The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time in two years. New car sales in Finland are stable in May at -0.5% to 6,666 units, leading to a year-to-date volume also down -0.5% to 29,152. Toyota (+38.9%) posts a sensational month and is up to…
The Riddara RD6 is inside the Chilean Top 30 in May. New light vehicle sales in Chine edge up 0.5% year-on-year in May to 24,449 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.7% to 126,998. The Top 4 best-selling carmakers all beat the market: Toyota (+8.7%) is #1 with 8%…
The Opel Frontera repeats at #2 in Croatia. Excellent month for the Croatian new car market, up 10.8% year-on-year in May to 9,451 units. This is believed to be the largest ever monthly volume in the country, eclipsing the previous best of 9,149 in May 2019. The year-to-date volume is…
The Jetour G700 is the best-selling recent launch in Saudi Arabia. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia drop -21.9% year-on-year in April to just 50,993 units, with the year-to-date tally down -23.8% to 217,741. Toyota (-17.8%) holds 29% of the market this month vs. 31.1% year-to-date, distancing Hyundai (-13.3%)…
The Nissan Patrol is the most popular vehicle in the UAE in April. The war in Iran decimates the UAE new car market in April at -41.9% year-on-year to just 14,766 units. Toyota (-50.2%) falls faster than the market and sees its share thaw to 21.7% vs. 25.3% a year…
Honda Accord sales are up 33.3% year-on-year in May. Picture caranddriver.com The U.S. new light vehicle market edges up for the first time this year, albeit at a tiny +0.6% year-on-year in May to 1.48 million units according to GlobalData. Retail sales are up 0.6% while fleet shipments gain 2.5%.…
The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2026 UK update. This…
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 Jaecoo 7 is inside the Czech Top 10 for the first time in May. 20,463 new light vehicles hit Czech roads in May, a +4.8% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally after 5 months is up 2.9% to 103,412. Skoda (+12.4%) outpaces its home market to 35.4% share, yet this…
The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks its volume record in May. The Brazilian new light vehicle market surges another 23.7% year-on-year in May to 263,648 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 1,099,358. This is well above the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019 (1,035,481). Fiat (+7.7%) trails the market but…
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.…
The new EV2 helps Kia up in Sweden this month. 25,985 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a small 1.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.2% to 112,092. BEV sales advance 13.2% to 10,718 and 41.2% share vs. 36.9% in May 2025 while PHEVs are down…
The Renault Megane is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in May. The Bulgarian new car market are up 11.7% year-on-year in May to 4,805 units, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 6% to 22,818. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as…
Toyota sales more than double year-on-year despite not being officially present in Russia. New car sales in Russia advance 20.5% year-on-year in May to 109,892 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.8% to 492,342. Lada (+11%) trails its home market but is still up, reaching 25.8% share which is…
The MG ZS breaks into the Romanian Top 10 for the first time in May. New car sales in Romania rally back up 7% year-on-year in May to 11,253 units. This is still a poor result given May 2025 was down -32.7% over the year prior. After a mediocre start…