Volvo Canada sales are up 13.1% in a market down -10.4%. According to local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new vehicle market is down -10.4% year-on-year in November to 128.351 units, a much larger drop than last month's -2%. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has indeed triggered the return of…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Tucson sales up 128.4%. As the end of the consumption tax cut nears and carmakers heavily discount some models, the South Korean new car market remains in frank positive in November at +7.3% to 171.027 including 143.591 local brands (+7.2%) and 27.436 foreign marques (+7.3%).…
The Opel Corsa 3peats at #2 in Germany. Given the return of various restrictions linked to a second wave of coronavirus, the German new car market resists particularly well in November at just -3% year-on-year to 290.150 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -21.6% to 2.606.284. Brand leader Volkswagen (-18.4%)…
The Ford Puma has cracked the Portuguese Top 10. Note the data section includes separate October 2020 data. New car sales in Portugal stumble down -27.9% year-on-year in November to 11.826 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -36.3% to 131.165. Renault (-25.8%) is back in the brands lead above…
Tata sales are up 108.1% year-on-year in India in November. New car wholesales in India continue on their recovery albeit at a slightly slower pace in November, up 8.9% year-on-year to 286.476 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.4% to 2.151.915. Brand leader Maruti (-2.4%) can't quite catch on…
The Chevrolet Onix Plus breaks its volume record in Brazil this month. New light vehicle sales manage to contain their loss to single digits for the first time since the pandemic hit in November at -7.2% to 214.265 units, the second month in a row above 200.000 sales. The year-to-date…
The Cheryexeed brand has launched in Russia. New car sakes in Russia manage a 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 months after last July (+6.8%), September (+3.4%) and October (+7%) as a weaker ruble and higher prices anticipated for the new year have pushed customers into car dealerships. November is up…
The Cupra Formentor cracks the Top 100 at home. As the country goes through a second wave of Covid-19 infections and restrictions, the Spanish new car market remains at a level well below a year ago, with November sales off -18.7% to 75.708 units leading to a year-to-date volume down…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is up 116.3% year-on-year in Australia in November. In November the Australian new vehicle market spectacularly puts an end to 31 consecutive months of year-on-year drops - going back well before the Covid-19 outbreak - with a 12.6% surge to 95.205 units leading to a year-to-date…
The new generation has had a massive impact on Vauxhall Corsa sales at home. As we have already seen for France, the second lockdown imposed in the UK across the month hampers the market -27.4% to just 113.781 units, the slowest November since 2008 (100.333). Again like France, the drop isn't…
The Toyota Yaris is up to #2 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market is back down -8.2% year-on-year in November to 139.906 units, -12.7% when looking at the daily sales rate as this year November had one additional working day. Year-to-date volumes are down -28.8% or over…