The Renault Koleos is up to 6th place in Ukraine in January. Despite the current war in Ukraine, our contact there still managed to find the time to share with us the latest car sales data, a testimony to the kindness, dedication and resilience of this people. In January the…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Slovenia. The Slovenian new car market edges down -1.6% year-on-year in January to 5,320 registrations. Volkswagen (-16.3%) although faring a lot worse than the market, is the uncontested leader in the brands ranking with 15.3% share, in line with the…
The Ssangyong Korando misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 20 sales. New car sales in Slovakia start the year all guns blazing at +72.6% year-on-year to 5,739 units. Skoda (+23.9%) largely trails the market but remains by far the most popular brand with 19.7% share vs. 20.3%…
The Kia Sorento breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time, directly to #5. Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia bounce back up 20.5% year-on-year in January to 1,620 units. The Skoda Fabia (+388.6%) cements the leadership it established over the Full Year…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in January. Data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Bosnian new car market up 14.6% year-on-year to 550 units. The Kia Sportage topples the Skoda Octavia (+25%) to end the month in pole position with…
Kia sales are up 36.2% year-on-year in a market down -2.4%. 26/02 update: Now with Top 50 models. 01/03 update: Now with Top 410 All-models. 26/03 update: Now with Top 70 All-brands. New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) dip down -2.4% year-on-year in January to 822,423 units according to ACEA.…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in January. In January, 9,150 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles hit the road, a -14% year-on-year decline. That includes 8,088 passenger cars. Toyota (+75%) topples Suzuki (-30.1%) in the passenger car brands ranking, with Ford (-18.5%), Skoda (+10.5%), Volkswagen…
First podium finish for the Toyota C-HR in January. The Finnish new car market skids down -16% year-on-year in January to just 7,778 registrations. Toyota (+12.3%) is the big performer this month, improving its market share to 22% which is believed to be an all-time record for the Japanese brand.…
The Cupra Born scores its first Top 10 finish in the world in Austria. Picture derstandard.at New car sales in Austria rebound back up 10.5% year-on-year in January to 15,619 units, however January 2021 was a particularly low base, down -38.4% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-3.7%) go against the…
The Kia EV6 is up to #5 in Denmark in January. The Danish new car market recedes -8.3% year-on-year in January to 9,407 registrations. Toyota (+43.8%) ignore the negative environment to take hold of the brands pole position with 9.1% share vs. 8% over the FY2021. Volkswagen (-18.2%) is toppled…
The Suzuki Vitara is once again the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in 2021. Discover close to 30 years worth of Hungarian Historical Data here. 23/02 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models. New car sales in Hungary are down -4.8% year-on-year in 2021 to 121,920 units. Suzuki…
Hongqi breaks its all-time volume record for the third time in the past 4 months. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle sales in China edge up 0.9% year-on-year in January to 2,531,000 units. This includes 2,186,000 Passenger Vehicles (+6.7%) and 344,000 Commercial Vehicles…
The Hongqi E-HS9 ranks #16 in Norway in January. The Norwegian new car market drops a harsh -22.8% year-on-year in January to 7,957 units. Even without Tesla whose sales light up at the end of every quarter, the share of BEVs in market surges from 53% a year ago to…
The Octavia (+73.8%) helps Skoda to its first Swiss pole position this month. The Swiss new car market edges up 5.1% year-on-year in January to 15,899 sales. 4x4 sales are up 5.4% to 7,908 and 49.7% share vs. 49.6% a year ago, petrol sales drop -9.9% to 6,280 and 39.5%…
The Kia Xceed ranks #10 in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland drop -10.1% year-on-year to 28,611 units. Toyota is on fire this month with 19.7% share, that is a full three percentage points above its Full Year 2021 level of 16.7%. Kia is also in great shape,…