The BYD Dolphin Surf surges to 4th place overall in September. The Slovenian new car market is up by a sturdy 7.8% year-on-year in September to 5,286 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.5% to 51,323. Volkswagen (-15.3%) is once again the best-selling brand in the country despite a…
Proton Saga sales are up 51.7% year-on-year in September. New car sales in Malaysia shoot up 20% year-on-year in September at 74,259 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.2% to 640,875. Perodua (+19%) matches its home market but is down to 37.5% share vs. 38.6% so far this year.…
The BYD Atto 1 is #1 in Indonesia for the 4th time. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia soar 28.1% year-on-year in September to 79,540 while retail sales are up 27.5% to 81,243. Year-to-date wholesales gain 20.9% to 679,020 just as retail sales jump 15.4% to 676,223. In the wholesales brands…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 101% year-on-year in September. 28,968 new cars found a buyer in Austria in September, a robust 12.5% year-on-year uptick. This is a particularly good result given September 2025 was already up 29.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 12.1% to 241,108.…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the third month in a row. 14/10 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models ranking. The South Korean new light vehicle market continues to perform poorly in September at -14.5% year-on-year to 134,717 units. This is solely due…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in September. The New Zealand new light vehicle market shoots up 22.2% year-on-year in September to 16,374 units. This is a spectacular result as September 2025 was already up 19.1% on the year prior. Passenger cars (cars and SUVs)…
The iCaur V23 ranks #3 in Hong Kong in August. For the first time on BSCB and thanks to one of our readers, we can share with you detailed monthly brands and models data for the Hong Kong new car market. In August only only 2,404 units were sold, down…
The GAC Aion V is the best-selling SUV in Uruguay in September. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market is down -5.1% year-on-year in September to 6,447 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.9% to 56,504 which is believed to be a new record at this stage of the year.…
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 32.3% of the Uzbek market in August. In August, 37,798 new cars were sold in Uzbekistan, a harsh -17.2% year-on-year fall but 20.4% up on July (31,400). The year-to-date volume is down -5.9% to 248,711. Meanwhile auto production is up 9.4% over the 7 months of…
The Twingo E-Tech is shaping up to be another neo-retro smash hit for Renault. 9/10 update: now with Top 40 brands ranking It's another satisfying month for new car sales in France, now up 11.6% year-on-year in September to 156,629 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 4.1% to…
Geely is up to a record 8th place in Mexico in September. New light vehicle sales in Mexico advance 7.9% year-on-year on revised September 2025 figures (including Geely, Jetour and Soueast) to 129,274 units. This is the second biggest September volume recorded in Mexico below the 131,454 of September 2016.…
The Tesla Model 3 achieves a 87.1% private sales ratio in September. Private customers bought 103,737 new cars in Germany in September, up by a stunning 28.8% year-on-year for a 40.4% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.2% a year ago and 33% in September 2024. Year-to-date volumes are up 11.8%…
The Jeland J6 is a rebadged Jaecoo 5. The Russian new car market is off -6.2% year-on-year in September to 115,060 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.2% to 960,059. For once local behemoth Lada (+7.6%) performs markedly better than its home market and reaches 24.7% share, its best…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in September. New car sales in Germany advance 9% year-on-year in September to 256,774 units. This is a particularly good result given September 2025 was already up 12.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 5.3% to…
The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks into the Brazilian podium in September. 269,014 new cars hit Brazilian roads in September, a splendid 21.5% year-on-year surge and the highest September volume since 2014 (282,519). The year-to-date tally is now up 19.4% to 2,158,944, here too the best result in 12 years (since…