VW Passat - Volkswagen is the #2 brand in the UK this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * Nothing is stopping the UK market's advance: April marks the 38th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at +5% to 185.778 registrations,…
The Fiat 500X is now among Italy's 10 most popular nameplates. * See the Top 44 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The sky is getting clearer and clearer for the Italian car market, seeing is year-on-year growth accelerate once again in April: from +11%…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling nameplate at home in April. * See the Top 47 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * After the extravagant +41% increase from last month, the Spanish new car market falls back to a more realistic 4% year-on-year gain in April at…
The Fiat 500X & Jeep Renegade both land inside the Italian Top 20 over the period. * See the Top 180 best-selling models and Top 46 brands by clicking on the title * After putting an end to 7 connective years of decline in 2014 with a shy 4% improvement,…
The Peugeot 308 is up 61% year-on-year at home so far in 2015. * See the Top 250 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * There is a light at the end of the tunnel for the French new car market, stuck at two-decade-lows for the…
The new model lifts VW Passat sales up 41% on 2014. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 324 models by clicking on the title * Still the engine of the European market despite the UK stepping up, the health of German sales has a large impact on…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 brands and Top 316 models by clicking on the title * Excellent showing for the German new car market in March: up 9% to 323,039 deliveries, which brings the 1st quarter total to 757,630 units, up 6%. If Mercedes is back to its traditional…
The Active Tourer variant lifts the BMW 2 Series to its first European Top 50 ranking. * See the Top 330 All-models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data is now available with the traditional one month-delay, confirming the 8% year-on-year increase announced earlier at…
The Fiat 500X now ranks 19th at home in Italy. * NOW UPDATED with Top 50 models actuals and Top 45 All-brands * New car sales in Italy accelerate their growth in March: up 15% to 162,369 registrations after +13% in February and +11% in January. The year-to-date total now stands at…
The Clio lifts Renault up to 12.5% share this month in Portugal. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 204 All-models by clicking on the title * The Portuguese new car market is catching up on lost time and continues to lodge extravagant growth rates: +36% year-on-year in February…
The Skoda Octavia now threatens the VW Golf for #1 year-to-date. * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 327 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Switzerland are recovering: up 2% year-on-year in February to 22,388 registrations, however after a 9% drop in January, year-to-date…
Mercedes C-Class sales are up 73% while the VW Passat is up 23% in Europe in January. * See the Top 335 All-models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data now available shows a market still up 6% to 1.023.880 registrations in January. If Volkswagen (+9%),…
The BMW 2 Series is up to #16 in February at home in Germany. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 308 models by clicking on the title * Germany, Europe's largest new car market, is up a very satisfying 7% year-on-year in February to 223,254 registrations, bringing…
The Skoda Yeti is #7 with German private buyers this month. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Private sales in Germany are back up to 33.1% of the overall market vs. 31.2% in January at 73,897 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 139,938…
The Smart Forfour breaks into the Italian Top 20 in February. * UPDATED with actuals - See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models * It is finally the end of the tunnel for the Italian new car market: after gaining 11% in January, sales are up an even more…