The Dacia Sandero repeats at #1 in Austria in August. The Austrian new car market edges up 0.5% year-on-year in August to 17,814 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -17.2% to 142,474. Volkswagen (+3.5%) easily holds onto the top spot with 17.7% share, way above its YTD level of 14.4%.…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in August. New light vehicle sales in Hungary (PC+LCV) edge up 0.6% year-on-year in August to 11,593 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.8% to 88,831. The Top 5 YTD brands remain unchanged with Toyota in first place with 12.1% share above…
The Voyah Free has landed in the Norwegian sales charts. Picture elbil.no Norwegian new car sales are off another -24.7% year-on-year in August to 12,363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.5% to 88,115. BEV sales are down -21.7% to 9,247, resulting in a 74.8% market share vs. 71.9% a…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in August. 3,339 new cars found a home in Slovenia in August, a -5.4% year-on-year decline which follows a -19% fall in August 2021. The year-to-date volume is now -15.4% to 32,982 units. Volkswagen (-8.9%) easily retains the brands top spot…
The Dacia Duster ranks #3 overall in Switzerland in August. 16,384 new cars hit Swiss roads in August, edging down -0.4% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally now stands at 141,659 down -11.7% on the same period last year. Volkswagen (+2.2%) goes against the market to post a small year-on-year uptick, ending…
The Peugeot 208 is now the best-selling vehicle in Denmark year-to-date. New car sales in Denmark remain in frank negative in August at -19.5% to 12,756 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -23.6% to 96.074. Brand-wise, Volkswagen (-13.1%) improves its share to 13.5% vs. 10.9% so far this year,…
The Tesla Model 3 equals its ranking record in August. The Taiwanese new car market rises 3.8% year-on-year in August to 34,416 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -5.9% to 275,759 units. Toyota (+1.1%) can't quite match the market growth but is in positive to reach 26.4% share vs. 29.5%…
The Peugeot 308 is inside the Top 50 in Poland this month. The Polish new car market is up a timid 1.8% year-on-year in August to 33,242 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume off -11% to 274,510. Toyota (+17.5%) vastly outpaces the market to cement its domination at 18.2% share…
The VW ID.4 is #1 in Ireland in August. Picture carsireland.ie After three consecutive months of double-digit declines, the Irish new car market is back in positive in August with a flamboyant 36.6% year-on-year lift to 8,150 registrations. The year-to-date tally remains in negative for now at -2.1% to 95,173…
The Skoda Octavia is the most popular vehicle in the Czech Republic in August. The Czech new car market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in August to 16,581 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -12.7% to 128,945 units. Skoda (+1%) evolves like its home market but at 29.7% share…
The Opel Crossland is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the first time. 3,320 new cars hit Croatian roads in August, a splendid 16.9% jump on August 2021. The year-to-date tally is now down -6.9% to 32,245. Opel (+145.9%) is the runaway leader this month with a gargantuan 21.8% share,…
Volkswagen sales are up 9% year-on-year in August. The Belgium new car market gains 7% year-on-year in August to 28,917 registrations, keeping in mind August 2021 was down -25.7% on August 2020 which in turn was down -24.1% on 2019. The year-to-date volume is now down -12.7% to 250,465. Volkswagen…
Skoda sales are up 44.6% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Luxembourg end 14 consecutive months of year-on-year decline in August at +6.3% to 2,968 units. However August 2021 was down -23.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 28,501 sales, down -11.1% over the same…
Ssangyong sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in August. Picture liget.ro 12,539 new cars hit Romanian roads in August, that's a harsh -22.3% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +5.1% and 83,350 units. Dacia (-32.1%) falls faster than the market but due to a high year-ago comparison…
The BYD Atto 3 has now landed in the Dutch charts. The Dutch new car market is up for the first time since last March with 23,638 sales in August, up 9.2% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at 199,297 units, down -5.6% on the same period a…