The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in November. New car sales in Denmark continue to evolve at record levels with both the November volume up 1% to 18.114 and the year-to-date tally up 2.7% to 210.100 new all-time high marks eclipsing the previous bests of 2017. Volkswagen (-14%)…
Renault sales are up almost 3-fold year-on-year in Luxembourg this month. 07/01/20 update: now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg soar 12% year-on-year in November to 3.952 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.4% to 51.881. Volkswagen (+5.6%) only edges up and posts a lower…
Hyundai sales gain 5.1% in Canada in November. The Canadian new light vehicle market remains stable in November (-0.8%) at an estimated 144.476 registrations, an encouraging sign that nevertheless marks the 20th year-on-year drop in the past 21 months. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.3% to 1.819.018 and with…
Honda US light truck sales shoot up 18% year-on-year in November. After two straight months of decline, US new light vehicle sales are estimated to edge up 1% year-on-year in November to 1.409.296, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.1%0 to 15.526.005 and a 17 million year still in the…
Instant blockbuster: the Toyota Raize lands directly at #4 in Japan... New light vehicle sales in Japan once again endure the consequences of the typhoons that battered the country in October and disrupted economic activity, with November registrations down by a ghastly -12.7% year-on-year to 385.859, which is enough to…
The Vauxhall Corsa is #1 in the UK for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The H1 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 180 models. The UK new car market endures an 8th year-on-year drop in the past 9 months in November at -1.3% to…
The Kia Seltos is up to #6 in India for its 4th month of sales. After falling for 10 consecutive months including 6 straight double-digit declines, the Indian new light vehicle wholesale market seems to have now stabilised: to October's 1% gain we can now add a tiny -0.5% drop…
The Kodiaq (+26.8%) helps Skoda up 10.5% in Russia this month. The Russian new light vehicle market has now officially run out of gas, enduring a 9th year-on-year drop in the past 10 months in November at -6.4% to 156.848 units, leading the year-to-date tally down -2.8% to 1.580.297. We are…
The Skoda Kamiq scores its first Top 10 finish at home. The Czech new car market gains a solid 4.6% year-on-year in November to 20.163 units, yet it's not enough to catchup on a stronger 2018 year-to-date tally with 2019 down -6.3% to 231.208 so far. Homegrown brand leader Skoda…
Jeep is the only carmaker in the Top 15 to gain ground in November. No respite for new vehicle sales in Argentina, down another devastating -35.2% year-on-year in November to 25.624 units, even though November 2018 was already down -44.9% on the previous year. The year-to-date volume is now -43.3%…
The VW T-Cross is up to #2 in Croatia in November. New car sales in Croatia skid down -2.1% year-on-year in November to 3.475 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.2% to 58.916. Volkswagen grows 12% year-on-year to reach a mammoth 17.7% share vs. 13.7% so far in 2019,…
Dacia is the only Top 7 carmaker in positive in November. The recovery was short-lived: after gaining ground for two straight months, the Moroccan new vehicle market is back in negative in November at -3.4% to 13.309 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7% to 143.993. In the detail,…
Bulgaria has become a major re-export hub for Nissan. The Bulgarian new car market is stable in November at +1.1% and 3.582 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 6.4% to 40.908. Bulgaria has now become a major re-exporting hub for Nissan (+324.5%), #1 brand in the country for the second…
The Fiat Argo scores its first ever podium finish in Brazil. The Brazilian new light vehicle market remains wobbly, although up 4.4% year-on-year in November to 230.923 units with a year-to-date tally ensured to remain in positive until the end of the year, for now up 7.2% to 2.406.984. After…
The Tesla Model 3 is the #1 vehicle in the Netherlands for the 4th time. The Dutch new car market gains another 13.6% year-on-year in November to 39.514 registrations, but the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -4.7% to 404.149. Volkswagen (-12%) manages to retain the brands top spot…