The Citroen C4 scores its best ranking in the world in Portugal this month. 14,485 new cars hit Portuguese roads in July, a 17.6% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.1% to 89,944, a good performance in the current European context. The brands podium is in euphoric mode: Peugeot…
The Ford Kuga is up to #5 in Spain in July. The market depression continues in Spain with new car sales down another -12.5% year-on-year in July to 73,378 units, the steepest fall since last March. This an especially poor result as July 2021 was already down -28.9% on the…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in June. Thanks to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today new car sales figures for Cyprus, a market down -6.6% year-on-year to 1,023 units. Thanks to a very strong start of the year, the H1 tally…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June. 15,510 new passenger cars hit Portuguese roads in June, that's a -18.1% year-on-year decline. Halfway through the year, the volume stands at 75,449 units, down -7.4% over the same period last year. Despite imploding -46.6%, Renault is up two…
The Kia Xceed is up 45.7% year-on-year in Croatia in June. The Croatian new car market drops -26.2% year-on-year in June to 5,116 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.8% to 23,535. Kia (+39.1%) leaps to the brands pole position for the second time in the past 3 months at…
The Toyota Yaris is the most popular model in Cyprus in May. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus return to positive in May at a splendid 26.8% year-on-year to 1,304 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.7% to 5,110. The…
The Kia Stonic is up to #4 in New Zealand in May. 13,337 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in May, a -8.1% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is now 70,116, still marginally up at +1% over the same period in 2021. For the fourth month in a row Passenger…
The Peugeot 308 is up 140.8% on the previous generation a year ago. The Portuguese new car market slows down -23.5% year-on-year in May to 12,748 units, pulling the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -4.1% to 59,939. Brand-wise, Peugeot (-23.7%) matches the market but falls to 10.4% share vs.…
The Kia Stonic surges to third place overall in North Macedonia in April. Based on data shared with us by Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car registrations in North Macedonia gain 18.3% year-on-year to 478 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -4.6% to 1,606. The VW Polo…
VW T-Roc New car sales in Greece drop -8.9% year-on-year in April to 9,289 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -5.7% to 31,716. Toyota (+0.2%) goes against the negative trend to cement its leadership in the brands charts with 13.7% share vs. 14.7% YTD. Volkswagen (+49.8%) posts a rare…
The VW Taigo follows the same path as the T-Cross in Croatia. 4,470 new cars hit Croatian roads in April, a 7.3% year-on-year improvement which goes against the overall European trend. The year-to-date tally now stands at 14,233 units, down just -3.1% over the same period in 2021. Kia (+126%)…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the first time. The Croatian new car market slows down its fall to -6.8% year-on-year in March to 3,882 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -7.2% to 9,763. This month Kia (+48.3%) surges to the lead of the…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…
Peugeot 3008 sales are up 153.5% year-on-year in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market rallies back up 39.2% to 11,571 sales on a particularly low year-ago comparison base when the market was down -59% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.7% to 21,400 units.…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Slovenia. The Slovenian new car market edges down -1.6% year-on-year in January to 5,320 registrations. Volkswagen (-16.3%) although faring a lot worse than the market, is the uncontested leader in the brands ranking with 15.3% share, in line with the…