The BMW X3 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in January. 14,788 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in January, a -2.9% skid. 4x4 sales are off -5.7% to 7,579 and 51.3% share vs. 52.8% a year ago. As for sales by propulsion, petrol sinks -23% to 3,822 and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #2 in Ireland in January. The Irish new car market starts the year on the right foot with January sales, traditionally the highest of the year due to the license plate change, gain 6.7% to 33,521 units. Toyota (-1.8%) can't take advantage of the market's…
BMW holds 14.8% of the Belgian new car market in January, a new record. It's a very slow start of the year for the Belgian new car market, off -13% year-on-year in January to 40,594 units. Note though that January 2024 was up 17.1% on the year prior. More than…
The Peugeot 3008 breaks into the UK Top 5 for the first time in January. New car sales in the UK recede -2.5% year-on-year in January to 139,345 units. Private sales are stable at -0.5% to 49,976 and a slightly improved market share at 35.9% vs. 35.2% a year ago.…
The Ford Tourneo Custom is up to 5th place in January. Over 9,000 new cars were registered in Hungary in January, a 13% year-on-year increase. Suzuki (+25%) surges ahead to hold the brands top spot for the month at 13% share. It is followed by Toyota (-7%) in difficulty and…
The Peugeot 208 is #1 in Argentina in January Exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +103% year-on-year to 65,751 units as import blockades ease. This is the best January volume in 7 years. As a reminder January 2024 sales were down -32.8% on the year prior.…
The Kia EV3 is an instant blockbuster in the Netherlands. The Dutch new car market is off -4.6% year-on-year in January to 32,804 units. Hybrid sales (incl. PHEV) amount to 14,934 or 45.5% share, BEVs are at 34% with 11,157 units, petrol is at 19.5% with 6,388 and diesel at…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. Something very rare: in January the Croatian new car market is absolutely identical to a year ago: 4,461 sales vs. 4,461... Volkswagen (+63.1%) surges ahead to 12.3% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2024, and is followed by…
The Citroen C3 IV is the best-selling vehicle at home in January. Slow start of 2025 for the French new car market at -6.2% year-on-year to 114,672 sales. Petrol sales are off a daunting -28.2% to 29,974 units and 26.1% share vs. 34.1% a year ago while diesel is off…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling car in Finland in January. It's another disappointing month for new car sales in Finland at -12.8% year-on-year to 5,662 units. As a reminder 2024: was the weakest year in 30 years... Toyota (-42.5%) completely implodes but remains by far the most popular carmaker…
The Subaru Outback is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in January. New car sales in Sweden jump 14.4% year-on-year in January to 19,632 units. EV sales gain 15.3% to 5,660 and 28.8% share vs. 28.6% a year ago while PHEVs edge up 9.2% to 4,464 and 22.7% share vs. 23.8%…
Dacia holds 8.6% of the Italian market in January, a new record. The Italian new car market starts the year in negative in January at -5.9% to 133,692 units. UNRAE now predicts a total 2025 volume at 1,550,000 units, down -0.6% on 2024 and -19% on pre-pandemic 2019. Sales of…
The MG ZS is equal #2 in Spain in January. The Spanish new car market is up 5.3% year-on-year in January to 72,322 units. Sales of BEV and PHEV vehicles soar 28.9% to 10,254, holding 14.2% of the market vs. 11.6% a year ago. Private sales advance 12.3% to 38,219,…
Colombia is the only country in the world where the Mazda CX-30 is #1. New car sales in Colombia rally back up 7.7% year-on-year in 2024 to 210,219 units, keeping in mind 2023 was particularly low: down -28.9% on the prior year to the lowest annual total in 15 years.…
Honda Civic The Canadian new car market is up a sturdy 8.5% year-on-year in 2024 to 1,854,966 units. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,928,829 sales). Light trucks improve 10.1% to a record 86.6% whereas Passenger cars edge down -2.8% to just 13.4%. According to Desrosiers Automotive,…