The VinFast EC Van breaks into the Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Vietnam soar 19.2% year-on-year in May to 53,359 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 33.2% to 276,013. Local EV powerhouse VinFast (+69.7%) continues to evolve in a league of its own at 36.6%…
Geely breaks into the Indonesian Top 10 in May. Wholesales in Indonesia are up 14.2% year-on-year in May to 69,219 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.3% to 359,015. Meanwhile retail sales jump 17.2% to 71,890 for the month and are up 9.3% year-to-date to 359,490. In the wholesales…
The new Changan CS35 Max is up to #3 in Kazakhstan in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drop -5.1% year-on-year in May to 18,393 units, pushing the year-to-date tally further into negative territory at -1.8% to 84,002. This month, after a freak surge by Chevrolet in April, Hyundai (-27.6%)…
Chery is up to #4 in Singapore in May. It's a stable result for the Singaporean new car market in May at +0.5% year-on-year to 4,478 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 22,353, up 15.7% over the same period in 2025. BYD (+41.6%) continues to dominate at 26.1% share,…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. It's a difficult month for new car sales in Malaysia with May volumes off -10.7% year-on-year to 66,053. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just, at +0.07% to 335,853. Perodua (-22%) skids down to 37.1% share vs. 38.9% year-to-date…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 4th place in May. The Mexican new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 127,107 units. This is a new May record, eclipsing the 122,925 sales of May 2017. At 627,619 units after 5 months, sales are also at a…
The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga breaks its monthly volume record in May. 15/06 update: Now with Top 88 All models ranking. New locally produced light vehicles in India shoot up by a splendid +26% year-on-year in May to an all-time high 440,808 units. This is the fourth consecutive May record, above…
59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant. The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so…
The Suzuki Fronx lands directly at #8 in Pakistan in May. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, 17,660 new locally assembled vehicles hit Pakistani roads in May, a vigorous +19.4% year-on-year lift. Year-to-date, sales are up 45.5% to 95,382. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA…
The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May. 25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
VW T-Roc sales are up 46.9% year-on-year in May. The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 11,518 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 59,805. Including LCVs the market is up 7.3% to 69,011. Skoda (+20.7%) is very dynamic and stays at…
Few traffic enforcement tools generate as much debate as automated camera systems. Some drivers view them as effective safety measures that encourage compliance with traffic laws, while others see them as impersonal enforcement mechanisms that can feel frustrating when a citation arrives in the mail. Part of the controversy comes…
Leapmotor is up to #12 in the Slovenian brands ranking in May. 6,154 new cars hit Slovenian roads in May, a splendid 20.2% year-on-year improvement. This brings the year-to-date tally up 14.7% to 28,659. Volkswagen surges 38.8% to 17.7% share vs. 15.2% so far this year and is followed like…
Geely sales are up 8-fold year-on-year in May. It's another exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay at +20.3% year-on-year in May to 6,334 units. Once again this is believed to be the biggest May volume in history. The year-to-date tally is now up 17.4% to 30,319. BYD…