The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in May. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up a whopping 22.2% year-on-year in May to 551 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.1% to…
A new generation Daihatsu Sigra is bound for Indonesian dealerships (current gen pictured) After sinking -28.9% in April, wholesales in Indonesia rally back up 66% year-on-year in May to 82,097 units, leading to a year-to-date volume tilting back into positive at +6.9% to 423,404. The retail market is up 34.1%…
The Opel Corsa is once again the most popular vehicle in Greece. New car sales in Greece slow down their growth in May at a still solid +8.1% to 12,957 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 30.3% to 56,968. Toyota (-8.4%) disappoints but keeps the lead of the…
The GAC Aion Y breaks its volume record in May. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get…
Audi Q7 sales in China are up 273.9% in May. Imports of new cars in China gain 8% year-on-year in May to 58,400 units, keeping in mind May 2022 was off -31.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.3% to 289,680. Mercedes (+9.4%) hold onto the brands…
The Renault Arkana breaks its ranking record in France. 20/06 update: Now with Top 310 All models ranking. The French new car market advances +14.8% year-on-year in May to 145,538 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.3% or almost 100,000 units to 698,931. Petrol sales rise 18.4% to 54,273…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 in Cyprus in May. Data by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cyprus new car market up a fantastic 31.3% year-on-year in May to 1,712 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 27.8% to 6,532. Kia (+77.2%) continues to easily dominate the brands charts with 19.6%…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Hungary in May. New Passenger Car sales in Hungary lose -11.2% year-on-year in May to 8,999 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.7% to 47,089. This is the 2nd lowest May result since 2018 with only pandemic-plagued 2020 doing worse. The YTD…
Toyota holds 26.5% of the South African market in May. New vehicle sales in South Africa gain 10.1% year-on-year in May to 43,060 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3% to 218,869. Exports are up a whopping 67.5% this month to 39,101 and up 9.3% year-to-date to 146,985. Among…
The VinFast VF 8 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in May. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam sink -52.7% year-on-year in May to just 20,726 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -35.7% to 113,527. When adding Hyundai and VinFast EV who report separately…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand for the 4th time in a row. The New Zealand market is stable in May (+0.2%) at 13,354 sales but remains down year-to-date at -12.3% to 61,457. Passenger Cars drop -17.2% to 2,104 and 15.8% share vs. 19.1% a year…
One in three new light vehicles registered in May is a Suzuki Alto. The Pakistani wholesales market continues its freefall in May at -76.9% year-on-year to 5,290 units, which means the year-to-date volume is now off -68.6% to 36,043. This is linked with lingering production hiccups linked with the non-availability of CKD…
The Cupra Leon breaks into the Austrian Top 20 for the first time. The Austrian new car market rallies back up 20.6% year-on-year in May to 20,623 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19% to 102,179. The top four manufacturers all vastly outpace the market. Volkswagen (+34.6%) is on…
BYD Seagull After detailing May 2023 Chinese wholesales, let's now focus the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have no less than 10 new models hitting Chinese…
First Top 5 finish for the Toyota bZ4X in Iceland. 2,578 new cars hit Icelandic roads in May, a 22.5% year-on-year improvement. Given May 2022 was already up 57.2% on the year prior this is a great performance. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.5% to 7,703. Toyota (+20.6%) holds onto the…