The Mercedes CLA breaks into the German Top 10 for the first time in October. New car sales in Germany advance 1.7% year-on-year in October to 254,492 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 4.9% to 2,476,290. BEV sales surge 79.5% to 94,086 and 37% share vs. 21% a…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Brazilian Top 10 for the first time in October. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is up 2.5% year-on-year in October to 254,201. This is the best October result in 12 years, since the 291.412 units of October 2014. This way, the year-to-date…
The VW ID.Buzz ends October on the Danish podium. It's an outstanding month for new car sales in Denmark, with October volumes up 16.8% year-on-year to 18,875. This brings the year-to-date tally up 13.6% to 170,660. BEVs reach 88.4% this month vs. 88.8% in September and 82.5% year-to-date. Volkswagen (-1.3%)…
The Omoda 7 is up to #15 in October. New car sales in Czechia sink -16.9% year-on-year in October to 19,364 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up by just 0.2% to 206,134. Local behemoth Skoda (-17.2%) follows its home market to 37.3% share, well above the 36.4% it…
The new Chery Q is the best-selling BEV in the country in October. The South Africa new vehicle market is decidedly on a roll, October marking the 25th consecutive month of year-on-year gains and 9th straight month of double-digit upticks at +10.4% to 61,890 units. Once more, this is the…
The VW Amarok is up to 2nd place in Argentina in October. New light vehicle sales in Argentina suffer again in October at -13.2% year-on-year to 42,891 units. The year-to-date volume evolves similarly at -13.5% to 453,067. Toyota (-10%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country at…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in October. The Swiss new car market edges up 2.9% year-on-year in October to 18,986 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.7% to 192,523. 4x4 sales are up 6.9% for the month to 9,888 and 52.1% share vs. 50.1% a…
The Kia EV2 cracks the Dutch podium in October. The Dutch new car market is off -3.5% year-on-year in October to 33,061 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now off -2.3% to 297,051. BEVs account for 55.2% of the market at 18,243 sales, with HEVs at 38.5% and 12,742…
The Omoda 5 is up to 4th place in Croatia in October. New car sales in Croatia drop -4.8% year-on-year in October to 4,909 units. Yet the year-to-date tally is still up 3.7% to 63,177 which is a new record at this stage of the year. The Top 2 brands…
Almost 400 units of Vinfast VF 6 were registered in Sweden in October. The Swedish new car market is up 2.4% year-on-year in October to 24,660 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 236,446. This month we see a clear shift from PHEV to BEV. BEV sales surge…
The BYD Atto 3 is up to #3 in Spain in October. 98,487 new cars found a buyer in Spain in October, a 1.8% year-on-year lift and the best October volume in 17 years: since the 98.512 units of October 2009. The year-to-date tally is up 6.2% to 1,010,545, the…
The Xpeng G6 is up to a record 4th place in October 15,725 new cars found a buyer in Norway in October, up 41.2% year-on-year and the 2nd best ever volume for the month below the 17,826 units reached in October 1985. The year-to-date tally is up 5.2% to 130.921,…
Peugeot 205 29/10/26 update: Now with Top 46 All brands and Top 195 All models. Today we go back 42 years to study the French new car market in 1984. Consult also our updated 1983 post here: France 1983: Renault 5 celebrates 10 years in first place, Renault 11 lands…
The Skoda Kamiq is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia for the first time. The Slovak new car market edges down -2.3% year-on-year in September to 7,021 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -5.5% to 63,733. Brand leader Skoda (-2%) follows the market to 21.2% share, distancing a strong Volkswagen…
The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro is up to 2nd place in Bosnia in September. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is immobile in September at 1,050 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.6% to 10,112. The Skoda Octavia (-22.9%) remains by…