The VW Taigo breaks into the Croatian Top 20 in January. New car sales in Croatia edge up 1.9% year-on-year in January to 2,971 units. Skoda (-1.9%) takes the lead this month with 12.3% share vs. 10.1% over the Full Year 2021. It distances 2021's leader Volkswagen (-46.5%) in complete…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record for the 2nd straight month. The Indian new wholesales market dips -2.8% year-on-year in January to 294,768 sales. Maruti Suzuki (-7.3%) and Hyundai (-15.4%) both fall faster than the market to 43.7% and 14.9% share respectively. However Hyundai reclaims the #2 spot which…
Toyota sales are up 30.2% in a market down -4.6%. Consult close to 30 years of Turkish Historical Data here. 8/02 update: Now with December and Full Year 2021 Top 25 models. The Turkish new light vehicle market continues to yoyo up and down, this time down -4.6% year-on-year to…
Kia is the best-selling carmaker in the UK in January and the Sportage is the best-selling model. The UK new car market bounces back up 27.5% year-on-year in January to 115,087 sales on particularly low (-39.5%) year-ago volumes impacted by lockdowns. Private sales shoot up 64.1% year-on-year to 62,300 and…
Kia sales are up 20.6% in a market off -1.5%. Discover 50 years of European Historical Data here. 7/02 update: Now with Full Year Top 520 All-models. 27/01 update: Now with December Top 30 models and Full Year 2021 Top 50 models. New car sales in Europe edge down -1.5%…
The Kia EV6 is a successful launch in Sweden. The new year starts with a -3.3% year-on-year drop in Sweden at 19,893 registrations. Local behemoth Volvo (-12.2%) falls four times faster than the market but easily keeps the brands top spot with 18.7% share vs. 16% over the Full Year…
The Peugeot 2008 and Toyota Yaris Cross lead the Dutch market in January. New car sales in the Netherlands are down another -11.3% year-on-year in January to 30,984 units after January 2020 was also off -20% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-15.6%) keeps the lead of the brands ranking with…
The Fiat Pulse misses out on a first Top 10 finish by just 100 sales. It's a very harsh start of the year for new light vehicle sales in Brazil, down -28.3% to 116,601 units on a January 2021 volume already down -11.7% on the year prior. Fiat (-24.6%) easily…
The Peugeot 308 III breaks into its home Top 10 in January. Picture largus.fr 24/05/22 update: Now with Top 150 models. The year starts on a negative note in France with new car registrations down another -18.6% year-on-year to just 102,901 units. Petrol sales dive -31.5% to 38,752 units and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is cannibalising Yaris sales in Italy. Now updated with the Top 30 BEV models. New car sales in Italy tumble down -19.7% year-on-year in January to 107,814 units whereas January 2021 was already down -14.1% on the year prior. A very poor start of the year…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Spanish Top 10 in January. New car sales in Spain edge up 1% year-on-year to 42,377 units. This is the first year-on-year gain since June 2021, however keep in mind this is with a particularly low comparison base as January 2021 was down -51.5%.…
Hyundai i30 sales shoot up 72.9% year-on-year in Slovakia in 2021. Discover 50 years of Slovak Historical Data here. The Slovak new car market edges down -0.8% year-on-year in 2021 to 75,700 registrations. Skoda (-10%) remains the runaway leader but sees its market share drop by over two percentage points…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine for the 4th time in 6 years. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine gain a splendid 20.8% year-on-year in Ukraine to 103,245 units. This volume accounts for roughly half of the pre-Crimean crisis level…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is the most successful new car in Kazakhstan in 2021. Discover 50 years of Kazakhstan Historical Data here. Kazakh new vehicle sales are up 26.5% to 117,589, the largest annual volume and first above 100,000 since 2014. Newly local assembler, Chevrolet (+190.3%) logically triples its sales year-on-year to…
The Chery Tiggo 2 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Chile spectacularly rally back up 60.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 415,581 units, returning above pre-pandemic levels and scoring the 2nd largest ever annual volume…