59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant. The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so…
The Suzuki Fronx lands directly at #8 in Pakistan in May. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, 17,660 new locally assembled vehicles hit Pakistani roads in May, a vigorous +19.4% year-on-year lift. Year-to-date, sales are up 45.5% to 95,382. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA…
The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May. 25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
VW T-Roc sales are up 46.9% year-on-year in May. The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 11,518 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 59,805. Including LCVs the market is up 7.3% to 69,011. Skoda (+20.7%) is very dynamic and stays at…
Leapmotor is up to #12 in the Slovenian brands ranking in May. 6,154 new cars hit Slovenian roads in May, a splendid 20.2% year-on-year improvement. This brings the year-to-date tally up 14.7% to 28,659. Volkswagen surges 38.8% to 17.7% share vs. 15.2% so far this year and is followed like…
Geely sales are up 8-fold year-on-year in May. It's another exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay at +20.3% year-on-year in May to 6,334 units. Once again this is believed to be the biggest May volume in history. The year-to-date tally is now up 17.4% to 30,319. BYD…
The Suzuki S-Cross is up 72.2% in April. With a bit of delay we can now share with you Slovak data for April. The market is freefalling at -16.4% year-on-year to just 6,957 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -5.9% to 26,999. Skoda (-17.4%) remains the most popular carmaker by…
The Toyota C-HR+ is an instant blockbuster in Denmark. The Danish new car market advances 6.3% year-on-year in May to 19,092 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12.8% to 79,549. According to Mobility Denmark, BEVs account for a stunning 78.7% share in May and 80.1% year-to-date. Toyota (+53.7%) leaps…
The Tesla Model 3 is the favourite of German private buyers in May. Sales to private customers in Germany are up 8.3% year-on-year in May to 85,243 units for a 35.6% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 32.9% a year ago. The year-to-date tally is up 3.9% to 401,549 and 33.8%…
Zeekr reaches a record volume in May. The 9X is its best-seller. Domestic sales of locally made Passenger Vehicles continue to freefall in China in May at -22.1% year-on-year to 1.51 million units, but are up 9.2% on April. Year-to-date volumes are now off -19.5% to 7.099 million. Sales are…
The Jetour T2 breaks into the South African Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in South Africa sign an incredible 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in May at +12.8% to 51,071 units. This is the biggest May volume in 13 years: since the 53,997 sales of May 2013.…
BMW is the best-selling brand in Luxembourg in May. The Luxembourg new car market edges down -3% year-on-year in May to 3,939 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +1.5% to 21,416. This month BMW (+4%) snaps the brands top spot for the first time since last July,…
Haval H9 sales across the region double year-on-year in April. This is a new update on BSCB, following the total volumes for 11 countries, as the war in the region makes these markets particularly interesting. This post combines data for Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman,…
First Top 10 finish for the BMW X3 (including the iX3, pictured). 49,590 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.4% to 253,067 after five months. Brand leaders Toyota (-6.2%) and Skoda (-7%) can't capitalise on the market growth but…