Peugeot sales are up 41.6% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Belgium are up a sturdy 8.3% year-on-year in August to 28,295 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume down -1.4% to 288,250. BMW (+24.2%) vastly outpace the market and continues to lead the brands charts with a splendid…
The BMW iX3 is among the 10 most popular vehicles in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in August to 16,047 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 1.8% to 151,589. 4x4 sales soar 6.8% to 8,372 and 52.2% share vs. 48.6% a year ago…
First podium finish of the year for the VW ID.7 The Swedish new car market is up by a very satisfying 12% year-on-year in August to 22,584 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 2.4% to 183,119. Rechargeable cars hold a fantastic 66.7%, or exactly 2 in 3 vehicles…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record third place in Argentina in August. It's the start of August updates! The Argentinean new light vehicle market sinks by a ghastly -19.3% year-on-year this month to just 41,752 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.9% to 362,497. Strikingly, the…
First European Top 10 finish for the Mercedes GLC. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.1% year-on-year in July to 1,109,960 units. This gives a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 8,356,696. According to JATO Dynamics, BEV registrations are up 51% year-on-year to 279,000 units or 25.1% share…
Xpeng sales double year-on-year in Singapore in July. New car sales in Singapore gain 7.1% year-on-year in July to 4,953 units. This is a particularly strong result given July 2025 was already up 18.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up a sturdy 12.3% to 32,097. BYD (+25%)…
The Citroen C3/C3 Aircross ranks #10 with German private buyers in July. 98,917 new cars were sold to German private buyers in July, a 36.9% private sales ratio (PSR) and a solid 8.3% year-on-year improvement. The July 2025 PSR was 34.5%. Year-to-date, private sales are up 8.5% to 609,856 and…
The BMW iX3 is the best-selling BEV in Austria in July. New car sales in Austria are up 3.8% year-on-year in July to 25,823 units. This is a great performance given July 2025 was itself up 31.6% on the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now up…
The Kia Seltos climbs to #2 for the first time in the nameplate's history. In July, the South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 0.6% year-on-year to 138,895 units. This is solely due to foreign manufacturers up 14.4% to 30,976 whereas locals are actually down -2.8% to 107,919. Same…
The Kia Stonic is by far the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus drop -4.9% year-on-year in July to 1,368 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -10.8% to 8,612. Market leader Kia (+51.4%)…
The Mercedes GLC hits a ranking record at #4. 268,068 new cars hit German roads in July, a small 1.2% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.1% to 1,752,461. This is to be compared with the 332,788 sales of pre-pandemic July 2019 and 2,818,788 units at the same…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in July. The Portuguese new car market edges up 3.5% year-on-year in July to 18,157 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.6% to 155,237. Peugeot (-7%) holds onto the brands top spot but drops to 8.4% share vs. 9.6% so…
The Toyota bZ4X is the most popular vehicle in Denmark in July. 14,562 new cars found a Danish buyer in July, a solid 5.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up an even more satisfying 11.8% to 115,594. BEVs hold a stunning 80.1% share this month,, hybrids 2.9%, mild hybrids…
The BYD Racco has launched in Japan. New vehicle sales in Japan are up a sturdy 6.8% in July to 417,163 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% or 68,400 units to 2,804,353. Once again local behemoth Toyota (+12%) outpaces its home market to 34.1% share vs. 32.3% so…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Poland for the 2nd straight month. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 11.8% year-on-year in July to 56,205 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 368,253. Toyota (-7.1%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 13% share…