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…
First Top 10 finish in Moldova for the BMW X7. According to data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova gain a whopping 17.5% year-on-year in February to 551 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 18.1% to 1,037 sales. The Kia Sportage (+243.8%)…
The Kia Sportage is by far the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in February. Data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market off -4.7% year-on-year in February to 326 units. Thanks to a very strong January score, the year-to-date tally is up 15.5% to…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to #2 in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland gain 5.9% year-on-year in February to 934 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -5.7% to 1,665 sales. Tesla takes control of the brands charts thanks to a 87% year-on-year surge to 18.4% share.…
Haval is up to a record 6th place in Kazakhstan this month. The Kazakh new vehicle market rallies back up 166.4% year-on-year to 10,432 units on very weak year-ago volumes when sales were down -53% on the year prior due to social unrest. A more significant comparison set is the…
Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
The Kia Sportage is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in February. The Irish new car market is up another robust 9.8% year-on-year in February to 13,140 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 40,455. Toyota (+2.9%) is a little more shy than the market but resists in…