The Lada Vesta is the best-selling vehicle in Belarus so far in 2019. Picture realbrest.by New car sales in Belarus continue to surge ahead with a whopping 37.6% year-on-year improvement over the First Half of 2019 following a 70.5% lift in H1 2018. Thunder strikes atop the brands ranking: thanks…
The Skoda Scala scores its very first podium at home - and in the world. New car sales in the Czech Republic logically drop -10.1% year-on-year to 25.026 as year-ago volumes were artificially boosted by the Europa-wide pre-WLTP rush, but are up a much more encouraging +18.1% on August 2017. The…
The new Q3 (+406.3%) helps Audi up 41.8% in Ireland in August. New car sales in Ireland logically drop -13.4% year-on-year in August to 5.127 as year-ago figures were inflated by pre-WLTP rush-sales, but this leads to a year-to-date tally now down -7.9% to 110.565. Volkswagen (-12.4%) reclaims the top…
Toyota sales soar 35.5% in August in a market down -18.1%. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today August brands data for Israel, models data is now a quarterly occurrence. The market sinks -18.1% to 19.279 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 200.354.…
Dacia sales soar 66.8% in August in a declining Bulgarian market. New car sales in Bulgaria hold strong in August at -2.1% to 3.966 units keeping in mind August 2018 was boosted by artificial pre-WLTP sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 6.5% to 31.131. Brand leader Dacia (+66.8%)…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden despite a ghastly -28.4% drop. Last year the Swedish market didn't operate like most European countries that recorded pre-WLTP rushes over Summer. Instead, a new bonus/malus pricing system was put in place on July 1 and depleted the market greatly over…
The VW T-Cross is up to a world-best 4th place in the Netherlands. A logical clawback from an artificially boosted August 2018, new car sales in the Netherlands fall -17.2% to 34.230 units this month but are up 15.7% on August 2017, a more realistic comparison base. All-in-all, the YTD…
The Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling vehicle in Finland. New car sales in Finland "celebrate" a complete year - or 12 consecutive months - of year-on-year declines with August registrations logically down -17.6% to 9.806 as August 2018 sales were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearance, but up 2.7% on August…
Tesla and Jaguar both swim upstream in a declining market. The Norwegian new car market slides down -16.4% year-on-year in August to 12.073 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.4% and 99.460 registrations. Volkswagen (-11.1%) and Toyota (-10.3%) manage to lose a little less ground than the market…
Kia sales surge 75.6% year-on-year in July in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in July to 9.443 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.5% to 61.518. Brand leaders Skoda (+14.1%), Kia (+75.6%) and Hyundai (+71.5%) all post spectacular gains, knocking Volkswagen (-2%) down two spots to…
The Toyota Yaris ranks equal #2 in North Macedonia in July. According to our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up 10.1% year-on-year in July to 590 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 25.4% to 4.379. The VW Golf (+52.6%) leaps back up…
The new A-Class helps Mercedes cross the symbolic 10% share mark in Belgium. 02/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models. Following a trend observed in France and Germany, new car sales in Belgium are surprisingly strong in July at +5.5% to 45.110 units, given the fact July 2018 was…
The Toyota RAV4 steps up to #2 YTD in Latvia. New car sales in Latvia show strong resolve in July at +13% to 1.580 units, leading to a revised year-to-date volume now down -5.4% at 9.904. The Toyota Corolla (+262.5%) remains the most popular vehicle in the country both for…
The Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling vehicle in Estonia, but just. The Estonian new car market lifts +7.7% year-on-year in July to 2.429 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.9% to 15.506. The Toyota Corolla (+636.4%) holds onto the top spot for just 3 sales above the YTD leader,…
The Fiat 500L hits its best monthly ranking of 2019 in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia shoot up 20.6% year-on-year in July to 3.330 registrations, lifting the YTD volume up 6.5% to 21.540 units. The Skoda Octavia (+14.9%) is…