The Kia Niro is up to a record 6th place in February. As the country remains in lockdown and showrooms are closed, the UK new car market sinks -35.5% year-on-year to 51.312 units. This is the weakest February result since 1959 (41.471) and it leads to a year-to-date tally off…
The Renault Kiger has landed in India. Picture evoindia.com Indian new car wholesales celebrate a 7th straight month of year-on-year gains in February at +23.1% to 308.593 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.3% to 611.992. Maruti (+8.3%) continues to underperform, leading to a much reduced share year-on-year going from…
The Peugeot 2008 is up 9-fold year-on-year in Sweden in February. Against the European negative trend, new car sales in Sweden lodge another month in positive in February at +5.3% year-on-year to 22.837 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 43.410. This is in part due to particularly…
The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. Picture largus.fr The Dutch new car market is down -26.3% year-on-year in February to 21.862 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 56.933 units. Kia (-31.4%) is up three spots on January to return to the…
Mercedes is the most popular carmaker in Switzerland in January. The Swiss new car market starts the year with a -19.5% year-on-year drop in January to just 15.130 registrations. Mercedes (-10.8%) resists well and takes the lead of the brands ranking for the third time in the past 6 months…
BMW is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium for the 5th time in the past year. The Belgian new car market drops -21.9% year-on-year in February to 36.536 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -24.7% to 74.271. BMW (+13.1%) swims upstream to repeat in the pole position at 9.5% share.…
The Skoda Octavia is the #1 vehicle in Switzerland for the 4th year running. Discover 50 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. The Swiss new car market drops -24% year-on-year in 2020 to 236.828 registrations. Volkswagen (-23.3%) roughly follows the market evolution to remain the favourite carmaker in the…
The Ford Puma is up to a record #3 in February in Italy. Picture red-live.it New car sales in Italy record a third consecutive double-digit loss in February at -12.3% to 144.138 registrations. Contrary to Spain which we've just covered, private sales are actually up in Italy this month at…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market continues to struggle in February with sales down -38.4% to 58.279 units, falling to a level not seen in 8 years: since 2013 (58.403). For the first time since 1996, company sales overtake private sales…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in January. New car sales in Slovenia drop -29.3% year-on-year in January to 4.391 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.2%) follows the market to a strong 18% share vs. 16.1% over FY2020 while Skoda (-0.7%) manages to stabilise its sales to shoot…
The Geely Coolray lands directly inside the Belarus Top 10 in 2020. Picture av.by Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Belarus drop -18.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 52.768 units. Lada (-36.5%) keeps the brands pole position despite a steep fall and sees its…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in South Africa. Picture wheels24.co.za Discover over 45 years of South African Historical Data here. The South African new vehicle market is down -29.1% year-on-year in 2020 to 380.449 units, a level last seen in the early 2000s. Passenger cars are off…
The Toyota Yaris holds 7.2% of the Greek new car market in January. Picture newsauto.gr The Greek new car market starts the year with a -20.6% year-on-year fall in January to 7.766 registrations. Atop the brands ranking, Toyota (-14%) and Peugeot (-17%) post solid holds in context, leading to 16.3% and…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 119.3% year-on-year in January. New light vehicle sales in Mexico drop -22.5% year-on-year in January to 81.203 units for what is an 11th straight double-digit fall. Brand leader Nissan (-15.6%) resists better than the market and sees its share rise to 21.8% vs. 20.5% over…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in January. Picture finansavisen.no December 2020 was the biggest month in Norwegian history as manufacturers rushed registrations to lower their average CO2 emissions for the year and avoid or lower fines. The share of electrified vehicles hit a record 92.5% then…