The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
The Toyota C-HR+ is an instant blockbuster in Denmark. The Danish new car market advances 6.3% year-on-year in May to 19,092 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12.8% to 79,549. According to Mobility Denmark, BEVs account for a stunning 78.7% share in May and 80.1% year-to-date. Toyota (+53.7%) leaps…
Zeekr reaches a record volume in May. The 9X is its best-seller. Domestic sales of locally made Passenger Vehicles continue to freefall in China in May at -22.1% year-on-year to 1.51 million units, but are up 9.2% on April. Year-to-date volumes are now off -19.5% to 7.099 million. Sales are…
BMW is the best-selling brand in Luxembourg in May. The Luxembourg new car market edges down -3% year-on-year in May to 3,939 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +1.5% to 21,416. This month BMW (+4%) snaps the brands top spot for the first time since last July,…
First Top 10 finish for the BMW X3 (including the iX3, pictured). 49,590 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.4% to 253,067 after five months. Brand leaders Toyota (-6.2%) and Skoda (-7%) can't capitalise on the market growth but…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Ireland for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Ireland surge 38.3% year-on-year in May to 8,054 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.7% to 83,024. Four of the Top 5 brands register fantastic YoY gains. Volkswagen (+70.3%)…
The Mercedes GLC is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in May. Swiss new car sales edge down -1.1% year-on-year in May to 19,741 units, leading to a stable (+0.02%) year-to-date tally at 91,341. 4x4 sales are up 2.5% to 10,190 and 51.6% share vs. 49.8% a year ago, HEVs…
The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place. New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763.…
Leapmotor sales are up 620.7% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Belgium drop -2.1% year-on-year in May to 33,625 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -4.1% to 185,232. BMW (+7.3%) defies the negative market to remain by far the most popular marque in the country at 11.1%…
The Renault Captur holds 38.4% of the Montenegrin market in April. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market down -6.1% year-on-year in April to just 503 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 1,461. This month the Renault Captur triumphs with a…
The BYD Atto 2 is up to a record 13th place in April. The Spanish new car market is uncharacteristically down year-on-year in May, albeit at a tiny -0.8% to 111,894 units. This is the first YoY drop since August 2024. The year-to-date volume is still in positive however at…
The Renault Clio 6 only holds 2.8% of its home market in May. The French new car market edges up 3.7% year-on-year in May to sign a second YoY growth in the past 3 months. However keep in mind May 2025 was off -12.3% on the year prior The YTD…
The BYD Atto 3 is up to 6th place in Austria in April. The Austrian new car market continues on its outstanding run: after growing by 27.2% in March, it is up by another 10.7% in April to 27,509. As a result the year-to-date volume is up by a strong…
34% of the BMW X3 sales are the iX3, part of it being the new model. New car sales in Germany edge up 2.7% year-on-year in April to 249,163 units. This is to be compared with the 310,715 units of pre-pandemic April 2019. The year-to-date tally after four months is…
The Smart #5 is among the Top 10 best-sellers in Finland in April. The Finnish new car market is back to its disappointing self in April at -8.7% year-on-year to just 5,597 units. This means that the gains of February and March are erased and the year-to-date tally returns to…