The Xiaomi SU7 is up to 2nd place overall in April. Note: March figures are also included in the data section of this article. The selection of models included in this update sinks -20.8% year-on-year in April to 1,315,974 units, The year-to-date tally is off -18.6% to just 5,351,091 after…
The VinFast EC Van breaks into the Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Vietnam soar 19.2% year-on-year in May to 53,359 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 33.2% to 276,013. Local EV powerhouse VinFast (+69.7%) continues to evolve in a league of its own at 36.6%…
Geely breaks into the Indonesian Top 10 in May. Wholesales in Indonesia are up 14.2% year-on-year in May to 69,219 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.3% to 359,015. Meanwhile retail sales jump 17.2% to 71,890 for the month and are up 9.3% year-to-date to 359,490. In the wholesales…
The new Changan CS35 Max is up to #3 in Kazakhstan in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drop -5.1% year-on-year in May to 18,393 units, pushing the year-to-date tally further into negative territory at -1.8% to 84,002. This month, after a freak surge by Chevrolet in April, Hyundai (-27.6%)…
Chery is up to #4 in Singapore in May. It's a stable result for the Singaporean new car market in May at +0.5% year-on-year to 4,478 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 22,353, up 15.7% over the same period in 2025. BYD (+41.6%) continues to dominate at 26.1% share,…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. It's a difficult month for new car sales in Malaysia with May volumes off -10.7% year-on-year to 66,053. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just, at +0.07% to 335,853. Perodua (-22%) skids down to 37.1% share vs. 38.9% year-to-date…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 4th place in May. The Mexican new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 127,107 units. This is a new May record, eclipsing the 122,925 sales of May 2017. At 627,619 units after 5 months, sales are also at a…
The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga breaks its monthly volume record in May. 15/06 update: Now with Top 88 All models ranking. New locally produced light vehicles in India shoot up by a splendid +26% year-on-year in May to an all-time high 440,808 units. This is the fourth consecutive May record, above…
59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant. The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so…
The Suzuki Fronx lands directly at #8 in Pakistan in May. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, 17,660 new locally assembled vehicles hit Pakistani roads in May, a vigorous +19.4% year-on-year lift. Year-to-date, sales are up 45.5% to 95,382. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA…
The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May. 25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
VW T-Roc sales are up 46.9% year-on-year in May. The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 11,518 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 59,805. Including LCVs the market is up 7.3% to 69,011. Skoda (+20.7%) is very dynamic and stays at…
Leapmotor is up to #12 in the Slovenian brands ranking in May. 6,154 new cars hit Slovenian roads in May, a splendid 20.2% year-on-year improvement. This brings the year-to-date tally up 14.7% to 28,659. Volkswagen surges 38.8% to 17.7% share vs. 15.2% so far this year and is followed like…
Geely sales are up 8-fold year-on-year in May. It's another exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay at +20.3% year-on-year in May to 6,334 units. Once again this is believed to be the biggest May volume in history. The year-to-date tally is now up 17.4% to 30,319. BYD…