The VW ID.4 is up to a record 2nd place overall in August. Note July 2021 data is also included in the tables below. The Danish new car market skids -10% year-on-year in August to 15.844 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.6% to 125.743 units. Volkswagen…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is the best-selling vehicle in China in August. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales endure a 4th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August, accelerating their fall to -17.8% at 1.799.000 units. This includes 1.552.000 Passenger Vehicles (-11.7%)…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 6th place in Germany in August. New car sales in Germany crater -23% year-on-year in August to just 193.307 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a tiny 2.5% to 1.820.589. August 2021 volumes are also down -38.4% on August 2019…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in August. The Portuguese new car market implodes -35.8% year-on-year in August to 7.971 units, leading to a year-to-date volume now up 10% to 101.739. BMW (-2.4%) resists much better than the market and snaps the monthly top spot for only…
The new generation lifts the Kia Sportage to #2 overall in August. New car sales in South Korea reduce their fall in August at -2.7% to 128.363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.4% to 1.178.125 sales. This month, local manufacturers are off -3.4% to 106.247 while foreigners edge…
The Tesla Model Y has landed in Norway. The Norwegian new car market is up a whopping 52% year-on-year in August to 16.427 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 110.864. Electrified car sales shoot up 77.6% year-on-year to 15.156 and 92.3% share vs. 79% in August 2020. Year-to-date,…
The new Yaris Cross helps Toyota sign its first ever win in Spain. New car sales in Spain continue to suffer from the microchip crisis at -28.9% year-on-year in August to just 47.584 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 and exactly the same evolution as July. The year-to-date tally…
Volkswagen's retail volumes hold up much better than wholesales in June. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales (end-customer sales) for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new vehicle market in the world. Retail sales tend…
The Chevrolet Silverado is the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. over Q2 2021. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are up a measured 17% year-on-year in June to 1.297 million units according to LMC Automotive, as the steady pandemic recovery is challenged by parts shortage and thin inventories. The…
New brand TANK sells over 6.000 units of its 300 SUV in May. New vehicle wholesales in China are down -3.1% year-on-year in May to 2.128.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This puts an end to 13 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in the…
General Motors sales soar 29.6% year-on-year over Q1 2021. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new light vehicle market soars 86.2% year-on-year to 175.186 units in March as year-ago volumes (-48%) were impacted by Covid lockdowns put in place slightly earlier than in the U.S.. This figure…
The Changan CS75 is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time. One year ago in February 2020 most of China was under Covid-19 lockdown with factories and dealerships closed, and the market tumbled down -79.1%. Logically this month wholesales (ex-factory deliveries) of China-made vehicles soar 364.8% year-on-year to 1.455.000…
The Changan CS75 smashes its record volume by almost 10.000 units. With some delay due to Chinese New Year holidays, we can share with you today China wholesales data (ex-factory shipments) for January. The market surges 30% to over 2.5 million units, the best February since 2018, as year-ago volumes…
Cadillac (+4.2%) is the only year-on-year gainer in Canada in 2020. Discover over 35 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada dive -19.7% year-on-year in 2020 to 1.560.840 units, the weakest result since 2009. The drop is equivalent to almost 400.000 lost sales vs. the 1.942.717…
The Ford F-Series is #1 in the USA for the 39th consecutive year. Discover over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. 12/02 update: Now with Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover models sales. After Q4 sales down just -2.4% and a December SAAR at 16.38 million vs. 17.11 million in…