The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India for the 4th time in the past 5 months. The Indian new wholesales market is up by a sturdy 10.5% year-on-year in February to 420,613 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 873,102. These are both new records. This is…
The Li i6 scores its first Top 10 finish only five months after launch. According to data by the CAAM, Chinese wholesales drop a harsh -15.2% year-on-year in February to 1,805,000 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -8.8% to 4,152,000. Passenger Vehicles are down -15.4% to 1,536,000 for the month…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in February. 4,825 new cars hit Slovenian roads in February, a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.2% to 9,966. Volkswagen (-4.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 13.2% share and despite falling year-on-year. Skoda (+21.5%)…
The Nissan Kicks hits a record 5th place in Mexico in February. The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable in February at -0.2% year-on-year to 118,305 units. The year-to-date volume is up 4.4% to 250,084. Nissan (-5.5%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but sees…
The MG ZX is the previous generation ZS New vehicle sales in Chile advance 6.1% year-on-year in February to 22,318, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.6% to 47,619. In the brands charts, Toyota (-0.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 despite edging down. #1…
The Toyota bZ4X holds 11.4% of the Danish market in February. The Danish new car market posts another positive month in February with sales up 2.7% to 11,933. The year-to-date tally stands at 24,735 units, up 10.2% over the same period a year ago. Brand leaders Toyota (+92.8%) and Skoda (+97.2%)…
The Fiat Ducato is the best-selling vehicle with German private buyers in February. German private sales are stable in February, at +0.7% to 66,548 and a 31.5% private sales ratio (PSR), compared to 32.5% a year ago in February 2025. Year-to-date, the volume is off -11.2% to 125,200 and a 30.9%…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia so far in 2026. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located north east of Australia, rally back up 33.3% year-on-year on devastated year-ago results (-53.5%) to 633 registrations over the first two months of the year.…
The Skoda Elroq is by far the best-selling BEV in Germany in February. 211,262 new cars hit German roads in February, a 3.8% year-on-year improvement. Due to a weak start of the year, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.4% to 405,243. BEV sales are up 28.7% to 46,275…
The Kia PV5 is up to a record 4th place in South Korea in February. The South Korean new vehicle market is down a harsh -7.3% year-on-year in February to 122,874 units. Indeed if foreign manufacturers are euphoric at +34.6% to 22.1% share, local carmakers sink -14.8% to 77.9% of…
The Chery Tiggo 4 is up to #3 year-to-date in Australia. 10/03 update: Now with Top 335 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 94,131 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -1.3% to 181,884. Petrol sales fall -17.7% to 33,309, diesel…
The Chery Tiggo 7 scores its first podium finish in any UK nation. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 7.2%, Wales surges 16.4% to 2,705 sales, Scotland is up 11.5% to 6,508, England gains…
The Proton Saga holds 15.2% of the Malaysian market in January. 67,540 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in January, a sturdy 24.3% year-on-year improvement. We have some movement in the brands charts, with Perodua (+12.4%) trailing the market to 38.7% share vs. 41.7% over the Full Year 2025. Proton…
The Dolphin, #3 in February, helps BYD reach a record 14.2% share. It's an exceptional month for Thai new light vehicle sales, with January volumes up 41.9% year-on-year to 90,283. Brand leader Toyota (+0.5%) doesn't benefit from the market's euphoria and sees its share thaw to 26.1% vs. 33.6% last…
Citroen sales surge year-on-year in February. The Moroccan new light vehicle market significantly slows down its growth in February at "only" +8.8% year-on-year to 17,143 whereas it had got us used to double-digit gains. This is split between 14,825 passenger cars (+9.8%) and 2,318 light commercials (+2.9%). The year-to-date volume…