The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time. Picture largus.fr 12/11 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. 4/11 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands. There's no light at the end of the tunnel just yet for new car sales in France, down year-on-year for the…
The career of the Dacia Spring has now started for good in Romania. The Romanian new car market drops -23.3% year-on-year in October to 9.608 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.8% at 97.861 units. Local behemoth Dacia (-33.2%) loses one third of its year-ago volume…
The Fiat Panda holds 11% of the Italian market in October. The microchip crisis and lack of significant and generalised incentives means the Italian new car market is accelerating its fall in October to -35.7% at 101.015 units, compared with -33.1% in September and -26.9% in August. The year-to-date volume…
The Renault Arkana is up to #7 overall in France in September. Picture largus.fr 11/10 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. New car sales in France accelerate their fall in September at -20.5% year-on-year to just 133.835 units vs. -15% in August, marking a fourth consecutive month of double-digit declines.…
The Dacia Spring is the best-selling BEV in Italy in September. The microchip and parts crisis and the expiration of government incentives have combined to produce a particularly ghastly month in Italy in September with sales plunging -32.5% to 106.345 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 20.9% to 1.176.520.…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in July. New car sales in Portugal skid down -19% year-on-year in July to just 12.323 units, keeping in mind July 2020 was already down -17.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 17.1% to 93.768 units. Despite…
The arrival of the Spring isn't enough to prevent Dacia's fall at home this month. The Romanian new car market is back up 16.6% year-on-year in June to 11.853 units, but the year-to-date tally remains down at -3.9% and 47.689 sales. Local leader Dacia (-15.3%) is cut off from the…
The Skoda Enyaq ranks #2 in the Netherlands for the second month running. New car sales in the Netherlands are up 34.6% year-on-year in June to 33.318 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now in positive at +3.3% to 163.173. However keep in mind June 2021 volumes remain down on…
The Dacia Sandero is up to #2 overall in Italy in June. Picture lastampa.it New car sales in Italy gain 12.6% year-on-year in June to 150.331 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 51.6% to 892.548. When comparing with pre-pandemic levels of two years ago, the market is down -13.3%…