The Dongfeng Fengon 500 breaks into the Macedonian Top 10 in August. According to our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia post another very strong month in August at +44.7% year-on-year to 502 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 40.9% to 5,024. This month…
Mercedes ranks #4 in Hungary in August. 30/09 update: Now with Top 120 models YTD New passenger car sales in Hungary drop -9.4% year-on-year in August to 8,111 units. This is to be compared with 15,618 sales in pre-pandemic 2019 and 9,644 during the pandemic in August 2020. The year-to-date…
The Skoda Fabia is the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in August. The Slovak new car market slips -5.1% year-on-year in August to 7,107 sales. This means the year-to-date volume is now up just 0.2% to 61,068. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all fall faster than the market, Skoda (-7.8%)…
Skoda is up to a record third place in Europe in August. It's a weak month of sales all around in Europe in August, with the five major markets in decline: Germany (-27.8%) is the hardest hit, with France (-24.3%) and Italy (-13.4%) also struggling while Spain (-6.5%) and the…
The Dacia Duster III is up to 4th place in August. 13/09 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 321 All models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines for the French new car market in August at a drastic -24.3% to just 85,977 units. This is…
The Renault Captur signs its 2nd win in the past four months. 3,678 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in August, a solid 13.5% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 36,545. Strikingly, the Top 5 carmakers all beat the market. Volkswagen is up…
The BYD Seal misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 6 sales. 17,115 new cars hit Austrian roads in August, a -8.9% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is however in positive at +5% to 171,129. Volkswagen (-11.6%) is in difficulty but stays in pole position with 14.8% share.…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in August. The Danish new car market skids -4.9% year-on-year in August to 12,854 registrations. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 1.5% to 110,694. The Top 3 carmakers all deliver outstanding results with double-digit gains. Volkswagen is up 88.6%…
Audi Q4 e-Tron sales are up 86.4% year-on-year in August. 11,114 new cars hit Norwegian roads in August, a meagre 0.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally meanwhile remains in negative at -7.4% to 78,832. In contrast with the rest of Europe, this month BEVs break their market share record in…
Mercedes holds 12.6% of the Luxembourg market in August. 2,910 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in August, a harsh -14.8% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.4% to 32,270. Mercedes (+25.8%) defies the negative market to snap the pole position with a splendid 12.6% share vs.…
The Volvo EX30 ranks #3 in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market is hit a harsh -16.1% year-on-year in August to 15,927 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 155,575. 4x4 sales are down -14.7% to 8,056 and 50.6% share vs. 49.7% in August 2023 and…
BYD ranks in the Ukrainian Top 10 for the 2nd month running. The Ukrainian new car market steps up 40% year-on-year in August to 8,107 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 24.6% to 47,563. Toyota (+11.6%) remains the most popular brand in the country with 15.4% share, distancing Renault…
The Opel Astra outsells the VW Golf for the first time in over 32 years. It's a bloodbath this month for German new car sales, down -27.8% year-on-year in August to just 197,322. This mediocre result tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -0.3% to 1,907,226. We are now -37%…
The Mazda3 is up to #15 in August. New car sales in Poland edge up 2.4% year-on-year in August to 36,324 units. This brings the year-to-date total up 14.9% to 349,310. Toyota (-18.2%) and Kia (-13.6%) are both hit hard year-on-year and rank #1 and #3 respectively. However their market…
The Skoda Karoq is #1 at home in August. 17,084 new cars hit Czech roads in August, off -8.7% year-on-year. Positive YTD tally however at +2.3% and 153,757 units. Local powerhouse Skoda (-1.6%) falls slower than its home market to achieve a 33.8% share, slightly up from its YTD level…