The Opel Corsa is up 231.6% year-on-year in April. The Dutch new car market jumps another splendid 35.2% year-on-year in April to 29,669 registrations. We are however still 10.5% below the pre-pandemic score of April 2019 (33,149). This way, the year-to-date result is up 27.2% to 127,597. Kia (+25.6%), although…
The Jeep Avenger scores its first Top 50 finish, directly landing at #21. The Italian new car market continues to bounce back up after a dreadful 2022, with April sales up 29.2% year-on-year to 125,805 units. Keep in mind April 2022 crashed -33% over the prior year. The year-to-date volume is…
The MG ZS cracks the Spanish Top 10 for the first time. After climbing 51.4% in January, 19.2% in February and 66.1% in March, new car sales in Spain markedly slow down their growth in April at just +8.2% year-on-year to 74,749 units. This is almost 40% below the 123,833 registrations…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in April. 1,629 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a 12.7% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally stands at 5,127 units, up 11% over the same period in 2022. After falling to #2 in March, Toyota (+8.6%) reclaims the lead…
Ford Everest sales are up 117.2% year-on-year in Vietnam. Based on data by local automotive association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market recedes -18.7% year-on-year to 30,038 registrations, bringing the Q1 2023 volume to 70,392, off -22.2% on the same period a year ago. When adding non VAMA members (Hyundai and some…
The Toyota Corolla is the most popular vehicle in Serbia in March. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is down -7.1% year-on-year in March to 2,717 sales, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.2% to 6,221 units.…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks its ranking record in March. Our Central European partner CE Auto has the Bosnian new car market up 32.7% year-on-year in March to 1,100 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 31% to 2,609. The Skoda Octavia (+488.9%) surges ahead to keep the pole position with 9.6%…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in March. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market surging 64.3% year-on-year in March to 672 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 32.8% to 1,709. The podium remains unchanged on last month, with…
The Toyota Corolla is the most popular vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lifts 8.3% year-on-year in March to 524 registrations. This leads to a Q1 2023 tally up 12.4% to…
The Tesla Model Y has sold almost 72,000 units in three months in Europe. 27/04 update: Now with Top 420 All models 24/04 update: Now with Top 75 All brands According to data by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up by a fantastic 26.1% in March to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in March. 27/04 update: Now with Top 75 models. 11,498 new cars hit Hungarian roads in March, a small 3.1% year-on-year uptick. The Q1 tally stands at 29,561, up 3% over the same period a year ago. This month Toyota dominates…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Colombia for the first time. New vehicles sales in Colombia continue to evolve markedly below they year-ago levels, with March down another -17.2% year-on-year to 17,270 units. This leads to a Q1 result off -18.3% to 46,962. Renault (-18.3%) hold onto…
Lexus sales are up 4575% year-on-year in March. New car sales in Ukraine bounce back up 726.2% year-on-year in March to 4,511 units on a year ago volume devastated by the Russian invasion. The Q1 2023 tally tilts into position at +0.3% and 11,199 registrations. Toyota (+636.4%) hold onto the…
The Kia EV6 is inside the New Zealand Top 25 in March. New Zealand new vehicle sales continue to plunge in March at -24% year-on-year to 15,997 units. Keep in mind March 2022 was the highest on record and we are simply returning to the March 2021 level (15,501). Indeed March…
The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in March. 3,432 new light vehicles found a buyer in Bulgaria in March, a solid 11.2% year-on-year improvement coming on the back of a 14.6% lift in March 2022 over the previous year. The Q1 2023 volume is up 15.6% to…