It took a while, but the VW T-Roc is now well and truly established at home. After a splendid 9.1% surge in May, the German new car market falls back to earth at -4.7% year-on-year in June to 325.231 registrations due to three fewer working days than in June 2018. Adjusted for…
Renault Clio sales are up 121.9% year-on-year in Romania in June. The Romanian new car market surges 15% year-on-year in June to 14.082 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 19.2% to 71.620. Dacia (-1.1%) is left out of the national growth and falls to 26.8% share, a full three percentage…
Mercedes A-Class sales are up 39.5% year-on-year in the UK. 15/12/2019 update: Now with the Top 180 models. Continuing Brexit uncertainty crippling business and consumer morale as well as the auto industry itself as a round of manufacturers have announced they would leave the UK in the case of a…
The Toyota Corolla is the only Top 20 nameplate to gain ground year-on-year in Turkey this month. No respite for the Turkish nightmare: light vehicle sales sink -54.6% year-on-year in May to just 33.016 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -49.6% to 152.456. Fiat (-35.5%) resists a lot better…
The impressive new generation Hyundai Sonata is the best-selling vehicle at home in May. This article has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops another -4.5% year-on-year in May to 150.317 registrations as local carmakers sales's decline (-2.6%) is accentuated by foreign…
Chevrolet sales in Thailand surge 36.4% year-on-year in May. New light vehicle sales in Thailand slow down their growth to just +3.7% year-on-year in May to 88.097 units, putting an end to 20 consecutive month of gains of 8% or over and producing the slowest growth rate in almost 2…
Tasra my Peugeot Pars in the Dasht-e Lut desert, aka Empty desert. This is Part 4 of our exploration of Iran in a Peugeot Pars. You can see Part 1: Tehran here, Part 2: Isfahan here and Part 3: Shiraz here. We are now headed east towards the border with Afghanistan…
Bahman Cara pickup in front of the Mashed-e Sheikh Lotfollah mosque, Isfahan. This is the Part 2 of our exploration of Iran in a Peugeot Pars. You can see Part 1: Tehran here. Now that you are familiar with the surprisingly relaxed vibe I felt interacting with VPN-clad, WhatsApp-chatting Tehran…
The Mitsubishi Triton is one of 5 pickups in the May Top 6. New vehicle sales in New Zealand fall a painful -13.5% year-on-year in May to 12.259 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -4.9% to 61.715. In the detail, passenger cars/SUVs freefall -17.8% to 7.624 this month…
The Mercedes A-Class has ranked inside the UK Top 5 for the past 9 months in a row. New car sales in the UK fall year-on-year for the 8th time in the past 9 months amidst economic and political uncertainty with May deliveries down -4.6% to 183.724 units, the lowest…
BMW soars 12.3% to climb on the Belgian brands podium. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market edges down -2% year-on-year in April to 53.498 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 209.364. Renault (-3%) overtakes Volkswagen (-9.6%) to take…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Sonata sales up 55% at home. This article has been updated with the Top 80 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea continue to look depressed with April volumes down another -6.6% to 154.515 units, as local manufacturers (-2.2% to 136.296) are hampered by…
The Toyota Hilux dominates the Thai sales charts. This article has been updated with actuals for the Top 70 models. March new light vehicle sales in Thailand gain 8.5% to reach 103.164 units, meaning the Q1 volume is now up 11.3% to 263.549. Toyota (+27.1%) once again vastly outpaces the…
The Fiat Egea is the only nameplate in positive in the Top 35. If March results (-35.5%) seemed to indicate a possible respite in the nightmare Turkish new light vehicle sales are going through right now, April sales down -56.5% to just 30.971 swiftly kill that hope, leading to a…
The Seat Leon is by far the most popular vehicle in Spain in April. Spanish new car sales cut short a painful streak of 7 consecutive months of declines in April with a sturdy +5.9% year-on-year uptick to 123.833 units, the largest result for the month since 2006 (129.468). The…