The Volvo XC60 is by far the best-selling model in Sweden in April. Solid April result for the Swedish new car market at +10.5% year-on-year to 24,292 units. The year-to-date tally is up 7.3% to 87,736. At 15,384 sales, rechargeable cars hold a whopping 63.3% share vs. 57% a year…
The Skoda Elroq lands inside the Finnish Top 10. First positive month of 2025 for new car sales in Finland at +2% to 6,133 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.6% to 22,583. Toyota (-25.4%) salvages its pole position in the brands ranking despite a hefty year-on-year fall. In…
Peugeot delivers the best performance in the Top 15. It's another disappointing month for the Belgian new car market with sales off -4.7% year-on-year in April to 37,812. The year-to-date tally is now off -9.2% to 158,751. BMW (-5.5%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with a round…
The Jeep Avenger is up to a record 2nd place overall in April. The Italian new car market edges up 2.7% year-on-year in April to 139,084 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now stable at -0.6% to 583,038. BEVs are up 108.1% to 6,667 sales and 4.8% share while PHEVs…
The Renault Kardian is the best-selling recent launch. New light vehicle sales in Argentina continue to rally back up at a spectacular +63.2% year-on-year in April to 50,963 units. This is the best April result in 7 years: since the 76,554 sales of April 2018. The year-to-date volume after four months…
Jaecoo holds 5.3% of the Israeli market in April with just one model, the J7. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today April results by brand for the Israeli market. Models data is a quarterly occurrence. 19,568 new light vehicles hit Israeli roads in April,…
The Dacia Bigster breaks into the Icelandic Top 10 for its first month of sales. 1,447 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a shy 6.2% improvement. Year-to-date it's 3,704 vehicles that left dealerships, a 34.8% surge on devastated year-ago volumes. Kia (+83.7%) is back to #1 for the second…
GWM is the third best-selling brand in Ecuador in March, helped by the Poer pickup. The Ecuadorian new car market collapses -32.9% year-on-year in March to just 9,055 units, keeping in mind March 2024 was artificially boosted by pulled forward sales before the introduction of a new 15% tax. The…
A new generation of Ford Taurus is on sale in the Middle East. The Saudi new car market is up by a very solid 12.2% year-on-year over Q1 2025 to 220,387 units. Toyota (+9.1%) stays on top of the brands charts with 25.6% share, distancing Hyundai (+22.2%) at 15.2%. Kia…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE. 81,054 new vehicles found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates over the first quarter of 2025, a 7.1% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 manufacturers stay unchanged and all trail the market: Toyota (+1.3%) holds 23% share ahead of Nissan…
The Tank 500 signs its first Top 10 finish in the world. The Qatari new vehicle market soars +23.8% year-on-year over Q1 to 22,010 sales. Toyota (+9.6%) can't catch up with the overall growth rate and sees its share decline from 32% to a still ultra dominant 28.3%. The most…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup ranks #3 in Oman over Q1. The Omani new vehicle market is very dynamic in this start of the year with Q1 volumes up 23% year-on-year to 18,483. Market leader Toyota (+8%) however trails the market and sees its share drop from 52.7% to a…
The Suzuki Jimny is up 25-fold over Q1. It's a mediocre start of the year for new vehicle sales in Lebanon, collapsing -40.5% to just 3,903 units. Toyota (-54.6%) falls ever harder and see its market share thaw from 40.8% to 31%. Former #2 Nissan is off -91.4% to #5.…
The Jetour T2 climbs to 4th position over Q1 in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is up 5.5% year-on-year over Q1 to 35,394 units. As is the case in most countries in the region, Toyota (+12.3%) dominates head and shoulders with 28.9% share. Nissan (+0.6%) is more discreet at…
The Toyota Land Cruiser pickup is equal #1 in Jordan. The Jordanian new vehicle market edges up 2.7% year-on-year over Q1 to 8,865 registrations. Toyota (+5.4%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 32.6% share, whereas Kia (-21.3%) dives down to 22% of the market vs. 28.7% a year…