Tesla is back on the Hong Kong podium for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Hong Kong new car market logically retracts -18.5% year-on-year in November to 3.100 registrations as social movements in the territory continue to cripple dealership activity. The year-to-date tally is now down -9.1% to…
The Renault Kwid repeats at #1 in Uruguay in 2019. Discover one decade of Uruguay Historical Data here. 13/02 update: Now with Top 10 light commercial models. 23/01 update: Now with Top 200 models (passenger cars). It's another difficult year for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay, down -7.3% in…
The Honda Brio is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in November. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 140 All-models. The Indonesian new vehicle market sinks -9.9% year-on-year in November to 90.798 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.6% to 940.352. Brand leader Toyota (-9.4%) follows the market at 31.9% share,…
Audi (+39.4%) recovers from dismal post-WLTP year-ago volumes. 15/01/20 update: Now with the Top 350 All models. 08/01/20 update: Now with the Top 100 models and Top 55 brands. According to ACEA, the European new car market continues to benefit from weak year-ago volumes impacted by the WLTP transition and…
The Peugeot 3008 signs its first ever podium finish in Turkey. The October 2019 article has now been updated with correct models data. After posting two months of very encouraging gains (+82.3% in September and +127.5% in October), the Turkish new car market cuts short any hope of further improvement…
Mazda sales surge 66.9% in Slovakia in November. The Slovak new car market drops -3.9% year-on-year in November to a round 8.000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.9% to 93.854. Skoda (-10.5%) falls almost three times faster than the market but scores an outstanding 23.9% share vs. 19.8%…
The Toyota C-HR is the best-selling vehicle in Lithuania in November. According to our partner JATO Dynamics, the Lithuanian new car market continues to surge at +52.7% in November to 4.339 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44% to 43.193. Note ACEA has Lithuania drastically down year-on-year and year-to-date…
The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record #2 this month in Latvia. New car sales in Latvia edge down -3.4% year-on-year in November to 1.296 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 16.975. The Toyota RAV4 (+167.6%) leaps back up into pole position for the third time this…
The Sandero (+105.3%), Logan (+88.2%) and Duster (+50.1%) lift Renault to its first annual crown in Ukraine. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine resume their progression in 2019 at +8% to 88.437 units after gains in 2016 (+41%) and 2017 (+25.3%) but slipping into negative in…
The Fiat 500L nabs its first Serbian win in 18 months. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today Serbian sales data for November: down -11.6% year-on-year to 2.236 which leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.6% to 31.743. Once the uncontested best-seller in Serbia (2013 and…
The Opel Astra is up to #2 in Bosnia in November. According to data share with us by our partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina sink -15.1% year-on-year to just 762 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.5% to 10.081. The Skoda Octavia (-24.2%) easily…
The Fabia is one of 4 Skodas in the Moldovan Top 10 this month. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova gain 10% year-on-year in November to 627 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 6.8% to 6.066. After a surprise interlude by the Skoda…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in North Macedonia in November. According to our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia are almost perfectly stable in November at -0.2% or 1 unit year-on-year to 484 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.9% to 6.568. The Kia Sportage…
Jetour retail sales soar 76.2% year-on-year in China in November. After studying Chinese wholesales (factory shipments to dealerships) for November, it's time to get into retail sales (registrations to end customers), our second complete monthly coverage of the Chinese market to "keep'em honest". Indeed wholesales can be artificially inflated by…
The GAC Aion S breaks into the New Energy Top 5 for the first time. New Energy vehicles is a Chinese expression to describe EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrids. Retail sales of such vehicles tumble down -21.7% year-on-year in November to 108.955 units, ,leading to a year-to-date tally up…