Skoda Kodiaq sales surge 61.5% year-on-year in a market down 15.2%. Thanks to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June sales data for Moldova, a market on the mend at -15.2% year-on-year to 467 units vs. -27.7% last month. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Renault Captur hits a record 4th place in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is now slowly stirring out of lethargy after a strict Covid-19 lockdown was eased from May 4 onwards. Sales remain in dire straits though in the absence of any government intervention at -36.7%…
The Ford Puma signs its first Romanian Top 20 finish. Picture turatiiscrise.ro The Romanian new car market only marginally improves on April (-50.3%) with May sales down -45% year-on-year to 7.155 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 29.355. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (-34.9%) resists a lot better and pushes…
Mercedes is the only gainer in the Top 13 and ranks 6th in April. With COVID-19 cases soaring from just 669 as of March 31 to 10.861 as of April 30 and 19.706 as of May 20, Ukraine was under strict lockdown measures for all of April, with the quarantine…
Peugeot 308 sales are up 179.5% in a market down -50.3%. Given the current COVID-19 lockdown context, new car sales in Romania resist relatively well in April at -50.3% year-on-year to 4.321 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -27.5% to 32.300 sales. Brand leader Dacia (-37.6%) holds markedly better than…
Renault Scenic sales are up 94.5% in a market down -71.4%. The Slovenian new car market sinks -71.4% year-on-year in April to just 1.846 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -38.8% to 16.354. Local producer Renault (-28.9%) scores the best hold in the Top 12 by far, and as a…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in April. Under a national COVOD-19 lockdown all through the month, Portuguese new car sales recede -87% year-on-year in April to just 2.749 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -40.4% to 48.031. Peugeot (-86.8%) snaps the brands lead for the 2nd time…
The Dacia Sandero remains the #1 vehicle in Algeria in 2019. Consult 16 years of Algerian Historical Data here. The Algerian new light vehicle market drops -4% year-on-year in 2019 to 118.689 registrations, however with most manufacturers having interrupted local production, such as Seat in September, 2020 volumes will be minimal.…
France has been under strict lockdown since March 17. 09/04 update: Now with Top 305 All-models. 07/04 update: Now with model info for private and business channels. 01/04 update: Now with Top 80 models. First European March results are here and as expected the losses are heavy, impacted by coronavirus…
The Jeep Renegade is up to a record 11th place in Croatia in March. Croatia was weighted down by two emergency situations in March. On March 17, Croatian Prime Minister Plenković announced the closure of most public venues and shops, severely curtailing car showroom activity, in order to limit the spread…
The Dacia Sandero shoots up to third place so far in 2020 in Lithuania. Based on data disclosed by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Lithuania gain 36% over the first two months of 2020 to 8.492 units, with January up 35.1% to 4.238 and February up 36.9%…
Renault Logan sales shoot up 158.7% in Ukraine in February. New car sales in Ukraine continue to shoot up for now at +20.9% year-on-year in February to 6.963 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.4% to 14.035. This month Renault (+68%) reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota (+51.5%), with…
The Peugeot 2008 II breaks into its home Top 5 for the first time in February. 19/03 update: Now with the Top 285 All-models. The French new car market records a second consecutive month in negative in February at a much more palatable -2.7% year-on-year to 167.785 units, leading to…
The Renault 4 is the most popular vehicle in Colombian automotive history. March 2020 update: Historical info spanning 1970 to 1986 added, as well as complete monthly and annual Top 30 brands for 2012. Historical Data spanning exactly five decades is now available for Colombia on BestSellingCarsBlog. In the 1970s,…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market soars 11.1% year-on-year in February to 20.547 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.1% to 38.974. In the brands ranking, Renault (+20.8%) continues to widen the gap with its archenemy Chevrolet (+3.3%) while…