The Lexus TX has landed in the U.S. charts. The U.S. new light vehicle market grows just 1.8% year-on-year in to an estimated 1.2 million units in October. This is a significant slowing down vs. the previous months of the year (Q3 up 16.7%), due in part by higher interest…
The Jeep Avenger BEV (pictured) only accounts for 5% of the nameplate's volume. New car sales in Italy jump 20% year-on-year in October to 139,052, lifting the year-to-date tally up 20.5% to 1,315,964. Private sales are up 21.4% to 83,122 and up 12.9% to 738,158 year-to-date, self registrations shoot up…
The Ferrari Purosangue has landed in the French charts. The French new car market is up by a robust 21.9% year-on-year in October to 152,383 units. But although this is a great result, for some context we are still roughly 20% below the pre-pandemic score of October 2019 (188,985). The year-to-date tally…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Spain in October. 77,892 new cars found a Spanish buyer in October, a 18.1% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date cume up 18.5% to 789,272. An encouraging sign, private sales are the most dynamic this month at +22.2% to 38,110. Company…
The Kia Niro is up to 2nd place in Sweden in October. The Swedish new car market gains a solid 11.8% year-on-year in October to 25,016 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.5% to 234,985. EV sales climb 18.5% to 9,408 and 37.6% share vs. 35.5% a year ago…
The new C3 pushes Citroen sales up in Argentina. New light vehicle sales in Argentina soar 30.8% year-on-year in October to 39,688 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12.8% to 373,299. Toyota (+8.1%) is much weaker than the market but holds onto the brands top spot by far at…
The Peugeot 2008 is only 7 sales off a second pole position in three months. The Finnish new car market is up 3.6% year-on-year in October to 6,309 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.8% to 73,770. We have wildly varying performances among the Top 5 brands. Toyota (-19.9%)…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is an instant blockbuster in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan advance by a solid 10.7% year-on-year in October to 40,540 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 12.1% to 390,260. Toyota (+4%) is a little soft but achieves a commanding 27.8% market share vs. 26.4%…
The Avenger helps lift Jeep's European sales 2/11 update: Now with Top 85 All brands and Top 460 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 11.1% to 1,166,728 units compared to 1,050,312 in September 2022. This is the 14th consecutive year-on-year gain and brings the…
The Tesla Model Y is the favourite of private customers in Germany. The September Private Sales (PS) ratio in Germany is 33.1% which equates to 74,310 sales out of a total of 224,502. Year-to-date, the PS ratio is 31.9% or 682,043 out of 2,138,066. Leader year-to-date, the Tesla Model Y…
The Suzuki S-Cross is by far the best-selling car in Hungary in September. 01/11 update: Now with YTD Top 182 models The Hungarian new passenger car market slips -3.2% year-on-year in September to 9,123 units, which means the year-to-date volume is also down -3.2% on the same period a year…
A facelifted version of the Peugeot 208 is about to hit the market. 31/10 update: Now with Top 320 All models ranking. New car sales in France progress 9.1% year-on-year in August to 153,916 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,286,237. Petrol sales edge up 1.5% to…
The Fiat Ducato is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in September. 2,150 new cars found a buyer in Serbia in September based on data by our local partner CE Auto. That's a 5.6% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.4% to 22,959. The Fiat Ducato comes out of nowhere (ie…
The Skoda Octavia is back to #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina According to data by CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market shoots up 22.6% year-on-year in September to 983 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 26.5% to 8,916. The Skoda Octavia (+55.6%) reclaims the top spot it…
The Renault Express is up to #2 in Moldova in September. Based on data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova advance 14.4% year-on-year in September to 787, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 6,154. The Toyota RAV4 (+16.7%) climbs to the…