Honda HR-V sales are up 149.2% in September. New car sales in Taiwan are off a harsh -11.3% year-on-year in September to just 32,227. The government has taken some measures to try and stop the rot, namely an extension of the NT$50,000 excise tax reduction for trade-ins and the creation…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to #8 at home in September. The Italian new car market ends four consecutive months of declines in September at +4.1% to 126,679 registrations. This is achieved with 1 more opening day and therefore equals stable sales year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now off…
The Dacia Sandero reaches its highest market share in over a year. For the 5th time in a row, the Spanish new car market registers a double-digit year-on-year gain. September sales are up 16.4% to 85,167 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.8% to 854,658. With this September result,…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in August. The data section of this article also includes July 2025 data. New car sales in Slovakia drop -6% year-on-year in August to 6,679 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -1.3% to 60,266. Skoda (-15%) remains ultra dominant at…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks at a record 3rd place across Europe in August. According to ACEA data, the European market (UE+EFTA+UK) is up 4.7% to 791,349 units in August, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.4% to 8,691,840. JATO data has August sales up 5% to 790,177. Looking…
Skoda is up to #2 brand in Europe in July. 19/09 update: Now with Top 105 All brands and Top 625 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 5.9% year-on-year in July to 1,085,356 units. This means the 7-months tally is now stable…
The VW T-Roc is the 2nd most popular vehicle in Slovenia in August. 4,272 new cars hit Slovenian roads in August, a solid +16.2% year-on-year improvement. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 8.1% to 39,515. Volkswagen (+16%) matches the market to cement its domination in the brands ranking…
The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers. German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria shoot up 18.5% year-on-year in August to 4,132 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.1% to 36,054. Toyota (+38.9%) and Dacia (+41.6%) top the brands charts with excellent showings to 11.8%…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
The Explorer helps Ford surge +153.3% The Norwegian new car market sports a fantastic +25.2% YoY lift in August to 13,915 units, bringing the YTD tally up 25.67% to 98,996. BEV sales are up 28.6% to 13,482 and 96.9% share vs. 94.3% in August 2024 which was a record at…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in August. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 12.8% year-on-year in August to 101,650 units. This is a new August record and the first time above the 100,000 unit mark. The year-to-date tally is up 7.2% to…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol…
The new Tavascan helps lift Cupra to a record 8.1% share The Danish new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in August to 13,030 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 116,395. Volkswagen (-15.7%) stays in the lead of the brands ranking despite a hefty YoY loss, it…