The Kia EV6 is up to #12 in Finland in February. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland sink -22.2% year-on-year in February to 6,208 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -18.8% to 13,989 sales. Toyota (-17.7%) remains the runaway leader with 18.2% share above Volvo (-20.6%), both carmakers…
Hyundai sales are up 137.2% in a market down -15.1%. New light vehicle sales in Turkey drop -15.1% year-on-year in February to 49,652 units on a record February 2021. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.1% to 87,783 sales. Fiat (-37.7%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but…
Opel sales triple year-on-year in Luxembourg in February. New car sales in Luxembourg stabilise in February at -0.9% to 3,709 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -6.4% to 7,009 sales. Volkswagen (+14.8%) defies the negative market to cement its domination at 13% share, well above Mercedes (-3.6%) at…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Germany this month. New car sales in Germany bounce back up 3.2% year-on-year in February to 200,512 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -19% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is up 5.6% to 384,624 sales…
The Toyota C-HR misses out on the YTD top spot for just one sale. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance 9.5% year-on-year in February to 2,260 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -17% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.9% to 4,712. The…
The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record third place in the Czech Republic in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -3.1% year-on-year in February to 14,225 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.4% to 30,488. Skoda (+5%) and Hyundai (+6.3%) defy the market decline and post year-on-year…
The Renault Koleos is up to 6th place in Ukraine in January. Despite the current war in Ukraine, our contact there still managed to find the time to share with us the latest car sales data, a testimony to the kindness, dedication and resilience of this people. In January the…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Slovenia. The Slovenian new car market edges down -1.6% year-on-year in January to 5,320 registrations. Volkswagen (-16.3%) although faring a lot worse than the market, is the uncontested leader in the brands ranking with 15.3% share, in line with the…
The Ssangyong Korando misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 20 sales. New car sales in Slovakia start the year all guns blazing at +72.6% year-on-year to 5,739 units. Skoda (+23.9%) largely trails the market but remains by far the most popular brand with 19.7% share vs. 20.3%…
The Renault Express lands directly at #5 in North Macedonia in January. According to our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop a further -18.2% in January to 302 units after already falling -21% in January 2021. The Toyota Corolla (+122.2%) almost doubles its market…
First podium finish for the Toyota C-HR in January. The Finnish new car market skids down -16% year-on-year in January to just 7,778 registrations. Toyota (+12.3%) is the big performer this month, improving its market share to 22% which is believed to be an all-time record for the Japanese brand.…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is on the Greek podium in January. Picture carandmotor.gr The Greek new car market starts the new year in a paltry way: down -28.9% to 5,521 registrations, while January 2021 was already down -20.6% on the year prior. Toyota (-21.7%) is the runaway leader with 18%…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in January. New car sales in Bulgaria gain 12.2% year-on-year in January to 2,377 units, keeping in mind January 2021 was down -20% on the year prior. Toyota (+38.8%) takes the lead of the brands ranking with an outstanding 16% share…
Hyundai ranks #4 carmaker in Turkey in January. New light vehicle sales in Turkey drop -12.8% year-on-year in January to 38,131 units however the comparison base in 2021 was particularly high as it was an all-time record January at 43.728. Fiat (+36.2%) and Renault (+20.3%) both ignore the market drop to…