The Toyota Corolla remains the most popular vehicle in Poland. After slowing down in March (+1.2%), the Polish new car market returns to vigorous growth in April at +25% year-on-year to 43,224 sales. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 15.7% to 179,488. Toyota (+39.6%) vastly outraces the market to…
Skoda holds 10.8% of the Swiss market in April, a record. 20,040 new cars hit Swiss roads in April, that's 10.4% more than in April 2023. The year-to-date volume tilts back into positive at +0.4% to 77,264. 4x4 registrations gain 11.5% year-on-year to 10,567 and 52.7% share vs. 52.2% a…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 25.5% in April. Next generation pictured. 19,546 new cars found a Czech buyer in April, a 6.1% year-on-year improvement, The year-to-date tally is therefore up 3.2% to 77,151. Skoda (-7.4%) vastly underperforms in its home market, dropping to a still ultra-dominant 32.8% share. In contrast…
The Dacia Logan is #1 at home for just 13 sales. After freefalling -23.5% in March, the Romanian new car market rallies back up 34.6% year-on-year this month to 13,276. This means the year-to-date volume is now only a tiny fraction in negative at -0.7% to 46,505. Dacia (+33.7%) almost…
The VW Golf hits its highest market share at home in almost four years. The German new car sales market is up a very robust 19.8% year-on-year in April to 243,102 units. However we remain -21.8% below the pre-pandemic volumes of April 2019 (310,715). The year-to-date tally is up 7.8%…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume record in April. New car wholesales in India edge up 1.7% year-on-year in April to 337,070 units which is another all-time high volume for the month. The year-to-date tally is up 9.3% to a record 1,472,100 sales. The Top 3 manufacturers all roughly match…
The Honda Vezel hits its highest ranking in almost 10 years. New vehicle sales in Japan slow down their fall in April at -11.2% year-on-year to 310,346 units. Sales of regular cars are down -5.7% to 207,536 while kei car registrations plunge another -20.7% to 102,810. The year-to-date volume is…
VW Polo sales are up 282.6% in April. New car sales in the UK mark 21 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in April, but just: volumes are up 1% year-on-year to 134,274 units. This remains -16.6% below the pre-pandemic sales of April 2019. The year-to-date tally is up 8.4% to…
The Togg T10X is the 2nd best-selling car in Turkiye in April. After 15 consecutive months of record performances, the Turkish new car market falls hard in April at -22.3% to 75,919. The year-to-date volume remains in positive at +11.3% to a record 371,438 sales. Brand leaders Fiat (-43.7%) and…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 152% in April. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 14% year-on-year to an estimated 164,000 units, yet still below the 180,000+ units secured before the pandemic. This solid growth rate is partly due to a…
Lincoln Corsair sales are up 162.6% in April. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. slip -2.4% year-on-year in April to an estimated 1,327,976 units. The year-to-date tally is up 3.1% to 5,104,051. Passenger cars are down -10.7% to 264,482 units and 19.9% share while Light Trucks edge down just…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the third time ever. 8/05 update: now with Top 310 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market breaks its April record at 97,202 units, up a whopping 18.3% year-on-year and eclipsing the previous best of 92,347 established in 2021.…
Lada Vesta The Russian new car market is up 81.2% year-on-year in April to 137,047 units, however it remains down -9.8% on pre-sanctions April 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 89.4% to 467,739 but down -9.3% on the same period in 2021. Market leader Lada trails the market at…
The Luxgen n7 is the best-selling BEV in Taiwan in April. 37,038 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in April, a -3.1% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative as a result at -0.3% to 149,439. Toyota (-4.7%) holds a mammoth 26% share, in line with its YTD level.…
The Volvo EX30 lands on the Finnish podium for the first time. It's a fifth straight month of year-on-year drops for new car sales in Finland at a harsh -16.5% year-on-year to 6,007 units. The year-to-date tally is off -13.4% to 24,161. Toyota (-5.2%) resists better than the market and…