The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland again in July. 2,042 new passenger cars hit Icelandic roads in July, a -12.5% year-on-year decline. Thanks to a fantastic First Half of the year, the year-to-date tally remains clearly up at +40.9% to 13,231 units. Toyota (-28%) and Kia (-35.2%) continue…
First Norwegian Top 10 finish for the BMW i4. The Norwegian new car market sinks another -18% year-on-year in May to 11,537 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -15.6% to 53,604. BEV sales edge down -0.6% to 8,445 units and 73.2% share for the month but surge 21.7% to 42,455…
The Hyundai Porter is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. The South Korean new light vehicle market reduces its fall to -11.5% to 142,698 sales in April as parts shortages continue to impact the industry. New subsidies for eco-friendly cars has somehow prevented a larger drop. The year-to-date…
The Nissan Qashqai is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Finland this month. 6,288 new passenger cars found a Finnish home in April, that's a -26.7% year-on-year drop. It leads to a year-to-date volume down -23.1% to 27,692. Toyota (-1.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 18.1% share vs. 19.1%…
The Polestar 2 is up to #9 in Denmark in April. The Danish new car market continues to freefall in April: -29% to just 11,015 sales leading to a year-to-date volume off -23.9% to 45,248. Volkswagen (-34.3%) falls even faster than the market which has been the case in a…
The Volvo XC40 is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in April New car sales in Norway fall a steep -26.1% to 9,725 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume off -15% to 42,067. BEV sales are down just -0.3% year-on-year to 7,207, improving their share to 74.1% vs. 54.9% a year…
The Kia Sportage hits its best Swedish ranking in over 6 years. picture dagensps.se The Swedish new car market edges up 0.3% year-on-year to 21,942 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -18.7% to 91,681. Rechargeable cars progress 11.6% year-on-year to 10,567 units and 48.1% share vs. 43.1% a year…
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is #1 in Iceland in April and YTD. 1,951 new vehicles found a buyer in Iceland in April and 6,542 year-to-date. Toyota tightens its grip on the market with a round 20% share for the month, almost double any other manufacturer as Hyundai is #2 at…
The Tesla Model Y alone accounts for 20.4% share in Norway in March. The Norwegian new car market is up 6% year-on-year in March to 16,328 but down -10.9% year-to-date to 32,342. This month BEVs (+62.1%) reach a new market share record at 85.6% thanks to 13,983 sales, eclipsing its…
The Sportage (+525%) helps Kia to #1 this month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea fall -19.2% year-on-year in March to 136,041 units, the 2nd double-digit decline so far this year. Local manufacturers are down -21.2% to 111,124 sales while foreigners limit their fall to -8.7% at 24,917 units.…
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 36.1% in a market down -15.7% According to Wards Auto, new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall a ghastly -23.8% year-on-year in March to just 1.22 million units, bringing the Q1 2022 tally down -15.7% to 3,318,789 according to Automotive News. The seasonally…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in February. New car sales in Sweden recede -7.4% year-on-year in February to 21,136 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 41,029. In February, rechargeable cars hold 51.6% of the market vs. 34.8% a year ago and are up…
Tesla is the #1 brand in Norway for the first time in 2021. Discover 65 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. New car sales in Norway surge 24.7% year-on-year in 2021 to hit a new annual volume record at 176,276 units. The previous record dated from 1986 with 167,352 sales.…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in November. The Norwegian new car market soars 21.9% year-on-year in November to 15,274 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 28.9% to 155,709 units. BEV sales surge 60.3% year-on-year to 11,274 and 73.8% share for the month and up…
The BYD Tang is up to #8 in Norway in October. The Norwegian new car market is down -10.6% year-on-year in October to 11.579 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 29.7% to 140.435 units. BEV sales are up 3.1% year-on-year to 8.116 and 70.1% share and up 58.2% year-to-date to…