The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling car in Croatia but this month and year-to-date. The Croatian new car market is up another very strong 23.7% in February to 4,486 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28.3% to 8,947. Skoda (+36.1%) easily retains the brands lead with 13.9% share, a…
BMW is the best performing brand in the Top 10 in January. 7/03 update: Now with Top 91 All brands and Top 475 All models. According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up 11.5% year-on-year in January to 1,015,381 sales vs. 911,036 a year…
The MG ZS breaks into the Greek Top 10 for the first time. The Greek new car market starts the year with a bang in 2024, with sales up 21.1% to 12,752. This is all the more impressive that January 2023 was already up 90.7% on the year prior. Strikingly…
First French Top 10 finish for the Dacia Jogger. 16/02 update: Now with Top 302 All models ranking. The French new car market is up 9.2% year-on-year in January to 122,285 units. Petrol sales edge down -3.7% to 41,753 and 34.1% share vs. 38.7% a year ago, diesel is off…
The Skoda Octavia is on the German podium for the 2nd time ever. German new car sales shoot up 19.1% year-on-year in January to 213,553 units. Volkswagen (+12.1%) trails the market slightly but scores a solid 19.5% share vs. 18.2% over the Full Year 2023. Mercedes (-0.5%) is soft year-on-year but…
The Tesla Model Y has been the most popular vehicle in Denmark for the past 6 months in a row. 8,848 new cars hit Danish roads in January, a harsh -14.9% year-on-year drop. Toyota (-9.2%) advances four spots on December to take the lead of the brands charts with an…
The Dacia Jogger is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in January. 4,513 new light vehicles found a home in Bulgaria in January, a fantastic 54.1% year-on-year surge. Keep in mind Bulgaria sales data is strongly skewed by re-exports to other European markets as many cars registered in the country…
BMW sales are up 12.3% year-on-year in January. The Swiss new car market recedes by -7.3% year-on-year in January to 15,236 units. 4x4 sales edge down -2.1% to 8,041 and 52.8% share vs. 50% a year ago. In terms of sales by powertrain, petrol is down -15.9% to 4,965 units…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. The Croatian new car market surges 33.3% year-on-year in January to 4,461 units. Skoda (+119.2%) holds onto the brands top spot with 13.8% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2023. Opel (+57.2%) is up seven spots on December…
Dacia is only outsold by Fiat in January. The Italian new car market is up 10.6% year-on-year in January to 141,946 units according to UNRAE. Private sales are up 10.2% to 88,083 and 61.1% share vs. 61.5% a year ago, self registrations are down -5% to 11,357 and 7.9% share…
The Renault Express is the most popular vehicle in Morocco in 2023. Discover 20 years of Moroccan Historical Data here. The Moroccan new light vehicle market is stable in 2023 at 161,504 units (+0.1%). This includes 145,292 passenger cars (+1.5%) and 16,212 light commercials (-11%). In the passenger cars brands…
The Suzuki S-Cross repeats at #1 "at home" in Hungary. Discover 30 years worth of Hungarian Historical Data here New passenger car sales in Hungary edge down -3.4% year-on-year in 2023 to 107,720, marking the 4th consecutive year-on-year loss. When adding Light Commercial Vehicles the total advances to 128,469 (-0.6%).…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in 2023. Discover Greek Historical data covering 90 years here. 134,484 new cars hit Greek roads in 2023, a 27.7% year-on-year surge. Toyota (+10.6%) conserves the top spot in the brands charts but sees its market share fall from 14.1% to…
The VW Golf manages to keep its pole position at home. Discover over 90 years worth of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany are up 7.3% year-on-year in 2023 to 2,844,609 units. For context, this is still below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued 2020. Fleet sales account for 67.1%…
The Togg T10X peaked at #3 overall in December. Consult 30 years of Turkish Historical Data here. It's an exceptional year for new light vehicle sales in Turkey. Every single month was at a record level as car buyers rush to purchase a vehicle in a high inflation context, hoping…