The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland jump 25% year-on-year in February to 815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 76.7% to 2,200. This month Dacia (+868.4%!) takes the lead of the brands charts with a gargantuan 22.6% share, with…
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…
The Telsa Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in 2025. Discover 25 years of Icelandic Historical Data here. After sinking -41.7% in 2024, the Icelandic new car market bounces back up 42.3% in 2025 to 14,547 units. Kia (+49.5%) is the new favourite brand in the market with…
The MG 5 is up to #3 in Iceland in September. Icelandic new car sales sport a fantastic 91.2% year-on-year gain in September to 1,069 units, catching up on lost time as September 2024 was down -50.8% on the year prior. We are in fact -5.9% below September 2023. The…
The Opel Frontera slides into the Icelandic Top 20 in August. New car sales in Iceland advance 26.9% year-on-year in August to 589 units, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -60.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,738. Tesla (+83.7%) retakes control of…
The BYD Sealion 7 is the third best-selling vehicle in Iceland in July. 1,311 new cars hit Icelandic roads in July, a fantastic 56.8% year-on-year surge. Keep in mind July 2024 was off -34% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,149. Kia (+31.9%) remains…
Polestar sales are up 1950% year-on-year in June. New car sales in Iceland soar 25.9% year-on-year in June to 2,014 units, leading to a H1 volume up 23.4% to 7,838. Kia (+21.5%) trails the market sightly but easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 19.4% share. Toyota…
The Dacia Bigster sports a 5.5% market share in Iceland in May. The Icelandic new car market edges up 5.5% year-on-year in May to 2,119 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.5% to 5,824. This is by far the biggest month of the year so far. Kia (+15.3%) remains…
The Dacia Bigster breaks into the Icelandic Top 10 for its first month of sales. 1,447 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a shy 6.2% improvement. Year-to-date it's 3,704 vehicles that left dealerships, a 34.8% surge on devastated year-ago volumes. Kia (+83.7%) is back to #1 for the second…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in March. The Icelandic new car market is in recovery mode in March at +90.6% year-on-year to 1,012 registrations. Keep in mind March 2024 was down -71% on the year prior, Q1 2025 volumes gain 63% to 2,257. In complete…
The Suzuki Swift is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland rally back up 64.2% year-on-year in February to 652 units, on year-ago results hampered by two measures for EVs: the discontinuation of the VAT discount and the implementation of a kilometre-rate charge. The…
The Kia EV3 is an instant blockbuster in Iceland. New car sales in Iceland rally back up 29.8% year-on-year in January to 593 units, keeping in mind January 2024 was down -37.5% on the year prior. The winner of the month is Kia, up 277.4% to a splendid 19.7% share.…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in 2024. Discover close to 25 years of Icelandic Historical Data here. The Icelandic new car market freefalls -41.7% year-on-year in 2024 to just 10,220 units vs. 17,542 last year. Both Toyota (-45.5%) and Kia (-31.5%) gain one spot to…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in November. It's another horrendous month for new car sales in Iceland at -61% year-on-year to just 506 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -41.6% to 9,397. Toyota (+2.2%) braves the mediocre environment to jump to 18.8%…
The Ford Explorer surges to #3 in October. It's another mediocre month for Icelandic new car sales in October at -29.1% year-on-year to 681 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -39.9% to 8,891. Toyota (-1%) scores a 4th consecutive monthly win with 14.7% share, but it can't topple YTD…