The Toyota Yaris is up to a record third place in Sweden in April. New car sales in Sweden edge down -0.6% year-on-year in April to 24,147 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is now off -1.9% to 86,107. Both brand leaders Volvo (-21.2%) and Volkswagen (-22.7%) are hit full…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in April. Very satisfying results for the Portuguese new car market in April with sales up 15.2% year-on-year to 21,594. The year-to-date tally is up an equally impressive 10.8% to 85,653. This month Peugeot (+19.8%) beats the market to return to…
The Opel Frontera is only outsold by the Skoda Octavia in April. New car sales in Croatia drop -5.8% year-on-year in April to 8,465 units. However after a strong start of the year the YTD tally is still in positive at +5.2% to 25,203. Skoda (-4%) returns to its traditional…
The Mercedes CLA is up to #9 in Denmark in April. The Danish new car market grows by a robust 10.8% year-on-year in April to 16,754 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15% to 60,457. After topping the brands charts outright for the first time ever last month, Skoda (+23.7%)…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is stable in April at -0.2% year-on-year to 18,618 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up just 0.3% to 71,600. 4x4 sales are up 5.9% to 9,980 and 53.6% share vs. 50.5% a…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in April. 5,612 new cars hit Ukrainian roads in April, a steep -7.4% year-on-year decline, leaving the year-to-date tally hanging by a threat at +0.3% to 20,056 units. Toyota (-5.7%) remains in the brands pole position with 12.5% share, with the…
The Lada Iskra breaks its ranking record at home in April. Russian new car sales grow 15.1% year-on-year in April to 117,541 units, however once again this is partly due to a weak year-ago basis given April 2025 was down -25.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally after four…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is only outsold by the Toyota Corolla this month. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance by a very solid 18.9% year-on-year in April to 5,271 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.5% to 18,010. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never…
Honda Accord sales are up 42.5% and tilt the brand into positive. Three factors have combined to trigger the 4th consecutive year-on-year market decline in the US at -6.7% to 1,367,000 units according to GlobalData. First, April 2025 was propped by a pre-tariff rush that lifted the market by 10%…
Toyota Tacoma sales are up 54.4% in April. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down -3.9% year-on-year in April to an estimated 178,000 units. Keep in mind April 2025 was the biggest April volume since 2018 so the comparison base is quite high. In this…
The American pickup truck market has always been a story of dominance, and within that story, diesel pickups occupy a special chapter. Full-size pickups account for roughly one in five new vehicles sold in the United States, and the diesel variants of those trucks have built a fiercely loyal following…
The Toyota Corolla is up to a record 2nd place in Romania in April. The Romanian market enjoys a second straight positive month, albeit very shy at +2.1% to 10,205 units. This is still a poor result given April 2025 was off -24.7% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes are…
The Toyota RAV4 is by far the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in April. Exceptional month for new car sales in Ireland at +17% year-on-year in April to 10,184 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.2% to 75,073. Toyota (+38.4%) and Skoda (+34.9%) end the month just 11 units apart,…
The Mercedes CLA is up to #14 in Taiwan in April. New car sales in Taiwan skid -4.5% year-on-year in April to 31,407 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 127,841. Toyota (+3.2%) defies the negative trend with a small uptick to reach 32.8% share vs. 31.1% so…
Audi hits its highest Belgian ranking in 2.5 years. Stable volumes in Belgium in April at -0.03% year-on-year to 37,802 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -4.5% to 151,607. No surprise at the top of the brands charts: BMW (+0.3%) leads again but falls from 14.2% share in…