The Kia Cee'd is up to #2 overall in Slovakia in May. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 2.2% year-on-year in May to 9.888 registrations, edging the year-to-date tally further into positive territory at +0.6% to 42.679. Brand leader Skoda (+11%) vastly outperforms the market to reach 20.4% share…
Citroen is, with Tesla, the biggest gainer in the Belgian Top 30 this month. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. It's a depressing month for new car sales in Belgium, down -7.1% in May to 51.081 units which brings the year-to-date tally down -5.3% to 260.445. The…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in May. According to data released by our Eastern European data specialist partner CE Auto, new car sales in the Republic of Macedonia gain 22.8% year-on-year in May to 629 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 35.5% to 2.335.…
BMW holds 10.6% of the Luxembourg market in May. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg gain 1% year-on-year in May to 5.415 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.6% to 25.921. Volkswagen (11.6%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country,…
The Fiat 500 is the best-seller in Lithuania for the first time since last December. Based on data shared by our partner JATO Dynamics, the Lithuanian new car market soars 35.3% year-on-year in May to 4.245 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 48.6% to 18.940. Best-seller in Lithuania for…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in May. According to data shared by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Latvia gain 4.5% year-on-year in May to 1.768 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.2% to 7.873. The Toyota Corolla (+251.4%) takes control of the…
The Peugeot 3008 ranks #5 in Estonia in May. Thanks to our partnership with JATO Dynamics we can share with you today May data for Estonia, a market up 9.1% year-on-year to 2.801 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -1% to 11.509. The Toyota RAV4 (+160.9%) holds…
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands for the 2nd time this year. New car sales in the Netherlands drop a stiff -10.9% year-on-year in June to 41.671 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.5% to 226.482. Opel (-9.4%) roughly follows the market to take…
Lifted by the Niro (+176.7%), Kia sales gain 3.9% in a market down -51.9%. One year ago, new car sales in Sweden were spurred to the largest monthly volume in history thanks to sales pulled forward in anticipation of a new tax system implemented on July 1. Logically, the market…
Almost 1 in every 5 cars sold in Norway in June is a Tesla Model 3. New car sales in Norway slip down -3.1% year-on-year in June to 15.352 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.9% to 78.209. As the carmaker has got us used to in the U.S., Tesla…
Kia sales are up 22.1% in a market down -9.1%. New car sales in Finland manage to maintain their year-on-year fall to the single-digits for the first time this year, signing the lowest decline (-9.1% to 10.340) since the implementation of the new WLTP regulation slashed into sales last September.…
The Seat Arona is up to a record 2nd place at home. The Spanish new car market endures a 9th year-on-year decline in the past 10 months in June at -5.9% to 134.341 registrations, leading to a First Half tally down -3% to 715.314. Revealing a strongly artificial market, only…
The impressive new generation Hyundai Sonata is the best-selling vehicle at home in May. This article has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops another -4.5% year-on-year in May to 150.317 registrations as local carmakers sales's decline (-2.6%) is accentuated by foreign…
The Skoda Octavia remains the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Thanks to our partnership with Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you May sales for Bosnia & Herzegovina, a market down a round -10% year-on-year to 1.067 units, which brings the year-to-date volume down -2.8%…
Chevrolet sales in Thailand surge 36.4% year-on-year in May. New light vehicle sales in Thailand slow down their growth to just +3.7% year-on-year in May to 88.097 units, putting an end to 20 consecutive month of gains of 8% or over and producing the slowest growth rate in almost 2…