The Hyundai Custin is inside the Taiwanese Top 20 for March. 44,161 new cars joined Taiwanese roads in March, a 12% year-on-year improvement. The Q1 2023 tally stands at 111,768 units, up 7.1% over the same period last year. Toyota (-9.2%) retrogrades to 23.9% share vs. 27.2% year-to-date and goes…
The BMW X1 ranks #2 in Switzerland in March. The Swiss new car market is up 15.9% year-on-year to 25,184 units in March, which means Q1 2023 sales gain 8.5% to 58,819. 4x4 sales are up 19.5% for the month to 12,608 and 50.1% share vs. 48.6% over the same…
The Nissan Qashqai leads the Irish models charts in March. New car sales in Ireland shoot up 36.8% year-on-year in March to 17,661 units. The Q1 2023 volume leaps 16.4% to 58,101. Toyota (-14.2%) keeps the lead for just 16 units with 13.3% share, edging past Volkswagen (+152.8%) up spectacularly…
The Tesla Model Y holds 17.8% of the Danish new car market in March. Whereas March 2022 was down a ghastly -38.4% on the year prior, this year's March sales catch up for part of the lost ground at +22.8% to 17,960 units. The Q1 2023 tally is up 16.8% to…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in March. The South Korean new light vehicle market soars 21.1% year-on-year in March to 164,766 units. This includes 140,926 local manufacturers (+26.8%) and 23,840 foreigners (-4.3%). That's a 85.5% market share for local brands. Keep in mind March 2022 was…
The Isuzu MU-X cracks the Australian Top 10 for the first time. 11/04 update: Now with Top 280 All models. Massive quarantine delays at Australian ports trigger a -2.7% year-on-year drop in new vehicle sales in March to 97,251 units, the 2nd lowest March in the past decade below pandemic-hit…
The Toyota bZ4X is inside the Finnish Top 10 for the first time. 7,572 new cars found a buyer in Finland in March, bringing the market back into positive - just - at +2.1% year-on-year. The Q1 tally is down -3.3% to 20,700 units. Toyota (-12.1%) easily keeps the brands…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 year-to-date in the UK. March is a crucial month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The 2023 promotion is a good one with sales…
First Top 10 finish for the Renault Megane E-Tech in the Netherlands. It's a 51.1% year-on-year surge for new car sales in the Netherlands in March, totalling 37,452 units and leading to a first quarter tally up 25.2% to 98,059. Tesla (+575.2%) spectacularly shoots up 15 spots on February to…
The Tesla Model Y holds 10.6% of the Swedish market in March. New car sales in Sweden return to positive in March at +5.4% to 30,261 units. This means the first quarter tally is down -9.2% to 63,304. BEV volumes are up 37.6% to 12,577 and a record 41.6% share…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to #2 in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland gain 5.9% year-on-year in February to 934 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -5.7% to 1,665 sales. Tesla takes control of the brands charts thanks to a 87% year-on-year surge to 18.4% share.…
Aion EV models push GAC sales up in February. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new car market in the world. Retail sales tend to give a…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in February. After sinking -18.9% in February 2022, the Austrian new car market rallies back up 11.1% this month to 17,895 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 36,745 units. Volkswagen (+45.8%) compensates for a particularly drab year-ago…
GAC Aion S sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in February. The Lunar New Year break has affected the Chinese market these past two months as it occurred from January 21 through to January 27 this year vs. a start on January 31 in 2022. As a result, but also because of…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market soars another 39% year-on-year in February to 16,080 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 43.5% to 30,719. Peugeot (+23.4%) trails the market but easily holds onto the top spot with 13.9% share vs. 11.6%…