Jetour Kazakh sales more than double year-on-year in April. Complete March 2025 figures are also included in the data section of this article. Kazakh new vehicle sales climb 35.4% year-on-year in April to 19,223 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.9% to 66,066. The Top 2 manufacturers both beat…
The Nissan Magnite is up to #11 for its third month in market. Mexican new car sales stabilise in May at -0.2% to 119,959 units. This is the third biggest May volume in the past 8 years below last year (119,985) and the 122,925 sales of May 2017. The year-to-date…
BYD sales in Morocco are up 3672.7% in April and 713.6% in May. In April, the Moroccan new car market shoots up 35.7% year-on-year to 18,149 units, divided into 15,740 passenger cars (+32.2%) and 2,409 light commercials (+76.8%). In the passenger car brands ranking, Dacia (+5.9%) trails the market to…
The Leon nameplate (Cupra+Seat) would be #2 overall this month. 24,311 new cars hit Austrian roads in May, a fantastic 22.7% year-on-year surge. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 10.3% to 115,183. Volkswagen (-1%) can't catch up with the market growth but still manages 14.5% share vs. 14.4%…
The Hyundai Palisade is up to 2nd place overall at home. 141,430 cars hit South Korean roads in May, stable at +0.4% year-on-year. This includes 113,241 local carmakers (-2.9%) and 28,189 foreigners (+16.4%). Hyundai (-5%) and Kia (-2.4%) continue to dominate, adding up to a 66.9% combined market share vs.…
The VW Tiguan is now the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland year-to-date. New car sales in Switzerland recede -6.1% year-on-year in May to 19,969, leading to a year-to-date volume off -7.3% to 91,323. 4WD sales are down -10.2% to 9,943 and 49.8% share vs. 52.1% last year. Petrol is down -28.6%…
The Renault Captur is only 15 sales below the Skoda Octavia year-to-date. 5,118 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in May, a satisfying 5.2% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is also in positive at +6.1% to 24,983. Both Volkswagen (-9%) and Renault (-5,.3%) don't benefit from the market growth…
The Skoda Elroq is the third most popular vehicle with German private buyers in May. Sales to private customers in Germany are up 2.5% year-on-year in May to 78,729 for a 32.9% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 32.5% a year ago. This way, the year-to-date cume is up 3.1% to…
The Toyota Raize is the 2nd best-selling regular car in Japan in May. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 3.7% year-on-year in May to 324,064 units and up 11.3% year-to-date to 1,952,994. Toyota (+4.4%) follows the overall growth rate to 30.7% share, distancing Suzuki (-0.1%) and Honda (-14.9%) both…
The new model lifts the Maruti Suzuki DZire to its first win since January 2020. New locally produced light vehicles in India are stable in May at +0.2% to 349,713. This is a third consecutive May record, just above the 349,057 of May 2024 and the 334,499 of May 2023.…
Nissan Navara sales are up 108.8% year-on-year in May. New vehicle sales in New Zealand edge up 0.6% year-on-year in May to 10,251 units, yet because of a weak start of the year the YTD tally is still in negative at -3.9% to 51,282. Note May 2024 was off -23.6%…
The MG HS is up to a record 11th place in May. 46,634 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.8% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date volume up 4% to 235,699. The Top 4 brands are unchanged on last month, with Toyota (-9.1%) and Skoda (-3.1%) in the…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market continues on its great run in May, with sales up a whopping 33.1% year-on-year to 19,729. This is the highest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
Mercedes sales are up 46.3% year-on-year in May. 4,059 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in May, a solid 5.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally edges up 1.6% to 21,093. Volkswagen (-5.7%) and BMW (-11.4%) continue to lead the brands ranking despite significant year-on-year drops. In contrast Mercedes (+46.3%)…
The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Wales in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2025 UK update.…