The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place. New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763.…
The Renault Megane is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in May. The Bulgarian new car market are up 11.7% year-on-year in May to 4,805 units, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 6% to 22,818. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as…
Toyota sales more than double year-on-year despite not being officially present in Russia. New car sales in Russia advance 20.5% year-on-year in May to 109,892 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.8% to 492,342. Lada (+11%) trails its home market but is still up, reaching 25.8% share which is…
The MG ZS breaks into the Romanian Top 10 for the first time in May. New car sales in Romania rally back up 7% year-on-year in May to 11,253 units. This is still a poor result given May 2025 was down -32.7% over the year prior. After a mediocre start…
Leapmotor sales are up 620.7% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Belgium drop -2.1% year-on-year in May to 33,625 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -4.1% to 185,232. BMW (+7.3%) defies the negative market to remain by far the most popular marque in the country at 11.1%…
The Jaecoo J5 EV breaks into the Australian Top 10 in May. 106,887 new vehicles hit Australian roads, a -2.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date volume after five months stands at 491,523, off -1% over the same period a year ago. Private sales follow the market at -2.8% to 51,246, while…
Chery holds 12.5% of the Israeli market in May. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today May results by brand for the Israeli market. Models data is a quarterly occurrence. This month sales are up 13.4% year-on-year to 29,456, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive…
BYD is up to a record 8th place in Argentina in May. The Argentinean new light vehicle market falls deeper into depression in April at -26.2% year-on-year to 39,210 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -10.2% to 232,815. Toyota (-38.8%) stays on top of the brands ranking ahead of…
The Renault Captur holds 38.4% of the Montenegrin market in April. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market down -6.1% year-on-year in April to just 503 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 1,461. This month the Renault Captur triumphs with a…
The Smart #5 is up to 6th place in April. It's another difficult month for the Icelandic new car market, with sales down -27% year-on-year in May to just 1,547 units. However thanks to a stellar start of the year the year-to-date tally is still up, at +4.1% to 6,060.…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in May. The Dutch new car market edges up 1.1% year-on-year in May to 29,915 units. Yet the year-to-date volume remains in stark negative at -8% to 136,090. Hybrid vehicles hold 50.1% of the market with 15,002 sales, BEVs are…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 49.5% in May. 33,076 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in May, a 3.7% year-on-year improvement. This is still a poor performance as May 2025 was off -23.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.3% to 160,917. Toyota (+10.2%) outpaces the market…
The Leapmotor T03 ranks #3 again in Italy. New car sales in Italy grow by a very healthy +7.6% year-on-year in May to 150,096. This is the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 (197,876). The year-to-date tally is now up a robust 9.4% to 790,301. Encouragingly, private sales are up…
The BYD Atto 2 is up to a record 13th place in April. The Spanish new car market is uncharacteristically down year-on-year in May, albeit at a tiny -0.8% to 111,894 units. This is the first YoY drop since August 2024. The year-to-date volume is still in positive however at…
The Renault Clio 6 only holds 2.8% of its home market in May. The French new car market edges up 3.7% year-on-year in May to sign a second YoY growth in the past 3 months. However keep in mind May 2025 was off -12.3% on the year prior The YTD…