The Volvo EX30 accounts for 44% of Volvo sales this month. The Portuguese new car market slows down -9.5% year-on-year in July to 14,055 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.7% to 130,967. The Top 3 manufacturers all beat the market with positive results: Peugeot (+4.4%) leads…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 105% year-on-year in July. July is the month of the bi-annual licence plate change in Ireland and traditionally corresponds to the 2nd largest monthly volume in the year. July 2024 is no exception, even if results are a little disappointing this year at -6% year-on-year…
The Toyota Corolla hits a record 4th place in July. 13,057 new cars found a Romanian buyer in July, a -4.2% year-on-year deceleration. So far this year, the total volume amounts to 96,563 units, up 10.6% over the same period in 2023. Local behemoth Dacia (-16%) suffers this month and…
Skoda Karoq sales are up 105.9% in July. Photo: Jan Bürgermeister 238,263 new cars found a German buyer in July, a disappointing -2.1% year-on-year drop and -28.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The year-to-date tally is up 4.3% to 1,709,904 and -21.6% below the first 7 months of…
The Volvo XC40 is up to a record 4th place in July. It's a 24th consecutive month of growth for the UK new car market with sales up 2.5% year-on-year in July to 147,517. The YTD total is up 5.5% to 1,154,280. The trend towards fleet sales continues this month…
Mini sales are up 82.4% year-on-year in July. The June 2024 post has been updated with a H1 2024 Top 20 models and Top 5 models by region, fuel type and sales channel. The Belgian new car market falls -1.6% year-on-year in July to 32,151 units, bringing the year-to-date tally…
Xpeng G9 6,456 new cars hit Norwegian roads in July, a harsh -14.2% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is off by an equally disappointing -8.6% to 67,718. BEVs fall slower than the market in July at -3.5% to 5,934 units, resulting in an improved market share at 91.9% vs. 81.7% in…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in July. After sinking -25.5% last month, new light vehicle sales in Argentina edge down just -4% year-on-year in July to 40,284 units. This way, the year-to-date tally reduces its fall to a still daunting -19.1% to 214,340. The Top 3…
Toyota sales are up 16.4% year-on-year in June 02/08 update: Now updated with Top 93 All brands and Top 504 All models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up 3.6% year-on-year in June to 1,310,989 sales, leading to a H1 2024 tally up…
Fiat Panda sales crash -17.6% year-on-year in July. 124,806 new cars found an Italian buyer in July, a 4.7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 5.2% or over 50,000 units to 1,011,259. This is still -18.2% below the pre-pandemic January-July 2019 figure. Local association UNRAE predicts a…
The Skoda Kamiq ranks #2 in North Macedonia in June. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market soaring 56.8% year-on-year in June to 729 sales. The H1 2024 tally is up 37.7% to 3,758. This month the Renault Clio (+100%) signs its…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 12.8% share in June. The Greek new car market is up a solid 5.6% year-on-year in June to 14,147 sales, leading to H1 2024 volumes up 10.9% to 78,020. Toyota surges 65.8% year-on-year to reach a record 21.8% share, eclipsing its…
The Ford Ranger is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in June. Local association VAMA has a Vietnamese new vehicle market up 11.7% year-on-year to 26,575 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -1.8% to 134,884. These figures climb to 31,622 (+9.4%) and 159,265 (-0.4%) when adding Hyundai who reports…
The BYD Qin Plus is the best-selling vehicle in China over H1 2024. Data from the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows Chinese wholesales stepping up 6.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 14,047,000 units. Passenger Vehicles are up 6.3% to 11,979,000 while Commercial Vehicles climb 4.9% to…
The GWM Poer is up to #2 in Chile in June. New light vehicle sales in Chile are stable in June at -0.5% to 22,567 units. The H1 2024 tally is down -10.5% to 142,486. Toyota (-22.3%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite enduring the largest year-on-year fall…