The VW Taos lodges its first Top 10 finish in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico soar 38.6% year-on-year in June to 87.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.1% to 515.400. However the market remains well below pre-pandemic levels of June 2019 at -18.2% vs. 106.411 units for the…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in China for the first time in history. After declining for the first time in over a year in May (-3.1%), the Chinese wholesales market accelerates its fall in June at -12.4% year-on-year to 2.015.000 units according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in June. New car sales in Ireland shoot up 174.7% year-on-year in June to 2.764 units, logically the weakest month of the year so far as car buyers wait for the July licence plate change to register their car. The year-to-date…
The ID.4 is up to a record 7th place in Finland in June. New car sales in Finland gain 24% year-on-year in June to 9.566 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 19.3% to 55.157. Toyota (+149.8%) multiplies its sales by 2.5 year-on-year to reach 18.8% share for the month…
The Tesla Model 3 is #1 in Switzerland for the 7th time. The Swiss new car market is up 6.2% year-on-year in June to 26.005 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.7% to 124.547. 4x4 sales trail the market both this month at +0.4% to 11.962 and 46% share…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland so far in 2021. New car sales in Poland gain 21.3% year-on-year in June to 42.605, bringing the year-to-date tally up 35% to 238.654 units. Business fleets account for 73.6% of the market year-to-date at 175.664 units while private sales hold…
Audi and BMW both post solid gains in Belgium in June. It's a very weak month for new car sales in Belgium, down -16.3% year-on-year to 41.126 units in June, which leads to a year-to-date tally up just 7.3% to 232.391. Despite a ghastly loss, Volkswagen (-28%) reclaims the brands top…
BMW holds 11.8% of the Luxembourg market in June. New car sales in Luxembourg are back in negative in June at -3.8% year-on-year to 4.471 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.6% to 25.287. Volkswagen (-8.4%) loses more ground than the market but remains in pole position with 12.9% share…
The Fiat Cronos is #1 in Argentina for the 10th consecutive month. The Argentinean new vehicle market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in June to 37.621 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 208.184. Toyota (+88.9%) brilliantly holds onto the brands pole position thanks to the largest year-on-year gain…
The Chevrolet Silverado is the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. over Q2 2021. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are up a measured 17% year-on-year in June to 1.297 million units according to LMC Automotive, as the steady pandemic recovery is challenged by parts shortage and thin inventories. The…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 almost doubles its sales month-on-month. New car sales in South Korea sink -21% year-on-year in June to 160.952 units including 134.761 sales for local carmakers (-23.6%) and 26.191 for foreigners (-4.2%). This disappointing result is partly due to the ongoing shortage of semi conductors but also…
The Renault Captur is now #1 year-to-date in Portugal. New car sales in Portugal gain 71% year-on-year in June to 18.936 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 25.6% to 81.445. Note June 2021 remains significantly down on pre-pandemic levels of two years ago in June 2019 at -25.2% for the…
The Toyota Roomy ends the month just 600 sales off topping the regular car charts. New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.3% year-on-year in June to 365.631 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 2.464.586. Brand leaders Toyota (+16.3%) and Daihatsu (+23%) both evolve way above the market…
The arrival of the Spring isn't enough to prevent Dacia's fall at home this month. The Romanian new car market is back up 16.6% year-on-year in June to 11.853 units, but the year-to-date tally remains down at -3.9% and 47.689 sales. Local leader Dacia (-15.3%) is cut off from the…
The Skoda Kamiq breaks its ranking, volume and share records in June. New car sales in the Czech Republic are up 8.6% year-on-year in June to 22.561 units and also up 3% on pre-pandemic June 2019. H1 2021 volumes are now up 18.7% year-on-year to 112.805. Skoda (-9.8%) goes against…