Petrol receipts are down. Not because prices dropped. Not because anyone is driving less. Something changed in the vehicles, and most drivers couldn’t explain exactly what. They just notice the numbers are smaller. A petrol engine plus an electric motor. That pairing became standard a few years ago. Understanding how…
The Nissan Patrol is the most popular vehicle in the UAE in April. The war in Iran decimates the UAE new car market in April at -41.9% year-on-year to just 14,766 units. Toyota (-50.2%) falls faster than the market and sees its share thaw to 21.7% vs. 25.3% a year…
Honda Accord sales are up 33.3% year-on-year in May. Picture caranddriver.com The U.S. new light vehicle market edges up for the first time this year, albeit at a tiny +0.6% year-on-year in May to 1.48 million units according to GlobalData. Retail sales are up 0.6% while fleet shipments gain 2.5%.…
Did you know that there were an estimated five million to six million total car crashes in the United States in 2025? Car accidents continue to be a significant cause of injuries and deaths in America, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Personal injury lawsuits often focus on…
Volvo XC90 Canadian sales are up 45.2% in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market endures an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in May at -1.7% to 184,000 units in what is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The year-to-date…
The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2026 UK update. This…
The Mercedes GLC is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in May. Swiss new car sales edge down -1.1% year-on-year in May to 19,741 units, leading to a stable (+0.02%) year-to-date tally at 91,341. 4x4 sales are up 2.5% to 10,190 and 51.6% share vs. 49.8% a year ago, HEVs…
The Jaecoo 7 is inside the Czech Top 10 for the first time in May. 20,463 new light vehicles hit Czech roads in May, a +4.8% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally after 5 months is up 2.9% to 103,412. Skoda (+12.4%) outpaces its home market to 35.4% share, yet this…
The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks its volume record in May. The Brazilian new light vehicle market surges another 23.7% year-on-year in May to 263,648 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 1,099,358. This is well above the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019 (1,035,481). Fiat (+7.7%) trails the market but…
The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place. New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763.…
The new EV2 helps Kia up in Sweden this month. 25,985 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a small 1.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.2% to 112,092. BEV sales advance 13.2% to 10,718 and 41.2% share vs. 36.9% in May 2025 while PHEVs are down…
The Renault Megane is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in May. The Bulgarian new car market are up 11.7% year-on-year in May to 4,805 units, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 6% to 22,818. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as…
Toyota sales more than double year-on-year despite not being officially present in Russia. New car sales in Russia advance 20.5% year-on-year in May to 109,892 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.8% to 492,342. Lada (+11%) trails its home market but is still up, reaching 25.8% share which is…
The MG ZS breaks into the Romanian Top 10 for the first time in May. New car sales in Romania rally back up 7% year-on-year in May to 11,253 units. This is still a poor result given May 2025 was down -32.7% over the year prior. After a mediocre start…
You bought the house, checked the old flood maps and felt confident — then a neighbour two streets away had water through the ground floor last autumn despite being in the same risk zone as you. That experience is not unusual in 2026. The Federal Emergency Management Agency updated its…