The Toyota Urban Cruiser aka Suzuki Vitara Brezza is #2 in South Africa in June. Despite a shortage of Toyota models due to the closure of its KwaZulu-Natal factory following floods, the South African new vehicle market is up 7.6% year-on-year to 41,091 units in June. This brings the year-to-date…
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market sinks -18.1% year-on-year in June to 224,558 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -11% to 1,237,975. Volkswagen (-24%) fall faster than its home market but still sells well more than double any other carmaker…
The Mitsubishi eK Cross EV has landed in Japan. It's a 10th straight double-digit year-on-year decline for the Japanese market in June at -10.8% to 327,896. The H1 tally is off -15.4% or almost 400,000 units to 2,086,178 units. Toyota (-25.2%) falls a lot faster than the market and sees…
The VW Gol hits its highest ranking in Brazil since November 2018. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.4% year-on-year in June to 165,470 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -15.4% to 851,444. Brand-wise, Fiat (-21.6%) is in difficulty but sports a strong 21.1% share vs. 22%…
The Yaris Cross hits its best-ever ranking in Slovenia this month. The Slovenian new car market drops -9.1% year-on-year in May to 4,784 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally off -17% to 21,454. The entire brands podium underperforms this month, with Volkswagen (-19.3%) still leader above Skoda (-37.1%) up three…
The VW ID. Buzz has landed in the German charts. New car sales in Germany are hit -10.2% year-on-year in May to 207,199 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -9.2% to 1,013,417. Volkswagen (-14.3%) falls faster than its home market but reaches a solid 18.7% share vs. 17.8%…
Peugeot delivers the largest YoY gain among the Top 25 brands. Picture quatrorodas The Brazilian new light vehicle market stabilises in May at -0.3% to 174,814 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -18% to 685,663 units. Fiat (-3.8%) remains the most popular carmaker with 22.3% share vs. 16.1% at…
The VW T-Cross is one of the most successful launches in recent years: it was the outright best-selling launch in the world in 2019, and reached impressive heights in a variety of countries, notably ranking #1 in Brazil in July 2020 and #3 in Italy in September 2019. As an…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in April. Our Central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are stable in April at -0.4% year-on-year to 790 units. The year-to-date volume now stands at 2,782, up 4.2% on the same period a…
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 Renault Kiger ranks #9 in South Africa in April. 37,107 new vehicle hit South African roads in April, a 4.3% year-on-year improvement. In the brands ranking, despite being severely impacted by floods in the KwaZulu-Natal region, Toyota remains dominant with 24.1% share but drops from 29.7% in March. The…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in April. The Austrian new car market continues to implode in April with sales down a steep -26.6% year-on-year to 16,364 units. This leads the year-to-date volume down -19.9% to 68,739. Volkswagen (-43.5%) stumbles down way faster than the market but holds…
The Kia Rio is the most popular vehicle in Mexico for the first time. The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable again in April at 83,459 units, a -1% decline over April 2021. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.4% to 336,843 sales. Nissan (-22.1%) is in a difficult…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. 3,918 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April 2022, that's a -8.5% year-on-year dip leading to a year-to-date tally off -19% to 16,670. Volkswagen (-11.5%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker here with 15.9% share vs. 14.6% so far…
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%)…