Renault is inside the UK Top 10 for the first time since December 2022. The UK new car market is off -1.6% year-on-year in November to 151,154 units which is still a solid result. The year-to-date volume is up 3.4% to 1,874,271 and should pass the 2 million mark by…
The Renault Clio is now #2 year-to-date in Spain. New car sales in Spain continue on their stunning form, November marking the 7th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains at +12.9% to 94,124 units. We are getting close to pre-pandemic figures (97,173 sales in November 2019). The year-to-date tally is…
The Renault 5 is up to a record #25 in Europe in October. 1/12 update: Now with Top 569 All models. Preliminary data from ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.9% year-on-year in October to 1,091,904 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 1.9% to 11,020,514. Spain…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in October. 4,884 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in October, a solid 8.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is also up 8.3% to 49,302. Volkswagen (+22.9%) delivers a splendid YoY gain to 17.6% share vs. 15.4% so far this…
The Togg T10F is already up to #8 at home. The Turkish new light vehicle market is up a fantastic 19.4% year-on-year in October to 116,149 units, a new record for the month, eclipsing the 101,367 units of October 2023. The year-to-date volume crosses the million mark for the first…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #5 in Bulgaria in October. But are these all "real" sales? New car sales in Bulgaria leap up another brilliant 26.6% year-on-year in October to 5,499 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 9% to 45,774. Toyota (+53.6%) takes the lead of the…
The VW T-Roc is by far the favourite of German private buyers in October. 86,046 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in October for a Private Sales Ratio (PSR) of 34.4%. This is up 11.7% on October 2024 when the PSR was 33.2%. Year-to-date volumes are up 4.8%…
BMW 5 Series sales are up 78.5% year-on-year in October. It's another very solid month for new car sales in Germany, up 7.8% year-on-year in October to 250,133. This result tilts the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +0.5% to 2,360,481. Notably, BEV sales soar 47.7% to 52,425 and 21%…
Citroen sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in October. The Croatian new car market soars 18.3% year-on-year in October to 5,158 units. This is a particularly good result given October 2024 was already up 18.3% (yes) over the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 8.5% to 60,896. According to…
Toyota Yaris Cross sales are up 26.4% in October. The Italian new car market is back in negative in October at -0.6% to 125,826. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.7% to 1,293,366. This is off 332,000 or -20.4% on pre-pandemic 2019. Once again private sales are weak at -12.2%…
Peugeot 2008 sales are up by a whopping 164.5% year-on-year. It's another fantastic month for the Spanish new car market, up 15.9% year-on-year in October to 96,785 units. Contrary to most main European markets, we are almost at the pre-pandemic levels of October 2019 (97,986), which was the best month in…
The VW ID.3 is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in Germany. 80,551 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in September, a sturdy 16.8% year-on-year improvement for a 34.2% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 33% a year ago. Year-to-date volumes are up 4% to 715,408 and a…
First Polish Top 10 finish for the MG HS New car sales in Poland are up a splendid 20.2% year-on-year in September to 49,857 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.3% to 427,891. Toyota (+9%) trails the market but remains dominant at 16.4% share vs. 16% so far this…
Skoda Kamiq sales are up 50% year-on-year in September. 4,903 new cars hit Slovenian roads in September, a sturdy +9.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume stands at 44,418, up 8.3% over the same period last year. Volkswagen (+8.5%) maintains its lead in the brands charts with 15.4% share, distancing Skoda…
First Top 50 finish in Germany for the BYD Seal U. 235,528 new cars hit German roads in September, a splendid 12.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now down just -0.3% to 2,110,348. The monthly market is slowly but surely getting back to pre-pandemic levels (244,622 sales in September…