BMW has led the Belgian charts 6 times over the past 12 months. The Belgian new car market bounces back up 56.1% year-on-year in March to 44.966 units as year-ago volumes were hit (-47.5%) by the coronavirus lockdown. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.8% to 117.438. BMW (+88.4%) vastly…
The Volvo XC40 is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. Picture ad.nl Whereas the rest of Europe is enjoying artificially good results in March due to Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, new car sales in the Netherlands don't follow this trend. They actually drop -17.6%…
Seat Arona sales are up 3-fold year-on-year in March. New car sales in the Czech Republic rally back up 46.5% year-on-year to 20.053 units on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -1.3% to 49.534. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (+36.4%) can't quite match the market growth but…
The Ford Kuga is up to a record 8th place in March. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland gain 12.8% year-on-year in February to 10.189 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.4% to 27.423. Toyota (+17%) and Volkswagen (+23.9%) top the brands ranking and both post market-beating gains…
The Skoda Octavia remains the best-selling vehicle in Croatia. Picture sata24.hr New car sales in Croatia are up 52.9% year-on-year in March to 4.165 units, however March 2020 was down -46% on the year prior and as a result this month's sales remain down -17.4% on two years ago in…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in March. New car sales in Portugal are up 19.8% year-on-year in March to 12.699 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 31.039. Keep in mind March 2020 was down -57.4% due to the Covid-19 lockdown so this year's…
The Volvo S/V60 holds 8.8% of the Swedish market in March. The Swedish new car market is up by a spectacular 71.7% year-on-year in March to 47.460 units, a new record for the month. Year-to-date sales are now up 37.4% to 90.870. Unlike the markets we've covered so far, the…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain this month and YTD. New car sales in Spain are up 128% year-on-year in March to 85.819 units and down -14.9% year-on-year so far in 2021 to 186.061. However these figures are compared with a lockdown volume in March 2020. A…
The VinFast Fadil is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in February. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam are down -22.9% year-on-year in February to 13.585 due to the Lunar New Year holiday falling in February this year vs. January 2020. The year-to-date tally now stands…
The Opel Corsa is #2 in Greece for the 5th time in the past 8 months. Picture drive.gr New car sales in Greece drop -14.9% year-on-year in February to 6.689 units, an improvement on the -20.6% of January and leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 14.455 units. Brand…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. As the country was in lockdown for the entire month, new car sales in Portugal implode -59% year-on-year in February to just 8.311 units, the worst fall in Europe for the month so far. This leads to a year-to-date…
Audi A3 sales are up 39.7% year-on-year. Picture autobild.de New car sales in Germany are off -19% year-on-year in February to 194.349 units as Covid-19 restrictions are extended. This brings the year-to-date tally down -25.1% to 364.103 sales. Brand leader Volkswagen (-9.7%) manages to slice the market decline in two…
Kia sales are up 23.3% year-on-year in February. Picture cartube.co.il Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today February brands data for this market, models data is available quarterly. After a 15.6% surge in January, new car sales in Israel slow down their growth but remain in…
The Peugeot 2008 is up 9-fold year-on-year in Sweden in February. Against the European negative trend, new car sales in Sweden lodge another month in positive in February at +5.3% year-on-year to 22.837 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 43.410. This is in part due to particularly…
The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. Picture largus.fr The Dutch new car market is down -26.3% year-on-year in February to 21.862 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 56.933 units. Kia (-31.4%) is up three spots on January to return to the…