The Leon helps lift Cupra to new heights in Austria. 19,096 new cars hit Austrian roads in November, a modest 1% year-on-year rise. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.2% to 232,100. This month Volkswagen (+11.5%) reclaims the brands top spot off Skoda (+5.3%), with both manufacturers outpacing the…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in November 16,400 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in November, a 4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.6% to 189,533. Peugeot (+58.5%) lodges another outstanding year-on-year lift but keeps its market share below its YTD level at…
The Mercedes GLA has a private ratio of 65.3% in November. Private sales in Germany are down -9.3% year-on-year to just 78,254 for a Private Sales ratio (PS) of 32% vs. 35.1% in November 2023. Year-to-date registrations are off -6.9% to 842,598 and 32.5% PS vs. 32.6% over the same…
The Dacia Jogger is up to a record 4th place in November. 10,237 new cars found a buyer in Romania in November, a -8.1% year-on-year loss. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 3% to 137,299. Local behemoth Dacia (-18.3%) is in a bad way, holding 27.6% of its…
The Renault 5 is already inside the French Top 10. 7th straight month of year-on-year fall for the French new car market in November at -12.7% to just 133,318 units, that's -22.8% on pre-pandemic November 2019. The year-to-date volume is now off -3.7% to 1,534,756, -23.4% below 2019. Petrol sales…
Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Italy in November. It's a fourth consecutive month of decline for the Italian new car market in November at -10.8% year-on-year to 124,251 units. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory at -0.2% to 1,452,973. This is -18.2% below pre-pandemic 2019.…
Renault Captur sales double year-on-year in November. 83,339 new cars found a buyer in Spain in November, an encouraging 6.4% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is up 5.1% to 911,503 and could well reach 1 million by the time the year comes to an end. However keep in mind this…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling BEV in Europe in October. 26/11 update: Now with Top 96 All brands ranking. New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) are stable in October at -0.1% year-on-year to 1,040,390 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 1.1% to 10,796,414. BEV sales are up…
Toyota holds a record 9% of the French market in October. 19/11 update: Now with Top 340 All models ranking. It's another disappointing month for the French new car market, off -11.1% (like last month) to just 135,529 units, marking the 6th consecutive month of decline. This is a staggering…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in October. 15,291 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in October, a solid 10.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 3.5% to 173,133. Peugeot surges 59.4% to tighten up its grip on the brands charts even further at…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 45.2% in Romania. The Romanian new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year to 11,552 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.1% to 127,062. Local behemoth Dacia (-5.8%) goes against the positive market and sees its share fall to 25.7% vs. 29.2% so far this year.…
The Geely Coolray breaks into the Croatian Top 10 for the first time. 4,360 new cars hit Croatian roads in October, a substantial 18.3% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 12.6% to 56,142. Skoda (+14.3%) easily keeps the advantage in the brands charts with 14% share vs.…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in October. It's another negative month for new car sales in Italy at -9.1% year-on-year in October to 126,488 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just: +1% to 1,328,663. This is -18.3% below pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales edge down -0.6% to 82,548…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 32% year-on-year in October. The Spanish new car market gains 7.2% year-on-year in October to 83,472 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.9% to 828,162. This is however -22% below the 10 months 2019 pre-pandemic result. After jumping 20% in September, sales of electrified…
The VW Tiguan hits a best ever 2nd place thanks to the new generation. 25/10 update: Now with Top 92 All brands and Top 500 All models rankings. Initial data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) down -4.2% year-on-year in September to 1,118,083 units. The year-to-date result…