First Top 10 finish for the Citroen C3 in the UK. In August, new car sales in the UK register their first year-on-year gain since February, although the increase is minimal at +1.2% to 68,858 registrations. August is traditionally a very weak month in the UK as customers await the…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in August. It's a second consecutive positive month for the Swedish new car market at +3.9% year-on-year in August to 20,576 units. The share of rechargeable cars stands at 45.9% thanks to 9,440 sales (+1.2%) vs. 47.1% in August 2021. The…
The DR 5.0 ranks #10 in Italy in August. After 13 consecutive months of decline, the Italian new car market finally lodges a gain in August at +9.9% to 71,190 registrations. The year-to-date tally is however almost 200,000 sales below that of the same period last year at 865,044 vs.…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the first time. 2/09 update: Now with Top 70 all brands and Top 405 all models. New car sales in Europe 26 markets (UE+EFTA+UK) slow down their fall in July to -10.5%, the smallest drop since last February. The July volume…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in July. The Swiss new car market slips -19.4% year-on-year in July to just 15,656 sales, keeping in mind July 2021 was already down -14.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 125,256, down -13% over the same period…
The VW ID.5 is up to 2nd place overall in Denmark this month. 9,828 new cars hit Danish roads in July, that's a ghastly -38% year-on-year fall. It brings the year-to-date volume down an equally heavy -33.7% to 83,318 units. Volkswagen (-2.5%) is almost stable and reclaims the top spot…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Wales this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in July. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the July 2022 UK update. Scotland…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July. According to data shared by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus edge down -6.1% year-on-year in July to 1,117 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.8% to 7,250. This month the Kia Ceed…
The Maserati Grecale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market remains in frank recession in July with sales off another -12.9% year-on-year to just 205,911, keeping in mind July 2021 was already down -24.9% on the year prior. In fact sales are down -38.1% on pre-pandemic…
Third monthly win for the Nissan Qashqai in the UK. According to figures by SMMT, the UK new car market is down for the 5th consecutive month in July at -9% to 112,162, yet this is the best performance since February when the market was still up. At 112,162 units,…
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 VW T-Roc smashes its ranking record in July. New car sales in Sweden gain 6.3% year-on-year in July to 17,834 units but remain down year-to-date at -14.7% to 162,016. At 8,895 registrations, rechargeable cars hold 49.9% of the market vs. 37.6% in July 2021. That includes 4,657 BEVs (+83.7%)…
The VW T-Roc is at its highest since May 2020. After six consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year losses, the Italian market stabilises in July at -0.8% to 109,580 registrations. However keep in mind July 2021 was down -19.2% on 2020 and -27.9% on 2019. The year-to-date tally is now off…
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 Skoda Octavia is, with the VW Tiguan, the best-selling model in Slovenia in June. The Slovenian new car market sinks -15.1% year-on-year in June to 4,393 registrations, even though June 2021 was already down -21.1% on the year prior. The H1 2022 tally stands at 25,847 units, down -16.6% over…