The BYD Seal U is up to 5th place overall in Turkiye. 68,654 new light vehicles found a buyer in Turkiye in January, a harsh -13.9% year-on-year drop on a record January 2024 (79,701). This month's volume is however the 2nd highest January in history. Renault (-15.8%) remains the most…
The Skoda Kamiq is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in January. 5,015 new cars hit Slovenian roads in January, a robust 9.7% year-on-year improvement. In the brands top spot, Volkswagen (+34.8%) vastly outpaces the market to reach 16.6% share vs. 14.9% over the Full Year 2024. In fact the entire…
Fiat holds 21.2% of the Uruguayan market in January. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay edge up 2.8% year-on-year in January to 4,151 units. This is is the largest January volume in at least a decade. Fiat (+14.1%) improves on an already impressive year-ago performance to 21.2% share, its best…
The Nissan Sunny remains the most popular vehicle in Egypt. Discover 20 years of Egyptian Historical Data here. After freefalling -50.8% in 2023, the Egyptian new light vehicle market rallies back somewhat in 2024 at +12.6% to 96,673 units. We still remain below the symbolic 100,000 annual sales mark for…
The Saipa Sahand has landed into the Iranian production charts. Discover over 55 years of Iranian Historical Data here. It's now time to share production data for Iran over the Full Year 2024. Note production figures are very close to sales data as exports are minimal. The market adds up…
First Austrian Top 20 finish for the Cupra Terramar. It's a splendid start of the year for new car sales in Austria, up 16.5% year-on-year in January to 20,448 units. The Top 3 brands all belong to the VW Group and all beat the market: Volkswagen is up 25.2% to…
For its first appearance in the New Zealand charts, the BYD Shark 6 ranks #10. It's a disappointing start of the year for New Zealand with just 10,863 new vehicles finding a new home in January, off -14.1% on last year. Toyota (-5%) resists better than the market, resulting in…
The Toyota bZ4X is #1 in Norway in January. New car sales in Norway rally back up 82.4% year-on-year in January to 9,343 units over a particularly low year-ago comparison set. Thanks to sales up 89.8% to 8,954, BEVs reach a record 95.8% share vs. 92.1% in January 2024 which…
The Ford Ranger is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in January. According to local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is off -1.8% year-on-year in January to 18,893 units. Adding Hyundai who reports separately, sales are down -3.7% to 21,967. Toyota (+51.5%) surges ahead to hold onto the…
BMW holds 9.6% of the Cypriot market in January. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cypriot market edging up 2.5% to 1,565. This is a strong result given January 2024 was up 19.8% on the year prior. Kia (-16.6%) returns to the top of the…
BYD is the most popular carmaker in Singapore in January. The Singaporean new car market continues to soar in January at +20.7% year-on-year to 2,703 units. As it was the case a year ago, the brands ranking is turned on its head this month. BYD (+116%) lodges a spectacular result,…
The Suzuki Alto holds 29.6% of the Pakistani market in January. According to data by local association PAMA, the Pakistani new light vehicle market rallies back up 61.4% year-on-year in January on a low year-ago base. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA such as Kia,…
The Geely Xingyue L is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. The cars included in this wholesales database add up to 1,794,856 units, a harsh -11.7% year-on-year drop. CAAM is yet to publish detailed wholesales data. There are a few reasons to this negative performance. January 2024 was a…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in January. New vehicle sales in South Africa start the year on the right foot with a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement in January to 46,398 units. Toyota (+11.9%) holds onto the manufacturers top spot with 26.2% share vs. 24.9% over…
The Mitsubishi L200 is by far the most popular vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market confirms it is on the mend, securing a 6th year-on-year lift in the past 7 months. January sales are indeed up 2.9% to 25,834 units. We are however still way…