The Hyundai Ioniq 6 ranks #11 at home in October. The South Korean new light vehicle market registers a second consecutive month of double-digit gains in October at +16.1% to 145,389 sales. Keep in mind October 2021 was off -21.6% on the year prior. This includes 120,026 local vehicles (+12.8%) and…
The Skoda Octavia is now #1 year-to-date in Slovenia. 3,433 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in October, another harsh -18.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally now stands at 40,191 units, down -15.1% on the same period in 2021. Volkswagen (+21.4%) goes against the market to score a double-digit…
Wuling sales are up 34% year-on-year in September. The Chinese new Light Commercial Vehicle market return to frank negative in September at -8% year-on-year to 243,677 units. The year-to-date volume is now down a revised -21% to 2,068,302. Wuling (+34%) completely ignores the negative market and lodges by far the…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking record in October. The Swiss new car market is up 14.1% year-on-year in October to 17,185 registrations, keeping in mind October 2021 was off -28.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -7.9% to 179,791. 4x4 sales soar 23.5% to 8,735…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in October. 12,560 new cars hit Portuguese roads in October, a 18.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date volume now stands at 126,324, up 2.6% over the first 10 months of 2021. Renault (+12.4%) signs its second monthly win of the year…
Skoda Superb sales are up 80.4% year-on-year in October. 31,307 new cars found a Polish home in October, up a meagre 2.5% year-on-year. This leads to a YTD tally off -8.2% to 341,011 units. Toyota (+11.2%) easily keeps the brands pole position with 16.5% while Skoda (+79.6%) catches up on…
The Toyota bZ4X is up to #16 in Norway in October. The Norwegian new car market is up 8.5% year-on-year in October to 12,558 registrations, which means the year-to-date volume is now down -17.9% to 115,319 units. Surprisingly, BEV sales gain 19.8% to 9,727 and 77.4% share vs. 70.1% a…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in October. The Danish new car market continues its freefall at -14.3% year-on-year in October to 10,852 units. This is the 8th double-digit fall in the past 9 months and down a ghastly -40.9% on pre-pandemic October 2019. The year-to-date…
The Ford Kuga is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Croatia in October. The Croatian new car market is up 6.7% year-on-year in October to 3,045 sales, yet the year-to-date tally is still down -3.9% to 38,687 units. The Top 4 brands all vastly outrace the market Volkswagen is up 88.5%…
Skoda sales shoot up 387.4% in October in Turkey. 65,222 new light vehicles hit Turkish roads in October, a +14.9% year-on-year improvement. However October 2021 was imploding -40.1% on the year prior which means October 2022 is off -31.2% on October 2020. The year-to-date tally now stands at 585,752 units, down -5%…
Audi is up to 2nd place in October. New car sales in Luxembourg rally up 17.4% year-on-year in October to 3,465 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 35,538. It's worth remembering that October 2021 was down -25.8% on October 2020 which itself was down -18.6% on 2019... In…
Toyota Corolla sales double year-on-year in October. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to grow by a solid 11.5% year-on-year in October to 1,185,280 units, the largest year-on-year gain since June 2021 (+17%). The SAAR is 15.28 million vs. 13.39 million in October 2022. Keep in mind October…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 134.5% year-on-year in October. Desrosiers Automotive Consultants has the Canadian new light vehicle market down an estimated -5.3% in October to 121,653 units. Like in September it is the lowest volume for October since 2009 (121,500 units). The SAAR is down from 1.57 million a…
The Renault Arkana hits a world record 2nd place in Ireland this month. As the year comes to an end, the Irish market traditionally falls into oblivion, awaiting the licence plate change of January. On top of this, new car sales fall back into negative in October at -2.1% to…
Toyota Sienta sales are up 142.8% year-on-year thanks to its facelift. The Japanese new vehicle market scores a splendid year-on-year uptick for the second consecutive month at +28.6% to 359,159 sales. Let's remember October 2021 was off -31.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.4% to 3,479,877…