The Omoda C5 is the most popular new model in South Africa in June. New vehicle registrations in South Africa deliver a stunning 4th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in June at +18.7% to 47,294 units. This is also the 6th straight positive market. This way, the H1 tally…
The Fiat Cronos has been refreshed for 2025. New light vehicle registrations in Argentina continue to surge in June at +68.9% year-on-year to 49,577. This is the best June volume in 7 years: since the 64,140 units of June 2018. The H1 2025 tally stands at 308,887, a 77.5% year-on-year uptick.…
The Polestar 4 is up to a fantastic 5th place in Sweden in June. 27,565 new cars hit Swedish roads in June, a solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. The H1 2025 tally is up 6.6% to 140,976. Rechargeable cars account for a strong 65.3% of the market in June vs. 56.5%…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling car in Finland in June. The Finnish new car market is up year-on-year for only the 2nd time in 2025 after last April, with sales progressing 10.9% to 7,290. Keep in mind June 2024 was a particularly low comparison base with volume down -26.7%…
The Dacia Duster is #3 in Italy in June. Picture quattroruote.it Mediocre results for new car sales in Italy in June: off -17.4% year-on-year to 132,191 units. This way the H1 volume drops further into negative at -3.6% to 854,690. This is a loss of 21.1% and 228,500 units compared…
The Dacia Sandero reaches its highest ever monthly volume in June. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Spain, up 15.2% year-on-year in June to 119,125 units. This is the best June result since the pre-pandemic June 2019 volume of 134,341 and marks a 10th straight month of…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in May. 67,369 new vehicles hit Saudi roads in May, a solid 7.2% year-on-year improvement. As a result the YTD volume is up 11.5% to 353,046. Toyota (+9%) manages to outpace the market to 29% share vs. 26.6% over the…
The Geely Coolray is up to 7th place in the UAE in May. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates slide down -6.8% year-on-year in May to 25,574 units. The year-to-date tally after five months however remains in positive at +4.9% to 132,033. Toyota (-4.6%) gains share slightly…
BYD places three models inside the Thai Top 10 for the first time, including the Sealion 7. 54,942 new cars found a buyer in Thailand in May, with the year-to-date volume now standing at 266,092. Toyota leads the way with 36.7% share above Honda at 12.3%, both below their YTD…
The Perodua Bezza remains the best-selling vehicle at home. 73,964 new cars hit Malaysian roads in May, leading to a year-to-date tally standing at 335,605. Perodua continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders at 42.5% share, similar to its YTD level of 42.9%. Proton falls back to 17.2%…
The Dacia Duster is up to 2nd place in Bulgaria in May. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you the Top 10 models in Bulgaria for May. Total sales amount to 4,320 units for the month and 21,588 year-to-date. The Toyota Corolla is up two spots on April…
The much anticipated launch of the Xiaomi YU7 has not disappointed, to say the least: it attracted no less than 200,000 orders in just 3 minutes and 289,000 in 1 hour. A deposit of 20,000 yuan (2,375€ or US$2,800) gives you an immediate locked order and fast delivery, as there…
This is a new monthly update, and thanks to CE Auto, today we can share with you exclusive data for Albania in May. 737 new cars found a buyer here this month, and 2,480 year-to-date. The Renault Koleos, although discontinued in most parts of Europe, ends the month in pole…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in May. According to data shared by our Central European partner CE Auto, 3,794 new cars hit Serbian roads in May, a fantastic 21.7% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume tilts into positive as a result at +1% to 15,007 units. The…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia in May. The Bosnian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in May to 1,238 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.7% to 5,053, this according to our Central European partner CE Auto. The Skoda Octavia is stable year-on-year and continues to dominate…