The Fiat Grande Panda is up to a record 4th place at home in January. It's a solid start of the year for the Italian new car market, with sales up 6.2% to 141.980 units. However private sales drop -3.8% to 81,585 and 56.9% share vs. 63% a year ago.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in January. Spanish new car sales edge up 1.1% year-on-year in January to 73,103 units, which is a much lower growth rate that this market had got us used to in the past few months. It can be partly explained by…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Lebanon for the first time. Discover 15 years worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. New car sales in Lebanon are down a daunting -15.3% year-on-year in 2025 to just 20,710 units. It was however much worse earlier in the year as…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in 2025. Discover 20 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. 152,879 new cars hit Kuwaiti roads in 2025, a splendid 15% year-on-year improvement. Market leader Toyota (+20%) manages to beat the market's growth rate to lift its share from 27.9%…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 127% year-on-year in 2025. Discover 15 years of Jordan Historical Data here. The Jordanian new car market edges down -1.1% in 2025 to 38,505 units. Toyota (+7.7%) defies the negative environment and improves its share from 32.5% to 34.5%. Reversely Kia (-31.7%) is in deep…
Discover 15 years worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Stable new vehicle market in Iraq in 2025 at -0.4% to 160,737 units. Kia (+19.1%) soars to 28% share and reclaims the top spot it held up to 2022. Toyota (-29.6%) sinks and drops to 2nd place with 20.7% share vs.…
The Jetour T2 surges to 2nd place in Bahrain in 2025. Discover 20 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Bahrain step up by a solid 8.8% in 2025 to 37,713 units. Toyota (+7.2%) sees its share drop slightly to a still ultra dominant 32.1% vs. 32.6%…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Yemen for the 5th year running. Discover over a decade worth of Yemen Historical Data here. Outstanding year for new vehicle sales in Yemen at +31.9% year-on-year to 11,867 units. Toyota (+26.6%) trails the market slightly but still holds a suffocating 90.3% share vs.…
The Hyundai H100 is the best-selling vehicle in Syria in 2025. Discover over a decade of Syrian Historical Data here. With the end of the civil war, the Syrian market is gearing back up, up 13-fold on 2024 to a still minuscule 2,106 units. Hyundai remains the sole seller here,…
Dacia Logan taxi in Chefchaouen, Morocco In December and January I was lucky enough to visit Fès and Chefchaouen in Morocco. This was a great opportunity to observe the local car landscape and confirm the 2025 sales ranking is reflected in the streets of the country. Dacia Sandero 2 and…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Europe for the 2nd straight year. Discover over 50 years of European Historical Data here. Preliminary data from ACEA has European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) up 2.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 13,271,270 units, that's over 400,000 more than in 2024. Among…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is the best-selling retail model in 2025. Discover 45 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update edge up just 1.5% year-on-year to 22,810,597 units. But both November and December were down -16.8% in…
The Lexus ES has been the best-selling import in China for at least 9 years. Consult 45 years of Chinese Historical Data here. Sales of imported new cars continue on their downward spiral in China at -11.5% year-on-year in 2025 to 550,538. Strikingly, the only gainer in the Top 10…
The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Slovakia for the third consecutive year. Discover over 50 years of Slovak Historical Data here. Note: November data is also included in this update. The Slovak new car market is stable in 2025 at -0.3% year-on-year to 93,103 units. Skoda (-3.2%) loses market share…
The BYD Seagull holds 8.3% of the Albanian market in 2025. Since March 2025 and thanks to CE Auto we have been able to share with you exclusive sales data for Albania. Now there is a Full Year update for the first time in BSCB history. The total volume stands…