The Peugeot 2008 snaps the #1 spot in Portugal off the Renault Clio. Discover over 30 years of Portugal Historical Data here. The Portuguese new market edges up 0.8% year-on-year to 146,637 units with December down another -11.5% to 12,608. Let's keep in mind 2020 volumes were down -35% on…
The Skoda Fabia is #1 at home for the first time since 2008. Discover over 50 years of Czech Historical Data here. The Czech new car market edges up 1.9% year-on-year in 2021 to 206,876 registrations. Local behemoth Skoda (-5.1%) goes against the market evolution and sees its share drop…
In 2021, the VW Golf lost the monthly pole position for the first time in almost 30 years. Discover 90 years worth of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany are down a further -10.1% on a devastated 2020 to just 2,622,132 units, the lowest annual volume in 36 years:…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in 2021. Consult 20 years worth for Croatian Historical Data here. After freefalling -42.7% in 2020, new car sales in Croatia rally back up 25.5% year-on-year in 2021 to 45,289 registrations. Brand leaders Volkswagen (+2.6%) and Skoda (-6%) can't catch up…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands for the 2nd year running. Discover 40 years worth of Dutch Historical Data here. The Dutch new car market skids down -9.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 322,831, and -27.6% on the pre-pandemic volumes of 2019. Volkswagen (-30.3%) remains the most…
Peugeot sales are up 9.6% year-on-year in Turkey in November. 03/01/22 update: Now with Top 25 models. New car sales in Turkey endure a third consecutive double-digit year-on-year decline in November at -24.9% to 60,216 registrations. This brings the year-to-date tally up just 1.2% to 676,686 units. Brand leader Fiat…
This is Part 6 of our Dacia Duster adventure through 10 countries and 9000 km around the Black Sea, you can read Part 1: Transnistria here, Part 2: Chernobyl here, Part 3: Belarus here, Part 4: Crossing the Black Sea and Georgia here and Part 5: Azerbaijan here. As a reminder this Test Drive happened before COVID-19…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-seller in Greece again in November. Note: October data is also included in the data tables below. The Greek new car market edges down -6.2% year-on-year to 7,165 registrations, the smallest decline since the market returned to negative in August. The year-to-date tally is now…
Kia sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in Slovenia in November. The Slovenian new car market rallies back up 15.8% year-on-year in November to 4,126 registrations, tilting the year-to-date tally back into positive territory at +0.2% and 51,445 units. Renault (+12.5%) can't quite keep up with the market but retail the…
Hyundai sales are up 70.3% in a market down -16.6%. New car sales in Luxembourg drop -16.6% year-on-year in November to 3,177 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.7% to 41,140. Volkswagen (-22.9%) falls faster than the market but rallies back up three spots on October to reclaim the pole…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 150% year-on-year in November. The Finnish new car market drops -10% year-on-year in November to 6,569 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 89,389. Toyota (-21.6%) easily keeps the lead of the brands ranking despite falling much faster than the market, it holds…
The Renault Twingo is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in November. The Croatian new car market edges down -3.6% year-on-year in November to 2,560 registrations, keeping in mind November 2020 was already down -23.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 42,805 units, up 25.9% on the…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in November. The German new car market is stuck in hell with November sales off another searing -31.7% year-on-year to just 198,258 units, leading to a year-to-date down -8.1% to 2,394,502. We had anticipated a stronger November and therefore we are…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #2 in Ireland in November. The Irish new car market usually dies down as the year ends, in anticipation of the new licence plates delivered in January, and 2021 is no exception, with just 1,124 registrations in November. That's a 23.1% year-on-year surge leading the…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in November. The Norwegian new car market soars 21.9% year-on-year in November to 15,274 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 28.9% to 155,709 units. BEV sales surge 60.3% year-on-year to 11,274 and 73.8% share for the month and up…