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Dacia even manages a 1-2 with the Sandero (-40.4%) in 2nd place despite a year-on-year freefall. The Mitsubishi Colt (+778.4%), Peugeot 3008 (+242.9%) and Nissan Juke (+139.4%) all manage surreal gains below. Portugal April 2025 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-25 % /24 Mar 2025 % /24 Pos FY24 1 Peugeot 1,932 10.3% + 64.6%
Peugeot (+66.5%) and Citroen (+41.8%) manage the two largest gains in the Top 10, with Dacia (+18%), Kia (+6.1%) and Hyundai (+4.8%) also solid. Slovenia May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Volkswagen 864 17.8% + 8.0% Previous month: Slovenia April 2024: Renault Clio signs first win in 1.5
Used car loans average $28,675 with more manageable $533 payments but sky-high 11% APRs. The average annual percentage rate (APR) on new vehicle loans fell to 6.8% Monthly Payment $754 $739 $736 Amount Financed $42,113 $39,977 $40,713 APR 6.8% Monthly Payment $533 $561 $548 Amount Financed $28,675 $28,643 $28,097 APR 11.0%
The Dacia Duster (-14.3%) manages a 7th consecutive monthly win with 8.2% Moldova May 2024 – models: Pos Model May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Dacia Duster 72 8.2% – 14.3% Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 7.6% year-on-year in May to 881 sales.
Toyota (+8.3%) manages the largest gain in the Top 13 and consolidates its 2nd place overall with more than 75,000 units sold for the month. Europe May 2024 – groups (Source ACEA): Pos Group May-24 /23 Apr 2024 /23 Pos FY23 1 Volkswagen Group 296,446 + 1.8% The Toyota Group (+8.2%) impresses. 1 1,420,858 + 3.2% 2 938,744 + 0.5%
Lada (+81.9%) remains the uncontested leader in the brands ranking and even manages to outpace the market to 31.5% Russia May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Lada 40,065 31.5% + 81.9% Jaecoo is now among the 10 best-selling brands in Russia. to 594,917. 1 173,205 29.1% + 56.4% new 9 10,863 1.8%
Toyota (+12.1%) manages to beat its home market to climb to 32.9% Japan April 2025 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-25 % /24 Mar 2025 % /24 Pos FY24 1 Toyota 112,677 32.9% + 12.1% 40 n/a n/a n/a 50 Japan April 2025 – kei cars: Pos Model Apr-25 /24 Mar 2025 /24 Pos FY24 1 Honda N-BOX 14,868 – 0.5% 6 59,959 3.7% + 21.0%
Kia (+118.5%), Nissan (+39%) and Mazda (+33.5%) all manage excellent showings in the remainder of the Top 10. Ukraine April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 856 14.9% + 6.3% Toyota (+6.3%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country with 14.9% 1 3,499 15.6% + 37.5%
Mercedes (-14%) manages to keep its loss below the market rate at #6 but BMW (-37.6%) and Tesla (-42.9%) crater. Finland May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 1,508 20.0% – 11.7% Pos Model May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Volvo EX30 528 7.0% 1 6,417 20.2% – 0.6%
Volkswagen (-2.8%) manages to keep its loss below the market rate and climbs to 16.6% Brazil April 2025 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-25 % /24 Mar 2025 % /24 Pos FY24 1 Fiat 42,908 21.9% + 1.9% n/a 35 31 Brazil April 2025 – models: Pos Model Apr-25 % /24 Mar 2025 % /24 Pos FY24 1 VW Polo 10,932 5.6% – 12.1%
Mitsubishi (+37.8%) also impresses in the remainder of the Top 10 while Isuzu (+3.6%) manages a small lift. Looking at kei cars, the Honda N-BOX (-0.3%) is stable while the next six models manage year-on-year gains. Japan April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 100,505 32.4% – 14.7%
The Tata Punch (+70.3%) is relegated to 2nd place but still manages a fantastic performance and stays at #1 year-to-date. India May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Maruti Suzuki 144,002 41.3% + 0.2% The Maruti Suzuki DZire (+41.9%) is also in outstanding shape and rounds out the podium.
Subaru (+15.1%), Isuzu (+7.9%) and Mitsubishi (+3.9%) all manage upticks in the remainder of the Top 10. Japan May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 95,264 30.5% – 13.4% Nissan (-3.4%) is relatively stable but Daihatsu (-44.7%) remains in dire straits and Mazda (-18.9%) also plunges.
