BYD sales are up 640.9% year-on-year in January. 17/02 update: Now with Top 339 All models ranking. 5/02 update: Now with Top 50 models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia start the year in a timid way with a tiny +0.1% increase to 87,753 units. This is a counter performance…
The Cupra Formentor is inside the Polish Top 10 in January. It's a tough start of the year for the Polish new car market at -9% year-on-year in January to 40,284 units. Toyota (-12.7%) falls heavily but scores a superb 19.5% share. It is followed by Skoda (+6.3%) defying the…
Jetour holds 3.1% of the South African market in January. The South African new vehicle market marks a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in January at +7.5% to 50,073 units. This is the highest January volume in 9 years, since the 50,333 sales of January 2017. Toyota (-3%) disappoints…
The Hyundai Tucson accounts for 25.6% of the Icelandic market in January. New car sales in Iceland shoot up 133.6% year-on-year in January to 1,385 units. Hyundai (+519.4%) leaps to a record 30% share thanks to 415 sales vs. 6.4% over the Full Year 2025. It is followed by Dacia…
BYD hits a record share in Singapore in January. Sensational start of the year for new light vehicle sales in Singapore: January is up 57.8% year-on-year to 4,266 units. Market leader BYD surges 112.2% to reach a new share record at 28.2% (Previous best was 26.5% last October). Toyota (+120%)…
The Dacia Sandero Stepway is the best-selling vehicle in Kosovo in 2025. 27/02 update: Now with Top 10 brands and models Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive data for Kosovo. This market saw a 2.4% year-on-year uptick in 2025 to 4,294 registrations.…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in January. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine jump 15.2% year-on-year in January to 4,701 units. This month Toyota (+12.5%) is back to the brands top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 with a strong 16.2% share vs. just…
The Opel Frontera ranks #5 in Bulgaria in January. It's a disastrous start of the year for new car sales in Bulgaria, down -19.2% year-on-year in January to 3,545 units. Toyota (-30.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 11.8% share, ahead of Skoda (-31.8%) at 11.4%. Volkswagen…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in January. January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland as it coincides with new license plates. 2026 starts well with a +3.1% year-on-year lift in January to 34,546 registrations. Toyota (-4.2%) underperforms but still frankly leads…
The Fiat Grande Panda ranks #10 in Slovenia in January. 5,141 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in January, a 2.5% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (-5.5%) easily retains the brands top spot with 15.3% share, distancing Skoda (-3.9%) at 9.7% and Renault (+2.4%) at 8.3%. Toyota (+22.5%), Mercedes (+42.9%) and…
For once the VW Golf is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 30.2% of total German sales in January at 58,582 units, a steep -21.8% year-on-year fall. In January 2025 the private sales ratio (PSR) was 36.1% and 29.3% in January 2024. As…
First Top 10 finish for the Ram 1200 in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a fantastic 8.7% year-on-year in January to reach a new record for the month at 131,491 units. The previous best was 123,269 hit in January 2017. Nissan (+21.8%) vastly outpaces the market…
The Kia Sorento confirms it is the favourite of South Korean customers. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up 13.5% year-on-year in January to 120,446 units. This includes 99,495 domestic manufacturers (+9.5%) and 20,951 foreigners (+37.6%). This month Kia (+12.3%) topples traditional leader Hyundai (+11.6%) to rank #1…
The Daihatsu Gran Max Pikap is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia for the first time. Wholesales in Indonesia step up 7.4% year-on-year in January to 66,447 while retail sales gain 4.8% to 66,936. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota (-9.1%) goes against the positive grain but still manages 30.2% share…
The VinFast Minio Green has landed in its home charts. According to VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast, 58,919 new vehicles hit Vietnamese roads in January, a stupendous 94.7% year-on-year improvement. Local EV maker VinFast (+94.8%) follows the market to 27.4% share, distancing Hyundai (+91%) at a round 10%. Thaco-Kia (+92.2%) is…