The Lynk & Co 01 makes its first appearance in the Dutch charts. Picture schaatsen.nl New car sales in the Netherlands bounce back up 55.6% year-on-year in April to 23.846 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.7% to 104.497. Kia (+63.2%) takes the lead of the brands ranking, toppling…
The Peugeot 208 is #1 in Europe over Q1 2021. 07/05 update: Now with Top 58 brands and Top 340 models. 03/05 update: Now with Top 100 models. 30/04 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary figures from ACEA show a European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) rallying back up 62.7%…
Toyota's UK sakes are up 30.1% on April 2019. With showrooms reopening on April 12, a successful vaccination campaign, business and consumer morale is up in the UK and the new car market concurs. At 141.583, sales are up 3176.6% on a completely locked-down April 2020 but more significantly down…
Honda sales are helped by the new City hatchback. New vehicle sales in Thailand rebound back up 23.5% year-on-year in March to 74.295, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -3% to 194.137. The two market leaders Toyota (+28.6%) and Isuzu (+28.6%) evolve the same way year-on-year, which in the current…
Fiat 500 sales are up 45.5% on April 2019. New car sales in Italy are up 3261% year-on-year in April, reflecting the year-ago lockdown when only 4.295 cars were registered, but down -16.7% on two years ago to 146.270 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 68.6% year-on-year but remains…
The Seat Arona is #1 at home for the first time. The Spanish new car market surges 1787% year-on-year in April to 78.595, a meaningless growth figure that reflects the strict lockdown of April 2020 when only 4.163 vehicles were registered. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.8% to 264.655…
The MG ZS is now the best-selling vehicle in Chile year-to-date. The Chilean new light vehicle market bounces back up 70.6% year-on-year on weak year-ago volumes to 32.511 units in March, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.6% to 81.987. Chevrolet (+72.2%) leads the way again with a stable market…
Peugeot 2008 sales are up 558% year-on-year in March. Picture ethnos.gr The Greek new car market rallies back up 140% year-on-year in March on weak Covid-impacted year-ago volumes to 8.984 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +9.6% and 23.439 sales. Note March 2021 volumes are down -5.6% on…
The Hyundai Accent is now #1 year-to-date in Vietnam. New vehicle sales in Vietnam rally back up 61.5% on Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes to 30.935 units according to local manufacturers association VAMA. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 35% to 70.952 units. These figures climb to 40.072 for…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in March. As a result of Covid-19 dealership closures, March 2020 sales were down -62.4% on the year prior and logically this year they rebound back up 157.6% to 7.067, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +12.3% and 16.291 units.…
The new generation lifts the Toyota Yaris to #2 in New Caledonia. Unlike metropolitan France, new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, actually drop year-on-year in March at -6.1% to 505 registrations, due to a 3-week Covid-19 lockdown. This means the year-to-date tally is…
Chinese EV maker Xpeng is climbing up the Norwegian sales charts. Picture elbil.no The Norwegian new car market advances 23.1% year-on-year in March to 15.321 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally stands at 36.309 units, up 12.2% on the same period…
The Ford Kuga is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in March. Picture fdm.dk The Danish new car market rallies back up 56.3% year-on-year in March to 23.736, but this volume is still down -9.8% on March 2019 which remains the largest March result ever at 26.310. The year-to-date tally now…
The VW ID.4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. Picture carsireland.ie New car sales in Ireland bounce back 53.6% year-on-year in March to 9.229 units on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally remains in negative for now though at -3.4% to 48.089. Note March 2020 volumes…
Opel sales are up 75% partly thanks to the new Mokka. Picture autobild.de The German new car market is up 35.9% year-on-year in March to 292.349 registrations as year-ago volumes were hampered by Covid-19 lockdowns. This score remains down -15.4% on March 2019, so new car sales Germany have yet…