The new generation Corolla helps Toyota up to 13.8% share in Ireland. Thanks to a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. 2020 starts with a decline at -3.5% year-on-year…
The Kia Stonic surges to a record 6th place in Croatia in January. New car sales in Croatia gain 2.2% year-on-year in January to 3.631 registrations. Volkswagen (-5.7%) remains by far the most popular brand at 18.8% share vs. 13.5% over FY2019 with Skoda (+22.5%) surging 5 spots on December…
The Toyota Hilux remains the best-seller in Namibia. Discover 8 years worth of Namibia Historical Data here. We can now share with you 2019 data for Namibia thanks to our partnership with Lightstone and NAAMSA. Market leader Toyota (-18.1%) takes a harsh hit this year but easily remains #1, selling over…
The Opel Corsa hits its highest Italian ranking since December 2011. The FY2019 article has now been updated with the Top 200 models. At -5.8% to 156.301 registrations, the Italian market drop in January is smaller than Spain (-7.5%) and France (-13.4%) and with Italy being traditionally stronger at the…
The Chevrolet Onix Plus holds 4.7% of the Brazilian market, a new record. New light vehicle sales in Brazil are giving us another sign of plateauing in January with sales down for the third time in the past 6 months at -3.4% to 184.125 units. Chevrolet (-3.1%) almost matches the…
The Kia Optima breaks into the Swedish Top 5 for the first time. As expected after an artificial 107.8% surge in December in anticipation of new EU CO2 emissions rules and a new local tax system penalising polluting vehicles, the Swedish new car market is completely depleted in January at…
The VW Polo is #1 in the Netherlands for the 5th time in the past 10 months. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -7.1% year-on-year to 44.303 registrations even though January 2019 was already down -19.6%. Volkswagen (-7.9%) falls slightly faster than the market but easily holds onto the…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in 2019. Discover 50 years of Latvian Historical Data here. 11/06/20 update: Now with Top 4 brands. New car sales in Latvia enjoy a 6th consecutive year of gain in 2019 at +8% to 18.235 registrations. The models ranking is completely reshuffled…
The A-Class helps Mercedes pass BMW to rank #1 premium brand in 2019. Discover close to 65 years of Belgian Historical Data here. 3/02 update: Now with Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market edges up just 0.07% or 377 sales in 2019 to 550.009 units, its highest annual…
Volvo is the largest gainer in the Top 12 and the XC40 breaks into the Top 10. Explore over 25 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. 3/02 update: Now with Top 10 models. The Luxembourg new car market gains 4.2% year-on-year in 2019 to 55.008 registrations, a new all-time record.…
The Fiat Egea holds 11.6% of the Turkish market in 2019 vs. 13.6% for the entire Renault lineup. 3/02 update: Now with Top 25 models. After losing -35.1% in 2018, Turkish new light vehicle sales continue to sink in 2019 at -22.9% to 478.960 units, the lowest annual volume and…
The Lada Granta reclaims the Russian top spot off the Lada Vesta. Discover 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. 31/01 update: Now with Full Year 2019 Top 150 models. Despite a stimulus package early in the year, the Russian new car market has plateaued in 2019, down -2.3% to 1.759.655…
The new generation should enable the Skoda Octavia to cement its lead in 2020. Discover 12 years of Bosnian Historical Data here. Based on data shared with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina edge down -1.2% year-on-year in 2019 to 10.926…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2019. Discover over 65 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. The Mexican new light vehicle market endures a third consecutive year of decline in 2019: after -4.6% in 2017 and -7% in 2018, the fall accelerates to -7.6% to 1.317.937…
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is up 85.6% to #2 in Hungary in 2019. Discover over 25 years worth of Hungarian Historical Data here. In 2019 new car sales in Hungary continue on an extremely impressive streak of 6 consecutive years of double-digit gains and 9 straight years of gains at…