The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. 16,839 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in January, a very impressive 16.1% year-on-year improvement. Peugeot (+84.7%) surges ahead to reclaim the pole position it held over the Full Year 2025, reaching a stunning 15.6% share, its highest…
The BMW X1 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in January. It's a shy start of the year for the Swiss new car market at -5.1% year-on-year in January to 14,207 registrations. 4x4 sales drop -6% to 7,124 and 50.8% share vs. 51.3% a year ago. Petrol sales sink -22.2%…
The Jaecoo 7 is only outsold by the Kia Sportage in January. The UK new car market is up 3.4% year-on-year in January to 144,127 units, this is the highest January volume in six years: since pre-pandemic January 2020. Encouragingly, private sales beat the market at +4.5% to 52,397, but…
The Mercedes CLA ranks #9 in Finland this month. Yet more worries for new car sales in Finland at -5.1% year-on-year in January to just 5,374 units. Toyota (-7.4%) reclaims the brands top spot with 15.1% share vs. 11.2% in December, distancing Skoda (+9.8%) at 11.5% vs. 10% last month.…
The Kia K4 SW ranks inside the Top 10 for its first month of sales. New car sales in Sweden are down a daunting -18.3% year-on-year to 16,041 units. The decrease is due, among other things, to the large increase in ethanol cars in January last year, ahead of changed tax…
The Skoda Octavia is up to a record 2nd place in January. Mediocre start of the year for the Romanian new car market with sales down a painful -33.5% year-on-year to just 7,927. In all European markets we have covered so far (France, Spain and Italy), Dacia has endured appalling…
The Jetour T2 is up to third place in the UAE in 2025. Discover 20 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in the UAE advance 5.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 335,772 units. This is partly due to the addition of BMW/Mini in the figures. Toyota…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to a record 4th place at home in January. It's a solid start of the year for the Italian new car market, with sales up 6.2% to 141.980 units. However private sales drop -3.8% to 81,585 and 56.9% share vs. 63% a year ago.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in January. Spanish new car sales edge up 1.1% year-on-year in January to 73,103 units, which is a much lower growth rate that this market had got us used to in the past few months. It can be partly explained by…
The Jetour T2 surges to 2nd place in Bahrain in 2025. Discover 20 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Bahrain step up by a solid 8.8% in 2025 to 37,713 units. Toyota (+7.2%) sees its share drop slightly to a still ultra dominant 32.1% vs. 32.6%…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Europe for the 2nd straight year. Discover over 50 years of European Historical Data here. Preliminary data from ACEA has European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) up 2.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 13,271,270 units, that's over 400,000 more than in 2024. Among…
The Lexus ES has been the best-selling import in China for at least 9 years. Consult 45 years of Chinese Historical Data here. Sales of imported new cars continue on their downward spiral in China at -11.5% year-on-year in 2025 to 550,538. Strikingly, the only gainer in the Top 10…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus again in 2025. Discover 20 years of Cyprus Historical Data here. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show new car sales in Cyprus down -2.8% year-on-year in 2025 to 14,633 units. Kia (-22.7%) remains the stand out brands…
BYD holds 21.2% of the Singaporean market in 2025. Discover 20 years of Singapore Historical Data here. 52,678 new cars found a buyer in Singapore in 2025, a sensational 22.4% year-on-year improvement. The main event of the year is the new pole position of BYD (+80.6%) which took complete control…
The Renault Clio nameplate has been #1 in France for a total of 23 years. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. 23/01 update: Now with Top 70 All brands, Top 413 models, Top 10 private sales models and Top 10 BEV. The French new car market is…