The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in March. New car sales in Switzerland rebound 43.7% year-on-year in March to 25.236 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +1.9% and 56.497 sales. Note the March 2021 volume is down -12.8% on March 2019 pre-pandemic levels. 4x4 sales…
The VW ID.4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. Picture carsireland.ie New car sales in Ireland bounce back 53.6% year-on-year in March to 9.229 units on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally remains in negative for now though at -3.4% to 48.089. Note March 2020 volumes…
Opel sales are up 75% partly thanks to the new Mokka. Picture autobild.de The German new car market is up 35.9% year-on-year in March to 292.349 registrations as year-ago volumes were hampered by Covid-19 lockdowns. This score remains down -15.4% on March 2019, so new car sales Germany have yet…
The Peugeot 208 II secures an 8th win in the past 9 months at home. 16/04 update: Now with final figures for the Top 280 All-models. 7/04 update: Now with Top 10 EVs. The French new car market is up 191.7% year-on-year in March to 182.775 sales as year-ago volumes…
The Fiat Cronos achieves a 7th consecutive month at #1 in Argentina. New vehicle sales in Argentina rally back up 106.3% year-on-year in March to 36.591 units on year-ago volumes impacted by Covid lockdowns (-54.4%). The March 2021 volume remains down -5.8% on March 2019 (38.864). Year-to-date, sales are now…
Seat Arona sales are up 3-fold year-on-year in March. New car sales in the Czech Republic rally back up 46.5% year-on-year to 20.053 units on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -1.3% to 49.534. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (+36.4%) can't quite match the market growth but…
The Ford Kuga is up to a record 8th place in March. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland gain 12.8% year-on-year in February to 10.189 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.4% to 27.423. Toyota (+17%) and Volkswagen (+23.9%) top the brands ranking and both post market-beating gains…
Nissan (+17.4%) posts the largest year-on-year gain among the Top 15 brands. Picture autocar.jp New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.4% year-on-year in March to 613.003 units, leading to a Q1 2021 tally up 4.2% to 1.429.743. Brand leaders Toyota (+6.6%) and Suzuki (+8.2%) both advance faster than the market…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in March. New car sales in Portugal are up 19.8% year-on-year in March to 12.699 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 31.039. Keep in mind March 2020 was down -57.4% due to the Covid-19 lockdown so this year's…
The Vauxhall Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in March and YTD. The UK new car market posts its first year-on-year gain since last August at +11.5% to 283.964 units for the all-important month of March which coincides with new license plates. However the comparison base in March…
The VW Touareg is up to 7th place in Ukraine in February. The Ukrainian new car market slows down its fall in February to -4.7% year-on-year at 6.336 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14% to 12.072. Toyota (-19%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but for…
The Volvo S/V60 holds 8.8% of the Swedish market in March. The Swedish new car market is up by a spectacular 71.7% year-on-year in March to 47.460 units, a new record for the month. Year-to-date sales are now up 37.4% to 90.870. Unlike the markets we've covered so far, the…
Toyota sales are up 7.6% in 2020, partly thanks to the new RAV4. We're catching up on lost time today with full monthly September to December 2020 China retail sales data available as well as Full Year 2020. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments)…
The Ford Kuga is #1 in Northern Ireland in February. Picture autoexpress.co.uk Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the February 2021 UK…
VW T-Cross sales are up 138.1% year-on-year in February in Austria. The Austrian new car market dramatically slows down its fall in February at -5.7% year-on-year to 19.863 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -22.8% to 33.996. Volkswagen (-5.3%) almost matches the market to easily retain the brands top…