The Skoda Octavia is back to #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to our with Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -49.5% year-on-year in May to 539 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -33.9% to 3.108. The Skoda Octavia (-39.4%) resists better and returns to…
The spectacular Haima 7X makes its first appearance in the Chinese charts. According to data from the China Passenger Car Association, retail sales of cars, SUVs and MPVs edge up 1.9% year-on-year in May to 1.64 million units, the first gain since June 2019 when deliveries were boosted by generous…
The MG ZS EV is among the 10 best-selling cars in Norway in May. Picture ebil.no In April, Noway boasted the smallest year-on-year drop of any European (-34%). Despite a COVID-19 pandemic essentially under control with 8.488 total cases at the time of writing vs. 7.710 as of April 30, this…
The Kia Stonic is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Croatia in May. The Croatian new car market remains very affected by the coronavirus crisis with sales down another -76.2% year-on-year in May to 2.173 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -55.6% to 13.286. Market leaders Volkswagen (-64.1%) and Skoda (-46.8%)…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. After completely stopping in April with zero wholesales and retail sales, the Indian new car market gingerly steps out in May at -84.5% year-on-year to just 36.576 wholesales vs. 236.533 in May 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -48.1%…
Skoda leaps onto the European podium for the first time in history and the Octavia is up to a record 2nd place overall. 03/06 update: Now with final figures for the Top 100 models (JATO) 29/05 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 365 All-models (JATO). Final figures for…
Peugeot is the most popular brand in Turkey in April. 29/05 update: Now with Top 25 models. Following the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey, a 15-day entry ban to the 30 provinces with metropolitan status was imposed on April 3 but infections continued to rise through the month to reach 120.204…
BMW is the best-selling brand in Belgium in April. 8/06 update: Now with the 2020 YTD Top 90 models. Like its neighbour France, Belgium was under a strict, nationwide COVID-19 lockdown for all of April and new car sales accordingly drop -90.1% year-on-year to just 5.296 units. The year-to-date tally…
The Toyota C-HR breaks its Greek ranking record for the 2nd straight month. Greece initiated a nationwide lockdown on March 23 and remained under the strictest movement restrictions all through April, starting to ease on May 4 when small retail shops and hair salons were allowed to open. The country has…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Cyprus in April. Cyprus has managed to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with 916 cases as of May 18 vs. 750 as of April 17. But quarantine measures mean its new car market is hit as hard as the rest of Europe, with…
The VW Viloran has landed in China. It is now time to go through the new locally-produced launches for the month. After two months of pause due to the coronavirus pandemic (2 launches in February, 3 in March), we are back to a normal volume of new models in March…
Without heavy truck sales, the Chinese market would still be down in April. New vehicle wholesales in China have bounced back even stronger than preliminary data suggested in April, up 4.4% year-on-year to 2.07 million units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -31.1% to 5.761.000 units. After February deliveries collapsed -79.1%…
The Mercedes EQC shoots up to a record 5th place in Norway in April. 15/05 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands and Top 190 All-models. After a two-week lockdown imposed on March 16, Norway declared the coronavirus pandemic "under control" on April 6. Total cases have gone from 4.447 as of…
BMW manages to contain its loss to -49.9% in Germany in April. 12/05 update: Now with Top 50 brands, Top 300 All-models and Top 285 private sales. Under a national COVID-19 curfew since March 22 and up until April 20 when showrooms around the country started reopening, German new car…
Skoda posts the best hold in the Top 15. 24/06 update: Now with Top 130 YTD models. 12/05 update: Now with Top 20 models. One of the first European countries to be hit at a large scale by the coronavirus, Austria is also one of the first to come out…