Finland September 2023: Tesla most popular brand for the first time, single-handedly tilts market into positive
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Finland in August. New car sales in Finland gain a solid 10% year-on-year in September to 7,382 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 67,459. This month…
Morocco September 2023: Audi (+64.4%), Opel (+44.1%) resist in devastated market (-15.7%)
Opel sales are up 44.1% in a market down -15.7% Handicapped by the aftereffects of the earthquake that hit the country, the Moroccan new light vehicle market sinks -15.7% year-on-year in September to 11,713 units. This includes 10,116 Passenger Cars…
Croatia September 2023: Dacia Sandero takes charge, sales up 8.4%
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market advances 8.4% year-on-year in August to 3,683 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.5% to 46,168. Skoda (+14.1%) remains in the brands pole…
Chile September 2023: Great Wall Poer signs first ever win, sales sink -30.5%
The Great Wal Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. The economic contraction – which according to the latest figures from the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity, IMACEC, is deeper than estimated – the restrictions on access to…
Austria September 2023: Audi up 78.6%, Tesla down -59.4%, market off -4.3%
The Q4 helps Audi up 78.6% year-on-year in September. New car sales in Austria recede -4.3% year-on-year in September to 19,840, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +12.1% and 182,886 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.9%) is knocked hard…
Denmark September 2023: Telsa Model Y at 16% share, Ford Mustang Mach-E up to #4
The Ford Mustang Mach-E equals its best ever rankin in Denmark. 14,885 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in September, that’s a 14.4% year-on-year in improvement that leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.7% to 123,998. Tesla (+318.5%) continues…
Japan September 2023: VW T-Roc up to #3 foreigner, market up 10.7%
VW T-Roc New vehicle sales in Japan soar 10.7% year-on-year in September to 437,493 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 3,607,486. Toyota (+18%) once again beats the market but at 31.1% share it remains below its…
India September 2023: Mahindra, Toyota break records again, all-time high month (again)
All time high monthly sales for the Mahindra XUV700 New car wholesales in India gain 2.3% year-on-year in September to 362,836, and for the 2nd consecutive month this is an all-time monthly record for any month. Note September 2022 was…
Russia January-September 2023: Russians at 48.7% share, Chinese at 48.4%
The Tiggo 7 Pro helps Chery to 2nd place overall in Russia. Sales of brands still opting to communicate monthly data total 64,429 units in August, a 38% year-on-year gain but -46.1% on two years ago (119,485 in September 2021).…
Czech Republic September 2023: Skoda Scala (+105.4%), Kodiaq (+100.5%) shine in market up 15.5%
A new generation Kodiaq is about to hit Czech roads. The Czech new car market jumps 15.5% year-on-year in September to 17,208 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 16.5% to 167,564. Local hero Skoda (+17.5%) edges past the market…