The Ford Puma breaks into the New Caledonian Top 10 in November. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago, sink -15.7% year-on-year in November to 530 units, leading to an almost immobile year-to-date tally at 7.090 (+0.1%). Brand leader Toyota (-14.3%) almost matches the market evolution and…
Xpeng has landed in Norway. Picture kommunikasjon.ntb.no The Norwegian market continues to go against the European trend with a 24.9% surge to 12.533 registrations in November, making Norway the best-performing market in Europe and leading to a year-to-date tally down just -7.8% to 120.838 units. After hitting a record 88.9% share…
Renault Romanian sales are up 100.4% in October and 23.7% in November. In October, the Romanian new car market lifts 17.6% year-on-year to 12.523 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -27.9% to 97.054. Dacia (+9.4%) trails the market and sees its share reduce to 32.3% vs. 34.7% year-to-date, but…
The 2008 is back on the podium, helping Peugeot edge past 20% share. 18/12 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. France was in lockdown again in November, albeit less strict than in Spring. As a result new car sales plunge -27% year-on-year, or -30.7% if looking at daily sales rate…
Aiways has landed in Belgium. The Belgian new car market is down -15.8% year-on-year in November to 29.103 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.3% to 401.413. BMW (+3.7%) leaps up 3 spots on last month to sign a 4th monthly win for the year after January, April and August.…
Toyota has 11 of the 13 most popular regular cars in November. Picture autocar.jp With year-ago volumes still damaged by the consequences of the typhoons that battered the country then, the Japanese new car market gains 6.7% year-on-year in November to 411.601 sales. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13% to…
The Ford Puma has cracked the Portuguese Top 10. Note the data section includes separate October 2020 data. New car sales in Portugal stumble down -27.9% year-on-year in November to 11.826 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -36.3% to 131.165. Renault (-25.8%) is back in the brands lead above…
The Toyota Yaris is up to #2 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market is back down -8.2% year-on-year in November to 139.906 units, -12.7% when looking at the daily sales rate as this year November had one additional working day. Year-to-date volumes are down -28.8% or over…
The VW Golf is back with a vengeance in the Czech Republic. As a second wave of coronavirus infections and related restrictions engulfs the country, new car sales in the Czech Republic drop -15.5% year-on-year to 16.835 units in October, leading to a year-to-date tally off -21.7% to 165.154. Local…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the first time since last February. Picture quattroruote.it New car sales in Austria edge down -3.4% year-on-year in October to 24.274 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 204.913. Volkswagen (-12.4%) loses almost 4 times as much ground…
The new Taft breaks records and enables Daihatsu to shoot up 44.4% in October. Year-ago volumes in Japan were severely impacted (-24.2%) by typhoons that closed many dealerships. As a result October sales bounce back up 29.2% to 406.851 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.7% to 3.807.118. Brand leader…
The Peugeot 208 is now the best-selling vehicle in Denmark year-to-date. After spending two of the past three months in positive, new car sales in Denmark are back in hell in October at -17.9% year-on-year to 15.072 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 157.229. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.4%)…
The VW ID.3 is by far the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in October. New car sales in the Netherlands remain in negative waters in October at -6.2% year-on-year to 31.988 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.6% to 281.668. The entire brands podium outpaces the market with Volkswagen…
The Peugeot 208 is easily swooshing to its first win at home. New car sales in France endure their 8th year-on-year drop of 2020 in October at -9.5% to 171.049 units, jus as the last registrations under the post-Covid regime are rushed to the end of the month. Another handicapping…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in September. New car sales in Greece surge 20.5% year-on-year in September to 7.107 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -35.3% to 60.046 units. Toyota (-5%) easily keeps the lead of the brands ranking with 12.4% share while Peugeot (+123.2%)…