Hyundai is the 2nd best-selling manufacturer in Austria below just Volkswagen. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 282 All-models by clicking on the title * Good news keep coming from the Austrian new car market: up another 7% year-on-year in August to 22.677 registrations, meaning the year-to-date total…
Renault Clio * See the Top 40 brands and Top 245 All-models by clicking on the title * Dutch new car sales are up a spectacular 22% year-on-year in August to 31.255 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 266.376 units, up 5% on 2014. Renault more than doubles its sales vs.…
The Hyundai Tucson is already among Slovenia's Top 10 best-sellers... * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is up a whopping 21% year-on-year in August to 3.993 registrations, which lifts the year-to-date total to 40.922 units,…
The BMW 1 Series is the 4th best-selling model in Greece in August... * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 80 models by clicking on the title * After dipping by 29% in July, new car sales in Greece are back up 21% year-on-year in August to 4.470 registrations,…
Arnaud Barral After Audi and BMW, here is the third catchup with a German brand I had the privilege to organise at Frankfurt. Volkswagen may be losing foot in China, but in its European fief volumes are as high as they ever were, with the brand even placing three nameplates…
The VW Passat ranks at an all-time record 4th place in Europe in August. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The European new car market celebrates two full years (24 months) of year-on-year gains in August, delivering the second best monthly…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
Seat Alhambra * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 333 All-models by clicking on the title * It seems like the Swiss new car market has suddenly started shaking off years of stagnation in the past couple of months: August marks the third consecutive double-digit year-on-year increase at…
The Vauxhall Mokka is at least #7 in all UK nations, #3 in Wales. * See the Top 10 best-selling models in each UK nation by clicking on the title * After the overall UK Top 10, thanks to SMMT we can now share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each…
The Renault Clio is back to pole position at home in France. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 40 brands * Thanks to one additional selling day vs. August 2014, the French new car market is up 10% year-on-year this month to 92.052 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
First Top 10 ranking for the Ford Kuga in the UK. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * 42nd consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK new market at +10% in August to 79.060 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in August. * See the Top 40 brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * Sweden celebrates 20 consecutive months of year-on-year gains at +11% to 26.877 registrations in August, the second best August score ever recorded…
Volkswagen suffers from an over-reliance on its sedan lineup. See also: Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 1/3) Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 3/3) In July the Volkswagen brand dropped 31% year-on-year in China to 152,300 sales (imports excluded). In Part 1 of this Strategy series we studied…
VW Passat sales are up 50% year-on-year in Europe in July. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * After a 15% surge in June, the European new car market is up an equally impressive 9% year-on-year in July to 1.180.078 registrations - that's a…