The imminent arrival of the new gen 208 could install Peugeot in the Belgian #1 spot. 05/11 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Belgium logically bounce back up 31.6% year-on-year in September to 35.720 unit on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, yet the year-to-date tally remains…
Renault Logan sales soar 64.9% year-on-year in Ukraine in September. The Ukrainian new car market is up 5.6% year-on-year in September to 7.157 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 2.4% to 61.723 units, the largest 9 month-volume since 2014 but still 63% below the pre-Crimean crisis 2013 tally at this stage…
Skoda is the most popular carmaker in Estonia in September. The Estonian new car market leaps 12.2% year-on-year to 1.725 sales, tilting the year-to-date tally back into positive at +0.5% and 20.618. Skoda (16.6% share) edges past Toyota (16.5%) to snap the brands top spot for the month for just…
Mercedes sales soar 35% in a market down -9.7% in September. The Singaporean new car market continues to skid in September at -9.7% year-on-year to 5.577 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 57.444. The Top 3 carmakers however swim upstream, each posting a double-digit gain: Honda is up…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in September. The Slovenian new car market gains 6.6% year-on-year in September to 5.322 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.3% to 57.408. Volkswagen (+53.8%) recuperates from a severe post-WLTP hangover a year ago to hold onto the top brands spot…
MG breaks its Chilean ranking record to #12 in September. The August 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. 12/11 update: Now with the Top 20 models. The Chilean new car market endures a 7th year-on-year drop in the past 8 months in September at -3.4%…
First monthly win at home for the Renault Clio 5, but can it resist the arrival of the Peugeot 208 II next month? 10/10 update: Now with Top 40 brands and Top 280 models. After suffering from an unusually high comparison set last month due to rushed pre-WLTP year-ago sales,…
The Opel Astra is up to #3 in Romania in September. Like almost every European Union market this month, we witness the exact opposite evolutions as last year when WLTP came into force on September 1. As such this month's Romanian new car sales shoot up 118.2% year-on-year to 6.046…
The Fiat 500 lineup smashes its German ranking record from #16 to #7. Now with the Top 50 Private Sales models and commentary. The German new car market bounces back up 22.2% year-on-year in September to 244.622 on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, doing better than all other major European markets such…
The Dacia Duster is up to a record 2nd place overall in Europe in August. 10/10 update: now with Top 55 brands and Top 355 models. 27/09 update: now with final Top 25 brands and Top 100 models. According to final figures released by JATO Dynamics, the WLTP hangover kicks…
The Opel Crossland X secures its first podium finish in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland are back up 18.7% year-on-year in September to 24.219 on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, tilting the year-to-date tally back into positive territory at +0.4% to 226.310 units. 4x4 sales follow the market at +17.9%…
The Volvo XC40 scores its first Top 50 finish in Poland, directly at #38. New light vehicle sales in Poland logically perk up 21% year-on-year in September to 39.500 units on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.1% to 461.350. Passenger cars are even more dynamic…
The Ford Kuga is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in September. The Irish market register a 4th year-on-year gain in the past 6 months in September at +7.4% to 3.427 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.5% to 113.957. Brand leader Volkswagen (+40.9%) vastly outperforms the market, in…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in September. The Hungarian new car market is up 8.6% year-on-year in September to 9.655 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10% to 115.106. Paying the price for artificially filling up on demo sales over the past couple of month…
The VW T-Cross is up to a record #5 in Croatia in September. New car sales in Croatia are back up 22.2% in September to 3.552 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% to 51.337. The entire brands podium outpaces the market this month with Volkswagen (+98.3%), Renault (+39.7%)…