The Range Rover is the 5th most popular vehicle in Lebanon so far this year. New light vehicle sales in Lebanon grow 19.6% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2026 to 17,574 units. The Top 3 carmakers all outpace the market. Toyota is up 35.1% to a round 40%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Yemen so far this year. The Yemeni new light vehicle market is off -11.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2026 to 7,355 units. Toyota (-12.7%) falls from 89.7% to 88.3% share, whereas Lexus (+12.9%) is up from 3.9% to…
The Hyundai H100 is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far this year. The Syrian new light vehicle market continues to get back to life, with 9 months sales up from 1,412 in 2025 to 10,268 this year. We go from one manufacturer present in the country to 11…
The Mercedes CLA breaks into the German Top 10 for the first time in October. New car sales in Germany advance 1.7% year-on-year in October to 254,492 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 4.9% to 2,476,290. BEV sales surge 79.5% to 94,086 and 37% share vs. 21% a…
The Toyota Hilux delivers its first win of the year in Australia. 09/11 update: Now with Top 349 All models ranking We have a new record for Australian new vehicle sales in October: up 6.8% year-on-year to 107,493 units, a new high mark for the month, eclipsing the 106,809 of…
The Subaru Trailseeker breaks into the Top 50 for the first time in October. New vehicle sales in Japan edge down -3.4% year-on-year in October to 381,756 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 3,927,177. Local behemoth Toyota (-6%) struggles this month but at 31.9% share it equals…
The iCaur V23 holds 7.6% of the Hong Kong market in October. 2,014 new cars hit Hong Kong roads in October, with the year-to-date volume standing at 42,163. The BEV penetration for October is 73.1%. This month Tesla takes the lead of the brands charts at 10.8% share, whereas it…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in October. 14,630 new light vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in October, up 2.7% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.9% to 126,389. Note sales to rental fleets accounted for a massive 34% share for the month…
The MG S9 signs its first ever Top 10 finish anywhere in the UK. Now that we have covered UK sales for October, it is time to zoom in to each UK nation. This month England (+6% to 131,215) fares best above Northern Ireland (+4.4% to 3,557) and Wales (+3.6%…
Mazda 3 sales are up 145.4% in October. Note: This update only features OEMs still reporting sales monthly. Others report quarterly. US new light vehicle sales are estimated by GlobalData to rise 4% year-on-year in October to 1.3 million units, helped by fleets (+9% to 17% share) and hybrids accounting…
Subaru sales surge 69.6% year-on-year in October. According to local consultancy Des Rosiers Automotive the Canadian new light vehicle market manages a 5th consecutive year-on-year gain in October at +1.8% to an estimated 162,000 units, or just 3,000 below the October record of 2017. This is despite higher interest rates,…
The Mini Countryman is up to #4 in the UK in October. According to local manufacturers association SMMT, the UK new car market is up 5.4% year-on-year in October to 152,730 units, marking a fantastic 11th consecutive month of year-on-year upticks. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 1,892,000…
The locally made Hyundai Ioniq 3 lands directly inside the Turkish Top 20. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye freefall year-on-year in October at -30.8% to just 80,334 units. Keep in mind October 2025 was an all time record. The lifting of the vehicle tax is also responsible for this…
The Toyota bZ4X is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time. It's a disappointing month for new car sales in Finland, down a harsh -8.6% year-on-year in October to 5,685. Thanks to a solid volume in recent months, the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +4.1% to 62,618…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #6 in Hungary in October. 10,356 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in October, a -4.1% year-on-year decline. However the year-to-date tally remains frankly up at +11.3% to 118,782. Skoda (+25.4%) is back to pole position in the brands charts with…