Soueast is already up to #14 in Morocco in January. After lodging a record annual volume in 2025 (235,372 sales), the Moroccan new light vehicle market starts 2026 all guns blazing with a 36.2% year-on-year improvement in January to 20,421 units. This includes 18,261 Passenger Vehicles (+39%) and 2,160 Light…
BYD sales are up 640.9% year-on-year in January. 17/02 update: Now with Top 339 All models ranking. 5/02 update: Now with Top 50 models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia start the year in a timid way with a tiny +0.1% increase to 87,753 units. This is a counter performance…
The Cupra Formentor is inside the Polish Top 10 in January. It's a tough start of the year for the Polish new car market at -9% year-on-year in January to 40,284 units. Toyota (-12.7%) falls heavily but scores a superb 19.5% share. It is followed by Skoda (+6.3%) defying the…
Jetour holds 3.1% of the South African market in January. The South African new vehicle market marks a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in January at +7.5% to 50,073 units. This is the highest January volume in 9 years, since the 50,333 sales of January 2017. Toyota (-3%) disappoints…
The Hyundai Tucson accounts for 25.6% of the Icelandic market in January. New car sales in Iceland shoot up 133.6% year-on-year in January to 1,385 units. Hyundai (+519.4%) leaps to a record 30% share thanks to 415 sales vs. 6.4% over the Full Year 2025. It is followed by Dacia…
BYD hits a record share in Singapore in January. Sensational start of the year for new light vehicle sales in Singapore: January is up 57.8% year-on-year to 4,266 units. Market leader BYD surges 112.2% to reach a new share record at 28.2% (Previous best was 26.5% last October). Toyota (+120%)…
The Dacia Sandero Stepway is the best-selling vehicle in Kosovo in 2025. Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive data for Kosovo. This market saw a 2.4% year-on-year uptick in 2025 to 4,294 registrations. We have two brands atop the charts: Renault (+27%)…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in January. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine jump 15.2% year-on-year in January to 4,701 units. This month Toyota (+12.5%) is back to the brands top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 with a strong 16.2% share vs. just…
The Opel Frontera ranks #5 in Bulgaria in January. It's a disastrous start of the year for new car sales in Bulgaria, down -19.2% year-on-year in January to 3,545 units. Toyota (-30.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 11.8% share, ahead of Skoda (-31.8%) at 11.4%. Volkswagen…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in January. January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland as it coincides with new license plates. 2026 starts well with a +3.1% year-on-year lift in January to 34,546 registrations. Toyota (-4.2%) underperforms but still frankly leads…
The Fiat Grande Panda ranks #10 in Slovenia in January. 5,141 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in January, a 2.5% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (-5.5%) easily retains the brands top spot with 15.3% share, distancing Skoda (-3.9%) at 9.7% and Renault (+2.4%) at 8.3%. Toyota (+22.5%), Mercedes (+42.9%) and…
For once the VW Golf is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 30.2% of total German sales in January at 58,582 units, a steep -21.8% year-on-year fall. In January 2025 the private sales ratio (PSR) was 36.1% and 29.3% in January 2024. As…
Buying a car is one of those big life milestones that usually starts with excitement and ends with a headache. It’s that specific mix of the "new car smell" and the looming dread of a five-year loan. We’ve all been there, staring at a glossy SUV on the lot and…
Seeing a pale cloud behind a Prius can feel like the car is sending smoke signals for help. Sometimes it is harmless condensation, especially on cold mornings, but sometimes it is coolant turning into steam where it absolutely should not. The trick is learning which “white” is normal and which…
There was once a time when cars were a staple of British game shows. Players would compete for the star prizes, which were often shiny new motors presented on rotating platforms in the centre of the studio. In recent years, though, cars have faded from the spotlight and have been…