The Jaecoo J5 ranks #7 in Indonesia in October. The Indonesian new wholesales market shoots up 10.1% year-on-year in October to 81,482 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.6% to 760,476. Retail sales are up 10.3% to 82,429 for the month and 14.8% YTD to 758,652. In the wholesales…
The Jaecoo 7 is up to #11 in Austria in October. 24,174 new cars hit Austrian roads in October, a slight -1.2% year-on-year loss. Through October, sales are up 10.7% to 265,282. Volkswagen (-20.6%) and Skoda (-19.4%) remain atop the brands charts despite crumbling year-on-year to 11.8% and 9.6% share…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time since November 2021. The South Korean new car market is up by a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year in October to 136,776 units. This is split between 105,659 local brands (+2.9%) and 31,117 foreigners (+29.3%). The year-to-date however remains…
The MG ZX is up to a record 2nd place in Chile. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge 17.7% year-on-year in October to 27,687 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 264,868. Toyota (+44.8%) and Suzuki (+92.1%) both post fantastic YoY gains and cement their domination. Hyundai…
The Leapmotor B10 ranks #10 in Slovenia in October. The Slovenian new car market is up 3.1% year-on-year in October to 5,037 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 56,358. Volkswagen (-20.5%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 13.5% even though is sinks year-on-year. Skoda (+2.2%) overtakes…
Kia is only one of two year-on-year gainers in the Moroccan Top 10. The Moroccan new passenger car market is stable in October at +0.2% year-on-year to 17,235. Local manufacturer Dacia (-7.7%) remains on top of the brands charts but sees its share thaw from 23.6% a year ago to…
The Haval V7 is new to 2026 in Saudi Arabia. Only 448,306 new light vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia over the first 9 months 2026, a catastrophic -27.7% year-on-year loss. Toyota (-29.1%) drops to 27.5% share from 28.4% last year, Hyundai (-35.1%) is down from 15.6% to 13.8%…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2026. New car sales in the UAE drop a damning -21.6% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2026 to 188,949 units. Market leaders Toyota (-32.9%) and Nissan (-29.1%) both fall significantly faster than the market to…
Volkswagen holds 11.9% of the Luxembourg market in October. New car sales in Luxembourg lift by a fantastic +17.2% year-on-year in October to 4,455 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 4.1% to 41,958. This month Volkswagen (+0.2%) reclaims the top spot off BMW (+46.7%) both for the month…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait so far in 2026. New light vehicle sales in Kuwait drop -21.9% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2026 to 84,591 units. Toyota (-40.7%) falls almost twice as fast as the market but remains the standalone leader with 22% share…
The Jetour T1 breaks into the Iraqi Top 10. The Iraqi new light vehicle market freefalls -26.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to just 88,822 units. Kia (-24.5%) manages to improve its share slightly from 28.8% to 29.5%, widening the gap with #2 Toyota (-31%) which…
The Haval H9 is up to #4 in Qatar. New light vehicle sales in Qatar drop a substantial -17.4% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to 52,913 units. Toyota (-17.1%) follows the market to 29% share, by far the #1 brand in the country. Jetour (-37%) confirms…
The Jetour T2 ranks #3 in Oman so far this year. 45,956 new light vehicles found a buyer in Oman over the first 9 months of 2026, a drastic -17.3% year-on-year fall. Toyota (-29.6%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but sees its share peel off…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan so far in 2026. The Jordanian new car market resists well given the region's woes at just -3.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2026 to 26,217 units. Toyota (-15.8%) disappoints but still holds 30.1% share vs. 34.6% a year…
The Jetour G700 is the best-selling recent launch in Bahrain at #12. New light vehicle sales in Bahrain crater -25.7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2026. Toyota (-25.4%) follows the market to 31.1% share in first place, while Jetour (+2.5%) defies the surrounding gloom and advances to a…