% to 167,219 units. Peugeot (+19.3%) is back to the brands pole position it holds year-to-date. However it is…
The Hyundai Santa Fe signs its first podium finish in over 3 years. New light vehicle sales in South Korea drop -4.8% year-on-year in October to 138,341 units. This includes 117,012 local manufacturers (-2.5%) and 21,329 foreigners (-15.9%). Year-to-date, the market remains in positive at +5.1% to 1,424,325 including 1,205,239…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands for the third time this year. After 9 consecutive double-digit year-on-year gains, the Dutch new car market falls flat in October at -1.5% to 28,362 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 24.3% to 315,013. It's a 4th consecutive month at…
The MG 4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in October. As the year comes to an end, the Irish new car market traditionally dwindle to just a trickle of sales, awaiting January's licence plate change. Worse, volumes accelerate their fall in October to -16.9% year-on-year and 2,174 units vs.…
The Ford Everest breaks its ranking record for the 2nd month in a row. Picture carexpert.com.au It's another record for Australian new vehicle market in October with deliveries up a wonderful 22.3% year-on-year to 106,809. This is the first time more than 100,000 units are sold in October, eclipsing the previous…
The Kia Niro is up to 2nd place in Sweden in October. The Swedish new car market gains a solid 11.8% year-on-year in October to 25,016 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.5% to 234,985. EV sales climb 18.5% to 9,408 and 37.6% share vs. 35.5% a year ago…
The Peugeot 2008 is only 7 sales off a second pole position in three months. The Finnish new car market is up 3.6% year-on-year in October to 6,309 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.8% to 73,770. We have wildly varying performances among the Top 5 brands. Toyota (-19.9%)…
The Avenger helps lift Jeep's European sales 2/11 update: Now with Top 85 All brands and Top 460 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 11.1% to 1,166,728 units compared to 1,050,312 in September 2022. This is the 14th consecutive year-on-year gain and brings the…
The Tesla Model Y is the favourite of private customers in Germany. The September Private Sales (PS) ratio in Germany is 33.1% which equates to 74,310 sales out of a total of 224,502. Year-to-date, the PS ratio is 31.9% or 682,043 out of 2,138,066. Leader year-to-date, the Tesla Model Y…