The Hyundai Venue has landed in Indian dealerships. The worrying situation for new car wholesales in India has escalated very quickly: from -2.4% in March to -16.4% in April and a full-on -20.5% freefall in May to 239.033 units, the steepest year-on-year decline this decade. Poor consumer sentiment and uncertainty linked to the…
BMW sales surge 42.1% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Germany enjoy their largest year-on-year gain since last August at +9.1% to 332.962 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.7% to 1.523.769, its highest level at this stage of the year since 2000. The odd reason behind such a large…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Northern Ireland. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the May UK…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in May. New car and light commercial sales continue to brilliantly gallop ahead in Poland at +11.5% in May to 53.224 units, a new record for the month, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.6% to 262.151, also a record. This…
The Skoda Scala is inside the Czech Top 10 again. Czech new car registrations fall for the 9th straight month in May at -6.4% to 24.059 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.5% to 106.596. Yet the Top 2 most popular brands post increases this month: homegrown Skoda (+4.4%)…
The Toyota Hilux tightens its grip on the Argentinean market. The Argentinean new vehicle market falls deeper into oblivion in May at -55.7% year-on-year to just 36.610 units, marking a full year of double-digit falls and tilting the year-to-date tally to less than half of its level a year ago…
The 3 Series (+419.4%) helps BMW up 194.6% in Ireland in May. The Irish new car market is showing signs of recovery with May marking the 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain at +4.2% to 6.331, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -7.6% at 79.361. Volkswagen (+18.4%) brilliantly reclaims the brands…
The Wuling Mini Truck is once again the best-selling LCV in China. The Light Commercial Vehicle market is slowly getting its foot back onto BSCB updates, with April data now available. This segment continues to go against the general Chinese negative trend this year at +4% in April to 303.779…
The Kodiaq helps Skoda up 16.9%, the only double-digit gainer in the Top 15. Reduced government subsidies and a VAT increase earlier this year are enough to pull the Russian new light vehicle market in negative for the third time in the past 4 months, but the negative trend is…
The Toyota Prius is now the best-selling regular car in Japan year-to-date. The Japanese new car market scores a 4th year-on-year gain so far this year, advancing 6.5% in May to 396.120 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.1% to 2.303.022. The Top 2 most popular brand lift…
The Mercedes A-Class has ranked inside the UK Top 5 for the past 9 months in a row. New car sales in the UK fall year-on-year for the 8th time in the past 9 months amidst economic and political uncertainty with May deliveries down -4.6% to 183.724 units, the lowest…
The Kwid (+98.1%) helps boost Renault sales up 47.1% in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil are back to stunning shape with May deliveries up a whopping 20.2% year-on-year to 234.173, the second double--digit gain this year after last February and the 24th month in positive out of the…
The Audi e-Tron is up to a world-best 4th place in Norway this month. The Norwegian new car market manages to edge up 0.5% year-on-year in May to 13.117 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.2% to 62.857. Toyota (+25%) vastly outperforms the market to easily snap the brands…
First Top 10 finish in Croatia for the Opel Crossland X New car sales in Croatia gain 4.5% year-on-year in May to 9.149 units, the largest result for any month this decade and first time above the 9.000 mark. As a result the year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +0.9%…
The new gen Toyota Corolla has landed in Taiwan. The Taiwanese new car market posts a sturdy 6% year-on-year uptick in May to 37.829 registrations, yet a paltry start of the year means the year-to-date tally is down -8.5% to 168.683. Brand leader Toyota (+14.7%) more than doubles the market grow…