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…
Audi sales are up 47.2% year-on-year in Luxembourg in January. New car sales in Luxembourg skid down -11.9% year-on-year in January to just 3,300 units. Volkswagen (-6.1%) halves the market decline to remain in first place with 12.7% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2021. Mercedes (-17.7%) also retains…
The Octavia (+73.8%) helps Skoda to its first Swiss pole position this month. The Swiss new car market edges up 5.1% year-on-year in January to 15,899 sales. 4x4 sales are up 5.4% to 7,908 and 49.7% share vs. 49.6% a year ago, petrol sales drop -9.9% to 6,280 and 39.5%…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…
The Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Russia in January. Picture zr.ru New light vehicle sales in Russia edge down -3.7% year-on-year in January to 91,662 units. Market leaders Lada (-17.4%) and Kia (-18.1%) are in a bit of trouble this month but retain the top two spots. Hyundai…
The VinFast Fadil is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. The Vietnamese new vehicle market edges up 2.5% year-on-year in 2021 to 304,149 sales according to VAMA. This figure climbs to 410,390 units (+2.3%) once Hyundai and VinFast are added,…
The Peugeot 308 III breaks into its home Top 10 in January. Picture largus.fr 24/05/22 update: Now with Top 150 models. The year starts on a negative note in France with new car registrations down another -18.6% year-on-year to just 102,901 units. Petrol sales dive -31.5% to 38,752 units and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is cannibalising Yaris sales in Italy. Now updated with the Top 30 BEV models. New car sales in Italy tumble down -19.7% year-on-year in January to 107,814 units whereas January 2021 was already down -14.1% on the year prior. A very poor start of the year…
Hyundai i30 sales shoot up 72.9% year-on-year in Slovakia in 2021. Discover 50 years of Slovak Historical Data here. The Slovak new car market edges down -0.8% year-on-year in 2021 to 75,700 registrations. Skoda (-10%) remains the runaway leader but sees its market share drop by over two percentage points…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine for the 4th time in 6 years. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine gain a splendid 20.8% year-on-year in Ukraine to 103,245 units. This volume accounts for roughly half of the pre-Crimean crisis level…
The Chery Tiggo 2 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Chile spectacularly rally back up 60.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 415,581 units, returning above pre-pandemic levels and scoring the 2nd largest ever annual volume…
BMW is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium in 2021. Discover 65 years of Belgian Historical Data here. 28/01 update: Now with Top 20 models and Top 5 models for Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders. New car sales in Belgium fall a further -11.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 383,123 units after dropping…