Brazil March 2024: VW Polo now #1 year-to-date, BYD Dolphin Mini and Renault Kardian land
The BYD Dolphin Mini aka Seagull instantly ranks as the best-selling Chinese model in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil disappoint in March at -5.7% year-on-year to 175,982 units. Keep in mind however that March 2023 was up a…
Taiwan March 2024: MG HS on podium for the first time
The MG HS ranks at a record #3 in March. 41,313 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in March, a -6.4% year-on-year drop. The Q1 2023 volume is up 5.7% to 112,401. Toyota (-6.7%) matches the market to easily remain in…
Finland March 2024: Volvo (+34.5%), Hyundai (+89.3%) impress in 4th consecutive negative month
Volvo V60 sales are up 125.3% year-on-year in March. The Finnish new car market endures a 4th consecutive month of year-on-year declines in March at a damning -15.7% to 6,384 sales. This brings the year-to-date tally down -12.3% to just…
Italy March 2024: Market down 3.7%, BEVs off -34.5%
Tesla sales crash -49.7% year-on-year in Italy in March. The Italian new car market decreases -3.7% year-on-year in March to 162,083 units with a Q1 2024 result up 5.7% to 451,261. This is 16.1% below the pre-pandemic result of Q1…
Spain March 2024: Nissan Qashqai takes the lead in first negative market in 14 months
The Nissan Qashqai signs its first Spanish win in over four years. 94,840 new cars found a buyer in Spain in March, a -4.7% year-on-year drop and the first negative month since December 2022. Part of this result is to…
Serbia February 2024: Skoda Octavia, Fabia, Citroen C3 surge
The Skoda Fabia is up to #2 in Serbia in February. According to data shared with us by CE Auto, the Serbian new car market progresses by 12.6% year-on-year in February to 2,194 sales. The year-to-date cume is up 19.5%…
Bosnia & Herzegovina February 2024: Skoda Octavia #1, Peugeot 2008 and Citroen C4 in Top 10
The Citroen C4 ranks inside the Bosnian Top 10 in February. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina up 13.9% year-on-year in February to 951 units, leading to a year-to-date volume…
Moldova February 2024: Dacia Duster holds 11.6% share
The Dacia Duster is #1 in Moldova for the 4th month in a row. According to our Central European partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market gains 15.6% year-on-year in February to 637 units. The year-to-date tally is up…
North Macedonia February 2024: Market surges 69%, Kia Sportage and Seat Ibiza on top
The Seat Ibiza lands at #2 in North Macedonia in February. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto we can share with you February data for North Macedonia. This market surges 69% year-on-year to 551 sales, leading to a…
Refresh of our Exclusive Chinese Brands Guide
Our eagle-eyed readers will have noticed the number of brands included in our Exclusive Chinese Brands Guide steadily decline over the past month or so. We have indeed refreshed our Guide to reflect the constant streamlining of the Chinese market.…