The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in May. 67,369 new vehicles hit Saudi roads in May, a solid 7.2% year-on-year improvement. As a result the YTD volume is up 11.5% to 353,046. Toyota (+9%) manages to outpace the market to 29% share vs. 26.6% over the…
The Geely Coolray is up to 7th place in the UAE in May. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates slide down -6.8% year-on-year in May to 25,574 units. The year-to-date tally after five months however remains in positive at +4.9% to 132,033. Toyota (-4.6%) gains share slightly…
BYD places three models inside the Thai Top 10 for the first time, including the Sealion 7. 54,942 new cars found a buyer in Thailand in May, with the year-to-date volume now standing at 266,092. Toyota leads the way with 36.7% share above Honda at 12.3%, both below their YTD…
The Perodua Bezza remains the best-selling vehicle at home. 73,964 new cars hit Malaysian roads in May, leading to a year-to-date tally standing at 335,605. Perodua continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders at 42.5% share, similar to its YTD level of 42.9%. Proton falls back to 17.2%…
The Dacia Duster is up to 2nd place in Bulgaria in May. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you the Top 10 models in Bulgaria for May. Total sales amount to 4,320 units for the month and 21,588 year-to-date. The Toyota Corolla is up two spots on April…
The much anticipated launch of the Xiaomi YU7 has not disappointed, to say the least: it attracted no less than 200,000 orders in just 3 minutes and 289,000 in 1 hour. A deposit of 20,000 yuan (2,375€ or US$2,800) gives you an immediate locked order and fast delivery, as there…
This is a new monthly update, and thanks to CE Auto, today we can share with you exclusive data for Albania in May. 737 new cars found a buyer here this month, and 2,480 year-to-date. The Renault Koleos, although discontinued in most parts of Europe, ends the month in pole…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in May. According to data shared by our Central European partner CE Auto, 3,794 new cars hit Serbian roads in May, a fantastic 21.7% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume tilts into positive as a result at +1% to 15,007 units. The…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia in May. The Bosnian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in May to 1,238 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.7% to 5,053, this according to our Central European partner CE Auto. The Skoda Octavia is stable year-on-year and continues to dominate…
The Dacia Sandero holds 8.5% of the Montenegrin market in May. Based on data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Montenegrin new car market stars at 480 sales in May, leading to a year-to-date tally at 1,871. The Dacia Sandero repeats at #1, but while it…
The Dacia Duster is now #1 year-to-date in Moldova. According to our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova gain 9.1% year-on-year in May to 961. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 5.8% to 3,804. The Dacia Duster (-11.1%) is back in charge both for the month…
The Renault Clio leads the way year-to-date. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market shooting up 20% year-on-year in May to 743 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now down just -2.3% to 2,959. The Renault Clio (+133.3%) reclaims the top…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the 2nd month running. Now with Top 99 All brands and Top 537 All models. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (28 countries) edges up 2.5% year-on-year in May to 1,107,517 units. This way, the…
The Citroen C3 Aircross II leaps inside the Top 15 in May. 25/06 update: Now with Top 52 brands and Top 300 models. Another disappointing month for French new car sales with May off -12.3% year-on-year to just 123,919. This is the lowest May volume since pandemic-stricken May 2020. The…
The Hyundai i20 sees its sales jump 171.1% year-on-year in May. 7,651 new cars found a buyer in Slovakia in May, a correct 4.9% year-on-year improvement. The YTD tally remains in negative however at -5.3% to 36,350. Once again brand leaders Skoda (+10.2%) and Kia (+25%) both outpace the market…