The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria shoot up 18.5% year-on-year in August to 4,132 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.1% to 36,054. Toyota (+38.9%) and Dacia (+41.6%) top the brands charts with excellent showings to 11.8%…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in August. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 12.8% year-on-year in August to 101,650 units. This is a new August record and the first time above the 100,000 unit mark. The year-to-date tally is up 7.2% to…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the 2nd month running. 3,645 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, the weakest month of the year and a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up 7.2% to 51,098. After delivering its first win in…
The Opel Frontera slides into the Icelandic Top 20 in August. New car sales in Iceland advance 26.9% year-on-year in August to 589 units, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -60.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,738. Tesla (+83.7%) retakes control of…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
MG sales are up 40.4% year-on-year in Spain in August. It's another euphoric month for the Spanish new car market, up 17.2% year-on-year in August to 61,315 sales. This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit growth. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 769,452. We however still remain…
The Renault Megane Sedan is the most popular car in Turkiye in July. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye rally back up 14.5% year-on-year in July to 107,718 units, the 2nd biggest July result below the 112,459 units reached in 2023. Through July, volumes are up 6.5% to a new…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the #1 vehicle in Greece in July. Picture Power Automotive Magazine. New car sales in Greece are up by a solid 11.5% year-on-year in July to 13,606 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 91,768. Toyota (-6%) can't take advantage of the market…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. New car sales in the Netherlands advance 9% year-on-year in July to 28,986 units, but the year-to-date volume is down -3.9% to 211,423. HEVs hold 51.8% of the market thanks to 15,019 sales, BEVs are at 30.8% and…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in July. 6,196 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in July, a strong 11.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7% to 47,453. In the brands charts, Opel (+199%) spectacularly triples its year-ago volume to hit 18.5% share…
Dacia sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in July. New car sales in Belgium slow down their fall in July, dropping -1.7% year-on-year to 31,613 units. This means the YTD tally is now down -9.9% to 266,229. Volkswagen (-4.8%) is the best-selling carmaker for the 2nd time in the past 3…
The Ebro brand has been relaunched to assemble and sell rebadged Chery vehicles. The Spanish new car market is on a roll this year, with July sales up another 17.1% year-on-year to 98,337 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 708,139. The market is boosted by the…
Dacia Duster sales are up 48.9% year-on-year in Hungary. 14/07 update: Now with H1 2025 Top 70 models. 11,511 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in June, a small -1.8% drop, leading to a H1 2025 tally up 4.2% to 66,095. Including light commercials the total stands at 77,903. Toyota…