The Mazda CX-90 is inside the Saudi Top 40 in October. The Saudi new car market is off -2.8% year-on-year in October to 74,047 sales, however this is mainly due to Suzuki not reporting sales for the month. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.4% to 646,268. Toyota grows 6.2%…
The BYD Dolphin ranks #10 in Greece in October. It's a fourth straight month of decline for the Greek new car market in October at -14.3% year-on-year to 9,670 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however, just, at +1.7% to 117,705. Toyota (+66.8%) continues to defy gravity with an…
GWM Haval Jolion sales are up 82.6% in October. The Chilean new car market confirms it is on the mend with a solid 10.3% year-on-year jump in October to 27,629 units. This is the year's second highest monthly volume after last August (28,335). The year-to-date tally remains in negative however…
The MG 3 breaks into the Mexican Top 10 for the first time. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up by a robust 7% year-on-year in October to 122,051 units. This is the largest October volume in 7 years: since the 124,353 units of October 2017. The year-to-date tally…
Renault sales are up 79.4% in October. The Ukrainian new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in October to 5,807 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 19.1% to 59,067. This month Renault (+79.4%) surges ahead to lodge its first monthly win since April 2022. The French carmaker…
Peugeot 208 sales are up 385.7% year-on-year in October. 231,992 new cars found a buyer in Germany in October, an encouraging +5.9% year-on-year uptick. We however remain -18.5% below pre-pandemic October 2019 (284,593). The year-to-date tally is still in negative, slightly, at -0.4% to 2,348,066. This is -22.3% below the…
The VW Tiguan ranks #3 in the Netherlands in October. 32,198 new cars hit Dutch roads in October, a splendid 13.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at -1.5% to 310,378. Hybrids account for 44.8% of the market thanks to 14,426 sales while BEVs are at 34.1%…
BMW held a record 14.6% of the Belgian market in September and 14.3% in October. Note complete September data is also available in the data section of this article. New car sales in Belgium fall -5.5% year-on-year in October to 36,447 units, with the year-to-date volume now off -4.9% to…
Dacia Duster sales are up 95.4% in October. 21,070 new cars hit Czech roads in October, a solid 9.1% year-on-year lift, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.3% to 193,069. Local fare Skoda (+24.3%) vastly outpaces its home market to reach 38.3% share vs. 34.4% so far this year. Hyundai…
Turkiye is the only market in the world where the Peugeot 408 is successful. 97,274 new light vehicles hit Turkish roads in October, a -4% year-on-year decline but still the 2nd biggest October volume in history. As a result, the year-to-date volume is 947,166, off -1.2% on the same period…
The VW Tiguan hits its best UK ranking in 6 years. In October, new car sales in the UK drop year-on-year for the second time in 2024 at -6% to 144,288. The year-to-date volume stays up however at +3.3% to 1,658,382. All channels are down with fleet sales performing best…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina again. 41,540 new light vehicles found an Argentinean home in October, a reserved 4% year-on-year lift, marking the third consecutive positive month. The year-to-date tally remains however down at -10% to 336,201. The Top 4 carmakers are unchanged on last month…
The Geely Coolray breaks into the Croatian Top 10 for the first time. 4,360 new cars hit Croatian roads in October, a substantial 18.3% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 12.6% to 56,142. Skoda (+14.3%) easily keeps the advantage in the brands charts with 14% share vs.…
The Toyota bZ4X is the best-selling vehicle in Norway for the first time. New car sales in Norway advance a splendid +29.4% year-on-year in October to 11,552 units, but keep in mind October 2023 was off -28.9% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes are down -1% to 103,350. After breaking…
The VW ID.7 reaches a world best #4 in Sweden in October. The Swedish new car market is stable in October at 25.026 registrations. The year-to-date tally is however in difficulty at -7% to 218,417. EV sales are off 6.7% to 8,780 and 35.1% share vs. 37.6% a year ago…