The Skoda Fabia is the most popular car in Bosnia & Herzegovina in August. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto, we can share with you today data for the Bosnian market. Sales soar 22.4% year-on-year in August to 999 units, an outstanding score given August 2022 was already up 19.3%…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in August. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is immobile in August at 347 units, exactly the same amount as August 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.7%…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Slovakia in August. 7,487 new cars hit Slovak roads in August, a solid 11.8% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 15.3% to 60,945. Brand leader Skoda (+33.2%) almost triples the market growth rate to easily stay on top at…
The Hyundai Grandeur tightens its grip on the models charts. New light vehicle sales in South Korea are stable in August at +0.7% year-on-year to 129,832. This includes 106,482 sales for local manufacturers (+1.3%) and 23,350 for foreigners (-2.1%). The year-to-date tally is now up 7.9% to 1,156,741 including 981,549…
The Hyundai Bayon lodges its first podium finish in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market continues on its euphoric run with sales up a whopping 61.7% year-on-year in July to 18,818. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 61.1% to 102,069. Both are all-time high by far. For perspective, this…
The Octavia helps push Skoda to the brands top spot. The Irish new car market edges down -0.4% year-on-year in August to 8,119 sales. Thanks to seven consecutive months of year-on-year gains prior to this month, the year-to-date tally is up 18.3% to 112,717. In the brands ranking, Skoda (+45.5%)…
The Toyota Corolla is up to a record 9.1% share in August. 35,456 new cars hit Polish roads in August, a limited 6.7% year-on-year increase. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 10.7% to 303,909 units. Toyota (+42.2%) stuns with a tremendous gain to reach 24.3% share, a new…
The Kia Seltos is up 71.6% year-on-year in August. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian light vehicle market up 18.3% year-on-year in August to 149,697 sales, marking a 10th consecutive month of gains. However the August 2022 comparison base is particularly weak as its was the worst August result…
The Toyota C-HR is by far the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in August. With 3965 vehicles sales in August, the Bulgarian new car market surges 39.2% year-on-year. Its year-to-date tally is now up 22.4% to 27,874. Note thanks to low prices, many of these cars are re-exported to the European…
Surprise: The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market is up 7.8% year-on-year in August to 55,957 units as holidays impact volumes as usual. This enthusiasm must be damped by the fact the market remains down -27% on pre-pandemic August 2019. The…
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling car in Ecuador so far this year. Ecuador is a new monthly addition on BSCB. New vehicle sales in this country are down -6.5% year-on-year over in July to 10,826 units. Yet thanks to a strong start of the year, the 7-months total is…
The Skoda Scala hits a record 2nd place in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -2.2% year-on-year to 2,965 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.8% to 18,026 sales. The Skoda Octavia (-0.6%) stays atop the…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in Moldova both in July and YTD. Based on data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in July to 742 sales. This is a strong result as July 2022 was up 24% on…
Skoda places five models in the Top 8. The Slovak new car market rallies back up 28.6% year-on-year in July to 8,001 sales, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.8% to 53,458. Skoda (+36.8%) outpaces the surging market to 19.4% share while Kia (+4.3%) is a lot more muted but…
The Hyundai i20 is up to #2 in Iceland in July. Only 1,267 new light vehicles found an Icelandic home in July, a -38% year-on-year freefall. The year-to-date tally is now down -12.8% to 11,536 units after 7 months. Toyota (-37.8%) matches the market to remain in the brands top…