The Geely Xingyuan BEV is the most popular vehicle in China both in February and YTD. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market surges 34.4% year-on-year in February to 2,129,000 units. This is mostly due to the fact that the Lunar New Year was earlier this year vs.…
The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February. 19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year (January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls…
Cupra smashes all its records in February. Danish new car sales edge up 3.5% year-on-year in February to 11,616 units. Thanks to a splendid month of January, YTD figures are up 11.9% to 22,449. Volkswagen (+194.6%) triples its sales year-on-year to surge to 19.8% share, by far the most popular…
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 has landed in its home charts. South Korean new car sales are in great shape in February thanks to more opening days, at +14.7% to 132,501 units. This includes 112,302 for local manufacturers (+13.1%) and 20,199 for foreigners (+24.4%). The year-to-date volume switches to positive territory…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 44.5% in February. 16,212 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in February, a harsh -12.5% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally after two months is off -8.2% to 31,000 units. 4x4 sales are down -15.1% to 8,097 and 49.9% share vs. 51.5% a year ago…
The Volvo XC40 ranks #2 in Wales and #3 in Scotland Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2025 UK update.…
The Nissan Ariya holds 7% of the Norwegian market in February. New car sales in Norway are up 21.3% year-on-year in February to 8,949 units, confirming the market is back in shape after a couple of particularly weak years. The year-to-date tally is now up 46.3% to 18,292. BEVs gain…
The Mini Cooper is the best-selling car in the UK In February. The UK new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in February to 84,054 units, this still being the 2nd highest February volume in the past 20 years. The year-to-date volume is down off -1.9% to 223,399. Private sales…
The Kia EV3 is up to 4th place in Sweden in February. Swedish new car sales gain 4.5% year-on-year in February to 19,608 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 9.2% to 39,240. Rechargeable cars are up 23.2% to 11,978 and 61.1% share vs. 51.8% a year ago. This…
The CMC J Space is up to a record third place in Taiwan in February. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 4.8% year-on-year in February to 27,515 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 62,579. Toyota (+4.7%) matches the market to a more reasonable 28.8% share vs. a…
The Tesla Model 3 replaces the Model Y atop the Luxembourg charts Consult over 30 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here 28/02 update: Now with Top 10 models including Full Year 2023 figures New car sales in Luxembourg drop -5.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 46,645 units. Volkswagen (+1.9%) retains the…
The Geely Xingyue L is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. The cars included in this wholesales database add up to 1,794,856 units, a harsh -11.7% year-on-year drop. CAAM is yet to publish detailed wholesales data. There are a few reasons to this negative performance. January 2024 was a…
The Kia EV3 is an instant blockbuster in Iceland. New car sales in Iceland rally back up 29.8% year-on-year in January to 593 units, keeping in mind January 2024 was down -37.5% on the year prior. The winner of the month is Kia, up 277.4% to a splendid 19.7% share.…
The Toyota bZ4X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in January. The Danish new car market rallies back up 22.4% year-on-year on a weak year-ago result to 10,834 sales. Volkswagen shoots up 305.8% to 18.8% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2024, whereas Toyota (-3.5%) is down year-on-year but…
The Subaru Outback is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in January. New car sales in Sweden jump 14.4% year-on-year in January to 19,632 units. EV sales gain 15.3% to 5,660 and 28.8% share vs. 28.6% a year ago while PHEVs edge up 9.2% to 4,464 and 22.7% share vs. 23.8%…