When comparing paint protection film vs ceramic coating, it’s important to understand their core purposes. Paint protection film (PPF) is a durable, transparent urethane layer designed to absorb physical impacts - making it highly effective against rock chips, scratches, and road debris. Ceramic coating, on the other hand, is a…
The Yuan Up helps BYD reach record levels in August. 6th straight double digit year-on-year gain for the Colombian new light vehicle market at +29.1% to 21,327 units in August. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 27% to 150,263. Toyota (+34.2%) reclaims the top spot in the brands ranking…
The Sealion 7 is one of 6 BYD models in the Albanian August Top 10 Thanks to our local partner CE Auto we can share with you today exclusive data for Albania. August sales stand at 896 units with the year-to-date tally at 4,823. This month the BYD Song Plus…
The Skoda Kamiq is the most popular vehicle in Serbia for the first time. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -8.1% year-on-year in August to 2,613 sales, prompting a year-to-date tally up 4.5% to 25,105 units. This month the Skoda…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #2 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 stable at -0.4% to 995 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.2% to 8,712. The Skoda…
The Jetour X50 ranks #10 in Moldova in August. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova advance 16.3% year-on-year in August to 1,093 units with the year-to-date volume now up 8.8% to 6,816. The Dacia Duster (-20.3%) is back in charge for just…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in August. Data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market off -4.6% year-on-year to 479 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down -6.2% to 4,715. This month the Hyundai Tucson (+72.7%) storms…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in August. The data section of this article also includes July 2025 data. New car sales in Slovakia drop -6% year-on-year in August to 6,679 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -1.3% to 60,266. Skoda (-15%) remains ultra dominant at…
Fiat is the most popular carmaker in Uruguay in August for just 5 sales. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market advances 2.9% year-on-year in August to 5,685 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.1% to 42,466. After BYD spectacularly stormed into the overall brands pole position in July, this…
The Xiaomi YU7 is already inside the Top 20 in August. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China for August. The market is disappointing this month with a tiny +0.8% year-on-year growth to 1,947,630 units for the selection of vehicles included…
BMW 7 Series sales are up 14.9% in August. Just 43,572 new cars were imported into China in August, a -14.3% YoY decline. The year-to-date volume is now off -11.5% to 369,338. Lexus (-3.1%) resists to continue dominating the brands charts head and shoulders at over 15,000 sales. Its YTD…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks at a record 3rd place across Europe in August. According to ACEA data, the European market (UE+EFTA+UK) is up 4.7% to 791,349 units in August, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.4% to 8,691,840. JATO data has August sales up 5% to 790,177. Looking…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in August. 25/09: Now updated with Top 90 YTD models charts 8,649 passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in August, a solid 6.6% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up a similarly satisfying 7% to 85,562. When adding LCVs, the…
The Hyundai Grand i10 is the most popular vehicle in Panama in August. New light vehicle sales in Panama in August stand at 4,868 units, up 6.6% on last year. This way, the YTD tally is up 7.8% to 38,111. Toyota (+0.2%) is stable and easily holds onto the brands…
The Telsa Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Hong Kong in 2024. Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today rare data about Hong Kong. Tesla dominates the charts with just under 9,000 sales. It is followed by Toyota, BYD, BMW and Mercedes. Model-wise,…