The Nissan Magnite is up to #11 for its third month in market. Mexican new car sales stabilise in May at -0.2% to 119,959 units. This is the third biggest May volume in the past 8 years below last year (119,985) and the 122,925 sales of May 2017. The year-to-date…
The VW Tiguan is now the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland year-to-date. New car sales in Switzerland recede -6.1% year-on-year in May to 19,969, leading to a year-to-date volume off -7.3% to 91,323. 4WD sales are down -10.2% to 9,943 and 49.8% share vs. 52.1% last year. Petrol is down -28.6%…
The Renault Captur is only 15 sales below the Skoda Octavia year-to-date. 5,118 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in May, a satisfying 5.2% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is also in positive at +6.1% to 24,983. Both Volkswagen (-9%) and Renault (-5,.3%) don't benefit from the market growth…
The Audi A6 breaks a 13 year-old ranking record in May. 239,297 new cars hit German roads in May, a shy 1.4% year-on-year gain. Yet the year-to-date volume remains in negative for now at -2.2% to 1,146,596. BEV sales advance 44.9% year-on-year to 43,060 and 18% share and are up…
The Hyundai Inster is up to #8 in Ireland in May. The Irish new car market is weak in May at -8.9% year-on-year to 5,832 units. However the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.4% to 79,301. Volkswagen (+7.9%) repeats at #1 with a formidable 15% share, but stays #2…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller across Europe for the first time since November 2021. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European (28 countries) new car market is stable in April at +0.1% year-on-year to 1,078,521 units. After four months, the YTD tally is also up 0.1% to 4,467,681…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. 5,193 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April, a solid 10.6% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.3% to 19,865. 3 of the Top 4 carmakers outpace the market, with Volkswagen (+18.3%) and Skoda (+42.6%) very…
The MG 5 is back inside the Mexican Top 5. 108,298 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in April, a -4.6% year-on-year dip. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at 473,402 units, up 1.4% over the same period in 2024. Nissan (+6.3%) defies the gloomy market and widens the…
BYD sells more cars than Tesla in April, albeit both at very low levels. The German new car market is stable in April at -0.15% year-on-year to 242,728. This is however 22% below the pre-pandemic volumes of April 2019 (310,715). The year-to-date tally is down -3.3% to 907,299. Volkswagen (-2.7%) falls…
The VW Tayron ranks #8 in Ireland in April. 8,718 new cars hit Irish roads in April, a small 1.8% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 3.4% to 73,491. Volkswagen (-12.8%) takes the lead of the brands charts with 15.6% share vs. 11% so far this year and this…
The Mercedes GLC is also #1 year-to-date in Switzerland. It's a disappointing month for the Swiss new car market with sales off -6.9% year-on-year in April to 18,664. This way, the year-to-date tally after four months is down -7.6% to 71,354. Sales of electrified vehicles defy the negative context and…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the first time since October 2022. According to data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) step up 2.8% year-on-year in March to 1,422,658 units. This compensates for negative results in January and February to stabilise the Q1 volume…
The Dacia Duster holds onto the Romanian top spot. Romanian new car sales sport a second straight positive month in March at +8.4% year-on-year to 9,922 units. The Q1 volume tilts into positive at +1.4% to 33,692. Homegrown Dacia (-2.8%) can't capitalise on the market growth and sees its share…
The Cupra Formentor is up to an all-time high 5th place in Germany in March. 253,497 new cars hit German roads in March, a -3.7% year-on-year fall. The Q1 volume is off -4.3% to 664,571. 42,521 BEVs found a buyer this month, up 35.5% over March 2024. Over Q1, it's…
The Nissan X-Trail is up to a record 7th place in Switzerland in March. New car sales in Switzerland are down another disappointing -7.6% in March to 21,690 units. This means the Q1 volume is off -7.9% to 52,690. 4x4 sales are down -11.4% for the month to 11,191 and…