The Skoda Octavia could be the first model to beat the VW Golf annually in 23 years. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 333 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swiss new car market slides down 7% year-on-year in October to 23.396 registrations, pulling the year-to-date…
The Opel Astra is up 247% in October in Romania. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * After surging 62% in September, new car sales in Romania are up a more modest 5% year-on-year in October to 7.951 units, lifting the…
The Hyundai Ioniq is almost inside the Austrian Top 100 this month. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * The Austrian new car market is up 4% year-on-year in October to 26.273 registrations, a slightly lower growth rate than year-to-date at…
First Dutch pole position for the new gen Opel Astra. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 256 All-models by clicking on the title * Dutch new car sales falter down 22% year-on-year in October as the imminence of an end to tax benefits for green cars created a…
The VW Tiguan smashes its ranking record in France this month to #15. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models - see title * The September French new car market gives us another false sense of security: on paper, sales are up 2.5% year-on-year to 168.827 units,…
Can the Skoda Octavia end 2016 in the Swiss top spot? * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 335 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swiss new car market gains 8% year-on-year in September to 26.145 registrations, however the year-to-date tally is still down 3% to 232.183…
Mandatory selfie with Renault's Design guru Laurens Van Den Acker. After the Beijing Auto Show last April, we meet again with Laurens Van Den Acker, Head of Design at Renault since 2009, this time in Paris. Despite his prestigious title, Laurens once again strikes with his self-depreciating humour and is…
The Renault Koleos is sold as the Samsung QM6 in South Korea. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 57 All-local models & Top 133 foreigners * New car sales in South Korea are down a harsh 14% year-on-year in September to 127.811 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * Another stunning month for the Romanian new car market: after gaining 69% in August, sales are up 62% year-on-year in September to 9.361 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 20% to 67.992.…
First European Top 10 finish for the VW Tiguan in August at #6. * See the Top 53 best-selling brands and Top 350 models by clicking on the title * After posting its first decline in almost three years in July, new car sales in Europe – 29 countries excluding…
Renault Samsung SM6 * NOW UPDATED with Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 locals and Top 133 foreigners * The South Korean new car market is down a harsh 11% year-on-year in August to 123.463 registrations, with local carmakers down 11% and foreigners down 13%. Yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive…
The Dacia Sandero outsells the Renault Clio 2 to 1 with private buyers in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales * After dropping 10% in July, the French new car market is back in positive territory in August at +7% to 98.217…
Mercedes passes Audi to snap the YTD luxury crown in Germany. * See the Top 50 brands, Top 322 models and Top 10 private sales by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are up by a robust 8% year-on-year in August to 245.076 units, lifting the year-to-date…
The Citroen Spacetourer lands at #275 in the European charts this month. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 350 models by clicking on the title * After preliminary figures at the end of August, we can now go into the detail of July data for Europe 29 markets - Russia…
The Kia Carnival ranks third overall in South Korea in July. * Now updated with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 local models and Top 140 foreigners * New car sales of domestic models in South Korea are down 12% year-on-year in July to 136.814 units, but the year-to-date total…