The Mercedes GLC is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland over H1 2025. The Swiss new car market is off -3.9% year-on-year in June to 21,810 units, leading to a H1 2025 volume down -6.7% to 113,133. 4x4 sale are down -7.7% in June to 10,651 and 48.8% share vs. 50.8%…
The Mitsubishi L200 is #1 both in June and YTD. The Chilean new car market is up a solid 7.6% year-on-year in June to 24,281 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.2% to 145,628. Toyota (+12.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 7.8% share, distancing last month's…
Cupra breaks its monthly volume record in June. The Austrian new car market drops a harsh -9.2% year-on-year in June to just 27,868 units. Yet the H1 2025 volume is in positive at +5.9% to 143,051. Volkswagen (-29.8%) is hit hard but stays atop the brands charts with 12.9% share…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 5-fold as production was disrupted last year. 2,345,459 new vehicles hit Japanese roads over the First Half 2025, a solid 10.2% year-on-year improvement on weak year-ago results hampered by production stops. Toyota (+13.8%) outpaces its home market to grow to 30.9% share, with Suzuki (+0.5%)…
Toyota Raize sales are up 390.6% year-on-year in June. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 5.2% year-on-year in June to 393,160 units. Toyota (+4.7%) remains above the 30% share mark at 30.4%, selling almost double any other manufacturer in the country. Suzuki (+5.8%) stays in 2nd place while Daihatsu…
The Tesla Model Y holds a gigantic 27.2% market share in Norway in June. 18,376 new cars found a buyer in Norway in June, a satisfying 4.9% year-on-year improvement. The YTD growth pace is much higher though, at +23.3% to 75,515. At 17,799 sales (+27%) BEVs account for a whopping…
The Jaecoo J7 holds 7.2% of the Israeli new car market over Q2. According to our local partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel sink -34.4% year-on-year in June to just 17,025 units, meaning the H1 2025 tally is now up only 2.9% to 159,666. Toyota (-29.3%) is in total…
First Top 10 finish in the world for the Peugeot 408. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan disappoint again in June at -17.5% year-year to 34,320 units. This leads to a H1 2025 volume down -14.4% to 198,967. This poor result is attributed by the local specialised press to a wait-and-see…
The Subaru Crosstrek is inside the New Caledonian Top 10. The New Caledonian new car market continues to implode in 2025 with H1 volumes cratering -41.1% to just 1,576. Toyota (-63%) easily keeps the lead of the brands charts but sees its market share sink from 22.4% to 14%. In…
Cupra will soon outsell Seat in Germany. The German new car market is off -4.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to 1,402,789 units. This result is down -24% on the pre-pandemic H1 2019 levels of 1,849,000. BEV sales are up 35.1% to 248,726 and 17.7% share vs. 12.5%…
The Opel Corsa signs its first podium finish in over two years. 256,193 new cars found a German buyer in June, a harsh -13.8% year-on-year fall. The H1 2025 volume is down -4.7% to 1,402,789. This is to be compared with pre-pandemic June 2019 levels of 325,231 sales for the month…
Dacia Jogger sales are up 64.4% in June. 22,208 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in June, a tiny -0.6% year-on-year drop. The H1 volume is up 2.9% to 122,639. Skoda (+8.4%) and Toyota (+10.8%) both post solid gains to hold onto the brands top spots with 32.1% and…
First Top 10 finish at home for the Dacia Bigster. New car sales in Romania implode once again in June at a devastating -50.3% year-on-year to 10,612, leading to a H1 2025 tally off -22.4% to 64,821. Keep in mind however that June 2024 volumes were up a spectacular 62.1%…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to a record 7th place in June. It's a very sturdy month for new car sales in Portugal in June: up 14.8% year-on-year to 23,184 units. This leads the H1 2025 tally up 6.5% to 124,026. Peugeot (+28.8%) easily holds onto the brands top…
The Opel Mokka scores its first Croatian podium finish since April 2022. 8,779 new cars hit Croatian roads in June, up 6.7% year-on-year. The H1 2025 volume is up an equally satisfying 6.3% to 41,257. Skoda (+25.3%) returns to the brands top spot it holds year-to-date, toppling Volkswagen (+19.7%). Opel…