MG is among the 10 most popular carmakers in Italy for the first time. New car sales in Italy are back up 6.2% year-on-year in March to 172,223 units, yet a slow start of the year means the year-to-date volume remains down at -1.6% to 443,906. Private sales edge down…
Renault Captur sales are up 102.4% year-on-year in March. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Spain, up 23.2% year-on-year in March to 116,725 units, getting closer to the 126,984 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. As a result, the Q1 volume is up 14.1% to 279,368. Sales have been…
The Renault Clio remains firmly in the lead in North Macedonia. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market edges down -2.2% year-on-year in February to 539 sales. The year-to-date tally is up 5.9% to 1,028 units, an excellent result given 2024 registrations over…
The Cupra Born is the fifth most popular model with German private buyers. Private sales in Germany come to 66,116 in February, a 32.5% ratio, exactly the same as a year ago in February 2024 and a -6.9% year-on-year drop. Year-to-date private sales amount to 140,998 units , a 34.3%…
The Citroen C3 breaks its European ranking record in February. JATO Dynamics figures have the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down -2.5% year-on-year in February to 966,271. ACEA data has it at 963,540 (-3.1%) and 1,959,580 year-to-date (-2.6%). Among the Top 5 markets, Spain (+11%) stands out with the only YoY gain,…
The Skoda Scala is the most popular vehicle in Montenegro in 2024. Data by CE Auto shows 4,502 total new car sales in 2025 for Montenegro. Skoda places four models in the Top 7: the Scala is the overall best-seller, the Kamiq ranks #3, the Fabia #5 and the Octavia…
The Renault Clio is by far the most popular vehicle in Martinique in 2024. New light vehicle sales in Martinique, a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean, skid -10.7% in 2024 to 14,628 units. Even though H1 sales were up 6%, a disastrous H2 (-21.8%) pulled the Full Year…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Guadeloupe in 2024. The Guadeloupe (an overseas French territory in the Caribbean) new light vehicle market is off -7.2% in 2024 to 15,873 units. H1 volumes were down -1.2% while H2 was down -11.5%. This year Peugeot (-5.2%) passes Renault (-12.6%) to…
Dacia Duster sales are up 43.6% year-on-year in Mayotte. Mayotte is a French overseas archipelago located north west of Madagascar. Its new light vehicle market is off -9.5% in 2024 to 2,331 sales. Dacia (+6.9%) defies the negative context to overtake Peugeot (-26.5%) and take the lead of the brands…
Dacia holds 16.5% of the French Guianan market in 2024. 6,613 new light vehicles hit French Guiana roads in 2024, a -5.2% year-on-year contraction. Peugeot (-1.3%) falls slower than the market and remains the most popular carmaker in the territory with 17.8% share. Dacia (+4.6%) however is catching up with…
Renault is up 56.8% in Guadeloupe in January. Another French overseas territory, Guadeloupe sees its new car sales fall heavily at -13.6% year-on-year to 1,100 units in January. Renault (+56.8%) sports a fantastic lift and accesses the brands pole position with 18.8% share, overtaking Peugeot (+25.9%). In fact the Top…
Kia sales are up 62.3% in February. We have a new monthly update on BSCB: Martinique, a French overseas territory. After 6 consecutive months of year-on-year decline including -21.2% last November, -21% in December and -13.6% in January, new car sales in the territory are up 16.9% in February to…
The Renault Symbioz is up to a record #13 in France in February. 14/03 update: Now with Top 244 All models ranking 141,569 new cars found a buyer in France in February, showing a market returning to stability at -0.7% year-on-year. Keep in mind February 2024 was up 12% on…
The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February. 19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year (January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls…
The Dacia Bigster has landed in its home charts. The Romanian new car market is up 4.5% year-on-year in February to 11,850 units, but due to a disappointing January result, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.3% to 23,770. Local hero Dacia (+6.5%) is solid but drops to 29.8%…