The Peugeot 2008 is up to 5th place in Turkiye in March. Record March volume for the Turkish new light vehicle market, up 6.4% year-on-year to 116,900. The Q1 result is down -6.5% to 276,284, still the 2nd largest Q1 volume in Turkish history. Renault (-8.1%) leads the brands charts…
The Toyota Hilux manages its first win of 2025. The Argentinean new light vehicle market continues to rally back up at +82.5% year-on-year in March to 44,736 units. This is the highest March volume in 7 years: since the 83,954 units of March 2018. As a reminder March 2024 was…
Peugeot delivers the best year-on-year performance in the Top 15 Tough month again for new car sales in Belgium at -10.2% year-on-year in March to 40,184 units. The year-to-date tally is down by a similar -10.5% to 120,939. BMW (+4.1%) defies the surrounding gloom with a small uptick leading to…
The Volvo XC60 is the most popular vehicle at home. New car sales in Sweden edge up 1.3% year-on-year in March to 24,204 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.1% to 63,444. Rechargeable cars gain 5.8% to 14,702 sales and 60.7% share vs. 58.1% a year ago. This is split…
First Top 10 finish for the Renault Symbioz at home. It's a mediocre month for the French new car market in March at -14.5% year-on-year to just 153,842 units. The Q1 2025 volume is therefore off -7.8% to 410,085. This drop is partly due to pulled forward sales in February…
MG is among the 10 most popular carmakers in Italy for the first time. New car sales in Italy are back up 6.2% year-on-year in March to 172,223 units, yet a slow start of the year means the year-to-date volume remains down at -1.6% to 443,906. Private sales edge down…
Renault Captur sales are up 102.4% year-on-year in March. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Spain, up 23.2% year-on-year in March to 116,725 units, getting closer to the 126,984 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. As a result, the Q1 volume is up 14.1% to 279,368. Sales have been…
Skoda Superb sales are up 42.9% in a market down -19.4% It's another very disappointing month for new car sales in Slovakia, freefalling -19.4% year-on-year in February to just 6,205 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is off -18.1% to 12,810. In the lead of the brands charts, both…
The Renault Clio remains firmly in the lead in North Macedonia. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market edges down -2.2% year-on-year in February to 539 sales. The year-to-date tally is up 5.9% to 1,028 units, an excellent result given 2024 registrations over…
The Renault Clio is by far the most popular vehicle in Martinique in 2024. New light vehicle sales in Martinique, a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean, skid -10.7% in 2024 to 14,628 units. Even though H1 sales were up 6%, a disastrous H2 (-21.8%) pulled the Full Year…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Guadeloupe in 2024. The Guadeloupe (an overseas French territory in the Caribbean) new light vehicle market is off -7.2% in 2024 to 15,873 units. H1 volumes were down -1.2% while H2 was down -11.5%. This year Peugeot (-5.2%) passes Renault (-12.6%) to…
Dacia Duster sales are up 43.6% year-on-year in Mayotte. Mayotte is a French overseas archipelago located north west of Madagascar. Its new light vehicle market is off -9.5% in 2024 to 2,331 sales. Dacia (+6.9%) defies the negative context to overtake Peugeot (-26.5%) and take the lead of the brands…
The Renault Clio is the most popular model in Reunion in 2024. 2024 is a difficult year for new car sales in Reunion, a French overseas territory located east of Madagascar. 26,351 new light vehicles found a buyer, a harsh -11.8% year-on-year drop. Renault (-7.2%) resists better than the market…
Dacia holds 16.5% of the French Guianan market in 2024. 6,613 new light vehicles hit French Guiana roads in 2024, a -5.2% year-on-year contraction. Peugeot (-1.3%) falls slower than the market and remains the most popular carmaker in the territory with 17.8% share. Dacia (+4.6%) however is catching up with…
Renault is up 56.8% in Guadeloupe in January. Another French overseas territory, Guadeloupe sees its new car sales fall heavily at -13.6% year-on-year to 1,100 units in January. Renault (+56.8%) sports a fantastic lift and accesses the brands pole position with 18.8% share, overtaking Peugeot (+25.9%). In fact the Top…