The Seat Arona is up to a record 2nd place at home in October. After falling -10.1% in August and -13.5% in September as the country is in the midst of a second coronavirus wave of infections, October data indicates a further deterioration of the Spanish market with overall sales down -21% year-on-year…
Toyota sales are up 51.2% year-on-year to hit 19.3% share vs. 12.7% YTD. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today October brands data for Israel, monthly data is a quarterly occurrence. The Israeli new car market edges up 4.1% year-on-year in October to 14.559 units, meaning the…
The Hyundai Kona is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in October. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT we can share with you today October sales figures for Cyprus. New car sales in Cyprus take a harsh -19.3% year-on-year hit in October to just 774 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Suzuki Ignis secures a second consecutive - and ever - Top 20 finish. After sporting their first year-on-year gain of 2020 in September (+9.8%), new car sales in Italy stabilise in October at -0.3% to 158.250. The year-to-date tally is now down -30.7% year-on-year to 1.131.466 units. We are…
The Kia Sonet breaks into the Indian Top 10 in October. Indian wholesales continue to catch up on lost time in October thanks partly to new launches, at 333.660 units which is up 17.5% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now down -23.5% to 1.865.439. Our 2020 Forecast accordingly goes up from…
The Mercedes A-Class signs its first ever victory in the UK. Picture carmagazine.co.uk According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car sales in the UK edge down -1.6% year-on-year in October to 140.945 units, the lowest October result since 2011 (134.944) and the 9th year-on-year decline out of…
Maxus LCV sales are up 87.6% year-on-year in September in China. It's another fantastic result for sales of Light Commercial Vehicles in China in September at +25.5% year-on-year to 337.888. This lifts the year-to-date tally up 11.5% over the same period in 2019 - an outstanding feat given the Coronavirus…
Both Tesla and the Model 3 are #1 in Hong Kong for the first time in history. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong enjoy their first post-pandemic year-on-year gain in August at +9% to 3.550 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 18.535. Helped by a particularly…
The Renault Clio returns to #1 in Serbia. According to data provided by our partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is almost identical year-on-year in September at 2.295 units vs. 2.294 a year ago (+0.04%). The year-to-date tallies are far apart through with 2020 down -25.5% on the same…
The Dacia Duster holds 14.8% of the Moldovan new car market in September. Picture quattroruote.it According to data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market edges up 2.2% year-on-year in September to 561 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -26.2%…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia remain at low levels in September, down another -23.4% year-on-year to 423 registrations which leads to a year-to-date tally off -33.3% to 3647. This month…
The Changan/Kaicene F70 breaks into the New Caledonian Top 10 in October... After a few euphoric months, new car sales in New Caledonia crumble down -30.2% year-on-year in October as the archipelago was focusing on a 2nd vote to declare independence from France where the No prevailed once again. The…
The Peugeot 208 is easily swooshing to its first win at home. New car sales in France endure their 8th year-on-year drop of 2020 in October at -9.5% to 171.049 units, jus as the last registrations under the post-Covid regime are rushed to the end of the month. Another handicapping…
Mercedes is the best-selling brand in Belgium in September. Now with Top 10 models ranking. The August 2020 post has now been updated with the YTD Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market manages its first year-on-year gain since last January at a timid +1% to 36.083 units in September,…
Eastern Europe sales are up 19.8% thanks to mainly Turkey (+115%) September data for Global Light Vehicles has now been released by LMC Automotive and shows stabilising sales at a 88.7 million units Seasonally Adjusted Rate. Year-on-year, the September global market is actually up 0.5%, sporting the first gain of…