The Renault Austral is getting closer to the French Top 10. The French new car market is up 9.4% year-on-year in February to 126,237 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.1% to 238,176. Although an improvement on the previous year, we are still way below pre-pandemic levels as February…
The Kia Sportage is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in February. The Irish new car market is up another robust 9.8% year-on-year in February to 13,140 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 40,455. Toyota (+2.9%) is a little more shy than the market but resists in…
The Lexus NX is up to #2 in Taiwan in February. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan soar 35.2% year-on-year in February to 32,819 units partly due to the fact Lunar New Year was in January this year vs. February in 2022. After a January down -14.4%, the year-to-date total…
Fiat holds 23.8% of the Turkish market in February. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge by a whopping 63.4% year-on-year in February to 81,148 units, smashing the previous February record of 58,504 units established in 2021. The cumulative volume after two months stands at 132,042, up 50.4% over the…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Belgium for the first time since last September. The Belgian new car market improves by an outlandish 23.9% year-on-year in February to 39,883 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 20.5% to 79,730. A rarity these days, Volkswagen (+49.6%) edges past BMW…
Cupra sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in February. 4,177 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in February, that's a 12.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up similarly at +12.8% to 7,903 units. Volkswagen (+11%) trails the market slightly but easily retains the top spot with a strong 12.8% share. It…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is #2 in Poland in February. 37,825 new cars found a Polish home in February, a 14.3% year-on-year improvement leading the year-to-date volume to 17% surge at 72,200 units. Toyota (+33.4%) is once again extremely strong, staying very close to the all-time record share it hit…
The Renault Clio signs its first Croatian win since June 2020. New car sales in Croatia rally back up 24.6% year-on-year in February to 3,627 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 18.6% to 6,973 units. Skoda (+24.2%) matches the market and climbs two spots on January to snap…
The Vauxhall Mokka is up to a record 2nd place in the UK in February. February is traditionally the weakest month of the year in the UK as customers await the March license plate change. This year February sales soar 26.2% year-on-year to 74,441 units, however this is still -6.5%…
The Lynk & Co 01 manages its first ever monthly win in the world. The Dutch new car market surges 23.8% year-on-year in February to 28,128 registrations. This brings the year-to-date volume up 13.5% to 60,822 units. Kia (-8.2%) returns to the brands top spot it held over the Full…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 49.5% year-on-year in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic soar 18.3% year-on-year in February to 16,826 units, lifting the year-to-date tally ip 11.4% to 33,963. Skoda (+14.2%) trails its home market slightly to end the month at 34.5% share like in January. Toyota…
The Polestar 2 equals its Finnish ranking record in February. The Finnish new car market endures another negative month in February but thins its loss to -2.7% year-on-year to 6,041 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.2% to 13,125 units. Toyota (-30.7%) skids but retains the top spot with…
Nissan Kicks sales are up 214.3% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 119,775 units, a pretty poor result when taking into account that February 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. Thanks to a strong start of the year…
The Ford Ranger sports a third crown in as many months in Australia. 06/03 update: Now with Top 280 all models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia edge up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 86,878 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 171,751. This is the best February…
The Dacia Spring is up to #2 in Bulgaria in February. In February, 2,656 new light vehicles hit Bulgarian roads, a very strong 17.5% year-on-year improvement. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 18.5% over the same period last year to 5,584. Toyota (-7.8%) compensates for a particularly high…