Peugeot sales are up 37.9% year-on-year in a market down -19.7%. It's a fourth consecutive double-digit year-on-year loss for the Luxembourg new car market at -19.7% to 3,590 registrations. The year-to-date volume is now off -13.7% to 21,812 units. Volkswagen (-17.2%) remains dominant with 13.3% share vs. 11.4% over H1,…
The CMC Veryca is up to #2 in Taiwan in June. Going against the worldwide trend, the Taiwanese new car market rallies back up 16.8% year-on-year in June. That's because June 2021 was fully impacted by Covid restrictions. The year-to-date tally stands at 203,151 units, off -8.4% over the same…
The Toyota C-HR repeats at a record 2nd place in Poland in June. The Polish new car market is down -8.5% year-on-year in June to 38,569 sales, bringing the H1 volume down -12.7% to 207,419. Toyota (+2.2%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 17.8% share this…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June. 15,510 new passenger cars hit Portuguese roads in June, that's a -18.1% year-on-year decline. Halfway through the year, the volume stands at 75,449 units, down -7.4% over the same period last year. Despite imploding -46.6%, Renault is up two…
The Dacia Jogger hits its highest ranking in the world in Ireland this month. The Irish new car market accelerates its fall in June to -22.1% and 2,153 units vs. -10.4% in May. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.1% to 65,174. Hyundai (+217.7%) hits a whopping 27.5% share,…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in June. Picture fdm.dk New car sales in Denmark take another harsh hit in June at -27.2% to 14,755 units, bringing the H1 2022 tally off -23.8% to 73,490. This month Toyota (-16.1%) manages to resist much better than the…
The Peugeot 308 is inside the Dutch Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row. The Dutch new car market is down -9.9% year-on-year in June to 30,012 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -5.8% to 153,708. Peugeot (+50.4%) goes completely against the market to spectacularly take the…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #14 in the Czech Republic in June. 18,738 new cars found a buyer in the Czech Republic in June, that's a -16.9% year-on-year decline. It brings the H1 2022 tally down -12.3% to 98,916. Local behemoth Skoda (-29.1%) falls almost twice as fast as…
The Toyota Hilux ends the month just 65 units below the Fiat Cronos. The Argentinean new vehicle market is down -8.7% year-on-year in June to 34,906 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally now edges up 0.3% to 208,876 units. Toyota (+1.2%) remains by far the most popular manufacturer in the country…
The new Aygo X helps Toyota remain in 2nd place in Europe. 14/07 update: Now with Top 75 All-brands and Top 410 All-models. 29/06 update: Now with Top 10 models. According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) drops -12.5% year-on-year to 948,149 units, that's a better hold…
Exeed lands directly inside the Kazakh Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drops -17.8% year-on-year in May to 8,295 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.9% to 39,987. Chevrolet (-5.8%) limits its fall to reach 31.7% share vs. 21.3% YTD where it remains #2. Hyundai (+6.6%) swims…
Great Wall is down just -17% in a market off -41% New Light Commercial Vehicle sales sink -41% year-on-year in May to 196,767 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27% to 1,149,344. Foton (-31%) climbs up to the brands pole position, dislodging a freefalling Wuling (-56%). Changan (-22%) and…
Ford F-Series sales are up 10.8% in a market down -11.2% over Q2 According to local specialist DesRosiers Automotive (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market drops -11.5% year-on-year in June to an estimated 143,773 units. This is lower than pandemic-plagued June 2020 (156,327) and the lowest June volume since the…
Ford sales are up 1.8% in a market down -20.6%. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -20.6% year-on-year over Q2 2022 to 3,514,107. We'll study the H1 2022 figures in a separate post. In the groups ranking, General Motors (-15.4%) climbs back above Toyota (-22.9%) to snap the…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #5 at home in June. The Romanian new car market drops a measured -6.6% year-on-year in June to 11.067 units, that's the market's first decline so far this year. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.1% to 58,712. Local manufacturer Dacia (+17.1%) ignores the depleted…