Second Top 10 finish for the Cupra Formentor. 40,279 new cars hit Polish roads in June, a meagre 4.4% year-on-year improvement. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 12.3% to 232,905 halfway through the year. Toyota (-11.8%) goes agains the market with a year-on-year loss to 15.1% share vs.…
The Ford Puma remains in the YTD lead in the UK. 177,266 new cars hit UK roads in June, a very solid 25.8% year-on-year improvement. However we remain slightly below the 186,128 units of June 2021 and 20.6% below the 223,421 sales of June 2019. The H1 2023 volume is up 18.4%…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Moldova in May. Data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 17.7% to 819 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 23.2% to 3,163 units. The Dacia Duster (+140%) reclaims the top spot…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling model at home again. 151,728 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. This includes 130,389 local manufacturers (+8.8%) and 21,339 foreigners (-9.2%). Year-to-date, the market is up 11.3% to 730,258 including 626,310 locals (+14.3%) and 103,948 foreigners (-4%).…
First Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan shoot up 56.1% year-on-year in April to 14,379 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 63.6% to 51,673. Chevrolet (+33.3%) trails the market but overtakes Hyundai (+100.2%) to #1, with Kia (+116.1%) and Chery (+316.5%) also in fantastic…
The Mazda CX-90 makes its entrance in the Canadian charts. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 13.5% year-on-year in May to 159,705 units. We remain at low levels as May 2023 is down -21% on the 202,141 units sold in pre-pandemic May 2019. Among…
First Top 10 finish for the Cupra Formentor. The Polish new car market is up 7.3% to 37,488 sales in May, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.1% to 192,626. Toyota (-13.2%) remains the runaway brands best-seller despite a market defying loss. In contrast, Skoda (+45%), Volkswagen (+12.3%) and Kia…
Renault sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland rise 42.7% year-on-year in May to 7,557 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.2% to 74,542. Toyota (+65.9%) clearly outruns the market to return to the brands top spot at 15.3% share, cementing its YTD leadership.…
MG ZS sales are up 537.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Spain rise 8.3% year-on-year in May to 92,025 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.9% to 404,337. Private sales edge up 5.3% to 36,495 for the month and 16.8% to 165,425 year-to-date while company sales are up 5.4%…
The VW Taigo breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia rise 8.7% year-on-year in April to 2,763 units, sending the year-to-date tally back in positive territory at +1.6% to 8,984 registrations. The…
The Toyota Yaris is up to #2 in Bosnia Herzegovina. Our Central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb 28.4% year-on-year in April to 1,014 units. This means the year-to-date volume is up 30.2% to 3,623. The Skoda Octavia (+800%) remains the most popular vehicle in…
The Skoda Kodiaq ranks #3 in Moldova both in April and YTD. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova rise 8.7% year-on-year in April to 635, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.3% to 2,344. The models podium is…
The Skoda Octavia is by far the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market gains 13.8% year-on-year in April to 6,892 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.9% to 29,047. Skoda (+51.5%) rallies back up on a drab year-ago volume to easily top the…
Changan is up to #8 in Kazakhstan in March. New car sales in Kazakhstan are up 27.8% year-on-year in March to 13,682 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 66.7% to 37,283. Hyundai (+16.2%) overtakes Chevrolet (+103.4%) to become the most popular carmaker in the country at 27.5% share vs.…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. Sales of new light vehicles in South Korea climb 4.8% year-on-year in April to 149,497 as local manufacturers (+7.5%) fare much better than foreigners (-9.4%). The picture is similar year-to-date with a market up 12.8% to 578,530 including…