The Skoda Karoq is up to a record 2nd place in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are stable in August at -0.9% to 681 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -2.7% to 7.399 registrations. The…
The Fiat 500 scores its first Swiss podium in August. As is the case for most of the European Union his month, the Swiss new car market endures a -9.5% year-on-year fall in August to 19.437 sales as year-ago volumes were artificially propped up by pre-WLTP stock clearances. The year-to-date…
The VW T-Cross is up to a record 4th place in Austria. New car sales in Austria drop -12.7% year-on-year in August to 29.888 units as hangover from last year's pre-WLTP rush kicks in. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.3% to 237.251. Volkswagen (+5.5%) and Skoda (+30.6%) ignore the market…
The Suzuki Vitara breaks its Hungarian share record for the 2nd month in a row. New car sales in Hungary soar by a splendid 20.8% year-on-year in August to 15.618 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 10.1% to 105.451. Local producer Suzuki (+408.7%) posts another out-of-this-world performance, multiplying its year-ago…
The Dacia Logan has been #1 in Romania every month since September 2004. The Romanian new car market ends a stretch of 8 straight months of double-digit gains in August at -18.8% to 23.177 units because of an unusual high comparison base with pre-WLTP filled registrations a year ago. The…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland for the 4th consecutive month. The Polish new light vehicle market is logically down -12.6% year-on-year in August to 54.099 units as post-WLTP hangover engulfs most European Union markets. The year-to-date volume remains however in positive at +0.6% to 422.030, a new…
The VW T-Cross is now inside the Croatian Top 10. The Croatian new car market grows 6.8% year-on-year in August to 3.417 registrations, an excellent performance given August 2018 volumes were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 1.3% to 47.785. The brands…
The Skoda Scala scores its very first podium at home - and in the world. New car sales in the Czech Republic logically drop -10.1% year-on-year to 25.026 as year-ago volumes were artificially boosted by the Europa-wide pre-WLTP rush, but are up a much more encouraging +18.1% on August 2017. The…
The new Q3 (+406.3%) helps Audi up 41.8% in Ireland in August. New car sales in Ireland logically drop -13.4% year-on-year in August to 5.127 as year-ago figures were inflated by pre-WLTP rush-sales, but this leads to a year-to-date tally now down -7.9% to 110.565. Volkswagen (-12.4%) reclaims the top…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden despite a ghastly -28.4% drop. Last year the Swedish market didn't operate like most European countries that recorded pre-WLTP rushes over Summer. Instead, a new bonus/malus pricing system was put in place on July 1 and depleted the market greatly over…
The Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling vehicle in Finland. New car sales in Finland "celebrate" a complete year - or 12 consecutive months - of year-on-year declines with August registrations logically down -17.6% to 9.806 as August 2018 sales were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearance, but up 2.7% on August…
Kia sales surge 75.6% year-on-year in July in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in July to 9.443 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.5% to 61.518. Brand leaders Skoda (+14.1%), Kia (+75.6%) and Hyundai (+71.5%) all post spectacular gains, knocking Volkswagen (-2%) down two spots to…
The Toyota Yaris ranks equal #2 in North Macedonia in July. According to our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up 10.1% year-on-year in July to 590 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 25.4% to 4.379. The VW Golf (+52.6%) leaps back up…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Lithuania in July. The Lithuanian new car market freefalls -18.1% year-on-year in July to 2.266 registrations, bringing the revised year-to-date tally down -20.3% to 14.909. Like last month, the Toyota Corolla returns a full scoreboard by ranking #1 in every Baltic state…
The Toyota RAV4 steps up to #2 YTD in Latvia. New car sales in Latvia show strong resolve in July at +13% to 1.580 units, leading to a revised year-to-date volume now down -5.4% at 9.904. The Toyota Corolla (+262.5%) remains the most popular vehicle in the country both for…