Polish VW Tiguan sales soar 108.7% year-on-year in January. The Polish new car market edges up 0.5% year-on-year in January to 51.308 registrations including light commercial vehicles. 33.405 units were purchased by companies (65.1% share) and only 17.903 (34.9%) by private buyers. Skoda (-8%) markedly under-performs but holds onto the…
The C5 Aircross breaks into the Top 30 and helps Citroen to its highest share since July 2015 while Peugeot is #1 for the 4th time in the past 5 months. This post has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 260 models and Top 10 private sales. New…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 138.2% year-on-year at home in January. New car sales in Romania go against the grain of most of the rest of the European Union with a splendid 18.8% uptick to 13.952 registrations in January. Dacia (+45.8%) vastly outpaces its home market to hit a stunning…
The Kwid (+95.5%) helps Renault up 46.6% in Brazil in January. After gaining 13.7% over the Full Year 2018, new light vehicle sales in Brazil showcase a solid start of 2019 with January deliveries up 8.7% to 190.752, marking a 21st consecutive month of growth. Chevrolet (+6.8%) and Volkswagen (+6.5%)…
The Dacia Duster shoots up to a record 6th place in Italy in January. The Italian new car market starts 2019 in a rather paltry way: down 7.9% year-on-year in January to 165.536 units. New car sales in Italy this month offer a starkly contrasting picture: for once private sales…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling SUV in Europe in 2018. Consult close to 50 years of European Historical Data here. October 2019 update: Now with Top 10 LCV brands and Top 40 models. February 2019 update: Now with Top 60 brands and Top 430 All- models. Thanks to our…
The Mercedes A-Class lodges a third European Top 10 finish in 4 months, helping Mercedes become the only gainer in the Top 12 brands. The Europe Full Year 2018 post has now been updated with the Top 60 brands and Top 415 models. The Europe November 2018 post has now…
The VW Tiguan soars 64% to #3 in Croatia in January. After surging 18.3% over the Full Year 2018, Croatian new car sales start 2019 in negative at -4.2%. However for market leader Volkswagen (+38%) it's an outstanding month with a mammoth 20.4% share vs. just 9.3% in December and…
The Dacia Dokker is the best-selling vehicle in Morocco in 2018. Consult 15 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Morocco gain 5.2% year-on-year in 2018 to 177.359 units including 14.286 light commercials (+6.8%). This is a new all-time volume record for the Moroccan market.…
The Dacia Sandero signs its 10th monthly win in Spain. The Spanish new car market starts the year on the wrong foot with a -5.1% year-on-year decline in January to 96.890 registrations, yet this is still the 2nd largest January volume in the past decade below last year's 102.149 units.…
The Skoda Octavia has now been #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina for 6 of the past 7 years. Consult over a decade of Bosnian Historical Data here. According to data shared with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina step up 7.8%…
The Renault Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in 2018. Consult 30 years of Colombian Historical Data here. The Colombian new car market stops 3 straight years of decline on their tracks in 2018 with a splendid 7.7% uptick to 256.662 registrations, the largest annual volume since 2015. The…
The Dacia Logan is the best-seller at home for the 14th year in a row. Consult 50 years of Romania Historical Data here. Romanian new car sales are on a roll: 2018 marks the 5th consecutive year of double-digit gains and the largest of the lot at +24.6% to 130.919…
First ever annual win at home for the Lada Vesta. Consult 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 330 All-models ranking. The Russian new car market confirms it is on the mend with a second consecutive year of double-digit gains at +12.8% in…
Another record year for Dacia, now #4 brand in France above VW and placing 2 models in the annual French Top 10 for the first time in history (Sandero and Duster). Update 2: Now with the Top 50 Private Sales models Update 1: Now with the Top 55 All-brands, Top…