The Tesla Model 3 is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in September. 15,055 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in September, a 7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 2.9% to 157,844. Peugeot (+7.8%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 9.9% share…
The Dacia Logan is back in charge of its home market. 8,975 new cars hit Romanian roads in September, a harsh -14.9% year-on-year loss. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.3% to 115,510. Once again local powerhouse Dacia (-33.4%) is in total freefall to 23.7% share, its lowest since…
The Geely Coolray is getting closer to the Top 10 in Croatia. 4,123 new cars hit Croatian roads in September, a splendid 11.9% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.2% to 51,782. The Top 3 manufacturers all beat the market, with Skoda (+28.4%) reclaiming the top spot off…
Dacia Sandero sales are stable in a market down -48.7% New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north east of Australia, crumble a devastating -48.7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to just 3,243 units, due to local social unrest. All major manufacturers…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in September. 121,666 new cars found a buyer in Italy in September, a disappointing -10.7% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at a shy +2.1% to 1,202,122. But this is still -18.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 (1,473,355). Private…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record 2nd place in Spain in September. Spanish new car sales return to positive in September at +6.3% to 73,144 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.7% to 744,698. This is however 23% below the pre-pandemic 9 months 2019 tally. Of…
Skoda is up to a record third place in Europe in August. It's a weak month of sales all around in Europe in August, with the five major markets in decline: Germany (-27.8%) is the hardest hit, with France (-24.3%) and Italy (-13.4%) also struggling while Spain (-6.5%) and the…
The Dacia Duster III is up to 4th place in August. 13/09 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 321 All models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines for the French new car market in August at a drastic -24.3% to just 85,977 units. This is…
The BYD Seal misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 6 sales. 17,115 new cars hit Austrian roads in August, a -8.9% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is however in positive at +5% to 171,129. Volkswagen (-11.6%) is in difficulty but stays in pole position with 14.8% share.…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular model in Morocco over the period. Today we can share with you a Top 100 models ranking for Morocco over Q2 2024. The big event is the Dacia Sandero reclaiming the overall top spot off the Renault Express with 10.1% share vs. 8.5%…
BYD holds 2.6% of the Portuguese market in August. The Portuguese new car market drops -9.4% year-on-year in August to 11,822 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.5% to 142,789. Peugeot (-15.9%) retains the top spot it holds year-to-date despite a significant dent in its sales. Mercedes (+5.2%) also…
The Dacia Sandero is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in August. Private buyers bought 68,865 new cars in August, a -18% year-on-year fall. This represents a 34.9% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 30.7% a year ago in August 2023. Year-to-date, private sales are up 1.9% to 619,848 or…
The Peugeot 3008 notches two Top 5 finishes this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in August. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the August 2024 UK update. This…
The Hyundai Tucson ranks #3 in Romania in August. 9,972 new cars found a Romanian buyer in August, that's a harsh -22.6% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date remains in positive however at +6.4% to 106,535. Local behemoth Dacia freefalls -37.9% year-on-year to a shy 23.8% share vs. 30.1% so far this…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking…