The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia year-to-date. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market grows +7.6% year-on-year in April to 4,577 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13% to 12,670. This month the Toyota Corolla (+137.8%) more than…
The VW Tiguan is inside the Bosnian Top 5 in April. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina drop a disappointing -14.4% year-on-year to just 1,173 units. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into negative at -0.2% to 3,806. The Skoda…
The Geely EX5 is the #1 vehicle in Moldova in April. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto has the Moldovan new car market up a fantastic 23.9% year-on-year in April to 1,105 units. The year-to-date volume is up an equally impressive 30.1% to 3,698. For the second time…
The Fiat Grande Panda breaks into the Top 5 in April. According to data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia are down -2.3% year-on-year in April to 635 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.7% to 2,156. The Top…
The Proton e.MAS 5 ranks #11 in Malaysia in April. Note: February and March data is also included in the data section of this article. The Malaysian new car market is estimated to total 78,100 units in April, up a fantastic 20.9% year-on-year. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into…
Toyota remains by far the most popular brand in Thailand but drops to 34.1% share. Q1 vehicle sales in Thailand soar 22% year-on-year to 201,033 units. Market leaders Toyota (+5.3%) and Honda (+2.9%) perform poorly at 34.1% and 11.3% share respectively vs. 39.5% and 13.3% a year ago over Q1…
Chinese brands account for 16.5% of the UK market in April. Picture carmagazine.co.uk Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 6.4% year-on-year in April to 1,155,601 units. The year-to-date volume after four months is up 4.7% to 4,687,265. According to ACEA, sales are up 7% for the month…
The Kaiyi KY7 is up to #7 in Panama in April. 5,312 new light vehicles hit Panama's roads in April, a +4.1% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally after four months is up 14% to 21,717. Toyota (-13.3%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker in the country despite a hefty year-on-year…
The Renault 5 is the best-selling BEV in France in April. 22/05 update: Now with Top 50 brands and Top 300 models. After getting back in positive for the first time in 5 months in March, the French new car market is back down -0.3% year-on-year in April to 138,339…
BYD crosses the 30% share milestone for the first time. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Singapore at +15.3% year-on-year in April to 4,553 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 20.3% to 17,875. BYD (+70.9%) continues to fly high, even breaking its market share record…
The Kia Stonic is back to #1 YTD in Cyprus. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cypriot market is up 8.1% year-on-year in April to 1,185 units. The YTD tally is now down -13.5% to 4,799. This month Kia (+78.9%) easily reclaims the brands top spot after…
The BYD Sealion 7 ranks inside the Australian Top 10 in April. 18/05 update: Now with Top 336 All models ranking. 94,049 new vehicles hit Australian roads in April, a 3.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is now down -0.7% to 384,636. Private sales are up an encouraging 7.4% to…
The BMW X1 is the most popular vehicle with German private buyers in April. 88,204 new cars four a private buyer in Germany in April, a 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) stands at 35.4% vs. 33.6% a year ago in April 2025. The year-to-date tally is up…
VW ID.ERA 9X Now that April 2026 has been studied, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. This month is very busy as a lot of models present at the Beijing Auto Show are entering the market. As a result we have 12 new models hitting the…
The VW T-Roc ranks #3 in Slovenia in April. 6,004 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April, a splendid 15.6% year-on-year improvement coming at the back of a 10.6% YoY uptick a year ago. The year-to-date volume is now up 13.3% to 22,505. Volkswagen (+22%) is the uncontested leader with…