The Dacia Duster is up 50.1% to a record 2nd place overall in Italy. Unlike Spain or France, Italy wasn't much affected by pre-WLTP stock clearances a year ago, and as a result August 2019 sales are down a measured -3.5% to 89.353 units, very close to their YTD evolution…
The Sandero (+12%) helps Dacia hit a record 6th place in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market logically falls -29% year-on-year in August because one year ago the market was artificially boosted up 49% by pre-WLTP stock clearing registrations. A better comparison set is August 2017, and this…
Kia sales surge 75.6% year-on-year in July in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in July to 9.443 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.5% to 61.518. Brand leaders Skoda (+14.1%), Kia (+75.6%) and Hyundai (+71.5%) all post spectacular gains, knocking Volkswagen (-2%) down two spots to…
The new A-Class helps Mercedes cross the symbolic 10% share mark in Belgium. 02/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models. Following a trend observed in France and Germany, new car sales in Belgium are surprisingly strong in July at +5.5% to 45.110 units, given the fact July 2018 was…
The Sandero (+154%) helps Renault up 65.9% to #1 brand in Ukraine. The Ukrainian new car market soars +13.9% in July to 7.617 units, recording its 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 months, its largest gain since February 2018 and highest monthly volume since December 2017. That's more than…
The Toyota Corolla was #1 in the world 1980. 20/08/2019 update: Now with information for 1983 (1 new and 2 updated articles). The direct links to 36 Historical World posts are below. Thanks to Florian at Interautonews I can now share with you the world's best-selling models in much more detail…
The Ford Escort was #1 in Ireland in 1974 18/04/2024 update: Now with brands data for 1972 (1 new article). 20/08/2019 update: Now with information for 1983 and 1985 (2 new articles). 18/07/2019 update: Now with an annual All-brands ranking from 1990 to 2000 (7 new articles). The direct links…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland for the 3rd month in a row. In July, new light vehicle sales in Poland gain a further 5.3% year-on-year on an already boosted July 2018 to 54.707 units including light commercials, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.9% to 367.931.…
The Focus (+146.4%) helps Ford up 26.8% in July. 12/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 private sales models. Great result for German new car sales in July, up 4.7% year-on-year to 332.788 units even though July 2018 volumes were artificially boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. When comparing with July…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Slovenian Top 5 in July. The Slovenian new car market pays the price for artificially boosted pre-WLTP sales a year ago - almost exclusively by the VW Group - with July deliveries down -4.6% to 5.958 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.3%…
Volkswagen sales gain 11.9% in July in a market down -6.5%. After a pause in June (-0.03%), the Moroccan new light vehicle market resumes its fall in July at -6.5% year-on-year to 13.050 units as a continued push by light commercial vehicles (up 25.8% to 1.444) once again fails to…
Opel Crossland X sales are up 244.5% year-on-year in the Netherlands. The Dutch new car market slides down -6.8% to 33.810 registrations in July, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.2% to 259.662. Brand leader Volkswagen (-7%) matches the market to remain comfortably on top at 14.4% share vs. 8.4%…
The Duster (+20.8%) helps Dacia up 12.8% across Europe in H1 2019. 07/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 55 brands and Top 385 models. New car sales in Europe edge down -3.1% to 8.426.190 units over the First Half of 2019 according to ACEA data which includes the European Union…
Seat sales are up 5.4% in Europe in June, the largest gain in the Top 20. 07/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 55 brands and Top 350 models. 27/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 100 models. 26/07/2019 update: Now with actuals for the Top 25 brands and models. According to…