Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in October. It's another negative month for new car sales in Italy at -9.1% year-on-year in October to 126,488 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just: +1% to 1,328,663. This is -18.3% below pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales edge down -0.6% to 82,548…
BMW X1 sales are up 60.4% in September. 9,661 new cars found a buyer in Greece in September, a harsh -15.3% year-on-year loss. Thanks to a good start of the year the year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +3.4% to 108,035 units. Toyota (+9.5%) goes against the grain to…
The Suzuki Alto holds 30.6% of the Pakistani market this month. Sales of locally made new light vehicles gain 23.9% year-on-year in September to 10,297 units according to local association PAMA. The year-to-date tally is now up 44.2% to 91,957 on devastated year-ago results. Note Changan and Kia do not…
The Mercedes G-Class is the 2nd best-selling foreign model in Japan over Q3. The Japanese new vehicle market stabilises in September at +0.3% too 438,733 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in frank negative meanwhile at -8.5% to 3,299,869 units. Local behemoth Toyota (-6.9%) underperforms but still manages a strong 28.9%…
The Ford Focus is inside the Polish Top 20 so far in 2024. The Polish new car market is up a sturdy 6.1% year-on-year in September to 40,706 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.9% to 390,016. Toyota (-11.5%) is handicapped by a particularly good year-ago result but signs…
The VW Polo is #3 in Scotland and Wales. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in September. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the September 2024 UK update. This month…
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 Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in August. New car sales in Greece freefall -21.4% year-on-year in August, yet thanks to a solid start of the year the YTD tally remains in positive at +5.7% to 98,374. Brand leaders Toyota (+19.3%) and Suzuki (+8.7%) defy the…
The new generation pushes the Honda Freed up 52.3% in August. After tilting into positive territory last month and for the first time in 2024, the Japanese new car market is back down -3.5% in August to 328,470 sales. Due to a mediocre start of the year, after 8 months…
The Honda e:Ny1 ranks #4 in Iceland in August. The Icelandic new car market craters -60.2% year-on-year in August to just 464 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -39.8% to 7,651. Toyota (-33.6%) improves its share to 18.8% vs. 13.2% so far this year and now ranks #2 year-to-date.…
The Mazda3 is up to #15 in August. New car sales in Poland edge up 2.4% year-on-year in August to 36,324 units. This brings the year-to-date total up 14.9% to 349,310. Toyota (-18.2%) and Kia (-13.6%) are both hit hard year-on-year and rank #1 and #3 respectively. However their market…
The Geely Coolray breaks into the Croatian Top 20 for the first time in August. 3,296 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, a -5.2% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date volume remains in positive however at +12.2% to 47,659. Volkswagen (+4.3%) swims upstream and snaps the brands top spot…
The VW Polo ranks #3 in Argentina in August, a record. The Argentinean new vehicle market is in positive for the first time this year at +4.9% to 38,823 sales. Given the start of the year was horrendous, the year-to-date volume is still down a hefty -16.1% to 253,403 units.…
The Tesla Model Y is back atop the Swedish charts. It's another difficult month for Swedish new car sales, off -20.3% year-on-year in August to 19,036 units. This brings the year-to-date volume to -7.8% and 167,667 registrations. Rechargeable cars hold a 56% market share this month, vs. 60.1% in August…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking…