At the start of a new year, the popular "fresh start effect," also known as "new year, fresh start," isn't often applied to driving habits, except by drivers with major age- and health-related issues that can impact their on-the-road abilities. In fact, many drivers don't review their habits even before…
Costa Rica just claimed the Americas' highest all-electric market share for the third straight year—15.4% in 2024. Then the mid-2025 tax overhaul erased most of those incentives in one stroke. Prices jumped roughly 10%, growth has slowed and fleet strategies have changed permanently. Six months later, the data reveals who…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in 2025. Discover over 30 years worth of Hungarian Historical Data here. 129,440 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in 2025, a solid 6.4% year-on-year increase over the 121,609 of last year. Local producer Suzuki (-9.2%) holds onto the…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record 2nd place at home. Discover 93 years of Czech Historical Data here. 248,719 new cars hit Czech roads in 2025, a sturdy 7.4% year-on-year improvement. Local behemoth Skoda (+7.4%) exactly matches its home market to stay at 33.7% share. It peaked at…
The VW Tiguan is the most popular car in Switzerland in 2025. Discover 55 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. Swiss new car sales drop -2.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 233,737 units. 4x4 sales are off -5% to 118,342 and 50.6% share vs. 52% in 2024. Petrol registrations are…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Germany in 2025. Discover 95 years of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany edge up 1.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 2,857,591 units. Disappointingly, we are still below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued 2020. Fleet sales hold 66.1% of…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Portugal for the first time since 2020. Discover over 35 years of Portugal Historical Data here. 225,039 new cars hit Portuguese roads in 2025, up 7.3% year-on-year. Peugeot (+0.2%) is stable and holds onto the brands pole position despite seeing its share thaw to…
The Tesla Model Y holds 15.4% of the Norwegian market in 2025. Discover 70 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. Boosted towards the end of the year by pulled forward sales linked to a VAT increase in January 2026, the Norwegian new car market is up 39.5% to 179,550 units…
The Jaecoo J7 is the best-selling vehicle in Israel in 2025. Discover 35 years of Israeli Historical Data here. According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market is up by a solid 8% year-on-year in 2025 to 293,591 units. Toyota (+4%) easily…
The Dacia Logan is #1 in Romania for the 21st straight year. Discover 55 years of Romanian Historical Data here. New car sales in Romania advance 3.8% year-on-year in 2025 to 156,883, the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (161,562). Local behemoth Dacia almost matches its home market at +2.9%…
The Fiat Strada has been #1 in Brazil every year since 2021. Discover 70 years of Brazilian Historical Data here. 2,551,429 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in 2025, a 2.9% year-on-year improvement and the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,658,927). Fiat (+2.4%) continues to dominate with…
The Renault Clio nameplate has been #1 in France for a total of 23 years. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. The French new car market is in hell in 2025 with sales down -5% to just 1,632,154. Stunningly, this is even lower than pandemic-hit 2020 (1,650,188).…
The Ford Puma is #1 in the UK for the third year in a row. Discover 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 2,020,520 new cars found a buyer in the UK in 2025, a 3.5% year-on-year lift and the first time above 2 million sales since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,311,140)…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-seller at home for the first time. Discover 75 years of Swedish Historical Data here New car sales in Sweden edge up 1.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 272,987 units. Rechargeable cars are up 9.6% to 172,507 and 63.2% share vs. 58.4% in 2024. In the…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Argentina for the first time since 2020. Discover 65 years of Argentinean Historical Data here In an improving economic context, the Argentinean new light vehicle market surges 48.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 579,403 units. This is the largest annual volume since 2018 (801,658). Toyota (+14.5%)…