VW sales bounce back up in January. 28/02 update: Now with Top 25 brands and models (Source JATO) According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (27 countries EU+UK+EFTA) drops -2.1% year-on-year in January to 995,271 units. Among the Top 5 markets, France (-6.2%), Italy (-5.8%), Germany…
The Station Wagon accounts for 63% of Kia Ceed sales in January. The Slovak new car market starts the year in a mediocre way, with January sales plunging -16.8% year-on-year to 6,605. Brand leader Skoda (-39.8%) falls significantly faster than the market to 18.4% share vs. 20.7% over the Full…
The Opel Astra is inside the Greek Top 10 in January. 10,659 new cars hit Greek roads in January, a stark -16.4% year-on-year fall. Toyota (-4%) easily remains in control of the brands ranking with 17.5% share, while Opel (+19.3%) rallies back up a stunning 18 spots on December to…
The Citroen C3 IV is the best-selling vehicle at home in January. 18/02 update: Now with Top 300 All models ranking Slow start of 2025 for the French new car market at -6.2% year-on-year to 114,672 sales. Petrol sales are off a daunting -28.2% to 29,974 units and 26.1% share…
The Saipa Sahand has landed into the Iranian production charts. Discover over 55 years of Iranian Historical Data here. It's now time to share production data for Iran over the Full Year 2024. Note production figures are very close to sales data as exports are minimal. The market adds up…
The Nissan Versa holds 7% of the Mexican market in January. Mexican new car sales advance 5.9% year-on-year in January to 119,811 units, the best January result in 7 years: since the 123,269 registrations of January 2017. Brand leaders Nissan (+1.5%) and Chevrolet (+1%) can only muster modest lifts but easily…
Hyundai sales almost double year-on-year in January 13/02 update: Now with Top 37 All brands ranking Sales of light vehicles in Morocco jump +24.1% year-on-year in January to 14,997 units. This includes 13,139 passenger cars (+18.7%) and 1,858 light commercials (+84%). In the passenger car brands ranking, Dacia (-32.2%) has…
The Nissan Juke has never been ranked so high in Portugal. 14,504 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in January, a significant -7.8% year-on-year fall. Peugeot (-31.9%) compensates for a particularly high year-ago result. Dacia (+1.1%) is solid at #2 with 9% share, equally its December level. Toyota (+10.9%)…
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in January. The Luxembourg new car market edges up 2.6% year-on-year in January to 3,720 units. BMW (+10.9%) scores a 4th win in the past 14 month with 12.8% share, its highest since December 2023 (14.4%). Mercedes (+30.5%) manages a splendid year-on-year…
The Peugeot 3008 is inside the Top 10 of every UK nation in January Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. Remember this is a zoom in by nation and all figures are already included in our January UK post.…
The Peugeot 3008 breaks into the UK Top 5 for the first time in January. New car sales in the UK recede -2.5% year-on-year in January to 139,345 units. Private sales are stable at -0.5% to 49,976 and a slightly improved market share at 35.9% vs. 35.2% a year ago.…
The Peugeot 208 is #1 in Argentina in January Exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +103% year-on-year to 65,751 units as import blockades ease. This is the best January volume in 7 years. As a reminder January 2024 sales were down -32.8% on the year prior.…
The Kia EV3 is an instant blockbuster in the Netherlands. The Dutch new car market is off -4.6% year-on-year in January to 32,804 units. Hybrid sales (incl. PHEV) amount to 14,934 or 45.5% share, BEVs are at 34% with 11,157 units, petrol is at 19.5% with 6,388 and diesel at…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling car in Finland in January. It's another disappointing month for new car sales in Finland at -12.8% year-on-year to 5,662 units. As a reminder 2024: was the weakest year in 30 years... Toyota (-42.5%) completely implodes but remains by far the most popular carmaker…
The Subaru Outback is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in January. New car sales in Sweden jump 14.4% year-on-year in January to 19,632 units. EV sales gain 15.3% to 5,660 and 28.8% share vs. 28.6% a year ago while PHEVs edge up 9.2% to 4,464 and 22.7% share vs. 23.8%…