The Jaecoo 5 is up to a record 4th place in the UK in August. The UK new car market records a 9th straight month of year-on-year gains and the best August volume since the introduction of the biannual plate change. Registrations are up 13.7% to 94,226 units for the…
New brand Jeland already holds 2.1% of the Russian market in August. New car sales in Russia fall -6.5% year-on-year in August to 114,285 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 844,999. Homegrown behemoth Lada (-2%) manages to beat the market to 23.7% share, widening the gap with…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in July. It's another horrendous month for new car sales in Saudi Arabia, down -34.5% year-on-year in July to just 41,147 units. As a result, the YTD volume is now off -25% or 118,000 sales to 354,605. This month, Hyundai…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates fall by a harsh -15.8% year-on-year in July to 20,420 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -24.4% to 137,144. Toyota (-36.7%) even though imploding year-on-year, manages to still hold 20.8% of…
The Togg T10X is the most popular vehicle at home in August. The Turkish new light vehicle market endures a -20.3% year-on-year loss in August to 81,031 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -11.9% to 719,996. Renault (-16.9%) manages the fall slightly slower than the market but at 10.8%…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 year-to-date. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine drop -29.8% year-on-year in August to just 4,992 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.8% to 42,142. Toyota (+1.2%) defies the negative market to grow to 21.2% share which is believed to be its highest ever…
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market is up 6.3% year-on-year in August to 3,874 registrations in what is traditionally the weakest month of the year. The year-to-date volume is up 5.2% to 53,771. Skoda (+7.6%) and Volkswagen (+15.6%) remain the…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary for the 2nd month running. 9,355 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in August, an excellent 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 12% to 95,864. Toyota (-3.9%) is the best-selling brand for the month with 10.1% despite going against…
The Geely EX2 is up to #20 for its second month in market. New vehicle sales in Australia are up 4.9% year-on-year in August to 108,760 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever just below the 109,966 sales of August 2023. The year-to-date tally is up 2% to a…
The Xpeng G6 is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in August. The Icelandic new car market drops -10.5% year-on-year in August to 527 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -5.8% to 9,172. This month Toyota (+39.1%) takes the lead of the brands charts with an excellent 18.2%…
The Kia Sonet is up 69% year-on-year in July. No less than 14,812 new light vehicles found a buyer in Ecuador in July, that's a 27.9% year-on-year surge, the highest overall tally in recent memory. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 39.1% to 92,997. Kia (+32%) remains the most…
The Dacia Duster climbs to #5 year-to-date in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is up 6.8% year-on-year in August to 1,370 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 7,891. The Skoda Octavia (+7.4%)…
BYD ranks as the #5 brand in Romania for the second month in a row. It's yet another mediocre month in Romania, with August volumes down a ghastly -36.8% year-on-year to just 9,552 units. The year-to-date tally is off a more palatable -10.6% to 86,145. Local behemoth Dacia (-48.4%) completely…
Peugeot sales are up 41.6% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Belgium are up a sturdy 8.3% year-on-year in August to 28,295 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume down -1.4% to 288,250. BMW (+24.2%) vastly outpace the market and continues to lead the brands charts with a splendid…
The Kia EV2 is an instant blockbuster in the Netherlands. Dutch new car sales are stable in August at -0.1% year-on-year to 26,455 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -3.8% to 228,760. BEVs are the most successful propulsion type, reaching 48.9% market share thanks to 12,925 sales, followed…