The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Romania in August. New car sales in Romania shoot up 51.7% year-on-year in August to 15,125 units, yet due to a very difficult H1 the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -9.6% to 96,308. The Top 5 manufacturers for the month…
The new Tavascan helps lift Cupra to a record 8.1% share The Danish new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in August to 13,030 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 116,395. Volkswagen (-15.7%) stays in the lead of the brands ranking despite a hefty YoY loss, it…
The Toyota Corolla scores its highest ranking of the year in August. New car sales in Czechia advance 3.1% year-on-year in August to 17,611, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 161,067. Local behemoth Skoda (-10.8%) underperforms to 29.3% share vs. 33.6% so far this year. In fact the…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Jaecoo 7. The UK new car market is down for the 2nd consecutive month with August sales at -2% to 82,908, the weakest August since 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.1% to 1,265,281, the highest result since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,519,016). Private…
Tesla Model Y sales are down -87.2% in August. New car sales in Sweden grow 5.9% year-on-year in August to 20,168 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.7% to 178,828. Rechargeable cars hold 59% of the market vs. 56% in August 2024. In the detail, BEVs edge down…
The Hyundai Inster cracks the Dutch Top 10 in August. The Dutch new car market is off -2.7% year-on-year in August to 26,663 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now down -3.8% to 237,909. Kia (-2.5%) continues to dominate in the brands ranking with 10.2% share, while Toyota (+6.2%)…
The new Sealion 7 helps BYD crack the Irish Top 10 in August. Irish new car sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year in August to 7,615 units, meaning the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.4% to 116,099. This month Skoda (+7.5%) snaps the brands top spot with a fantastic…
First Australian Top 10 finish for Chery. New light vehicle sales in Australia gain 2.9% year-on-year in August to 103,694 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever below the 109,966 of August 2023. Due to a pushy first half of the year, the YTD volume is still in…
The Opel Frontera slides into the Icelandic Top 20 in August. New car sales in Iceland advance 26.9% year-on-year in August to 589 units, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -60.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,738. Tesla (+83.7%) retakes control of…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Finland in August. After two consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the Finnish new car market is back to hell in August at -19.5% to just 5,147 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.4% to 47,010. Toyota (-12.3%) falls but improves…
Hyundai holds 4% of the French market in August. First year-on-year uptick of the year for the French new car market, but this happens during the slowest month of the year, August. Sales up 2.2% to 87,850. Keep in mind the year-ago comparison base was particularly weak as August 2024…
Skoda is up to #2 brand in Europe in July. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 5.9% year-on-year in July to 1,085,356 units. This means the 7-months tally is now stable at -0.04% to 7,900,877. Among the Top 5 biggest markets, Spain shoots up…
The Skoda Octavia doubles its sales year-on-year in July. 27/08 update: Now with the July Top 35 models and YTD Top 75 models (PC+LCV). 10,809 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in July, a stunning 26.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 7% to 76,910. When adding LCVs, the…
The Audi Q5 is up to 5th place in Montenegro in July. According to data released by our local partner CE Auto, the Montenegrin new car market stands at 465 sales in July, with 2,792 units so far this year. The Skoda Kamiq repeats at #1, reaching a fantastic 11.4%…