First Croatian Top 20 finish for the Jeep Compass, directly at #6. The Croatian new car market endures an 8th consecutive double-digit drop in November at -23.6% year-on-year to just 2.656 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -42.3% to 34.006 units. Volkswagen (-43.3%) is hit hard but remains in…
The Kia K5 breaks into the Russian Top 25 for the first time in October. The Russian new light vehicle market is up a robust 7% year-on-year in October to 154.164 units: that's the largest year-on-year gain of any month in 2020, eclipsing July (+6.8%). Note BMW and Mercedes now…
The Skoda Octavia gains 10% year-on-year in a market down -24.6%. New car sales in Croatia stumble another -24.6% in October to just 3.093 registrations, that's a 7th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop as Covid-19 and the much lower level of tourism continue to reverberate through end-of-year sales. The year-to-date tally…
The VW ID.3 lands directly in 5th place in Denmark. New car sales in Denmark are back in positive for the second time in the past three months in September at +7.6% year-on-year to 17.197 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -18.1% to 142.163. Brand leader Volkswagen (-9.5%) bucks…
Opel sales are up 18.3% and the Corsa up 219%. The Croatian new car market endures a 6th consecutive double-digit year-on-year decline in September, albeit the smallest one to-date at -13% to 3.090 units. The year-to-date tally now stands at 28.257, off -44.9% over the same period in 2019. Volkswagen…
The Ford Puma is up to a world-best 4th place in the UK in August. After lockdown pent-up demand was released in July (+11.3%), the UK new car market swings back into negative territory in August at -5.8% year-on-year to 87.226 units, yet still managing the second biggest August volume…
The Ford Puma ranks #9 in Wales, its first Top 10 finish in any UK nation. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can now share with you the UK detail by nation for June. Logically as its car showrooms could reopen as early as June 1, England (-32.9%) fares the best…
First Top 5 finish in Finland for the Volvo XC40. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market slices its May loss in two with June sales down -25.5% year-on-year to 7.709 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21.9% halfway through the year at 46.244. Volkswagen (-23.3%) and Skoda (-23.3%)…
The Citroen C3 is #1 in Denmark for the 2nd time in history. Picture bilmagasinet.dk Following a trend we've already observed in the Netherlands and Finland, the Danish new car market goes against the European grain and actually fares worst in May at -40.1% to 11.432 units than it did…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. After completely stopping in April with zero wholesales and retail sales, the Indian new car market gingerly steps out in May at -84.5% year-on-year to just 36.576 wholesales vs. 236.533 in May 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -48.1%…
Launched in January, the Geely Coolray is already inside the Belarus Top 20. Belarus is shaping up to be BSCB's latest monthly update addition. To celebrate, we can offer you today detailed brands and models data available since the start of 2020. Brand-wise, we have a complete Q1 2020 Top…
Without heavy truck sales, the Chinese market would still be down in April. New vehicle wholesales in China have bounced back even stronger than preliminary data suggested in April, up 4.4% year-on-year to 2.07 million units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -31.1% to 5.761.000 units. After February deliveries collapsed -79.1%…
First ever Russian Top 25 finish for the Kia Seltos. 20/06 update: Now with YTD Top 135 models. As we anticipated last month due to a national lockdown implemented on April 2 and in place all through the month, the Russian new car market collapses in April at -72.4% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Corolla celebrates 15 straight years as the world's best-seller. Consult 60 years of Worldwide Historical Data here. 29/04 update: Now with the Top 15 groups and Top 30 brands. 24/04 update: Now with a Top 10 sneak peek, Renault-sourced data and complete Turkey and Puerto Rico/USVI sales. For…
The Nissan Micra ranks #7 in New Caledonia in March. New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, was in lockdown between March 24 and April 19 (vs. March 17 to at least May 11 for the French mainland), and seems to have wrestled COVID-19 to the ground with…