Ram Pickup sales are up 19.1% year-on-year over H1. The U.S. new light vehicle market is down -2.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 7,934,650 units. Forecasts for the second half of the year aren't more optimistic, and many analysts predict a negative market over the Full Year…
Nissan Rogue sales are up 38.6% over Q2. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are up 7.9% year-on-year in June to 1.4 million units according to GlobalData. The Seasonally adjusted annualised rate of sales (SAAR) is up from 15.95 million a year ago in June 2025 to 16.6 million,…
The MG HS is up to a record 4th place in Austria in June. 34,256 new cars hit Austrian roads in June, a splendid 22.9% year-on-year improvement. The YTD total is now up 15% to 164,529. Volkswagen (+5.2%) and Skoda (+15.8%) remain atop the brands charts but both trail the…
BMW holds 15.8% of the Luxembourg car market in June. The Luxembourg new car market soars 22.6% year-on-year in June to 5,110 units, leading to a H1 tally up 5% to 26,526. BMW (+61%) brilliantly repeats at #1, and if last month its advantage over #2 Volkswagen (+20.3%) was just…
The Kia Niro is the 2nd best-selling car in Norway in June. 19,558 new cars were registered in Norway in June, up 6.4% year-on-year. However the H1 2026 tally is in negative at -2.8% to 73,403. BEV sales are up 6% to 18,875 and 96.5% share vs. 96.9% a year…
The Slovenian new car market shoots up 29.8% year-on-year in June to 6,684 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17.3% to 35,343. Volkswagen (+17.9%) stays atop the brands charts at 12.9% share ahead of Renault (+0.5%) at 12%. Tesla (+323.6%) surges 21 spots on May to land at #3…
Can the Twingo IV match the success of the Renault 5 at home? 11/07 update: Now with Top 56 All brands and Top 300 models. A very satisfying month for new car sales in France: up 11.4% year-on-year in June to 188,787 units. However keep in mind June 2025 was…
The Omoda 9 is up to #22 overall in Czechia in June. The Czech new car market soars 18.9% year-on-year in June to 26,398 units, leading to a H1 volume up 5.8% to 129,810. Local behemoth Skoda (+24.7%) manages to outpace its home market to 33.8% share, however this is…
The BYD Dolphin is the 2nd best-selling foreign model in South Korea in June. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up by a robust 9.5% year-on-year in June to 159,348 units. This is divided into 121,289 units (+3%) for local carmakers and 38,059 (+37%) for foreigners. The H1…
The Renault Boreal is an instant blockbuster in Turkiye. The Turkish new light vehicle market recedes -11.4% year-on-year in June to 105,041 units, leading to a H1 2026 tally down -8.2% on a record H1 2025 total to 558,179. Once again Renault (+55.7%) goes completely agains the market with a…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to #7 in Romania in June. 16,120 new cars hit Romanian roads in June, a spectacular 51.9% year-on-year improvement. However keep in mind that June 2025 was off a daunting -50.3% on the year prior. As a result we remain well below the 21,358…
Chevrolet holds 11.1% of the Uruguayan market in June vs. 11% for BYD. It's a new record for Uruguayan new light vehicle sales, at +30.8% year-on-year to 6,471 units, believed to be the highest ever June volume. The year-to-date tally is up 19.6% to 36,790, here too a new record…
The Territory (+167.1%) helps Ford up 28.4% this month. It's another poor month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina, with June volumes down -13.7% year-on-year to 43,199 units. The year-to-date tally is off -10.5% to 277,049. Toyota (-17.8%) leads the brands ranking for the 4th month in a row…
The Geely EX2 breaks into the Brazilian Top 20 for the first time in June. The Brazilian new light vehicle market continues to surge ahead in June at +29.4% year-on-year to 260,604 units. This way, the year-to-date result halfway through the year is up 20.3% to 1,360,634. This is now…
37% of BMW X3 sales in June come from the iX3 BEV variant. 296,378 new cars hit German roads in June, a very solid 15.7% year-on-year improvement. Keep in mind June 2025 was off -13.8% on the year prior. The H1 2026 volume is up 5.8% to 1,484,393. This is…