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (-14.5%) is kept at #2 while the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza (+44.6%) manages an all-time high volume at over 17,000 units. India April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Maruti Suzuki 137,952 40.9% + 0.5% 1 617,744 42.0% + 9.4% 1 1 2 Hyundai 50,201 14.9% + 1.0%
Previous month: UK March 2024: Nissan Qashqai #1, Audi A3 and Mercedes A-Class impress One year ago: UK April 2023: Audi teases VW for #1 spot, Ford Puma manages 2nd ever win Full April 2024 Top 47 All brands and Top 10 models below. UK April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Volkswagen 13,260 9.9% + 12.8%
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Isuzu (+7.5%) also manages a positive result at #7. South Africa April 2024 – manufacturers: Pos Manufacturer Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 8,541 22.4% – 9.4% 36 34 South Africa April 2024 – models: Pos Model Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota Hilux 2,094 5.5% – 4.3%
If foreign carmakers manage a +3.1% South Korea April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Hyundai 51,949 36.9% – 4.6% 49 46 South Korea April 2024 – foreign models: Pos Model Apr-24 /23 Mar 2024 /23 Pos FY23 1 Mercedes E Class 2,081 + 63.0% The Kia Sportage ranks #2 at home in April.
Only Suzuki (-7.2%) manages to gain share year-on-year in the remainder of the Top 10 with Hyundai (-47.7%), MG (-37.9%), Kia (-16.3%) and Volkswagen (-15.7%) all hit hard. New Zealand April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 2,379 25.8% + 5.3% 1 9,378 21.8% + 2.8% 3 6,188 14.4% + 11.8%
The rest of the Top 7 all manage double-digit gains and only contain one non-VW Group model: the Dacia Duster (+59%) at #6. Austria May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Volkswagen 3,566 18.0% + 14.8% share, followed closely by the Skoda Octavia (-41.5%) in perdition. 1 15,791 15.1% + 5.3%
Toyota (+65.6%) shoots up year-on-year and manages to stay #2 year-to-date above Volkswagen. Citroen (+96.3%) manages the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 at #9 with BMW (+22.5%) also in excellent shape at #7. Italy April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Fiat 15,207 11.2% – 1.0%
GWM (+50.3%) manages its second Top 10 finish of the year at #9 with Isuzu Ute (+46.6%) also showing fantastic growth at #7. Australia April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 20,771 21.4% + 72.7% MG (+9.2%) seems to have plateaued as sales are up just 2.3% 1 77,009 19.2% + 45.4%
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Awaiting the new generation, the Lancia Ypsilon (-18.7%) tumbles down but still manages a third place vs. #4 so far this year. Italy May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Fiat 12,960 9.3% – 11.8% It is up to #2 for the month and #3 year-to-date. 1 78,682 10.8% – 2.5% 5 36,288 5.0% + 6.5%
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In fact no other Top 10 member manage an uptick, with Nissan (-35.7%) and Citroen (-14.4%) losing share year-on-year and Ford (-5.6%), Chevrolet (-7.2%) and Jeep (-8.1%) containing their loss. Argentina May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Toyota 8,324 25.4% + 2.9% hit last March. Ram (+2523.1%!)
The VW T-Cross (+189.2%) manages th performance of the month, leaping up 12 spots on March to land its first ever Slovak podium finish at #3. Slovakia April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Skoda 1,496 19.4% + 12.1% It now ranks #13 year-to-date vs. #31 over the Full Year 2023. 2 3,470 11.2% + 0.2%
The Peugeot Partner (+52.2%), Suzuki Baleno (+119.8%), Kia Soluto (+82.5%) and GWM Poer (+28.9%) also manage outstanding gains below. Chile April 2025 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-25 % /24 Mar 2025 % /23 Pos FY24 1 Toyota 2,426 9.3% + 33.8% The Maxus T60 (+53.8%) surges 17 spots to #3 and makes the podium 100% pickup trucks.
Dacia (-6.6%) manages a second ever monthly win despite declining YoY, after it did so exactly a year ago in April 2023. Portugal April 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Apr-24 % /23 Mar 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Dacia 1,484 8.6% – 6.6% The Dacia Sandero is #1 both for the month and year-to-date. year-on-year gain. It holds 8.6%
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The Renault Clio (-42%) implodes year-on-year but still manages a strong 2nd place. Portugal May 2024 – brands: Pos Brand May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Peugeot 1,783 9.0% – 16.7% new 50 – Portugal May 2024 – models: Pos Model May-24 % /23 Apr 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Tesla Model 3 704 3.5% + 96.6%
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