The Active Tourer variant lifts the BMW 2 Series to its first European Top 50 ranking. * See the Top 330 All-models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data is now available with the traditional one month-delay, confirming the 8% year-on-year increase announced earlier at…
The Nissan Juke is now #2 year-to-date in Slovenia. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is definitely on the mend: up another 17% year-on-year in March to 5,958 registrations, bringing the first quarter total to 15,647…
The Nissan Note is up to #12 in Ireland this month. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Exceptional strength of the Irish new car market, up 32.5% year-on-year in March to 19,023 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 64,691 units,…
The VW Golf is the best-selling nameplate in Poland in March. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Poland are down 4% year-on-year both in March to 38,380 registrations and year-to-date at 103,623 registrations, however…
The Renault Scénic is the best-selling model in Belgium in February. * See the Top 335 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Belgian new car sales are up by a dynamic 8% year-on-year in February to 49,631 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 102,623 units, up 7% on…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in March. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Finnish new car sales are up by a very dynamic 15% year-on-year in March to 10,956 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 29,084…
The VW Passat hits its highest European ranking since August 2012. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * For the second month in a row, the recovery in European new car sales is stronger than expected with a 8% year-on-year surge in…
The Fiat Linea is back in charge of the Turkish car market. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Turkish new light vehicle market takes off in February: up 63% on a year ago to 57,246 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Hyundai ix35 * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title * Dramatic month of February for Austrian new car sales: down 25% year-on-year to just 20,641 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 44,068 units, down 15% on 2014. The brands podium…
Mercedes S-Class (Maybach variant pictured) * See the Top 29 All-brands and Top 179 All-models by clicking on the title * With the usual one month-delay we now have access to detailed data for South Korea including imported vehicles. Mercedes jumps to the front of the foreign brand queue in…
Mercedes C-Class sales are up 73% while the VW Passat is up 23% in Europe in January. * See the Top 335 All-models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data now available shows a market still up 6% to 1.023.880 registrations in January. If Volkswagen (+9%),…
The BMW 2 Series is up to #16 in February at home in Germany. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 308 models by clicking on the title * Germany, Europe's largest new car market, is up a very satisfying 7% year-on-year in February to 223,254 registrations, bringing…
The Skoda Yeti is #7 with German private buyers this month. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Private sales in Germany are back up to 33.1% of the overall market vs. 31.2% in January at 73,897 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 139,938…
VW Passat * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Ireland are on a roll: up another 24% year-on-year in February to 15,839 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 45,727 units, up 28% on 2014. Bypassed…
Renault Twingo III * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * On paper the French market is trending up: +4% in February to 147,130 registrations and +5% year-to-date at 280,300 deliveries. However the reality of the market is much more depressing:…