The Suzuki Vitara lodges its first victory in Croatia in almost 8 years. 4,022 new cars hit Croatian roads in November, a splendid 17.4% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.9% to 60,164. This month Volkswagen (+55.4%) takes the lead of the brands charts thanks to a fantastic…
The Dacia Jogger is up to a record 4th place in November. 10,237 new cars found a buyer in Romania in November, a -8.1% year-on-year loss. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 3% to 137,299. Local behemoth Dacia (-18.3%) is in a bad way, holding 27.6% of its…
Turkiye is the only market in the world where the Peugeot 408 is successful. 97,274 new light vehicles hit Turkish roads in October, a -4% year-on-year decline but still the 2nd biggest October volume in history. As a result, the year-to-date volume is 947,166, off -1.2% on the same period…
BYD holds 2.6% of the Portuguese market in August. The Portuguese new car market drops -9.4% year-on-year in August to 11,822 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.5% to 142,789. Peugeot (-15.9%) retains the top spot it holds year-to-date despite a significant dent in its sales. Mercedes (+5.2%) also…
The VW ID.3 is the favourite of German private customers in June. In June, 94,253 new cars were sold to German private customers, that's a 31.7% ratio and +9.6% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) was 30.7% in June 2023. Halfway through the year, German private sales are up…
Citroen C3 sales are up 6-fold year-on-year. Next generation pictured. 20,193 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in June, a steep -8.4% year-on-year decline. The H1 2024 tally stands at 116,417, up 5.7% on the same period in 2023. Peugeot (-43.6%) stays on top of the brands charts despite…
The Togg T10X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in May. The Turkish new light vehicle market confirms its record streak is over with May sales down -9.9% year-on-year to 100,305. Thanks to a solid start of the year the year-to-date volume remains up at +6% to 471,743. The brands…
The Skoda Octavia hits its highest Croatian market share in over 6 years. New car sales in Croatia improve 16.7% year-on-year in May to 8,281 units which is by far the largest monthly volume so far this year. The year-to-date tally is up 15% to 30,569. Volkswagen (+55.2%) manages its…
Tesla Model 3 The Slovenian new car market rises 6.5% year-on-year in November to 3,860 sales, putting the year-to-date volume at +5.3% and 46,118 units. Volkswagen (-10.9%) frankly underperforms year-on-year but holds its market share to 14.9% vs. 14.7% year-to-date. In contrast Skoda (+23.3%) and Toyota (+52.5%) are in fantastic…
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 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 VW Golf is back inside the Romanian Top 10. The Romanian new car market is up 2.8% year-on-year in August to 12,891 units, a poor result given August 2022 was off -22.3% on the year prior. Year-to-date, sales are up 20.2% to 100,166. Local behemoth Dacia (-10.6%) easily remains…
2nd Top 10 finish in Slovenia for the Renault Austral The Slovenian new car market is stable in July at -0.5% year-on-year to 3,776 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.9% to 31,086. We remain at historically low levels given July 2022 was down -14.2% over the year prior and July…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in July. 5,211 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in July, a -3.3% year-on-year dip. The year-to-date tally remains very strong however at +34.9% to 39,010. This month Skoda (+18.8%) snaps the brands leadership for the third time in the…