The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place in February. Picture NewsAuto.gr After a -28.9% plunge in January, new car sales in Greece bounce back up 27% year-on-year in February to 8,495 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -3% to 14,455. In the brands ranking, Toyota (+40.9%)…
The Great Wall Poer is up to a record #6 in February. Picture chileautos.cl New light vehicle sales rise 29.6% year-on-year in February to 31,745 units, a record for the month. The year-to-date tally stands at 69,026 units, up 39.5% over the same period in 2021. Passenger Cars are actually…
The Opel Mokka is up to #3 overall in Slovenia in February. New car sales in Slovenia dive -21.3% year-on-year in February to 3,805 units on a February 2021 tally already down -12.9% on the year prior. This leads to a year-to-date volume down -11.9% to 8,125. Volkswagen (-39%) freefalls…
The Suzuki S-Cross confirms it is the favourite of Hungarian buyers in February. New light vehicle sales in Hungary drop -14.4% year-on-year in February to 11,007 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.2% to 20,157 units. Among them, Passenger Cars sold 9,454 units in February and 17,542 year-to-date. In…
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…