The Renault Filante is up to #9 for its first full month in market. Excellent result for new light vehicle sales in South Korea with March volumes up 10.2% year-on-year to 164,393 units. This includes 130,529 local manufacturers (+5.3%) and 33,964 foreigners (+34.6%). Over Q1, the market is up 5.2%…
The Yuan Up is BYD's best-seller, ranking #5 overall. The growing pains of a "post-policy adjustment period" in China following the end of purchase tax exemptions have proven far more severe than anticipated. CAAM data has the Chinese new vehicle market reaching 2,899,000 units in March, down -0.6% year-on-year. However…
BYD is up to a record third place in March. The Sealion 08 is the #1 recent launch. 15/04 update: Now with Top 343 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market is off -2.6% year-on-year to 108,703 in March on what was a new March record in 2025. The…
The Jaecoo J5 ends the month just 65 off the March models top spot. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales are in poor form in March at -13.6% year-on-year to just 61,271 units, yet with a year-to-date tally up 1.9% to 209,021. Retail sales similarly drop -13% to 66,637 but are up…
The Model Y is at its highest in 2 years in Germany. 294,161 new cars hit German roads in March, a stunning 16% year-on-year gain. The Q1 volume is now up 5.2% to 699,404. 70,663 BEVs found a buyer this month, up a fantastic 66.2% while the Q1 volume is…
The Tesla Model Y resumes its dominance in Finland. Finnish new car sales post an unusually strong month in March at +10% year-on-year to 6,692 units. This tilts the YTD tally into positive territory at +2.7% to 16,886. Toyota (-5.2%) remains the most popular brand in the country by far…
The GWM Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile over Q1 2026. 27,358 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in March, a solid 14% year-on-year gain. The Q1 volume is now up 5.8% to 74,977 units. Toyota (+22.9%) repeats at #1 and reclaims the YTD top spot off Suzuki (-1.9%)…
The Tesla Model Y is the favourite of Austrian car buyers in March. The Austrian new car market posts a splendid result in March: up 27.2% year-on-year to 33,018 units. Q1 volumes are up 17% to 77,235. Volkswagen (+15.7%) leads the way but, even though it is up by double-digits,…
BYD tops the Uruguayan market both in March and YTD. Another very impressive month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay with March volumes up 12.1% year-on-year to 6,506 units, understood to be a new record for the month. The Q1 tally is up 13.9% to 17,625. BYD (+81.2%) lodges…
Volkswagen holds 12.8% of the Luxembourg market in March. New car sales in Luxembourg edges down -0.7% year-on-year in May to 4,805 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -0.9% to 12,553. The Top 3 brands are in positive: Volkswagen is up 7.7% to 12.8% share, followed by BMW up…
The Nissan Gravite has landed in the Indian market. Indian new car wholesales surge 16% year-on-year in March to 447,702 units, smashing the previous March record of 385,842 established just last year. It's the 6th consecutive year the March record is broken. The Q1 volume is up 13.1% to 1,320,914,…
The Toyota RAV4 reaches its best ranking in over 3 years. In the all important month of March marking the end of the Financial Year and filled with promotions, new vehicle sales in Japan edge down -1.8% year-on-year to 490,640. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -2.5% to…
The Nissan Juke is the overall best-seller in Northern Ireland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2026 UK update. In…
The Skoda Kodiaq threepeats at a record #2. New car sales in Czechia are up 6% year-on-year in March to 23,918 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 1.5% to 60,552. Once again Skoda (+8.9%) outpaces its home market but drops to 36.4% share, significantly below the 39%+ it held…
The Skoda Elroq is the favourite model of Danish car buyers in March. New car sales in Denmark jump 26.6% year-on-year in March to 18,968 units. This means the Q1 volume is up an equally impressive 16.7% to 43,703. This month Skoda (+88.9%) surges to the brands pole position for the…