The Peugeot stand at the Paris Auto Show was dedicated to SUVs. The Paris Auto Show 2016 is over: it just closed its doors on Sunday with a disappointing total attendance - down 14% on 2014 to 1.072.697 - but a lot more new launches than two years ago and faultless…
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.…
Short-term rentals push the Fiat 500L back onto the Italian podium. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 42 brands and Top 180 models - see title * The August 2016 post has now been updated with the Top 180 models The Italian new car market is up by a very robust…
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…
The Fiat Tipo is the #3 best-selling vehicle in Italy in August. Picture auto.cz * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 45 brands and Top 180 models * The July 2016 post has now been updated with the Top 180 models After marking a slight pause in July (+3%), the Italian new…
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 Hyundai Tucson breaks into the Spanish Top 5 for the first time in August. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 290 All-models by clicking on the title * In August, the Spanish new car market posts a 6th double-digit year-on-year gain for 2016 at +14% to 64.549…
Fiat Tipo. Picture courtesy quattroruote.it * Now updated with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 180 models - see title * The June 2016 and H1 2016 posts have now been updated with the Top 180 models New car sales in Italy slow down their growth in July to just +3%…
Esmeralda, our "Panda blu" After exploring remote areas of the Chinese Sichuan Province, we now fly over to the European summer, more precisely in Sardinia, an Italian island located west of the mainland and south of the French Corsica island in the Mediterranean Sea. Our itinerary goes around the island anticlockwise,…
The Dodge Neon lands in Mexico in July. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop the galloping Mexican new car market, up another 18% year-on-year in July to 131.772 registrations, lifting its incredible streak to 27 consecutive months…
Renault gains 24% in July in a Czech market shockingly down 12.5%. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * It's the shock that we did not expect: new car sales in the Czech Republic are actually down year-on-year for the…
The Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 are the two best-sellers in Portugal so far in 2016. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * Portugal July 2016 results edge past that of a year ago with sales up a meagre 0.56% to…
The Jaguar F-Pace lands inside the European Top 200 so far in 2016. * See the Top 56 brands and Top 375 models by clicking on the title * It's now time to go through the detail of brands and models ranking for Europe over the First Half of 2016.…