The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in July. The biannual licence plate change traditionally brings stronger volumes and 2025 is no exception with 26,769 sales. This is 4.3% better than July 2024 and leads to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 108,513. Toyota (+0.8%) holds onto…
The Toyota Corolla Cross holds a record 14.1% of the Taiwanese market in July. The least we can say for July new car sales in Taiwan is that they are disappointing. At 35,483 units, they are off -22.3 on July 2024. As a result the YTD tally is now off…
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in July. 4,515 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in July, a 5.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up just 1.4% to 29,777. This month BMW (+32.5%) repeats at #1 and reaches a stunning 13.3% share, its best since December 2023…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be…
The BYD Sealion 7 is the third best-selling vehicle in Iceland in July. 1,311 new cars hit Icelandic roads in July, a fantastic 56.8% year-on-year surge. Keep in mind July 2024 was off -34% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,149. Kia (+31.9%) remains…
The Dacia Bigster continues to climb up its home charts. After imploding -32.7% in May and -50.3% in June, the Romanian new car market catches up on lost time as it rallies back up 25.3% YoY in July to 16,362. This leads to a YTD tally off -15.9% to 81,183.…
The Dacia Bigster is up to a record #13 in Czechia in July. 20,817 new cars hit Czech roads in July, a splendid 19.3% year-on-year uptick. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 143,456. Skoda (+25.3%) manages to beat its home market but its share, at…
The Fiat Fastback reaches a record 11th place in Brazil in July. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 230,223, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 1,361,494. Fiat (+0.3%) is stable and lodges its first 50,000+ sales month of the year with a…
The Jaecoo 7 is an instant blockbuster in Scotland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the July 2025 UK update. This month…
Toyota 4Runner sales are up 91.2% YoY in July. Despite sales pulled ahead into March and April before tariff were in place (estimated at 173,000 sales), U.S. light vehicle sales are up in July. Estimates vary greatly, with J.D. Power-GlobalData seeing the market up 7.4% to 1,380,502 and Cox Automotive…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 123.4% YoY in Canada in July. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive show a Canadian new light vehicle market up 6.9% year-on-year in July to 172,000 units. This is the best July result since pre-pandemic July…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. New car sales in the Netherlands advance 9% year-on-year in July to 28,986 units, but the year-to-date volume is down -3.9% to 211,423. HEVs hold 51.8% of the market thanks to 15,019 sales, BEVs are at 30.8% and…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Argentina for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Argentinean new light vehicle market continues to stun with July sales up a whopping 45.7% year-on-year to 59,030 units. This is the highest June volume in 7 years: since July 2018 (66,746). As…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in July. 6,196 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in July, a strong 11.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7% to 47,453. In the brands charts, Opel (+199%) spectacularly triples its year-ago volume to hit 18.5% share…
The Mini Cooper is up to #4 overall in July. Data by local association SMMT shows a UK new car market down -5% year-on-year in July to 140,154 units. This is the weakest July result since 2022, and -10.8% lower than pre-pandemic July 2019. According to SMMT, the newly announced…