Citroen sales almost double in Luxembourg in January. New car sales in Luxembourg fall a steep -10.2% year-on-year in January to 3,339 units. Mercedes (+6.9%) snaps the brands top spot for the first time since last September with an excellent 13.8% share. It distances the Full Year 2025 leader Volkswagen…
Nissan Leaf sales are up 206.5% thanks to the new generation. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -2.3% year-on-year in January to 367,748 units. Toyota (-3.5%) drops slightly faster than the market but still manages a strong 31.5% share vs. 29.7% in December. Suzuki (-0.7%) and Honda (-1.8%) are stable…
Kia sales gain 13.1% in January. 2027 Kia Telluride pictured. According to S&P Global, US new light vehicle sales are expected to reach 1,128,400 units in January, up a modest 2% year-on-year gain. The SAAR is estimated at 15.2 million units, down on the 16 million of December and 15.5…
The new Acura ADX helps the brand's sales up 39% in January. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -2.9% year-on-year to 114,000 units for a robust SAAR of 2.08 million, higher than any month during Q3 and Q4 last year. This is…
The Skoda Elroq is up to #8 in Germany in January. New car sales in Germany recede by a steep -6.6% year-on-year in January to 193,981. BEV sales are up a splendid 23.7% year-on-year to 42,692 and 22% share vs. 16.6% a year ago in January 2025. Market leader Volkswagen…
The Deepal S05 is up to a world best 5th place in January. It's a catastrophic month for new car sales in Norway, down -76.3% year-on-year in January to just 2,218 units. The reason behind this fall is simple: up until 31/12/2025 the VAT on BEVs up to 500,000 NOK…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser reaches the 5th place in Denmark. Excellent start of the year for new car sales in Denmark at +18.2% to 12,802 units in January. Toyota (+71.6%) surges into pole position with 16.5% share vs. #7 and 5.6% over the Full Year 2025. Skoda (+126.4%) is in…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling car in Montenegro in 2025. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows an immobile Montenegrin new car market in 2025 at 4,503 sales, up one from a year ago. The Dacia Sandero (+20.8%) is up one spot on 2024 to land the pole…
The VW Golf holds 6.6% of the Austrian market in January. New car sales in Austria gain 12.1% year-on-year in January to 22,929 units, a very solid score given January 2025 was already up 16.5% on the year prior. The VAG Group dominates the brands charts. Volkswagen surges +49.7% to…
The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India for the third time in the past 4 months. Outstanding month for wholesales in India at 452,589 units, up 12.7% year-on-year on a January 2025 result that was at the time an all-time high volume and the first time above 400,000…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. 16,839 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in January, a very impressive 16.1% year-on-year improvement. Peugeot (+84.7%) surges ahead to reclaim the pole position it held over the Full Year 2025, reaching a stunning 15.6% share, its highest…
The Perodua Bezza is #1 at home for the third year running. Discover 40 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. For the 4th year in a row, the Malaysian new car market breaks its volume record, this time up 0.8% to 863,047 units. Local behemoth Perodua (+0.5%) follows its home…
The Toyota Yaris Ativ overtakes the Isuzu D-Max to #2 in 2025. Discover over 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market edges up 0.6% year-on-year in 2026 to 595,611 units. We however remain light years below the country's record of 1.44 million units reached…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in January. The Dutch new car market retrogrades -13.1% year-on-year in January, an after-effect of artificially boosted December sales (amendment of BEV subsidies). HEVs hold 62% of the market thanks to 17,571 sales, BEVs are at 25.3% (7,165 sales), petrol…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the most popular vehicle in Hungary in January. New passenger car sales in Hungary drop a painful -9.2% year-on-year in January to 8,287 units. The brands ranking is completely reshuffled. Toyota (+36.3%) is a distant leader with a record 17.5% share, distancing Skoda (-35.4%) in…