The Fiat Panda is the darling of Greek rental car companies. The Greek new car market is up 4.5% year-on-year in June to 13.133 registrations, resulting in a YTD volume up 1% to 65.557 units, the highest First Half volume in Greece since 2010 (98.531). Fiat (+62.8%) is the hero…
Honda manages to swim upstream in China, and the facelifted XR-V will continue the trend in H2. It's a Semester to forget for new light vehicle wholesales in China, down a ghastly -12.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 12.323.000 units. This cancels four years of growth, represents…
The new Aion S EV helps GAC sales up 28% in a market down -9.6%. The loop is looped: with a -9.6% year-on-year decline in June, the Chinese wholesales market has now been down for a full year or 12 consecutive months, something that hadn't happened in at least 30…
The Toyota RAV4 scores a third straight double-digit gain in June. It's a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in Canada where the automotive market is sinking ever deeper into recession with June deliveries down -9.5% year-on-year to just 182.279 units, pulling the First Half 2019 tally down -4.8% to…
The Kia Cerato is up to a record 6th place in June. This article has been updated with the Top 275 All-models. The end of the tunnel is nowhere near in sight for Australian new vehicle sales, hit by a 15th consecutive month of decline in June at -9.6% to…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Israel so far in 2019. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today complete models and brands data for Israel in June and H1. New car sales in the country continue to struggle: after falling -17.1% in May they…
The Tesla Model 3 now ranks #4 year-to-date in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market is hit hard in June at -9.8% year-on-year to 28.391 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally tilting back into negative at -0.5% to 157.136 units. Brand leader Volkswagen sinks -23.2% to 10.9% share ahead of…
The Renault Captur sees its sales soar 87.7% year-on-year in Slovenia. New car sales in Slovenia dive down -5.6% year-on-year in June to 6.967 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 41.122 units. Renault (+37.5%) reclaims the brands pole position thanks to a smashing year-on-year gain, obliterating Volkswagen…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record 6th place in Denmark this month. The Danish new car market skids down -8% year-on-year in June to 20.710 registrations, but the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +1.2% to 122.239. Volkswagen (-16.6%) falls twice as fast as the…
Seat Ibiza sales soar 75.3% year-on-year in Austria in June. New car sales in Austria implode -14.4% year-on-year in June to 32.529 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -8.8% to 175.909. Volkswagen (-25.9%) pays the price for a pre-WLTP-boosted June 2018 but remains one percentage point of share above its YTD…
The Toyota Vios holds 12.4% of the Vietnamese market in June. New vehicle sales in Vietnam surge 25.6% year-on-year to 27.520 registrations in June, lifting the year-to-date volume up 23.2% to 154.849 units. Toyota soars 77% to 27.4% share vs. 23.9% so far this year, easily distancing Thaco-Kia (-6.6%) at…
Chevrolet is up 9% in a market down -14.4%. Now with the Top 25 models. The May 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. The slowdown is getting worse in Chile with new light vehicle sales in decline for the 5th straight month in June, freefalling…
The Foton Light Truck teases the Wuling Mini Truck for the #1 LCV spot this month. Whereas it had managed to hold up extremely well so far this year, the Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle market falls off a cliff in May at -15% to just 250.843 units, tilting the year-to-date…
The Kia Cee'd is the most popular vehicle in Cyprus for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cypriot new car market edges up 3.2% year-on-year in June to 1.183 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remains frankly in negative territory at…
It's thumbs up from me on the BYD Tang EV. I kept the best for last, and this final iteration of this China Test Drives 2019 series following the Shanghai Auto Show details the most impressive car I got to drive this year: the BYD Tang EV. BYD (for Build…