Peugeot is the #1 brand in Spain for the first time since December 2021. New car sales in Spain continue on their good form in February at +9.9% year-on-year to 81,348 units, leading to a year-to-date result up 8.7% to 150,033. However the YTD cume remains off -22.8% on pre-pandemic…
MG is up to #3 brand in Taiwan in February, with the HS ranking at #4. With the Lunar New Year falling in February this year, there was only 16 working days in the month and sales reflects this at -20% year-on-year to 26,267 units. The year-to-date tally is now…
The VW Lavida is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time in 3 years. 19/03 update: Now with revised figures for all brands and models. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update rally back up 68.1% year-on-year in January to 2,084,941 units. January…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.4% of the Slovak market in January. The Slovak new car market soars 18.8% year-on-year in January to 7,935 sales. Behemoth Skoda (+61.7%) vastly outpaces the market to reach 25.4% share vs. 19.8% over the Full Year 2023. The Top 6 brands are unchanged on December…
The Skoda Kamiq is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Serbia in January. Data shared with us by our central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian market up an impressive 28.2% year-on-year in January to 1,993 sales. The Skoda Octavia (+450%) firmly holds onto the pole position with 8.3% share…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling model in Bosnia & Herzegovina in January. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb up 13.9% year-on-year in January to 768 units. The Toyota Yaris Cross secures its first ever…
The Dacia Duster continues its run as the best-seller in Moldova. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market up 4.3% year-on-year to 507 sales. The Dacia Duster (-7.4%) is faithful to the pole position it has held for the past two consecutive years with a strong 9.9% share.…
The Dacia Duster is by far the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in January. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is stable in January at +0.5% to 420 units. This month the Dacia Duster is the clear leader with 10.5%…
Mercedes is the most popular importer in China in January. For once sales of new imported cars in China surge year-on-year at +36% to 75,052, even if this has a lot to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023. Brand-wise, Mercedes (+27.6%)…
The Kia Picanto is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in January. 26/03 update: Now with Top 20 best-selling brands The Colombian new vehicle market sinks another -16.4% year-on-year in January to just 11,594 units, the weakest January figure since 1998 (11,295). Toyota (+10.2%) goes against the negative environment to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in January. 8,040 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in January, a -3.3% year-on-year decrease. This month the Skoda Octavia (+178.5%) takes the lead of the models ranking, toppling the Suzuki S-Cross (+15.6%) and Vitara (+49.3%). The Toyota Corolla (+30.7%) is…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in January. According to local association VAMA, sales of locally-produced vehicles in Vietnam are up 11.1% year-on-year in January to 19,243 units. Adding Hyundai who reports separately, the market is up 9.6% to 22,812. Hyundai (+2.1%) is stable at #1 with…
The Wuling Binguo is an instant blockbuster in Indonesia. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia sink a harsh -26% year-on-year in January to 69,619. The retail market is off -13.9% to 78,214. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota (-27.6%) falls slightly faster than the market and sees its share thaw to…
The BYD Atto 3 is inside the Thai Top 10 in 2023. The Thai new light vehicle market suffers in 2023 at -8.7% to 755,780 vs. 849,388 in 2022, slipping below Malaysia. Toyota (-7.9%) manages to hold its fall to just below the market rate and as a result improves…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia for the 5th straight year. Discover over 50 years of Estonian Historical Data here. 22,820 new passenger cars hit Estonian roads in 2023, a 11.7% year-on-year increase. We remain well below the pre-pandemic level of 2019 (26,589). BEVs account for 6.3%…