The Tesla Model Y is up to 4th place overall in March. 19/04 update: Now with Top 50 All brands and Top 290 All models. New car sales in France rally back up 24.2% year-on-year in March to 182,713 units, leading to a first quarter tally up 15.2% to 420,888.…
Maxus is #3 in Chile in March. New light vehicle sales in Chile slow down their fall in March at a still steep -9.4% year-on-year to 37,560 units. The Q1 tally is down -17.3% over the same period a year ago to 91,397 sales. Keep in mind 2022 figures were…
The Opel Corsa is #1 in Greece for the 2nd time this year. New car sales in Greece shoot up 58% year-on-year in March to 13,284 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 50.6% to 33,772. Brand leader Toyota (+46.8%) trails the market but still signs a robust lift to…
The Peugeot 2008 is back to being the best-selling nameplate in Portugal. The Portuguese new car market surges 60.1% year-on-year in March to 21,472 units, leading to a Q1 2023 result up 49.6% to 52,191. The entire podium beats the market this month. Peugeot (+93.7%) retains the top spot with…
Citroen sales are up 3-fold over the same month a year ago. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market returns to negative in March at -8.8% year-on-year to 5,286 sales. The Q1 volume is up 2% to 12,729. Suzuki (+19.2%) is up five spots on February to snap the monthly crown…
VW sales almost double year-on-year in March. New light vehicle sales in Morocco sink another -11.9% year-on-year in March to 13,619 units, that includes 12,475 Passenger Cars (-10.3%) and 1,144 Light Commercials (-26.7%). The cumulative volume over Q1 is 36,816 vs. 41,408 a year ago, a -11.1% decline. In the…
The Tesla Model Y breaks all records in March. The Norwegian new car market is up 19.3% year-on-year in March to 19,366 units, meaning the Q1 volume is off -11.4% to 28,665. Sales of BEVs climb 20.2% to 16,811 or a record 86.8% share, the previous best being 85.6% share one…
The MG 4 is inside the Scottish Top 10 this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2023 UK update. This…
Lexus triples its sales year-on-year in March. 15/05 update: Now with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. March is always a strong month for Japanese new vehicle sales as it is the end of the financial year and manufacturers rush to meet targets. Sales are up 11.6% year-on-year this month…
The Toyota bZ4X is inside the Finnish Top 10 for the first time. 7,572 new cars found a buyer in Finland in March, bringing the market back into positive - just - at +2.1% year-on-year. The Q1 tally is down -3.3% to 20,700 units. Toyota (-12.1%) easily keeps the brands…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in March. The Polish new car market surges 25.4% year-on-year in March to 48,363 sales, meaning the Q1 result is up 20.2% over the same period last year to 120,563. Toyota (+51.4%) doubles the market growth rate to 19% share,…
Peugeot sales are up 237.2% year-on-year in Turkey. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge 61.7% year-on-year to establish a new March record at 103,929 units. The previous record was set in March 2021 (96,428). The First Quarter volume is up a tremendous 55.2% to a record 235,971 sales, with every…
Tesla breaks its ranking, volume and share records in March. 51,754 new cars joined Belgium roads in March, that's a 39.9% year-on-year surge. However the market is still below the 54,873 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. The first quarter volume is up 27.5% to 131,484. BMW (+54.9%) reclaims the top…
The Toyota Etios is up to third place in Argentina in March. The Argentinean new light vehicle market rises 15.9% year-on-year in March to 37,263 units, leading to first quarter tally up 13.3% to 113,922. Toyota (+25.6%) is in the lead again with 23.1% share, distancing Fiat (+6.8%) shy year-on-year…
First Top 10 finish for the Renault Megane E-Tech in the Netherlands. It's a 51.1% year-on-year surge for new car sales in the Netherlands in March, totalling 37,452 units and leading to a first quarter tally up 25.2% to 98,059. Tesla (+575.2%) spectacularly shoots up 15 spots on February to…