The Volvo XC60 is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in April. New car sales in Sweden gain 6.7% year-on-year in April to 21,977 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -2.5% to 81,799. Rechargeable cars hold 56.9% of the market vs. 55.7% a year ago, but EV…
The VW Tiguan ranks #3 in Ireland in April. New car sales in Ireland edge down -3.6% year-on-year in April to 8,591 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 6% to 71,110. Strikingly, 6 of the Top 7 carmakers are in positive. Volkswagen (+35.7%) and Hyundai (+70.9%) stun on the…
Toyota remains the 2nd best-selling carmaker in Europe. 1/05 update: Now with Top 90 All brands and Top 489 All models (source JATO Dynamics) 25/04 update: Now with Top 25 models (source JATO Dynamics) According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is down -2.8% year-on-year…
The Citroen C3 is up to 2nd place in Serbia in March. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market soars 18.2% year-on-year to 3,212 sales in March. This way, the Q1 volume is up 19% to 7,401. The Skoda…
The Toyota Yaris climbs on the Bosnian podium for the first time in a year. Our Central European partner CE Auto has the Bosnian new car market edging down -5.5% year-on-year in March to 1,039 sales. However thanks to a strong start of the year the Q1 volume is in positive…
The BMW X5 ranks #9 in Moldova in March. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 11.9% year-on-year in March to 752 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 10.9% to 1,896. Two models dominate again. The Dacia Duster (+15.2%) is #1…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lodges another stellar performance in March at +41.4% to 741 sales after surging 69% last month. The Q1 volume…
Nissan sales are up 188.1% year-on-year in March. The Slovak new car market is hit -12.4% year-on-year in March to 7,754 sales, yet the Q1 volume remains in positive at +5.6% to 23,391. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all fall faster than the market with double-digit drops. Skoda (-19.4%) is…
BYD holds 14.5% of the Singaporean market in March. New car sales in Singapore gain 42.1% year-on-year in March to 3,508 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.7% to 8,162. Toyota (+4%) reclaims the brands top spot despite a very weak uptick, toppling BYD which is up another 13-fold…
The Citroen C3 ranks #4 in March in Slovenia. Next generation pictured. The Slovenian new car market is almost immobile in March, up 1 unit year-on-year to 5,272 sales. The Q1 volume is up 4% to 13,993. Volkswagen (-15.3%) endures the biggest drop in the Top 9 but easily remains in…
The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the PC+LCV charts with 13.9% share just above Toyota (13.5%). Skoda,…
The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3%…
The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen (-2.9%) easily retains the brands pole position at 13.2% share,…
Porsche ranks #8 in the Luxembourg brands ranking in March. New car sales in Luxembourg endure a -12.6% year-on-year drop in March to 4,585 units, meaning the Q1 volume is down -4.9% to 12,500. Volkswagen (+12.1%) defies the negative market to cement its leadership in the brands chars with 12.7%…
Geely sales are up a whopping 963.6% year-on-year in March. New car sales in Ukraine advance 47.4% year-on-year in March to 6,647 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 48.8% to 16,660. Toyota (+57.6%) and Renault (+118%) both fare better than the market and cement their brands leadership. Skoda (+30.6%)…