When we talk about the best-selling cars on the market, those that dominate forecourts, top charts, and family drives, we often focus on big-picture traits like fuel economy, price point, or brand reputation. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll find that the real magic lies in the components. The…
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The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. New car sales in the Netherlands advance 9% year-on-year in July to 28,986 units, but the year-to-date volume is down -3.9% to 211,423. HEVs hold 51.8% of the market thanks to 15,019 sales, BEVs are at 30.8% and…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Argentina for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Argentinean new light vehicle market continues to stun with July sales up a whopping 45.7% year-on-year to 59,030 units. This is the highest June volume in 7 years: since July 2018 (66,746). As…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in July. 6,196 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in July, a strong 11.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7% to 47,453. In the brands charts, Opel (+199%) spectacularly triples its year-ago volume to hit 18.5% share…
The Mini Cooper is up to #4 overall in July. Data by local association SMMT shows a UK new car market down -5% year-on-year in July to 140,154 units. This is the weakest July result since 2022, and -10.8% lower than pre-pandemic July 2019. According to SMMT, the newly announced…
The Skoda Enyaq ranks #2 in Finland in July. It's a third positive month of the year for Finnish new car sales after April and June with July sales up 5% to 5,286. The year-to-date volume remains in negative however at -3.4% to 41,862. Toyota (-7%) reclaims the brands top…
The BYD Sealion 7 is up to #4 in Norway in July. New car sales in Norway are euphoric in July at +48.1% year-on-year to 9,563 units. To be fair, July 2025 was particularly weak The YTD volume is up an equally impressive +25.6% to 85,079. BEVs surge 56.6% to…
The Jetour Dashing breaks into the Russian Top 10 for the first time in July. The Russian new car market slows down -11.4% year-on-year in July to 120,649 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.9% or more than 200,000 units to 651,029. Local behemoth Lada (-20.7%) reduces its footprint…
The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record 2nd place in Sweden in July. 17,684 new cars found a buyer in Sweden in July, a solid +8.2% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 6.7% to 158,660. Rechargeable cars reach 62.3% share vs. 59.6% a year ago and…
New Zealand is a country built for drivers. A car is often essential for getting to work, managing family life, or exploring our beautiful scenery. But getting a reliable car costs more than just pocket change, which makes understanding car finance a reality for most of us. The process might…
Dacia sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in July. New car sales in Belgium slow down their fall in July, dropping -1.7% year-on-year to 31,613 units. This means the YTD tally is now down -9.9% to 266,229. Volkswagen (-4.8%) is the best-selling carmaker for the 2nd time in the past 3…
Chery holds a record 11.9% of the Israeli market in July. According to our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market edges down -1.3% year-on-year in July to 24,730 units. This leads to a YTD volume up 2.3% to 184,396. We have a big event in the brands ranking:…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to #28 at home in July. Disappointing results for Italian new car sales in July: down -5.1% year-on-year to 118,493 units. Over the first 7 months of the year, the market is off -3.8% to 973,396 and down -21.3% or 263,000 units over the…
The Ebro brand has been relaunched to assemble and sell rebadged Chery vehicles. The Spanish new car market is on a roll this year, with July sales up another 17.1% year-on-year to 98,337 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 708,139. The market is boosted by the…