Ireland July 2024: 8 SUV in Top 10, YTD volume now in negative
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 105% year-on-year in July. July is the month of the bi-annual licence plate change in Ireland and traditionally corresponds to the 2nd largest monthly volume in the year. July 2024 is no exception, even if…
Japan July 2024: Sales back in positive, Toyota Land Cruiser in Top 10
The Toyota Land Cruiser ranks #9 in Japan in July. Next gen 250 Series pictured. The Japanese new light vehicle market returns to growth in July and for the first time this year at +6.9% year-on-year to 405,174 units. The…
USA July 2024: Subaru Crosstrek (+36.3%), Honda Civic (+17.7%) impress in negative market
Subaru Crosstrek The U.S. new vehicle market declines -2% year-on-year in July to 1.273 million units. This leads the year-to-date tally to 9.08 million units, up 1.4% over the year-ago figure of 8.95 million. The SAAR is up slightly to…
Canada July 2024: Mazda shoots up 51.4%, Honda CR-V teases Toyota RAV4
The CX-50 (+123.9%) helps Mazda up 51.4% in July. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 11% year-on-year in July to an estimated 161,000 units, thanks partly to delayed sales from the June software outage.…
India July 2024: Toyota, Hyundai Creta at all time high
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind…
Romania July 2024: Dacia Logan #1, Toyota Corolla at record #4
The Toyota Corolla hits a record 4th place in July. 13,057 new cars found a Romanian buyer in July, a -4.2% year-on-year deceleration. So far this year, the total volume amounts to 96,563 units, up 10.6% over the same period…
Netherlands July 2024: Kia Niro posts third win in past 4 months
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. The Dutch new car market drops -6.2% year-on-year in July to 26,836 units, with the YTD tally off -3.9% to 220,168. Kia (+10.2%) reclaims the top spot it…
Germany July 2024: VW T-Roc repeats at #1, Skoda Karoq signs first Top 10 finish
Skoda Karoq sales are up 105.9% in July. 238,263 new cars found a German buyer in July, a disappointing -2.1% year-on-year drop and -28.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The year-to-date tally is up 4.3% to 1,709,904 and…
France July 2024: Dacia Sandero #1, Toyota Yaris Cross breaks all records
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 5th place in France in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 56 All brands and Top XXX All models. It’s a third straight month of negative year-on-year evolution for the French…
Brazil July 2024: Fiat sells 5x Italian volume
The Fiat Strada is back to #1 in Brazil. The Brazilian new car market advances +5.4% year-on-year in July to 227,300 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.4% to 1,304,380. Fiat (+13.6%) posts a stellar performance in the brands leadership…