New wind for the VW Golf at home. New car sales in Germany are flat in September at -0.1% year-on-year to 224,502, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.5% to 2,138,066. September is down -8.2% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and YTD is down -22% over the same period in…
VW T-Roc New vehicle sales in Japan soar 10.7% year-on-year in September to 437,493 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 3,607,486. Toyota (+18%) once again beats the market but at 31.1% share it remains below its YTD volume of 33.5%. Suzuki (+5.6%) follows at 14.1% share…
The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Spain confirms the slowdown of its growth rate with a meagre +2.3% year-on-year in September to 68,803 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 18.5% to 711,380, yet down -15.8% on the…
The Jeep Avenger breaks into the Italian Top 10 for the first time. 136,283 new cars hit Italian roads in September, corresponding to a 22.8% year-on-year surge on September 2022 which was already up 5.4% on the year prior. We now are just -4.9% below pre-pandemic September 2019 which is…
An outstanding month for the Nissan Qashqai in Hungary. Passenger Car sales disappoint once again in Hungary with a -10.4% year-on-year slide in August to 8,951 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.2 % to 73,879. When adding Light Commercial Vehicles, the market is down -1.5% year-to-date to 87,534. Toyota…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in August. The Slovenian new car market edges down -3% year-on-year in August to 3,240 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 4.1% to 34,326. Volkswagen (-26.4%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 13.5% share and despite…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August. According to data shared with us by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is up 14.3% year-on-year in August, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 27.5% to 10,055. This month Volkswagen (+18.4%) takes the brands lead,…
The Renault Express is the best-selling vehicle in Morocco in August. All our thoughts are with the victims of the Moroccan earthquake. In August, the new light vehicle market in Morocco returns to negative for the 5th time this year at -2.9% to 11,128 sales. This includes 9,666 Passenger Cars…
The Mini is #2 with German private buyers in August. Next generation pictured. Now updated with complete brands ranking. Today we have a rare update for you: brands and models rankings of German Private Sales (as opposed to Fleet Rental and Company sales) for August and year-to-date. This way we…
The Toyota Corolla is up to a record 9.1% share in August. 35,456 new cars hit Polish roads in August, a limited 6.7% year-on-year increase. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 10.7% to 303,909 units. Toyota (+42.2%) stuns with a tremendous gain to reach 24.3% share, a new…
The Smart #1 is inside the Swiss Top 40 in August. New car sales in Switzerland gain 15.8% year-on-year in August to 18,977 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 13.9% to 161,328. 4x4 sales follow the market at +16.1% for the month to 9,440 and 49.7% share vs.…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market is back in positive in August at +4.7% year-on-year to 3,475 sales. The year-to-date volume is now up 31.8% to 42,485 units. Skoda (+43.5%) almost multiplies the market growth by 10 to stay in…
The Toyota C-HR is by far the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in August. With 3965 vehicles sales in August, the Bulgarian new car market surges 39.2% year-on-year. Its year-to-date tally is now up 22.4% to 27,874. Note thanks to low prices, many of these cars are re-exported to the European…
The Ford Puma is the most popular vehicle in the UK in August. New car sales in the UK soar 24.4% year-on-year in July to 85,657 units, the highest July volume since 2020. The year-to-date tally is now up a robust 20% to 1,179,298 sales. Private sales go completely against…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Europe in July. 4/09 update: Now with Top 83 All brands and Top 456 All models. The European new car market (28 countries) shines in July at +16.5% to 1,018,403 units. This marks 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains. The year-to-date…