The Peugeot 208 is now #1 year-to-date in Argentina. It's a fantastic month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina: up 29.3% year-on-year in September to 41,018. However due to a drab first half, the year-to-date volume remains in negative territory at -11.7% to 294,550. Toyota (+43.2%) and Volkswagen (+58.7%)…
The Skoda Enyaq hits a new ranking record in Finland. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in Finland at a painful -38.3% year-on-year to just 4,554 units. This marks the 10th straight month of decline for the market and leads the year-to-date tally down -19.6% to 54,269. Toyota (-53%)…
The Skoda Scala is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto, we can share with you today August data for the Bosnian market. Sales drop -8.7% year-on-year to 999 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 8,280. The Skoda Octavia (+48.7%)…
Skoda is up to a record third place in Europe in August. It's a weak month of sales all around in Europe in August, with the five major markets in decline: Germany (-27.8%) is the hardest hit, with France (-24.3%) and Italy (-13.4%) also struggling while Spain (-6.5%) and the…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market up 10.3% year-on-year in August to 812 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9% to 10,962. Kia (+186.8%) posts a stellar…
The Dacia Duster III is up to 4th place in August. 13/09 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 321 All models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines for the French new car market in August at a drastic -24.3% to just 85,977 units. This is…
The Renault Captur signs its 2nd win in the past four months. 3,678 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in August, a solid 13.5% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 36,545. Strikingly, the Top 5 carmakers all beat the market. Volkswagen is up…
Mazda2 sales are up 33.7% year-on-year in August. Mexican new car sales soar 11.9% year-on-year in August to 127,684 units, the highest tally for the month since August 2016 (134,054) and also the 2nd highest August result ever. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.1% to 962,869, the largest 8…
The BYD Seal misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 6 sales. 17,115 new cars hit Austrian roads in August, a -8.9% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is however in positive at +5% to 171,129. Volkswagen (-11.6%) is in difficulty but stays in pole position with 14.8% share.…
The Kia EV3 ranks #9 at home for its 2nd month in market. New car sales in South Korea climb 5.5% year-on-year in August to 137,014 thanks to domestic manufacturers (+7.8% to 114,751) while foreigners stumble (-4.7% to 22,263). Year-to-date sales remain frankly in negative at -7.8% to 1,066,536 including…
The Chevrolet D-Max remains by far the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. The new vehicle market in Ecuador, a new monthly update on BSCB, is down a harsh -18.4% year-on-year in August to 9,164 sales. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -18.6% to 75,033. In August. Chevrolet (+1.1%) widens the…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular model in Morocco over the period. Today we can share with you a Top 100 models ranking for Morocco over Q2 2024. The big event is the Dacia Sandero reclaiming the overall top spot off the Renault Express with 10.1% share vs. 8.5%…
BYD holds 2.6% of the Portuguese market in August. The Portuguese new car market drops -9.4% year-on-year in August to 11,822 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.5% to 142,789. Peugeot (-15.9%) retains the top spot it holds year-to-date despite a significant dent in its sales. Mercedes (+5.2%) also…
The Dacia Sandero is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in August. Private buyers bought 68,865 new cars in August, a -18% year-on-year fall. This represents a 34.9% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 30.7% a year ago in August 2023. Year-to-date, private sales are up 1.9% to 619,848 or…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in August. The Danish new car market skids -4.9% year-on-year in August to 12,854 registrations. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 1.5% to 110,694. The Top 3 carmakers all deliver outstanding results with double-digit gains. Volkswagen is up 88.6%…