Every month, the U.S. sales tables tell a familiar story. Ford's F-Series, the Ram pickup line and the Chevrolet Silverado sit near the top, and the gap to most sedans and crossovers stays wide. What the tables rarely show is how much of that volume comes from heavy-duty trucks, and…
Smart #5 and Hyundai Accent Recently I have been lucky enough to have a quick layover in Dubai. This was a good opportunity to quickly scan the car landscape of the city. Note a small number of cars also come from neighbouring Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. Burj Khalifa is…
The Geely EX2 is up to #5 in Thailand in July. 29/09 update: now with H1 2026 Top 50 brands and Top H1 2026 Top 100 models. 29/09 update: now with July 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models. Over H1 the Thai new light vehicle market is…
Inaugural Top 10 finish for the Aion UT, directly to 4th place. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto we can share with you today exclusive data for Albania. August sales progress just +4.2% year-on-year, leading to a year-to-date volume up 90.9% to 9,206. BYD holds the top 2 spots…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia again. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market surges 28.8% year-on-year in August to 3,365 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 19.6% to 30,035. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+140.8%) brilliantly…
The Subaru Outback is proving to be a popular choice amongst anglers. With symmetrical all-wheel drive, generous ground clearance, and roof-loading, it's a popular choice for driving to remote riverbeds and accessing lakes. The Subaru Outback Appeals to Anglers When the rear seats are folded down, the Subaru Outback has…
The Ford Transit Custom ranks #5 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in August. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto, we can share with you today August data for the Bosnian market. Sales are very sturdy this month at +15.7% year-on-year to 1,151 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up…
The Geely EX5 holds 9.1% of the Moldovan market in August. Data by our local partner CE Auto, shows new car sales in Moldova having another outstanding month again in August: up 14.1% year-on-year to 1,247 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 24.7% to 8,500. The Geely EX5 cements…
The BYD Atto 2 is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in August. According to data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market gains 3.8% year-on-year in August to 497 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 4,707 units, down -0.2%…
The new A05 helps Leapmotor reach an all time high volume at home in August. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in August. It's another mediocre month with sales off -24% or almost 500,000 units year-on-year to just 1,481,050 units…
Geely Monjaro sales shoot up 1355.6% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan progress 6.1% year-on-year in August to 19,104 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.3% to 146,372. Hyundai (+0.3%) remains by far the best-selling brand in the country with 18.9% share, a notable improvement on the…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in August. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.6% year-on-year in August to 835,409 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% or 486,000 units to 9,217,977. Local association ACEA shows +5.3% year-on-year growth to 832,637 for the…
If you drive in Austin, you've learned to live with orange barrels. The multi-year rebuild of I-35 through the middle of the city has brought lane shifts, closed ramps, and sudden slowdowns, and similar projects pop up across Travis County. Construction zones create conditions that can trip up even careful…
Mild winters in the Rio Grande Valley keep many McAllen riders on the road all year, sharing Expressway 83 and Nolana Avenue with heavy commuter traffic. When a driver turns across a rider's path, the injuries are rarely minor. Texas law lets injured riders seek compensation from the at-fault driver,…
Engine health often comes down to small, repeated decisions. Oil is one of them. It circulates constantly, carrying heat away, reducing internal friction, and keeping moving parts from wearing against each other in ways you never see. That said, finding the right motorcycle engine oil is very important, as it…