The VW T-Roc scores its first Top 10 finish at home at #6. Discover 75 years worth of German Historical data here. The German new car market is back on the up for the 5th time in the past 6 years with sales up 5% year-on-year to 3.607.258 units, ending the decade…
The Tesla Model 3 topped the Swiss charts in March and December 2019. Discover 50 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. New car sales in Switzerland bounce back up 3.9% year-on-year in 2019 to 311.466 registrations, helped by strong 4x4 sales up 8.9% to 160.078 and 51.4% share vs.…
The Skoda Karoq is up to #3 at home in 2019. Discover over 50 years of Czech Historical Data here. The Czech new car market drops -4.4% year-on-year in 2019 to 249.915 units, marking a second consecutive year of decline. Keep in mind a significant part of Czech sales (estimated…
The Ram Pickup outsold the Ford F-Series for the first time in December. Discover over 35 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a second straight year of decline in 2019 at -3.7% to 1.928.829 registrations, the first time the market drops below the…
The Sandero (+105.3%), Logan (+88.2%) and Duster (+50.1%) lift Renault to its first annual crown in Ukraine. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine resume their progression in 2019 at +8% to 88.437 units after gains in 2016 (+41%) and 2017 (+25.3%) but slipping into negative in…
The Tesla Model 3 breaks its Chinese monthly volume record in November. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. The market stabilises once again in November at -0.8% to 99.667 units, in line with…
Sharp fleet deals on the outgoing generation ahead of the December launch of the new model (pictured) propel the Ford Kuga to #3 in Germany. New car sales in Germany continue to recover from particularly paltry year-ago post-WLTP sales with November registrations up 9.7% year-on-year to 299.127 units, leading to…
Porsche Macan sales soar 133% year-on-year in China this month. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only non-Chinese media to report on these figures monthly. After slowing down its fall to just -4.3% in September, the import market is back in freefall in October…
The Tesla Model 3 reaches a best-ever 2nd place in the Chinese Imports charts. After two consecutive months of double-digit declines, import sales in China drastically slow down their fall in September at -4.3% to 96.836 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1% to 850.373. The Top 5…
Jeep sales surge 21% year-on-year in a declining market. After edging up 0.2% in August according to our estimates, the Canadian new light vehicle market falls back into negative for the 18th time in the past 19 months in September at -4.1% to 167.548 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down…
The new X7 helps BMW sales up 6% in September. After August showed the largest gain in 4 years (+10.3%), U.S. September volumes go the opposite way at -11.8% to 1.278.746 units due to two fewer selling days than September 2018 and sales around the critical Labor Day weekend this year…
The new Toyota Hiace should be helping Toyota up to 35.1% share in June. The Hong Kong new light vehicle market drops -7.5% year-on-year in June to 3.392 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.3% to 19.240 halfway through 2019. Brand leader Toyota (+8.8%) swims upstream and posts the…
The Toyota Sienta is the best-selling regular car in Japan for the first time in history. The Japanese new vehicle market posts a third consecutive year-on-year uptick and its largest since last November at +6.7% to 388.600 registrations. Kei cars are almost solely responsible for this dynamic lift with sales up…
The Kia Seltos is inside the South Korean Top 5 for its 2nd month in market. This article has been updated with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea slide down -6.1% year-on-year in August to 136.601 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -4.5% to 1.148.319.…
The new generation ES lifts Lexus sales up 37.4% in July in China. After a freak 73.3% surge in June due to rushed sales of non-compliant vehicles ahead of the implementation of Stage 6 Emission rules on July 1, sales of imported vehicles in China logically recede -13.4% in July…