First podium finish in the world for the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Norwegian new car market steps up 7.5% year-on-year in July to 10.507 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 94.437. The country remains the world champion in electrified sales, with volumes up 28.4% year-on-year in July…
The Hyundai Bayon is the best-selling recent launch in the Czech Republic. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -6.9% year-on-year in July to 18.405 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 131.210. Local behemoth Skoda (-13.2%) almost doubles the market fall rate but scores a solid…
The new generation lifts the Toyota Aqua from #20 in June to #5 in July. The Japanese new vehicle market drops -4.8% year-on-year in July to 377.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 2.842.034. Toyota (+8.1%) impressively signs the only year-on-year gain in the Top 7, improving…
Fiat Mobi sales are up 131.1% year-on-year in July. Brazilian new light vehicle sales edge down -0.4% year-on-year in July to 162.404 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.2% to 1.169.052. This is a poor performance, keeping in mind July 2020 was down -29.8% on the year prior. In…
Toyota's sales double year-on-year in July and the Etios is up 112%. Picture autotest.com.ar New vehicle sales in Argentina are up just 6.8% year-on-year in July to 32.338 units, a lukewarm performance given July 2020 was a partial quarantine month down -38.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is…
The Kia K5 breaks into the Russian Top 10 in July. Picture zr.ru The Russian new car market reverses -6.5% year-on-year in July to 132.640 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 28.4% to 953.760. Local behemoth Lada (+2.7%) bucks the negative trend to score the only year-on-year gain…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in July. New car sales in Sweden fall off a cliff in July at -26.2% year-on-year to just 16.778 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28% to 189.941. Rechargeable vehicles are down -5.9% year-on-year to 6.312 units and 37.6% share…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in France once again. Picture largus.fr 5/08 update: Now with Top 295 All-models ranking. In what is shaping up to be a particularly disastrous month in Europe, French new car sales sink -35.3% year-on-year in July to just 115.713 units. This figure is…
The Toyota Yaris is up 89.2% year-on-year in Italy in July. In line with poor results in Spain, the Italian new car market freefalls -19.2% year-on-year in July to just 111.300 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 38.3% to 1.004.165. Compared to the pre-pandemic volumes of two years ago,…
The Dacia Sandero signs its first Spanish win of the year in July. New car sales in Spain fall a ghastly -28.9% year-on-year in July to just 83.900 units. Granted, July 2020 figures were boosted by pent-up demand after a strict lockdown as well as the start of a scrappage…
Volkswagen sales almost double year-on-year in June. 03/08 update: Now with Top 25 models. New light vehicle sales in Turkey gain 12.5% year-on-year in June to 79.819 registrations, the largest June volume since 2017 (83.658). It brings the year-to-date tally up 55.3% to 394.701. Brand leaders Fiat (-3.5%) and Renault (-28.8%)…
Volkswagen more than doubles the European market growth rate in June. 01/09 update: Now with Top 57 brands. 27/08 update: Now with Top 330 models. 02/08 update: Now with Top 100 models. 30/07 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary data by ACEA for Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) shows a market up…
The Hyundai i30 is only 11 sales off the Slovak pole position in June. For the first time in years we are able to share with you a complete All-models ranking for Slovakia. This market is up a shy 9.6% year-on-year in June to 8.223 units, leading to a year-to-date…
First Top 10 finish in any UK nation for the new Vauxhall Mokka. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in our…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in France in June. Picture largus.fr 22/07 update: Now with Top 310 All-models. The May 2021 post has also been updated with All-models. If a year ago the French market surprised with a 1.2% uptick as Covid-19 restrictions were loosened and government stimulus…