Cupra is among the 15 best-selling brands in Poland for the first time. Polish new car sales edge up 2.8% year-on-year in April to 34,575 units. This is a lukewarm result given April 2022 was down -14.7% on the year prior. Reflecting a strong start of the year, the YTD tally is…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in April. New car sales in Ireland continue to lift in April at +13.6% year-on-year to 8,928 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 16% to 67,002. Volkswagen (+25.2%) beats the market to snap the #1 brand spot with 12.8% share…
The Ford Puma is #1 in England and Wales. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2023 UK update. This month Scotland…
Audi ends the month just 379 units below Volkswagen, with the A3 hitting a ranking record. It's a 9th consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK market in April at +11.6% to 132,990 sales. We are still 17.4% off the 161,064 units of pre-pandemic April 2019. So far this year,…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in April. 1,629 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a 12.7% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally stands at 5,127 units, up 11% over the same period in 2022. After falling to #2 in March, Toyota (+8.6%) reclaims the lead…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in March. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market surging 64.3% year-on-year in March to 672 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 32.8% to 1,709. The podium remains unchanged on last month, with…
The Toyota Corolla is the most popular vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lifts 8.3% year-on-year in March to 524 registrations. This leads to a Q1 2023 tally up 12.4% to…
The Skoda Octavia leads the Slovak charts in March. New car sales in Slovakia gain 18.4% in March to 8,852 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.2% to 22,155. Skoda (+57.9%) surges to 20.1% share, distancing Hyundai (-5.5%) back up two spots on February to #2 despite going against…
The Nissan Qashqai leads the Irish models charts in March. New car sales in Ireland shoot up 36.8% year-on-year in March to 17,661 units. The Q1 2023 volume leaps 16.4% to 58,101. Toyota (-14.2%) keeps the lead for just 16 units with 13.3% share, edging past Volkswagen (+152.8%) up spectacularly…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in March. The South Korean new light vehicle market soars 21.1% year-on-year in March to 164,766 units. This includes 140,926 local manufacturers (+26.8%) and 23,840 foreigners (-4.3%). That's a 85.5% market share for local brands. Keep in mind March 2022 was…
The MG ZS scores its first Top 10 (and Top 20) finish in Croatia. 6,274 new cars found a home in Croatia in March, a tremendous 61.6% year-on-year surge. The Q1 volume is up 35.7% to 13,247. Renault (+315.8%) multiplies its year-ago volume by 4 to take the lead with…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in March. The Polish new car market surges 25.4% year-on-year in March to 48,363 sales, meaning the Q1 result is up 20.2% over the same period last year to 120,563. Toyota (+51.4%) doubles the market growth rate to 19% share,…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 year-to-date in the UK. March is a crucial month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The 2023 promotion is a good one with sales…
The Toyota C-HR is up to a record 2nd place in Spain. Spanish new car sales surge by a splendid 66.1% year-on-year in March to 99,524 units. We however still remain well below the 126,984 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 44.5% year-on-year to 237,563. Private…
The Chevrolet Nexia ranks #3 in Kazakhstan in February. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan surge 69.2% year-on-year in February to 13,115 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 101.8% to 23,547. Chevrolet (+330.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 27.5% share, distancing Hyundai (+55.4%) and Kia (+122.7%) like in…