First UK Top 10 finish for the Toyota Aygo. As the microchip crisis bites hard, the UK new car market freefalls -34.4% year-on-year in the all-important month of September to just 215.312. This month is traditionally the second strongest in the year as it coincides with a biannual plate change.…
The Ford Kuga is up to a record #6 in August. Picture moottori.fi The Finnish new car market is down -8.5% year-on-year in August to 7.595 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.3% to 69.936. Toyota (-14.2%) easily remains the best-selling brand in the market with 16.3% share despite…
Toyota sales are up 66.7% year-on-year in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria gain 6.9% year-on-year in August to 2.416 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 22.3% to 22.076. Brand leader Dacia (+26%) almost quadruples the market's growth rate to cement its pole position at 15.2% share…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland gain 24.9% year-on-year in August, exactly the same growth rate as July, to 6.007 units, leading to a year-to-date tall up 22.1% to 96.298. Volkswagen (+16.8%) is up two spots on July to snap the brands…
Renault is the best-selling manufacturer in Ukraine in August. Note July data is also included in the tables below. The Ukrainian new car market lifts 22.1% year-on-year in August to 8.513 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27% to 66.661. After four consecutive months of reign by Toyota, Renault (-4.5%)…
The MG ZS is inside the NZ Top 10 in July. Picture autocar.co.nz New vehicle sales in New Zealand are on a roll: up another 22.9% year-on-year in July to 15.053 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 51.4% to 99.613. Note the YTD 2021 tally is well above 2019…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in July. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria are stable in July at -0.6% year-on-year to 3.521 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 24.5% to 19.660 units. Brand leader Dacia (+58.7%) ignores the lukewarm context to shoot up to 18.4% share vs.…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in July and YTD. Picture completecar.ie Swinging the opposite way of the rest of the European markets we have covered so far, Irish new car sales are up a strong 25% year-on-year to 26.471 units in the all-important July month marking…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in June. The Ukrainian new car market is up 20.7% year-on-year in June to 8.816 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 30.2% to 48.380. Note June 2021 volumes continue to be up significantly on pre-pandemic June 2019 at +35.6% and…
The Peugeot 2008 ranks #8 in Bulgaria in June. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria shoot up 39.9% year-on-year in June to 3.658 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.8% to 16.139. Dacia (+125%) more than doubles its sales to cement its domination at 15.5% share vs. 13.8% so…
The VW T-Roc is now the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus year-to-date. Note: April data is also included in the tables below. According to data shared by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market soars 30.1% year-on-year in May to 1.028 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up…
Mitsubishi sales are up 170.6% year-on-year in New Zealand in May. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 75.5% year-on-year in May to 14.552 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 65.3% to 69.503. But more significantly, May 2021 is up a splendid 18.9% on the pre-pandemic volumes of two…
The Tiggo 4 helps Chery repeat at a record 6th place in Ukraine in May. New car sales in Ukraine soar 43.3% year-on-year in May to 8.446 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 32.6% to 39.564. Note May 2021 volumes are also up significantly on two years ago in…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in May. As the UK market was paralysed by Covid-19 restrictions a year ago, UK new car sales surge 674.1% year-on-year in May to 156.737 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 42.5% to 723.845. However, May 2021 volumes remain down…
The Chevrolet Groove is a rebadged Baojun 510. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge back up 205.9% year-on-year in April to 27.241 units on locked down year-ago volumes. Note April 2021 remains down -16.7% on April 2019 pre-pandemic volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 28.4% to 109.228 units.…