The new Opel Mokka has landed in Germany. Lockdown measures and associated dealership closures aimed at stemming the winter wave of Covid-19 pull the German market down a harsh -31.1% to 169.754 units vs. 246.300 a year ago which was already down -7.3% on the year prior. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.9%)…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 307.2% year-on-year in January. In January, the Swedish new car market soars 22.5% year-on-year on a very low year-ago comparison volume to 20.573 units, equivalent to January 2019 volumes (20.478). After reaching a record 49% in December, rechargeable cars (EV+PHEV) fall back to 33.5% vs.…
The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Finland this month. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market is down -13.3% year-on-year in January to 9.253 units. Toyota (-9.6%) is back in the brands pole position with a superior share at 16.4% vs. 14% over the Full Year 2020. Skoda (-15.5%) lifts…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Greece for the 8th year in a row. Discover Greek Historical data covering close to 90 years here. The Greek new car market falls -29% year-on-year in 2020 to just 80.977 units vs. 114.109 a year ago in 2019. This is the weakest annual result…
Citroen sales are up 128.4% year-on-year in Turkey in 2020. Consult 25 years of Turkish Historical Data here. 29/01 update: Now with Top 25 models. After losing half its volume between 2017 (956.000 units) and 2019 (479.000) due to the economic meltdown that affected the country, the Turkish new light vehicle market…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in 2020. Discover 14 years of Serbian Historical Data here. 01/02/21 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands. New car sales in Serbia fall -22.7% year-on-year in 2020 to 26.601 units vs. 34.412 in 2019. Local publisher Vrele Gume has the market…
The Citroen C3 is back to #1 in North Macedonia. Discover over a decade of North Macedonian Historical Data here. New car sales in North Macedonia are down a reasonable -13.4% year-on-year in 2020 to 5.133 units vs. 5.926 a year ago. Leader in 2018 but toppled by the Kia Sportage in…
Hyundai is the #1 carmaker in Vietnam, with the Accent its best-seller. Discover over 15 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Vietnam drop by a restrained -7.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 296.634 according to VAMA. This figure climbs to 401.134 once adding Hyundai and VinFast who report sales…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in 2020. Picture motorcar.com.ua Note: September, October, November and December monthly data is also included in the data section of this article. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine manage to contain their loss to…
The VW Golf is down to 4.7% share, its lowest ever in a Full Year at home. Discover 75 years worth of German Historical data here. The German new car market is hit -19.1% by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to 2.917.678 registrations, that's a loss of almost 700.000 sales compared…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a record 2nd place overall in Europe in November. 12/01 update: Now with November Top 58 brands and Top 347 All-models. In October and according to final figures by JATO Dynamics, new car sales across Europe in 27 markets (EU+EFTA+UK) drop -7.2% to 1.127.624…
The Kia Niro is the first Asian nameplate to top the annual Dutch charts. In December 2020, carmakers rushed to register EVs so they could count as a 2020 sale and lower their average CO2 emissions, resulting in grossly inflated numbers and a market up 2.9% year-on-year on an already…
The Skoda Octavia scores a 6th annual win in Croatia. Discover two decades of Croatia Historical Data here. New car sales in Croatia are hit full frontal by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 at a harsh -42.7% year-on-year as the combined effects of lockdowns and the near absence of summer tourism take…
The Fiat 500 was the best-selling electric vehicle in Italy in December. Picture quattroruote.it Consult over 90 years of Italian Historical Data here. New car sales in Italy are off -27.7% year-on-year in 2020 to 1.393.556 units, the lowest annual figure since 2014 (1.359.616). Private sales resist markedly better at…
The Toyota Aygo signs its first win in over 8 years in Denmark. The Danish new car market clings back into positive in November at +0.3% year-on-year to 18.168 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -16.5% to 175.393. Below Volkswagen (+1%), comfortable leader at 14.1% share, both Toyota…