The new generation lifts the Kia Sportage to #2 overall in August. New car sales in South Korea reduce their fall in August at -2.7% to 128.363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.4% to 1.178.125 sales. This month, local manufacturers are off -3.4% to 106.247 while foreigners edge…
The Dacia Duster holds a record 14.2% of the Romanian market in August. New car sales in Romania soar 44.6% year-on-year in August to 16.129 units on a low year-ago comparison base (11.155), leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.6% to 79.311. The Top 3 carmakers vastly outperform the market,…
Toyota Prado sales are up 452.8% year-on-year in August. 06/09 update: now with Top 275 All-models. New car sales in Australia surge 33.1% year-on-year in August to 81.199 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.2% to 732.828 sales, the highest volume at this stage of the year since 2018.…
The new Yaris Cross helps Toyota sign its first ever win in Spain. New car sales in Spain continue to suffer from the microchip crisis at -28.9% year-on-year in August to just 47.584 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 and exactly the same evolution as July. The year-to-date tally…
Suzuki sales are up 122.9% year-on-year in July in Romania. The Romanian new car market bounces back up 19.6% year-on-year in July to 15.493 units, taking advantage of a particularly low comparison base in July 2020 when sales fell -44.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally tilts back into…
Suzuki sales shoot up 62.1% year-on-year in Israel in July. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today July brands data for Israel – models data is a quarterly occurrence. It's another outstanding month of sales at +15.3% year-on-year to 26.177 units, leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Hyundai Bayon is the best-selling recent launch in the Czech Republic. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -6.9% year-on-year in July to 18.405 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 131.210. Local behemoth Skoda (-13.2%) almost doubles the market fall rate but scores a solid…
The new gen Sportage helps lift Kia to the brands pole position in July. The effect of the microchip shortage and the idling of some factories as a result make themselves felt in South Korea in July with a market down -8.5% year-on-year to 147.901 units. This brings the year-to-date…
The Dacia Sandero signs its first Spanish win of the year in July. New car sales in Spain fall a ghastly -28.9% year-on-year in July to just 83.900 units. Granted, July 2020 figures were boosted by pent-up demand after a strict lockdown as well as the start of a scrappage…
The Chevrolet Sail is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in June. The Chilean new light vehicle market is up 295.7% year-on-year in June to 35.499 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 74.1% to 178.856. Note June 2021 volumes are also up 24.8% on pre-pandemic June 2019, but down -4.4%…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Singapore in 2020. Discover 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. The Singaporean new car market is down a tough -38.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 44.465 units, marking a third consecutive year of double-digit decline. We have a change of guard atop the brands…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 almost doubles its sales month-on-month. New car sales in South Korea sink -21% year-on-year in June to 160.952 units including 134.761 sales for local carmakers (-23.6%) and 26.191 for foreigners (-4.2%). This disappointing result is partly due to the ongoing shortage of semi conductors but also…
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…
GWM sales are up 237.9% year-on-year in June. 09/07 update: Now with Top 330 All-models. Australian new vehicle sales edge up 0.4% year-on-year in June to 110.664 units, marking an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year gains after 31 straight months of decline. The H1 2021 tally is up 28.3% to 567.468,…
Fiat holds 18.3% of the Turkish market in May. 30/06 update: Now with Top 25 models. Turkish new light vehicle sales are up 69.8% year-on-year in May to 54.734 units, the highest May total since 2018 when 72.755 units were sold. The year-to-date tally is now up 72% to 314.882. The…