Seat sales are up 15.7% in Belgium in January. This post has now been updated with the Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market starts 2019 with a harsh 10.2% year-on-year drop in January to 51.074 units. Volkswagen (+0.7%) goes against the grain and posts a slim uptick to…
Volkswagen sales start 2019 in spectacular fashion in Bulgaria. New car sales in Bulgaria gain 6.6% year-on-year in January to 3.446 units. Dacia (+35.6%), Volkswagen (+64.1%) and Skoda (+12.7%) make up a podium entirely and comfortably outpacing the market to reach 13.5%, 9.3% and 9% share respectively. Renault (-20.7%) is…
The C5 Aircross breaks into the Top 30 and helps Citroen to its highest share since July 2015 while Peugeot is #1 for the 4th time in the past 5 months. This post has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 260 models and Top 10 private sales. New…
The Seat Ateca hits a record #8 and Volkswagen places 5 models in the Top 9. The Austrian new car market skids down 11.6% year-on-year in January to 25.257 units. Volkswagen (-15.6%) falls faster but holds onto a higher share at 17.4% vs. 15.8% in December and 16.7% over FY2018. Skoda…
The VW Suran is boosted up 38.4% by heavy discounts. After skidding down 11% over the Full Year 2018, new vehicle sales in Argentina start 2019 with a daunting 49.7% year-on-year drop to 59.844 units, yet the comparison set was particularly intimidating as January 2018 marked the largest monthly volume…
The Renault Clio swims upstream in Turkey this month with a 19.8% uptick in a market tumbling down 59%. Turkish new light vehicle sales start 2019 the way they ended 2018: in hell. After imploding down 75% in September and 77% in October, Turkey seemed to have been on the mend…
The Perodua Myvi is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia. Consult close to 20 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. This post has now been updated with official Perodua models data. New vehicle sales in Malaysia gain 3.8% year-on-year in 2018 to 598.714 units, the largest annual score since 2015, with…
The Dacia Duster shoots up to a record 6th place in Italy in January. The Italian new car market starts 2019 in a rather paltry way: down 7.9% year-on-year in January to 165.536 units. New car sales in Italy this month offer a starkly contrasting picture: for once private sales…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling SUV in Europe in 2018. Consult close to 50 years of European Historical Data here. October 2019 update: Now with Top 10 LCV brands and Top 40 models. February 2019 update: Now with Top 60 brands and Top 430 All- models. Thanks to our…
The Mercedes A-Class lodges a third European Top 10 finish in 4 months, helping Mercedes become the only gainer in the Top 12 brands. The Europe Full Year 2018 post has now been updated with the Top 60 brands and Top 415 models. The Europe November 2018 post has now…
Hyundai Kona sales are lifted up by the new EV variant. New car sales in Norway edge down 2.2% year-on-year in January to 9.004 registrations, with Volkswagen (+0.3%) going against the grain with a slim uptick to 15.4% share vs. 13.6% over the FY2018. BMW (-7%) leaps up two spots…
The Ford Focus rallies back up to #2 in the UK for the first time since last May, while the Mercedes A-Class stands at a strong #5. New car sales in the UK endure a 5th straight month of year-on-year decline in January at -1.6% to 161.013 units, the lowest…
The Dacia Dokker is the best-selling vehicle in Morocco in 2018. Consult 15 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Morocco gain 5.2% year-on-year in 2018 to 177.359 units including 14.286 light commercials (+6.8%). This is a new all-time volume record for the Moroccan market.…
The Skoda Fabia is back to #1 in Slovakia. Consult 25 years of Slovakia Historical Data here. New car sales in Slovakia enjoy a 5th consecutive annual gain in 2018 at +2.1% to 98.080 registrations. Brand leader Skoda (+2.4%) matches the market growth to maintain its share at an ultra-dominant…
The Dacia Sandero signs its 10th monthly win in Spain. The Spanish new car market starts the year on the wrong foot with a -5.1% year-on-year decline in January to 96.890 registrations, yet this is still the 2nd largest January volume in the past decade below last year's 102.149 units.…