The new Sealion 7 helps BYD crack the Irish Top 10 in August. Irish new car sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year in August to 7,615 units, meaning the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.4% to 116,099. This month Skoda (+7.5%) snaps the brands top spot with a fantastic…
The Opel Frontera slides into the Icelandic Top 20 in August. New car sales in Iceland advance 26.9% year-on-year in August to 589 units, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -60.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,738. Tesla (+83.7%) retakes control of…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Finland in August. After two consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the Finnish new car market is back to hell in August at -19.5% to just 5,147 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.4% to 47,010. Toyota (-12.3%) falls but improves…
The Skoda Octavia doubles its sales year-on-year in July. 27/08 update: Now with the July Top 35 models and YTD Top 75 models (PC+LCV). 10,809 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in July, a stunning 26.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 7% to 76,910. When adding LCVs, the…
The Audi Q5 is up to 5th place in Montenegro in July. According to data released by our local partner CE Auto, the Montenegrin new car market stands at 465 sales in July, with 2,792 units so far this year. The Skoda Kamiq repeats at #1, reaching a fantastic 11.4%…
First Top 10 finish in Serbia for the MG ZS Data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, shows a Serbian new car market surging 21.5% year-on-year in July to 3,685 units, which means the YTD volume is now up 6.2% to 22,492. The Skoda Octavia (+92.6%) almost doubles its…
The Skoda Fabia soars 158.1% year-on-year in July. According to our Central European source CE Auto, new light vehicle sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina surge 21.7% year-on-year in July to 1,283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.7% to 7,717. The Skoda Octavia (+47%) remains the faraway leader with 9.4%…
First Top 10 finish in Moldova for the Jetour X50. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up a solid 8.9% year-on-year in July to 1,013 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.5% to 5,723. The Kia Sportage (+48.6%) confirms it is…
The Skoda Kamiq is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in July. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market sinks -18.3% year-on-year in July to 624 units, keeping in mind July 2024 was up 56.6% on the year…
First French Top 10 finish for the Dacia Bigster 25/08 update: Now with Top 50 All brands and Top 300 models rankings. Mediocre results again in France, with July volumes down another -7.7% year-on-year to 116,377. This is the lowest July on record since 2022 (107,547) which itself was the…
The BYD Song Plus is the most popular vehicle in Ukraine in July. The Full Year 2024 article has been updated with Top 97 All brands and Top 505 All models. Ukraine is back on BSCB, now with complete brands and models rankings, returning to pre-invasion coverage. The market is…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in July. The Full Year 2024 article has been updated with Top 104 All brands and Top 465 All models. We now have access to All brands and All models rankings for Bulgaria. July volumes are up 11.5% year-on-year to 5,283 units,…
Omoda is inside the Polish Top 20 in July. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 16.5% year-on-year in July to 50,271 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 335,554, up 4.8% on the same period last year. Toyota (+7.2%) trails the market but still dominates at…
The Dacia Bigster is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Austria in July. 24,867 new cars found a buyer in Austria in July, a phenomenal +31.6% year-on-year lift. We remain 21% below the pre-pandemic level of July 2019 (31,454). The year-to-date volume is now up 9% to 167.918. Volkswagen (+41.4%) and Skoda…