The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in the word for the 2nd straight year (2026 model pictured) Discover 65 years of World Historical Data here It's this time of the year when we feature a ranking of the best-selling models in the world. We are two months early compared to last…
Onvo L80 Now that May 2026 has been studied, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. Once again this month is very busy with lot of models launched at the Beijing Auto Show making their way into dealerships. As a result we have 12 new models hitting…
First podium finish for the Renault Duster in Turkiye. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye crash down -22.5% year-on-year in May to just 83,442 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -7.4% to 453,138. Renault (+21.1%) braves the negative context to score a runaway win with 13.1%…
The Xiaomi SU7 is up to 2nd place overall in April. Note: March figures are also included in the data section of this article. The selection of models included in this update sinks -20.8% year-on-year in April to 1,315,974 units, The year-to-date tally is off -18.6% to just 5,351,091 after…
The VinFast EC Van breaks into the Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Vietnam soar 19.2% year-on-year in May to 53,359 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 33.2% to 276,013. Local EV powerhouse VinFast (+69.7%) continues to evolve in a league of its own at 36.6%…
Geely breaks into the Indonesian Top 10 in May. Wholesales in Indonesia are up 14.2% year-on-year in May to 69,219 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.3% to 359,015. Meanwhile retail sales jump 17.2% to 71,890 for the month and are up 9.3% year-to-date to 359,490. In the wholesales…
The new Changan CS35 Max is up to #3 in Kazakhstan in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drop -5.1% year-on-year in May to 18,393 units, pushing the year-to-date tally further into negative territory at -1.8% to 84,002. This month, after a freak surge by Chevrolet in April, Hyundai (-27.6%)…
Chery is up to #4 in Singapore in May. It's a stable result for the Singaporean new car market in May at +0.5% year-on-year to 4,478 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 22,353, up 15.7% over the same period in 2025. BYD (+41.6%) continues to dominate at 26.1% share,…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. It's a difficult month for new car sales in Malaysia with May volumes off -10.7% year-on-year to 66,053. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just, at +0.07% to 335,853. Perodua (-22%) skids down to 37.1% share vs. 38.9% year-to-date…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 4th place in May. The Mexican new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 127,107 units. This is a new May record, eclipsing the 122,925 sales of May 2017. At 627,619 units after 5 months, sales are also at a…
The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga breaks its monthly volume record in May. 15/06 update: Now with Top 88 All models ranking. New locally produced light vehicles in India shoot up by a splendid +26% year-on-year in May to an all-time high 440,808 units. This is the fourth consecutive May record, above…
59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant. The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so…
The Suzuki Fronx lands directly at #8 in Pakistan in May. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, 17,660 new locally assembled vehicles hit Pakistani roads in May, a vigorous +19.4% year-on-year lift. Year-to-date, sales are up 45.5% to 95,382. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA…
The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May. 25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month…
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%…