It's easy to overlook small car problems, especially if your car still runs fine. However, a minor issue can quickly become a major repair if you leave it alone. For example, a tiny crack in the windshield can spread, worn brake pads can damage other parts, and even a small…
Opel sales are up 168% year-on-year in Luxembourg in August. 3,103 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in August, a 5.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 33,966. BMW (+9.1%) signs a 4th consecutive win at 12.8% share, but this is not enough to topple…
Now that August 2026 wholesales have been covered, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. In August we have no less than eleven new models hitting the charts, nine of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive…
The sticker price on that car you’re considering is only telling you how much it’s going to take to get the keys, not how valuable the vehicle really is. A car that costs $35,000 can quickly become more expensive than a $40,000 alternative once you factor in all the relevant…
The screen inside a car used to have a narrow job: show the radio station, navigation route or reversing camera. In newer vehicles, that role is changing quickly. Passenger displays, built-in streaming apps, cloud gaming and mobile connectivity are turning the cabin into another place where people can continue the…
Buyers spend weeks on the rate. They refresh lender comparison pages, run amortization calculators at midnight, and haggle over fractions of a percentage point as if the whole deal hinges on it. Then the paperwork gets signed, a due date gets assigned somewhere in the fine print, and nobody gives…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea sink -20.8% year-on-year in August to 109,556 units. This despite foreign manufacturers up 9.2% to 29,817 whereas local carmakers drop -28.2% to 79,739. The year-to-date tally tilts…
The Ram 1200 sees its sales grow 221.9% year-on-year. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 2.2% year-on-year on revised August 2025 figures (including Geely and Soueast) to 129,362 units. This is the second highest August volume in Mexican history and the best of 10 years, below the record…
The iCAUR V23 has landed in Indonesia. The wholesales market in Indonesia continues to rally back up with August volumes up 32.3% year-on-year to 81,756 units, and up 19.7% year-to-date to 599,491. Retail sales are up 25.5% to 83,422 for the month and up 13.9% year-to-date to 594,984. Brand leader…
Over half of Opel Frontera sales are from its BEV variant. New car sales in Austria edge up 1.6% year-on-year in August to 21,788 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12% to 212,140. Volkswagen (+8.6%) reclaims the brands top spot off Skoda (-7%) and cements its YTD leadership at…
The Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7 is up to a record 4th place at home. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in China, down year-on-year for the 11th time in a row at -23.7% to 1.55 million vehicles. The fall even accelerates, as this is worse than the…
Floodwater can leave a car seeming perfectly normal, only for trouble to appear after it has been parked overnight. Moisture may remain inside electrical connectors, sensors, air-intake areas or mechanical components, and symptoms can surface later. That delay does not automatically disconnect the problem from the flood. What matters is…
Most people plan a Bronco build backwards. They pick a trim because they like the interior, order it, then take it to a shop and ask for 37-inch tires, at which point they find out the gearing is wrong and the truck they just bought was the expensive way to…
The Geely EX2 is up to #20 for its second month in market. 09/09/26 update: Now with Top 358 All models ranking New vehicle sales in Australia are up 4.9% year-on-year in August to 108,760 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever just below the 109,966 sales of August…
The Skoda Peaq has landed in its home charts. 17,718 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in August, a tiny 0.6% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 4.1% to 167,675. Local behemoth Skoda (+12.2%) vastly outpaces its home market to reach 32.6% share vs. 29.3% a…