The Chery Tiggo 7 is up to #6 in Scotland in October. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in October. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, UK overall sales figures are already included in the October 2025…
The Renault 5 holds a record 3.3% share at home in October. 07/11 update: Now with Top 54 All brands and Top 323 All models. According to figures by AAA Data, the French new car market is up for the third month in a row in October but still very…
Toyota Corolla Cross sales are up 195.7% YoY in October. The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 7.7% year-on-year in October to 10,800 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is also up 7.7% to 106,755. Toyota (+14.2%) takes the lead of the brands ranking, toppling Suzuki (-1.6%) while Skoda (-20.1%)…
Cupra is inside the 10 best-selling brands in Czechia for the first time. 23,298 new cars found a Czech buyer in October, another strong result at 10.6% YoY. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.6% to 205,735. Skoda (+8.2%) trails the market slightly but still signs a solid share at…
Tenet cracks the Russian Top 10 for the first time at #5. 165,702 new cars found a buyer in Russia in October, a -3.2% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date volume is now down -19.9% to 1,061,625. Lada (-25.8%) is in freefall to just 20.1% share, its lowest since November 2022 (19.6%).…
The Dacia Bigster hots a record ranking and share in October. The Romanian new car market shoots up 11.1% year-on-year in October to 12,839 units, but the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -4.3% to 121,610. Homegrown superstar Dacia (+15.6%) holds a 26.8% share vs. 28.3% so far this…
Toyota is up 11.8% and Lexus up 11.8%, the largest gains in market. Note: This report only features the OEMs still reporting monthly figures. Most carmakers report quarterly. As expected, the end of the $7,500 EV federal tax credit at the end of September has hampered US sales this month.…
The Hyundai Kona cracks the Australian Top 5 for the first time. 100,658 new cars found an Australian buyer in October, a small 0.7% year-on-year increase but the 2nd largest October volume in history below the 106,809 of October 2023. The year-to-date tally is up 0.4% to 1,039,618, a new…
The new model pushes Subaru Forester sales up in October. Note: This post only features automakers still reporting sales monthly. Most now report quarterly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimates the Canadian new car market off -1.8% to 159,000 units, keeping in mind October 2024 was boosted by rushed sales in…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Brazil. 248,118 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in October a small -0.5% dip. This is still a very strong result as October 2024 was the largest October result since 2014 (291.412). The year-to-date tally is now up 3% to 2,055,699, the…
The Jaecoo 7 has never been that close to the UK podium. According to local association SMMT, UK new car sales are stable in October at +0.5% to 144,948 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.9% to 1,723,120. SMMT now predicts the UK market will top 2 million sales…
Kia EV4. Photo Paddy McGrath As the end of the year approaches, the Irish new car market falls into oblivion as usual. October sales endure their first YoY fall since May at -9.3% to 2,191. The year-to-date tally is still in positive however at +3.4% to 123,857. Skoda (+41.1%) surges…
The HR-V helps push Honda to #2 brand in October. In early September, the Taiwanese government extended the NT$50,000 reduction in commodity tax for trade-ins, and further increased the reduction to NT$50,000 for passenger cars under 2.0 litres, coupled with the proposed extension of the exemption of license plate tax…
Volvo EX/XC40 sales are up 60.2% in October. 24,078 new cars found a Swedish buyer in October, a -3.8% year-on-year loss. It brings the year-to-date tally to 228,105, this time up 4.4%. Company sales account for over 60% of the market. Two out of Three new cars this month are…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Argentina. It's another month of spectacular growth for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +17.3% year-on-year to 49,111 units. This is the highest October result in 8 years: since October 2017 (76,096). Toyota (-13.9%) continues to dominate despite a harsh YoY…