The Volvo EX30 lands on the Finnish podium for the first time. It's a fifth straight month of year-on-year drops for new car sales in Finland at a harsh -16.5% year-on-year to 6,007 units. The year-to-date tally is off -13.4% to 24,161. Toyota (-5.2%) resists better than the market and…
Opel Corsa sales are up 91.7% year-on-year in April. Solid result for Croatian new car sales in April, up 13.5% year-on-year to 7,083 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.4% to 22,288. Skoda (+66.6%) posts another outstanding gain to firmly hold onto the brands pole position with 16.3% share.…
The VW Tiguan ranks #3 in Ireland in April. New car sales in Ireland edge down -3.6% year-on-year in April to 8,591 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 6% to 71,110. Strikingly, 6 of the Top 7 carmakers are in positive. Volkswagen (+35.7%) and Hyundai (+70.9%) stun on the…
The Toyota Yaris climbs on the Bosnian podium for the first time in a year. Our Central European partner CE Auto has the Bosnian new car market edging down -5.5% year-on-year in March to 1,039 sales. However thanks to a strong start of the year the Q1 volume is in positive…
The BMW X5 ranks #9 in Moldova in March. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 11.9% year-on-year in March to 752 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 10.9% to 1,896. Two models dominate again. The Dacia Duster (+15.2%) is #1…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lodges another stellar performance in March at +41.4% to 741 sales after surging 69% last month. The Q1 volume…
Nissan sales are up 188.1% year-on-year in March. The Slovak new car market is hit -12.4% year-on-year in March to 7,754 sales, yet the Q1 volume remains in positive at +5.6% to 23,391. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all fall faster than the market with double-digit drops. Skoda (-19.4%) is…
The Citroen C3 ranks #4 in March in Slovenia. Next generation pictured. The Slovenian new car market is almost immobile in March, up 1 unit year-on-year to 5,272 sales. The Q1 volume is up 4% to 13,993. Volkswagen (-15.3%) endures the biggest drop in the Top 9 but easily remains in…
The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the PC+LCV charts with 13.9% share just above Toyota (13.5%). Skoda,…
The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3%…
The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen (-2.9%) easily retains the brands pole position at 13.2% share,…
The Skoda Octavia is the most popular model in Croatia in March. The Croatian new car market is stable in March at -0.3% year-on-year to 6,258. This bring the Q1 volume to 15,205 units, up 14.8% over the same period in 2023. Despite dropping -4.1% year-on-year, Renault snaps its first…
The Tesla Model Y sells 2.5 times the amount of any other model in market. The Swiss new car market skids -6.8% year-on-year in March to 23,467 units, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -2.7% to 57,224. 4x4 sales edge up 0.2% for the month to 12,637 units…
Toyota RAV4 sales soar 121.3% year-on-year in March. 18,916 new cars hit Czechia roads in March, a steep -15.5% year-on-year fall. However thanks to a strong start of the year the Q1 tally is up 2.2% to 57,605 units. Home behemoth Skoda (-29.9%) doubles the market drop to 30.5% share…
The BYD Atto 3 remains the favourite of Israeli customers. Data by our Israeli partner cartube.co.il shows a market down -13.5% year-on-year in March to 25,551. Q1 volumes are off -15.9% to 89,041. We have complete March 2024 brands charts as well as Q1 2024 and each month All-models data.…