Toyota Avensis * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 40 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Estonia are down 4% year-on-year in August to 1.567 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 14.279 units, up just 29 sales on the same period in 2014. Toyota…
The Hyundai Tucson is already among Slovenia's Top 10 best-sellers... * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is up a whopping 21% year-on-year in August to 3.993 registrations, which lifts the year-to-date total to 40.922 units,…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in August. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Second consecutive month of year-on-year decline for Latvian new car sales at -2% in August to 1.173 registrations, however the year-to-date total is…
Arnaud Barral After Audi and BMW, here is the third catchup with a German brand I had the privilege to organise at Frankfurt. Volkswagen may be losing foot in China, but in its European fief volumes are as high as they ever were, with the brand even placing three nameplates…
The VW Passat ranks at an all-time record 4th place in Europe in August. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The European new car market celebrates two full years (24 months) of year-on-year gains in August, delivering the second best monthly…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
The Suzuki Vitara ranks #2 in Hungary in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 models YTD and Top 10 brands * The Hungarian new car market is up 4% year-on-year in August to 5.010 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 49.163 units, up 12% on 2014. These figures go up…
The 2016 model boosts the Chevrolet Spark up to #4 this month. * See the Top 45 local models, Top 145 foreigners & Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in South Korea are up an impressive 13% year-on-year in August to 138.600 registrations, and for…
The Citroen C1 almost enters the UK Top 20 this month... * See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Today and for the 2nd consecutive month we can share with you a much more detailed vision of the best-selling nameplates in the UK: a Top…
Unchartered territory: the BMW 2 Series is the third best-selling nameplate at home. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * The German new car market is up 6% year-on-year in August to 226.314 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.135.459 units,…
The Renault Clio is back to pole position at home in France. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 40 brands * Thanks to one additional selling day vs. August 2014, the French new car market is up 10% year-on-year this month to 92.052 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
Toyota Avensis sales are up 129% in Finland thanks to the new model. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * An excellent month for the Finnish new car market: up 12% year-on-year in August to 8.338 registrations, however the year-to-date total is…
The VW Passat is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are down a harsh 30% year-on-year in…
Volkswagen suffers from an over-reliance on its sedan lineup. See also: Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 1/3) Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 3/3) In July the Volkswagen brand dropped 31% year-on-year in China to 152,300 sales (imports excluded). In Part 1 of this Strategy series we studied…