The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Lithuania for the third month in a row. New car sales in Lithuania jump 11.5% year-on-year in August to 3.688 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 39.4% to 30.745. The Toyota Corolla (+291.2%) manages a third consecutive month at #1 but remains #2…
The new Stepway variant boosts Renault Logan sales up 178.9% in Russia. The Russian new light vehicle market is down for the 7th time in the past 8 months in September but this time the decline is minimal at -0.2% to 157.129 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2%…
The new generation Vauxhall Corsa (pictured) hasn't landed just yet in the UK, but it's already had an impact through clear-out sales of the outgoing model. Whereas all other major European market spectacularly recuperate from dismal post-WLTP year-ago figures, the UK remains plagued by consumer confidence stifled by Brexit uncertainty,…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Finland for the 3rd straight month. The Finnish new car market manages its first year-on-year gain in over a year in September at +29.8% to 8.372 units, unfortunately this is only due to a weak post-WLTP comparison base in September 2018, with this month's…
Kia Sportage sales in Ukraine are up 110.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Ukraine surge 12.5% year-on-year in August to 8.256 units, the largest volume in the country since December 2017 (9.179), cementing the YTD progression to +2% at 54.566 registrations. Renault (+44.2%) continues to vastly outperform the market and…
Peugeot 208 sales surge 423.7% in August as the old generation is cleared out in preparation for the new model (pictured). New car sales in Greece surge 28.5% year-on-year in July to 11.722 units and 24.3% in August to 9.594 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 9.8% to 86.873, the…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in August. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market surges 10.4% year-on-year in August to 581 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 2.9% to 4.226. The Dacia Duster (-13.6%) reclaims the…
The Toyota RAV4 climbs on the Cyprus podium in August. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT we can share with you today August sales figures for Cyprus. Volumes are down -7.5% year-on-year to 639 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.3% to 8.472. This month the Toyota…
The Toyota RAV4 (+172.1%) posts its 2nd NZ podium finish this year. The New Zealand new light vehicle market endures a fourth consecutive year-on-year decline in August at -4.4% to 12.607 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.1% to 100.090. Passenger cars, down -14.2% to 2.796, and Light Commercials,…
The Smart Fortwo is the best-selling foreigner in France in August. 07/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 355 All-models. One year ago pre-WLTP stock clearances artificially boosted August sales up 40% in France, and they are logically down -14% this month to 129.259, but only -10%…
Now under Chinese ownership, MG sales are up 116.9% in Australia in August. 06/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 310 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel just yet for the Australian new vehicle market, enduring a scathing 17th consecutive month of year-on-year declines in August at…
The Tesla Model 3 lands directly at #3 in the UK. Picture auto express.co.uk The UK new car market is down for the 6th consecutive month in August but limits its fall to just -1.6% to 92.573 units, the 2nd largest August tally in the past 17 years (see below), leading…
The Peugeot 108 hits its highest ranking in two years in Denmark. Danish new car sales logically recede -9.8% year-on-year in August to 18.698 units, paying the price for artificially boosted deliveries a year ago in the lead-up to WLTP implementation. This means the year-to-date volume edges back below the…
The Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling vehicle in Finland. New car sales in Finland "celebrate" a complete year - or 12 consecutive months - of year-on-year declines with August registrations logically down -17.6% to 9.806 as August 2018 sales were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearance, but up 2.7% on August…
The Sandero (+12%) helps Dacia hit a record 6th place in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market logically falls -29% year-on-year in August because one year ago the market was artificially boosted up 49% by pre-WLTP stock clearing registrations. A better comparison set is August 2017, and this…