MG sales are up 31.1% in a market down -16.2%. New vehicle sales in Thailand endure a 6th consecutive year-on-year drop and 2nd double-digit one in the past 3 months in November at a ghastly -16.2% to 79.299 registrations. This is the largest year-on-year fall since May 2015 (-19%), tilting the year-to-date…
The Nissan Versa breaks its Mexican share record for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in Mexico endure a 29th year-on-year drop in the past 30 months in November at -7% to 124.819 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.6% year-to-date at 1.187.474. After ending a streak of…
The VW Tayron hits a 6th consecutive all-time record volume in November. New China wholesales endure an excruciating 17th straight month of year-on-year decline but for the 2nd month in a row the dip is the smallest since the market started falling in July 2018 at just -3.6% to 2.457.000 units. This means…
The VW T-Roc is stuck at a record 5th place in Greece. The Greek new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in November to 7.464 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.6% to 107.512, the best result since 2010. At #1, Toyota (-10.3%) is with Opel (-9%) the only Top 10…
The striking new Hyundai Grandeur is #1 in South Korea in November. 22/01/20 update: Now with Top 85 foreign models. 17/12/19 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The South Korea new car market remains muted in November at -1.7% to 159.447 registrations, with local carmakers dropping -4.2% to 133.33…
The Kia Soluto breaks into the Colombian Top 50 this month. New vehicle sales in Colombia end a streak of 6 consecutive months of growth in November at a steep -8.8% year-on-year to 23.989 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +4.2% to 232.971. Renault (+1.4%) continues to…
The Renault Clio V and Peugeot 208 II have now taken control of the French charts. 12/12 update: Now with the Top 315 All-models. New car sales in France edge up 0.7% year-on-year in November to 172.735 units, but with 2 less selling days than in November 2018 this actually…
The Fiat 500 soars 47% in Slovenia in November. The Slovenian new car market is almost perfectly stable in November at -0.2% or just 9 sales year-on-year to 5.323 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.2% to 68.714. On the brands podium, Volkswagen (+10.9%) stands tall with the only…
Sharp fleet deals on the outgoing generation ahead of the December launch of the new model (pictured) propel the Ford Kuga to #3 in Germany. New car sales in Germany continue to recover from particularly paltry year-ago post-WLTP sales with November registrations up 9.7% year-on-year to 299.127 units, leading to…
The Karoq (+75%) helps Skoda up 45.3% in Estonia in November. The Estonian new car market drops -3.2% year-on-year on a revised November 2018 figure, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2% to 24.760. Toyota (+17%), Skoda (+45.3%) and Renault (+30.2%) all post spectacular gains to dominate the brands ranking,…
The new Konect SUV helps lift Brilliance sales up 177.6% in Chile. The October 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 20 models. 10/01/20 update: Now with the Top 20 models. The crisis deepens to the Chilean new light vehicle market, down -27.6% year-on-year in November to 24.272…
The Kia Seltos lands with a bang in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand skid down -3.4% year-on-year in November to 13.850 units, with passenger cars bearing the brunt of the fall at -15.1% to 3.036 and 21.9% share vs. 24.9% a year ago, light commercials also hit…
The Renault Captur is back on the Portuguese podium. New car sales in Portugal gain 5.8% year-on-year in November to 16.400 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -2.9% to 206.073. Renault (+6.7%) is back above Peugeot (+19%) atop the brands ranking while BMW (+27.2%) continues to progress, dislodging…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in November. New car sales in Denmark continue to evolve at record levels with both the November volume up 1% to 18.114 and the year-to-date tally up 2.7% to 210.100 new all-time high marks eclipsing the previous bests of 2017. Volkswagen (-14%)…
Renault sales are up almost 3-fold year-on-year in Luxembourg this month. 07/01/20 update: now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg soar 12% year-on-year in November to 3.952 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.4% to 51.881. Volkswagen (+5.6%) only edges up and posts a lower…