The Tesla Model Y holds 18.3% of the Norwegian market in November.
The Norwegian new car market in November is boosted by fears of lowered VAT floor to NOK 300,000 (US$29,700) on new electric cars by January 1st. Overall sales are up a whopping 70.2% year-on-year to 19,899 units, the largest November volume in Norwayβs history. Year-to-date volumes are up 25.5% to 144,362. BEV sales are up 77.6% to 19,427 and 97.6% share vs. 93.6% a year ago and up 34.2% year-to-date to 137,887 and 95.5% share vs. 89.3% over the same period in 2024. Meanwhile HEVs are off -42.5% to 161 and 0.8% share, PHEVs edge down -1.3% to 152 and 0.8% also, diesel is at 0.7% share and petrol at 0.1%. For the first time, 4Γ4 share surpasses 80% and 80.6% vs. 76.8% a year ago.
Tesla shoots up 175.2% to 6,215 sales and 31.2% share, its best result since March 2023 (7,899 and 40.8% share). Thanks to year-to-date sales up 34.6% to 28,606, Tesla has already beaten the annual brand sales record previously detained by Volkswagen in 2016 (26,572). Volkswagen (+35.7%) trails the market to 11% share vs. 12.9% so far this year but Volvo (+178.2%) also stuns to 9.4% share vs. 7.9%. This means the Top 3 carmakers hold over 50% of the market (51.6%). Kia (+149.3%), Hyundai (+82.4%) and Ford (+75.9%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10. Of note, there are no Chinese brands among the 10 best-sellers, with Xpeng (+113.3%) at #11 and MG (+698.4%) at #12. Polestar is up 138.8%, Mazda up 893.8%, Renault up 191.4% and Zeekr up 1950%.
Model-wise, the Tesla Model Y is up 144.7% to 18.3% share and is now just 540 sales away from breaking the annual model sales record it currently holds (23,088 in 2023). The Tesla Model 3 (+235.3%) holds the 2nd spot and reaches 12.9% share, its highest since September 2024. The Volvo EX40 (+462%) stays on the podium, distancing the VW ID.4 (+18.1%) and ID.7 (+59.5%), both disappointing in context.
The South Korean new car market edges down -1.1% year-on-year in November to 145,936 units. Local carmakers pull the market down at -5.8% to 116,588 whereas foreigners jump +23.4% to 29,348. Year-to-date figures are up 2.8% to 1,531,044 including 1,252,508 locals (+0.2%) and 278,536 foreigners (+16.2%). Hyundai (-5.1%) retains the brands pole position with 33.9% share above sister brand Kia (-0.6%) at 32.8%. Genesis (+4.7%) is back above 10,000 monthly sales for the first time since last June, distancing Tesla (+110.9%), BMW (-2.1%) and Mercedes (+20.7%). Renault Korea (-51%) collapses year-on-year while Volvo (+10.6%) is solid at #9. Newcomer BYD breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #10 with 0.8% share.
Looking at domestic models, the Kia Sorento (-3.7%) manages a 13th win in the past 15 months and is way above the competition this month. The Kia Sportage (+62.2%) takes the second spot ahead of the Hyundai Grandeur (+28.8%). The Hyundai Sonata (-11.4%) follows, distancing the Hyundai Avante (+0.1%) and Tucson (-3.6%). The Hyundai Palisade (+124.5%) continues to benefit from its new generation at #8 overall.
Over in the foreign models ranking, the Tesla Model Y (+102.8%) surges ahead year-on-year to dominate the charts head and shoulders with over 6,000 sales. The Mercedes E Class (+50.3%) is also in fantastic shape at #2 ahead of the BMW 5 Series (-5.3%), in difficulty. The Tesla Model 3 (+193.6%) is back up three spots on October to #4, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. Notice also the Mercedes GLE up 256.7% and the BYD Sealion 7 up to a record 7th place.
Toyota Corolla sales are up 85.8% year-on-year in November.
21,317 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in November, a +3.3% year-on-year improvement. Year-to-date volumes are up 6.2% to 227,052. Local behemoth Skoda (+3%) matches its home market to 33.8% share, slightly below the 34.4% it commands year-to-date. Hyundai (+3.1%) and Volkswagen (-2.1%) follow, while Toyota (+17.8%), Dacia (+15.9%) and Renault (+12.6%) all manage stellar results below. Further down, Cupra (+124.3%) stands out, with Citroen (+64.9%), Opel (+58%), Volvo (+25.7%), Peugeot (+18.9%) and BMW (+10.2%) also solid. Newcomer Jaecoo stays at #19 with 1.1% share.
Model-wise, the Top 6 is 100% Skoda as is also the case year-to-date. The Octavia (+3.2%) easily keeps the lead at 6.6% share, albeit well below its YTD level of 7.5%. The Karoq (+39.7%) surges year-on-year to remain in 2nd place with 5.2% of its home market. The Kamiq (+14.6%) is also strong at #3, followed by the a shy Kodiaq (+0.8%) and freefalling Fabia (-32.1%) and Scala (-15.9%). The Toyota Corolla (+85.8%) is the best of the rest at #8 ahead of the Hyundai i30 (+19.2%), with the Skoda Superb (+4.3%) and Kia Ceed (-30%) rounding out the Top 10. The Dacia Bigster is the best-selling recent launch at #13 above the Skoda Elroq (#14) and Jaecoo 7 (#19).
The new 4 Runner plays a part in significantly lifting Toyota sales in November.Β
DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down a painful -8.6% year-on-year in November to an estimated 142,000 units. However, November 2024 was a particularly high comparison base as it was the first November since 2017 to pass the 150,000-unit milestone due to rushed sales in Quebeck before the end of green car subsidies. The SAAR is 1.87 million vs. 2.04 million last year. Also of note is we are very close to the pre-pandemic levels of 145,000 units in November 2019.
Among OEMs still reporting monthly sales, Toyota Motor stands out with a market-defying 8.8% year-on-year gain to over 20,000 units. Reversely, Honda Canada (-23.7%) freefalls while Hyundai-Kia (-2.1%) contains its loss. As for brands, Toyota (+10.1%) is the best performer just as Hyundai (-0.3%) manages to stay stable. Honda (-26.1%) in in a rut and Genesis (+6%), Mazda (+5%), Acura (+2.4%) and Volvo (+0.4%) are all in positive. Lexus (-0.1%) is stable.
Among models with available monthly data, the Toyota RAV4 (-6.2%) is weak yet beats the market, while the Hyundai Tucson (+39.1%) surges ahead. The Mazda CX-5 (+49.7%), Subaru Crosstrek (+30.5%), Hyundai Kona (+14.1%) and Toyota Corolla Cross (+11.1%) also post fantastic scores. Further down, notice the Toyota Grand Highlander (+143.5%), Tacoma (+60.6%), Kia Seltos (+60.1%) and Kia Sportage (+40.8%) as well as the Toyota 4Runner (+3415.4%) benefitting from a new generation.