Opel sales are up 58.3% year-on-year in market down -12.7%. The Luxembourg new car market skids down -12.7% year-on-year to 4,338 registrations, which means the year-to-date total is now off -8.9% to 11,347 units. Mercedes (-15.6%) takes advantage off Volkswagen's freefall (-32.6%) to snap the brands top spot for the…
Hyundai sales are up 7.5% in a market down -12.7%. 08/06 update: Now with Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models ranking. According to Desrosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -19.8% year-on-year in March to 140,460 units. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales…
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 36.1% in a market down -15.7% According to Wards Auto, new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall a ghastly -23.8% year-on-year in March to just 1.22 million units, bringing the Q1 2022 tally down -15.7% to 3,318,789 according to Automotive News. The seasonally…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 3.3% in a market down -27.3% The Finnish new car market sinks -27.3% year-on-year in March to 7,406 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22% to 21,397 units. Toyota (-12.8%) reinforces its ultra-domination with 17.7% share, more than twice any other carmaker in the…
The Toyota Yaris is the most successful model in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market shoots up 40.7% year-on-year in March to 12,933 units, its first YoY uptick of the year. The year-to-date total now stands at 49,926, up 3.8% over the First Quarter of 2021. Toyota shoots…
The Volvo XC40 is the best-selling model in the Netherlands in March. The Dutch new car market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in March to 24,959 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.5% to 78,539. Kia (+32%) secures a 10th win in the past 12 months with 9.9% share vs.…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in March. The Czech new car market is down -15.7% year-on-year in March 2022 to just 16,903 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -4.3% to 47,391. Local behemoth Skoda (-32.8%) falls twice as fast as its…
Honda Vezel sales triple year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market falls -16.3% both in March (512,862) and year-to-date (1,197,229) in a month always boosted by end of Financial Year promotions. Toyota (-13.9%) gains share year-on-year to 31.1% vs. 30.4% over the First Quarter of 2022,…
The Cupra Formentor smashes its ranking, volume and share records in Germany. The German new car market is off -17.5% year-on-year in March to 241,330 units, the first fall of the year so far. The year-to-date volume now stands at 625,954 sales, down -4.6% over the First Quarter of 2021. Volkswagen…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is inside the Brazilian Top 10 this month. The Brazilian new car market endures another heavy loss in March at -23.8% year-on-year to 134,904 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -24.8% to 374,533 or 123,000 less sales than over the First Quarter 2021. Fiat (-23.8%)…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume and ranking records in March. The Indian new wholesales market is stable in March at +0.3% to 321,375 units, its first year-on-year uptick since August 2021. The year-to-date volume is now down -1.5% to 918.899 sales. Once again Maruti Suzuki (-8.4%) and Hyundai (-15.2%)…
The Tesla Model 3 finally appears in the Australian monthly charts. 07/04 update: Now with Top 272 All-models ranking. Despite stock and shipping issues and waiting time for most models going from 3 to 12 months, the Australian new vehicle market edges up 1.2% to 101,213 in March, the strongest…
UAZ Classic Commercial sales are up 5.3% in March. Economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine have affected the value of the ruble and triggered widespread inflation as well as the end of the import of some automotive parts in an international boycott. Some…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK for the first time. For the all-important month of March which traditionally accounts for around 20% of the annual total, new car sales in the UK fall -14.3% year-on-year to just 243,479 units according to data by SMMT. This…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the first time. The Croatian new car market slows down its fall to -6.8% year-on-year in March to 3,882 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -7.2% to 9,763. This month Kia (+48.3%) surges to the lead of the…