The Dacia Bigster holds a record 5.8% of its home market in February. The Romanian new car market continues on its mediocre start of the year with February off a further -24.3% year-on-year to 8,965 units. The year-to-date tally is down -28.9% to 16,892. Dacia (-52.3%) halves its year-ago volume to…
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling recent launch in Ireland. The Irish new car market gains 7.4% year-on-year in February to 15,033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 49,557. Volkswagen (+42.3%) surges ahead to the brands top spot with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.4% so far…
Volvo EX30 sales are up 112.8% year-on-year in February. The Swedish new car market edges down -1.4% year-on-year in February to 19,341 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is off -9.8% to 35,382. BEVs improve 11.3% to 7,650 and 39.6% share vs. 35% in February 2025 while PHEVs drop -3.8% to…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland jump 25% year-on-year in February to 815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 76.7% to 2,200. This month Dacia (+868.4%!) takes the lead of the brands charts with a gargantuan 22.6% share, with…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-seller in the Netherlands for the first time The Dutch new car market continues to disappoint in 2026: after dropping -13.1% in January it is down another -19% in February to just 22,380 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -16.4%…
The Foxtron is less than 50 sales away from the Top 10. In February new car sales in Taiwan dive -19.9% to just 22,043 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.7% to 57,116. There's an easy explanation for this poor result: the later start of the Lunar New Year…
Opel sales are up 37.5% year-on-year in February. It's another difficult month for the Belgian new car market with February volume down -7.7% year-on-year to 37,075. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.2% to 70,072, already more than 10,000 units below the same period in 2025. Encouragingly though, private sales…
The Leapmotor T03 is sold at €4,900 in Italy, earning it a 4th place overall in February. It's an excellent month for new car sales in Italy at +14% year-on-year in February to 157,334 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up a robust 10.2% to 299,373 sales. Private sales…
The Seat Ibiza is the best-seller at home for the first time since April 2018. The Spanish new car market returns to very dynamic growth rates in February at +7.5% year-on-year to 97,082 units. This lift would be even higher at +13.5% if we remove the extra 4,800 year-ago sales…
Over the last few years, the automotive market in Ontario has gone through a lot of change. The traditional trade-in is not the only option available for drivers looking to upgrade their ride. An increasingly popular alternative is buying out or selling a vehicle, regardless of whether it has been…
Omoda Jaecoo is the most popular carmaker in Israel in February. According to data by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market is up a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year in February to 27,214 units. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at -3.4% to 68,832. After breaking all records…
Opel Mokka sales triple year-on-year in January. Only 5,591 new cars found a buyer in Slovakia in January, a poor -15.4% year-on-year drop. Keep in mind January 2025 was already down -16.8% on the year prior. The top 2 best-selling carmakers resist better than the market: Skoda is off -1.7%…
Promotions on the outgoing generations push the Nissan Navara to #4. New light vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 8.7% year-on-year in January to 11,807 units. Brand leader Toyota (-4.2%) suffers and sees its share thaw to 19.9% vs. 24% over the Full Year 2025. Mitsubishi (+42%) is euphoric…
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The Roewe i5 is the best-selling vehicle in Ethiopia in 2025. The Ethiopian new light vehicle market is surging in 2025 at +66.6% year-on-year to 4,665 units. We have a new leader in the models charts: coming out of nowhere (ie outside the 2024 Top 10), the Roewe i5 soars…