Clearance of non WLTP-compliant stock boosts the Seat Leon up 448% to #4 in Poland. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Poland is another European Union market to be completely biased by artificial sales aimed at clearing stock ahead of…
The Nissan Leaf cements its domination in Norway. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Norway gain 8.3% year-on-year in August to 14.523 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down 1.9% to 100.880 units. Volkswagen (+7%)…
The VW Tiguan is the #1 nameplate in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * Because the country is not part of the European Union and therefore not impacted by pre-WLTP sales manipulations, the Swiss…
VW Tiguan sales are up 517% year-on-year in Greece in August. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 185 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Greece soar 50.3% year-on-year in August to 7.718 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume up 23.8% to 79.154. Like last…
The Hyundai i30 is up 486% year-on-year to #2 this month in Austria. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 310 All-models by clicking on the title * Helped by a solid dose of non WLTP-compliant stock clearing as is the case in most of the European Union this…
A large stock of non WLTP-compliant Renault Kadjar was cleared before the arrival of the facelift. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * The Irish new car market jumps back into positive in August at +2.9% to 5.922 registrations, yet the…
We test drove the Dacia Logan across Eastern Europe last month... More on this soon. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 255 All-models by clicking on the title * Note All-brands and All-models data for May, June and July 2018 is also included in this article. Romania is…
Nissan has artificially boosted its August volume by 104.4% to clear pre-WLTP stock in France. * Now updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 265 models and Top 10 private sales * Our August coverage of Spain and Italy showed some pretty striking movements due to stock clearances ahead of the…
The Hyundai i30 is on the Czech podium for the first time in almost 5 years. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * Helped by a pre-WLTP boost as is the case in most European Union new car markets, sales in…
The VW T-Roc is among the five most popular nameplates in Germany for the first time. * See the Top 50 brands, Top 335 models and Top 20 private sales by clicking on the title * As we have witnessed in Spain (+48%), France (+40%) and to a lesser extent Italy…
The Lada Vesta is the best-selling vehicle in Russia for the third month running. Picture zr.ru * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Russian new car market steps up 11% year-on-year in August to 147.388 registrations, marking a 16th consecutive…
The Arona is instrumental to Seat's progression in Europe in July. Picture essaisduclub.fr * Now updated with final data for the Top 10 groups, Top 72 All-brands and Top 425 All-models * New car sales across the European continent (27 markets ex-Russia and Turkey) soar 10% year-on-year in July to post…
The VW T-Roc leaps up to 7th place overall in Croatia in August. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our local partner Promocija Plus we can share with you today August figures for the Croatian new car market. Registrations are…
90% of Nissan sales in Finland in August go to the Qashqai. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * In Norway too, August new car sales are significantly impacted by stock clearances of non-compliant vehicles ahead of the implementation of a new…
Mitsubishi sales in Israel jump up 55% year-on-year in August. * See the Top 43 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today August brands data for Israel, models data is now a quarterly occurrence. The new car market…