The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the 2nd month running. 3,645 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, the weakest month of the year and a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up 7.2% to 51,098. After delivering its first win in…
The Fiat Panda breaks into its home Top 15 in August. 67,272 new cars found a buyer in Italy in August, a -2.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.7% to 1,040,734. This is -21.5% or 285,000 units below the pre-pandemic volume of 2019. Once again private sales…
MG sales are up 40.4% year-on-year in Spain in August. It's another euphoric month for the Spanish new car market, up 17.2% year-on-year in August to 61,315 sales. This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit growth. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 769,452. We however still remain…
The VW ID.Buzz ranks inside the Danish Top 5 in July. 13,811 new cars hit Danish roads in July, a 19.9% year-on-year surge. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 103,365. The top four carmakers all outpace the market with surreal gains. Volkswagen is up 47.3% to 17.9%…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be…
The Mini Cooper is up to #4 overall in July. Data by local association SMMT shows a UK new car market down -5% year-on-year in July to 140,154 units. This is the weakest July result since 2022, and -10.8% lower than pre-pandemic July 2019. According to SMMT, the newly announced…
The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record 2nd place in Sweden in July. 17,684 new cars found a buyer in Sweden in July, a solid +8.2% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 6.7% to 158,660. Rechargeable cars reach 62.3% share vs. 59.6% a year ago and…
The Ebro brand has been relaunched to assemble and sell rebadged Chery vehicles. The Spanish new car market is on a roll this year, with July sales up another 17.1% year-on-year to 98,337 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 708,139. The market is boosted by the…
Renault is up to #2 in Europe for the first time in two years. Data by JATO Dynamics shows June European sales (28 countries) down -4.4% year-on-year to 1,250,868 units, tilting the H1 2025 tally into negative territory at -0.3% to 6,844,426. Local association ACEA has the market down -5.1%…
The Renault Clio holds 8% of the Slovenian market in June vs. 4% YTD The Slovenian new car market is up a sturdy +7.6% year-on-year in June to 5,149 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.3% to 30,132. Renault (+9%) beats the market to reach #1 with a splendid…
First Top 10 finish for the Kia EV3. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus edge down -4.9% year-on-year in June to 1,347. The H1 2025 tally is off -6.5% to 8,221. Kia (-36.2%) and Volkswagen (-15%) remain the two favourite carmakers in…
The VW T-Roc is the favourite vehicle with German private buyers in June. German private customers gobbled up 84,544 new cars in June, down -10.3% year-on-year. That's a 33% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 31.7% in June 2024. Halfway through the year, German private are stable at +0.1% to 469,934…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye for the first time New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 16% year-on-year in June to 118,611 units. This is a new June record, eclipsing the previous best of 111,363 of June 2023. The year-to-date tally adds up to 607,977,…
Cupra will soon outsell Seat in Germany. The German new car market is off -4.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to 1,402,789 units. This result is down -24% on the pre-pandemic H1 2019 levels of 1,849,000. BEV sales are up 35.1% to 248,726 and 17.7% share vs. 12.5%…
The Opel Corsa signs its first podium finish in over two years. 256,193 new cars found a German buyer in June, a harsh -13.8% year-on-year fall. The H1 2025 volume is down -4.7% to 1,402,789. This is to be compared with pre-pandemic June 2019 levels of 325,231 sales for the month…