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…
The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is up to a record 2nd place in July. The Turkish new light vehicle market confirms it has now plateaued with a fourth consecutive year-on-year drop at -16.4% to 94,037 units. This is still the second best July result below the 112,459 units reached last…
The Seal U helps BYD to #7 brand this month. It's another very difficult month for new car sales in Iceland, down a damning -34% year-on-year to just 836 units. This is a particularly poor result given July 2023 was already off -38% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume…
The Peugeot 3008 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Northern Ireland in July. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in July. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the July 2024…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling model in Finland in July. It's an 8th straight month of year-on-year declines for the Finnish new car market in July at -19.9% year-on-year to 5,033 units. This way, the YTD total is off -17.3% to just 43,323. Toyota (-20.5%) roughly follows the…
The Volvo XC40 is up to a record 4th place in July. It's a 24th consecutive month of growth for the UK new car market with sales up 2.5% year-on-year in July to 147,517. The YTD total is up 5.5% to 1,154,280. The trend towards fleet sales continues this month…