UK Kia Sportage sales are up 30.5% in 2024. Discover almost 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 1,952,778 new cars hit UK roads in 2024, a small 2.6% year-on-year improvement. This is the best result in the past five years but still -15.5% below the 2,311,140 sales of pre-pandemic…
The Dacia Sandero dominates the Spanish models charts head and shoulders. Consult over 50 years of Spanish Historical Data here Thanks to December sales up 28.8%, the Spanish new car market crosses the 1 million sales mark for the first time since pre-pandemic 2019 at 1,016,885 (+7.1%). Note the December…
The Renault Austral cracks the Serbian Top 10 for the first time. CE Auto data indicates a Serbian new car market off a steep -15% year-on-year in November to just 2,223 units. The year-to-date tally however remains largely in positive at +13% to 31,432. The Top 2 models are back…
The Hyundai Tucson reaches its highest Slovenian ranking in 8 years. New car sales in Slovenia gain a sturdy 11% year-on-year in November to 4,284 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8% to 49,798. Volkswagen (+14.4%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 15.4% share, slightly above its YTD…
Ford Kuga sales are up three-fold year-on-year in November. It's a fantastic month for Hungarian new passenger car sales in November at +28% year-on-year to 10,647 units, meaning the year-to-date tally stands just below 110,000, a 10% year-on-year improvement. When adding light commercials, the market reaches 12,991 units for November…
Nissan Juke sales are up 72.7% year-on-year in November Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cyprus market off -13.8% year-on-year in November to 1,072 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive territory however at +2.8% to 14,378 and bar a catastrophic month of December should…
The Peugeot 3008 ranks inside the UK Top 10 for the very first time. 153,610 new cars hit UK roads in November, a -1.9% year-on-year decline and the 3rd drop in the past 4 months. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +2.8% to 1,811,992. Looking at sales by…
The BYD Dolphin ranks #10 in Greece in October. It's a fourth straight month of decline for the Greek new car market in October at -14.3% year-on-year to 9,670 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however, just, at +1.7% to 117,705. Toyota (+66.8%) continues to defy gravity with an…
Suzuki Swift sales are up 232.3% year-on-year in October. 119,432 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles found a buyer in Hungary over the first 10 months of the year. This is a round 10% year-on-year improvement and means 11,987 vehicles were sold in October. Year-to-date in the PC+LCV brands…
The Ford Explorer EV is an instant blockbuster in Denmark. 15,567 new cars hit Danish roads in September, a 4.6% year-on-year improvement. As a result the year-to-date tally is up 1.8% to 126,255. Volkswagen (+79.4%) surges ahead to confirm its YTD top spot, outselling Tesla (-23.4%) which started from a…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in September. In the all important '74' plate change month of September, the UK new car market edges up 1% year-on-year to 275,239, the best September since 2020 but still -19.8% off pre-Covid September 2019. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Duster switches from Dacia to Renault branding for the third generation. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye return to positive territory in August at +4.3% year-on-year to 90,134. This is a new August record, eclipsing the 86,454 units reached just last year. The year-to-date volume also stands at an all-time…
Omoda has landed in the UK market. It's a slight drop for new car sales in the UK in August at -1.3% year-on-year to 84,575, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.1% to 1,238,855. Private sales are stable at +0.2% to 32,110 and 38% share vs. 37.4% a year ago,…
Today we are exploring the car landscape of Scotland, including Glasgow and the Isle of Skye, following my trip there in July. As a reminder, the MG ZS topped the Scottish charts in July, ahead of the Kia Sportage, Peugeot 208 and Volvo XC40. Notice also the MG HS at…
The Kia Stonic is back to the Cyprus top spot in July. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is off a harsh -19.3% year-on-year to 1,360 units. The year-to-date tally however up 8.9% to 10,150. Kia (-38.9%) easily remains on top of the…