The Dacia Sandero is #1 at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market accelerates its fall in July to -21.9% year-on-year and 12,099 registrations. However thanks to a stellar start of the year the YTD cume is up 12.1% to 70,811. Brand leader Dacia (-20.8%) contains its fall…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 in Ireland in July. For the biannual license plate change, it's a third double-digit year-on-year drop in a row for Ireland at -17.3% to 21,902 registrations in July. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative as a result at -3.7% to 87,075 units. Volkswagen (+5%) defies…
The Ssangyong Torres has landed in the South Korean charts. 12/07 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea drop -10.6% year-on-year in June to 143,848 units, including 121,153 local vehicles (-10.1%) and 22,695 foreigners (-13.3%). The year-to-date tally is now off -11.3% to 799,895…
The Toyota 4Runner is up to #17 in Colombia in May. New vehicle sales in Colombia leap up 52.5% year-on-year in May on a weak year-ago basis to 22,435 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.8% to 100,526 sales. After two months of leadership by Chevrolet (+25.1%),…
The Hyundai Casper is up to a record #8 at home in May. The South Korean new car market edges down -3.3% year-on-year in May to 143,319 units, including 119,807 local vehicles (-3.5%) and 23,512 foreigners (-2.4%). Year-to-date, volumes are now down -11.5% to 656,047 including 547,733 (-11.6%) for locals…
Hyundai sales more than double year-on-year while the Tucson is up 69.9%. 10,198 new cars found a buyer in Romania in May, that's a 24% year-on-year increase and marks a 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains. Romania continues to evolve at the opposite of most other European markets. The year-to-date…
The Skoda Karoq is #1 at home in May. New car sales in the Czech Republic continue to suffer from stock shortages resulting from the microchip crisis with May volumes down -16.8% to 18,073 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -11.1% to 80,178. Local behemoth Skoda (-27.6%) is in…
The Hyundai i30 easily tops the Slovak charts this month. The Slovak new car market is down -10.7% year-on-year in April to 6,058 units, leading to a year-to-date up 13.3% to 25,279. There's a thunderbolt in the brands ranking: for the first time in history Hyundai (+42.3%) is the best-selling…
Toyota holds 20.7% of Singapore sales in April. Note: January, February and March 2022 data is included in the data section of this article. The Singaporean new car market sinks -38.2% year-on-year in April to 2,501 registrations, but that's better than the year-to-date volume down -41.1% to 10,361. Toyota (-45.1%)…
The Hyundai Porter is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. The South Korean new light vehicle market reduces its fall to -11.5% to 142,698 sales in April as parts shortages continue to impact the industry. New subsidies for eco-friendly cars has somehow prevented a larger drop. The year-to-date…
The Suzuki S-Cross cements its best-seller status in Hungary. In April, the Hungarian new car and light vehicle market falls -16.9% year-on-year to 10,673 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -14.2% to 43,620. In the PC + LCV charts, Ford takes the lead for the month with 13%…
The Ssangyong Korando is up to #12 overall in the Czech Republic in April. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -22.5% year-on-year in April to 14,714 units which leads to a year-to-date tally down -9.3% to 62,105. Local behemoth Skoda (-36.6%) falls a lot faster than its home…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into its home Top 10 in April. New car sales in Romania continue on their outstanding run in 2022, with April volumes up another 23.4% year-on-year to 8,469 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 35.6% to 37,447. Homegrown leader Dacia (+37.8%) outpaces the market on…
The Chevrolet Tracker is up to #4 in Colombia in March. New vehicle sales in Colombia dip -9.1% year-on-year in March to 20,845 units, leading to a Q1 2022 volume edging up 0.8% to 57,454. For the first time this year, Chevrolet (-1.1%) overtakes Renault to snap the brands pole…
The Dacia Duster is the best-seller at home for only the second time ever. The Romanian new car market is in great shape this year: after climbing 55.5% in January and 25.1% in February, the March volume is up another 40.2% year-on-year to 11,025 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now…