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…
The Mercedes A-Class doubles its sales year-on-year in Portugal in July. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 212 All-models by clicking on the title * Incredibly, July is the 26th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains for the Portuguese new car market. However at just +10% to 15.545 registrations,…
The Toyota Yaris is back in command of the Greek market. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Amidst the bailout crisis and banknote panic, the Greek new car market plunges back into recession in July at -29% year-on-year to 5.447…
As expected, the Baojun 560 is an instant blockbuster. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 360 All-local models and Top 65 brands * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after dropping for the first time in 6 years in June, sales of new light vehicles in China decline…
The Renault Clio is the 2nd best-selling model in Turkey in July. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * Another month of extravagant growth for Turkish new car sales, up a whopping 40% year-on-year in July to 83.836 registrations and lifting…
Australia is currently enduring its harshest winter in thirty years. * EXCLUSIVE! Updated with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 290 All-models * Australian customers continue on their car buying frenzy: after an all-time high 1st Half at 578.427 registrations, we now have the biggest July on record at 92.308 deliveries, up 3%…
The BMW 2 Series ranks at a world-best 6th place in Switzerland in July. * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 345 All-models by clicking on the title * Second consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains for the Swiss new car market at +10% in July to 30.228 registrations,…
The Renault Logan could outpace the VW Polo for the #1 Belorussian spot in 2015. * See the Top 25 brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Belarus are up 3% year-on-year to 11.391 registrations, however note this batch of data doesn't include manufacturers…
The 2 Series is now BMW's best-seller at home. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 326 models by clicking on the title * German new car sales are up a robust 7% year-on-year to 290.196 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1.909.145 units, up 5.5% or over 100.000…