The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in February. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 2.9% year-on-year in February to 16,606 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4% to 32,505 sales. 4x4 registrations are up 7.1% to 8.082 and 49.2% share vs. 48.1% a year ago.…
The Citroen C3 remains the best-selling vehicle in Denmark. Danish new car sales bounce back up 2.9% year-on-year to 10,203 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -33.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 19,610 sales, down -2.8% on the same period a year ago. Volkswagen…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is up to 5th place in Ireland in February. Picture carzone.ie New car sales in Ireland drop -12.5% year-on-year in February to 11,990 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.7% to 37,013. Hyundai (+21.6%) defies the market slump to sign its first monthly win in…
Mazda is the only carmaker to improve sales year-on-year in the Top 13. New vehicle sales in Japan sink -18% year-on-year in February to just 354,668 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -16.2% to 684,367. Brand leader Toyota (-25.5%) falls faster than the market and goes from 32% share…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Germany this month. New car sales in Germany bounce back up 3.2% year-on-year in February to 200,512 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -19% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is up 5.6% to 384,624 sales…
Chery is up to a record #9 in Brazil in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil fall another -24% year-on-year in February to just 120,192 units after dropping -28.3% last month and -17.8% in February 2021. The year-to-date volume is down -26.2% to 236,789 sales, 84,000 less than over the…
The Fiat Cronos holds almost 13% of the Argentinean market in February. The Argentinean new vehicle market is down -4% year-on-year in February to 28,928 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally down -8.9% to 72,463. Toyota (-13.7%) returns to the brands top spot it held over the Full Year 2021 when it…
The Toyota C-HR misses out on the YTD top spot for just one sale. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance 9.5% year-on-year in February to 2,260 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -17% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.9% to 4,712. The…
The new Neo variant pushes Mahindra Bolero sales to a 7-year high. New car wholesales in India dip -1.9% year-on-year in February to 302,756 units, sending the year-to-date volume down -2.4% to 597,524. Maruti Suzuki (-7.5%) drops faster than the market to 44.2% share, in line with its YTD level…
The Hyundai Solaris ranks #2 in Russia, its highest position since December 2016. The Russian new car market is down -4.8% year-on-year in February to 114,349 units, bringing the year-to-date talky down -4.3% to 206,011. It is too early to feel the potential effects of the economic sanctions levelled at…
Peugeot 3008 sales are up 153.5% year-on-year in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market rallies back up 39.2% to 11,571 sales on a particularly low year-ago comparison base when the market was down -59% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.7% to 21,400 units.…
The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record third place in the Czech Republic in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -3.1% year-on-year in February to 14,225 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.4% to 30,488. Skoda (+5%) and Hyundai (+6.3%) defy the market decline and post year-on-year…
Dacia Duster sales are up 3-fold in Romania in February. New car sales in Romania gain 25.1% year-on-year in February to 8,616 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 39.3% to 17,953. These results follow particularly low year-ago comparison base. Dacia (+93.2%) recuperates from a February 2021 crash (-48.9%) to…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in February. New car sales in Sweden recede -7.4% year-on-year in February to 21,136 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 41,029. In February, rechargeable cars hold 51.6% of the market vs. 34.8% a year ago and are up…