Third monthly win for the Nissan Qashqai in the UK. According to figures by SMMT, the UK new car market is down for the 5th consecutive month in July at -9% to 112,162, yet this is the best performance since February when the market was still up. At 112,162 units,…
The VW Gol is the best-seller in Brazil for the first time in 7.5 years. In July, the Brazilian new light vehicle market posts its first year-on-year gain in over a year (since June 2021) at +4.1% to 169,093 registrations. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -12.7% at…
The Toyota Hilux repeats at its highest market share ever in July. Picture whichcar.com.au 04/08 update: Now with Top 293 All-models ranking. VFACTS data shows an Australian new vehicle market edging up 0.4% year-on-year to 84,461 units, exactly 300 sales above the June 2022 figure. This is the biggest July…
The Dacia Sandero is #1 at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market accelerates its fall in July to -21.9% year-on-year and 12,099 registrations. However thanks to a stellar start of the year the YTD cume is up 12.1% to 70,811. Brand leader Dacia (-20.8%) contains its fall…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 in Ireland in July. For the biannual license plate change, it's a third double-digit year-on-year drop in a row for Ireland at -17.3% to 21,902 registrations in July. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative as a result at -3.7% to 87,075 units. Volkswagen (+5%) defies…
The VW T-Roc smashes its ranking record in July. New car sales in Sweden gain 6.3% year-on-year in July to 17,834 units but remain down year-to-date at -14.7% to 162,016. At 8,895 registrations, rechargeable cars hold 49.9% of the market vs. 37.6% in July 2021. That includes 4,657 BEVs (+83.7%)…
Peugeot 208 sales are up 104.8% year-on-year in July. 38,561 new vehicles hit Argentinean roads in July, a strong 16.8% year-on-year lift that brings the year-to-date tally up 2% to 248,532 units. Toyota (+37%) more than doubles the market growth to cement its pole position with 20.8% share vs. 19.8%…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to a record 7th place in Finland in July. New car sales in Finland continue to freefall in July at -25.2% year-on-year to 5,372 units. This brings the year-to-date volume down -23% to 47,975 vs. 62,344 a year ago. Toyota (-17.8%) resists better than the…
The VW T-Roc is at its highest since May 2020. After six consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year losses, the Italian market stabilises in July at -0.8% to 109,580 registrations. However keep in mind July 2021 was down -19.2% on 2020 and -27.9% on 2019. The year-to-date tally is now off…
Dacia reaches a record 6th place in Europe in June, the Sandero is #2. 02/08 update: Now with Top 75 All-brands and Top 410 All-models. 28/07 update: Now with Top 10 models and BEVs. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down a damning -16.8% year-on-year to 1,066,137…
The Ford Kuga is up to #5 in Spain in July. The market depression continues in Spain with new car sales down another -12.5% year-on-year in July to 73,378 units, the steepest fall since last March. This an especially poor result as July 2021 was already down -28.9% on the…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in June. Thanks to our regional partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June data for Serbia. It shows a market off -5.4% to 3,144 registrations. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.7% to 14,669 units. The Serbian models…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland again in July. 2,042 new passenger cars hit Icelandic roads in July, a -12.5% year-on-year decline. Thanks to a fantastic First Half of the year, the year-to-date tally remains clearly up at +40.9% to 13,231 units. Toyota (-28%) and Kia (-35.2%) continue…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to #3 in Slovakia in June. 8,024 new cars hit Slovak roads in June, a -2.4% year-on-year decline. This brings the H1 2022 tally up 3.9% to 39,953 units. In the brands ranking, Skoda (-15.1%) continues to struggle but easily tops the charts with 17.4%…
The Jogger helps Dacia across the 10% share milestone in June. 28/07 update: Now with Top 302 All-models. In France, June is usually the biggest month of the year for new car sales and as such 2022 sales amount to 171,089. This is however a -14.2% year-on-year drop compared to…