The Toyota Yaris Cross (#4) helps lift the brand to #1 in the Netherlands. The Dutch new car market gains a sizeable +20.4% year-on-year in October to 28,992 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -2.3% to 253,764. As it is the case in Spain, Italy and France, Toyota…
Volvo is #1 at home for the first time since last May. The Swedish new car market manages a 12.1% year-on-year increase in October to 22,383 sales but, and this is a big but, October 2021 was down a ghastly -29.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally remains in frank…
The Suzuki S-Cross is back to #1 in Hungary. 10,988 new light vehicles found a buyer in September in Hungary, a -2.3% year-on-year drop leading to a year-to-date volume down -10.8% over the same period in 2021 to 99,819 units. In the Passenger Cars + Light Commercial Vehicles brands ranking,…
The MG ZS is up to #2 in Iceland in September. The Icelandic new car market is up 3.4% year-on-year in September to 1,446 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 32.9% to 16,014. Emboldened by end-of-quarter deliveries, Tesla (-22.3%) shoots up to the brands pole position with 21.5% share but…
The VW ID.4 ranks #2 in Ireland in September. Picture completecar.ie It's a second consecutive month of double-digit gains for Irish new car sales: after soaring +36.6% in August, the market is up an even more impressive 42.3% in September to 6,330 registrations. This leads to a year-to-date volume virtually…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in September. Swedish new car sales fall back into negative in September at -2.6% year-on-year to 22,048 units. The year-to-date volume is now off -11.9% to 204,640. Rechargeable cars are up 2% to hold a 55% market share vs. 53.9% a…
The Lynk & Co 01 is up to a fantastic 2nd place in September. It's a second consecutive month of year-on-year gain for new car sales in the Netherlands at +4.8% to 25,792 units. The year-to-date tally is now down a very reasonable -4.6% to 224,944 sales. Kia (+10%) is…
The Torres is the best performing Ssangyong in 3.5 years. The South Korea new light vehicle market edges up 0.5% in August to 128,941. This is only due to strong imports up 7.8% to 23,850 while local manufacturers are down -1.1% to 105,091. The year-to-date total now stands at 1,072,393…
The BYD Atto 3 has now landed in the Dutch charts. The Dutch new car market is up for the first time since last March with 23,638 sales in August, up 9.2% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at 199,297 units, down -5.6% on the same period a…
The MG HS ranks inside the Top 10 of each UK nation in June. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the June 2022 UK…
The Sportage helps Kia to #1 brand in June. New car sales in Sweden plunge -27.7% year-on-year in June to 26,088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -16.7% to 144,182. Rechargeable cars account for 55% of the June volume, up from 48.4% a year ago. They include 8,216 BEV…
First Top 10 finish for the MG HS in the UK. UK's year-on-year fall continues to accelerate in June at -24.3% to 140,958 vs. -20.6% in May, -15.8% in April and -14.3% in March. This is the lowest March volume since 1996. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year is…
The Hyundai Casper is up to a record #8 at home in May. The South Korean new car market edges down -3.3% year-on-year in May to 143,319 units, including 119,807 local vehicles (-3.5%) and 23,512 foreigners (-2.4%). Year-to-date, volumes are now down -11.5% to 656,047 including 547,733 (-11.6%) for locals…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 6th place in Finland in May. 7,721 new passenger cars hit Finnish roads in May, a -19.5% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date volume now stands at 35,414, off -22.3% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (+12.2%) and Kia (+15.4%) hold onto…
The Ford Kuga is up to #4 in Sweden in May. 26,413 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a 8.6% year-on-year increase leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 118,094. Rechargeable cars soar 21.4% to 12,508 and 47.4% share vs. 39% a year ago, including 6,372 BEV (+61.4%)…