The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in September. The Slovenian new car market is down -7% year-on-year in September to 4.127 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now in negative at -0.3% to 43.098 units. Faithful to its end-of-quarter backloading practice, Renault (+10.2%) defies the depleted environment…
The Kia Rio is up to #2 overall in Mexico this month. The Mexican new light vehicle market edges down -1.1% year-on-year in September to 76.930 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.1% to 757.846. Nissan (-13.2%) falls significantly faster than the market but easily hold onto the top…
The NIO EC6 breaks its volume record in China in September. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales of China-made new vehicles drop -19.6% year-on-year to 2.067.000 units, marking a 5th straight month of decline and accelerating the negative trend compared to -17.8% in August.…
The Skoda Enyaq ranks #3 in Austria in September. The Austrian new car market drops -19.4% year-on-year in September to 17.864 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 5.1% to 189.881 units. Brand leaders Volkswagen (-25.5%) and Skoda (-31.3%) reduce their share year-on-year, but Hyundai (-16.2%) rallies back up…
The Opel Corsa is #1 in Greece in September. Picture autogreeknews.gr The Greek new car market slows down its fall in September to -7% year-on-year at 6.612 registrations, sending the year-to-date volume up 36.2% to 81.758 units. Toyota (-15.9%) continues to dominate the brands ranking but posts a weak 11.2%…
The Tesla Model 3 holds 5.4% of the Swiss market in September. New car sales in Switzerland return to negative in September at -8.4% year-on-year to 19.648 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +10.1% and 180.073 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (+32.5%) ignores the depleted context to sport…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 75.3% year-on-year in September. The Romanian new car market is down -17.8% year-on-year in September to 8.942 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.3% to 88.253. Local behemoth Dacia (-29.2%) falls faster than its home market but posts a solid 27.2% share, in line…
The Tesla Model Y ranks #2 in Finland in September. The Finnish new car market drops -22.6% year-on-year in September to 6.399 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 76.339 units. Toyota (-24.9%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country albeit with a lower 13.9% share vs. 15.7% so…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in September. The Croatian new car market is down -10.3% year-on-year in September to 2.773 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 32.3% to 37.392. We have a completely reshuffled brands ranking this month, with Kia (+66%) shooting up to…
Opel sales are up 29.5% year-on-year in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg new car market plunges -27.6% year-on-year in September to just 2.948 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally edging up 2.8% to 35.011. BMW (-5.9%) resists very well and sports its first monthly win in Luxembourg since August 2020. It distances last…
The Toyota Hilux ranks #2 in Argentina in September. New vehicle sales in Argentina return to negative territory in September at -8.7% to 31.681 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.6% to 303.370. Toyota (+39.6%) completely bucks the negative trend and posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 17.6% year-on-year in Canada over Q3 2021. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -19.6% year-on-year in September to 136.584 units, with the Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) down to 1.55 million units. The Q3 volume…
The Tesla Model 3 just misses out on an outright victory in Germany. The German new car market dives -25.7% year-on-year in September to 196.972 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -1.2% and 2.017.561. We have adjusted our 2021 Forecast slightly down to 2.79 million units (-4%)…
Toyota sales are down just -1.7% in a market off -18.1%. 11/09 update: Now with Top 400 All-models and Top 63 All-brands. 28/09 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary data from ACEA show European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) down another harsh -18.1% year-on-year in August to 724.710 units, the lowest level…
The Chery Tiggo 7 becomes the first Chinese model to rank inside the Russian Top 20. The Russian new car market dives -22.6% year-on-year in September to 119.485 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.1% to 1.260.111. The next few months aren't looking good either as the microchip and…