The Renault Duster is #1 in Ukraine in 2025 but is threatened by China-made models. Discover 55 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. Thanks to a December volume up 102.1%, the Ukrainian new light vehicle market ends the year with a solid 7.6% uptick to 79,304 sales. Toyota (-3.8%) remains…
The Kia Sorento is #1 at home for the second year in a row. Discover over 35 years of South Korean Historical Data here. 1,675,692 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in 2025, a 3.3% year-on-year improvement. This includes 1,368,561 local vehicles (+0.7%) and 307,131 foreigners (+16.7%). Hyundai (+3.5%)…
The Hyundai Tucson has topped the Irish charts for 8 of the past 10 years. Discover over 50 years of Irish Historical Data here. New car sales in Ireland edge up 3.1% year-on-year in 2025 to 124,954 units. Toyota (-3.7%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but sees…
The Ford Ranger is #1 in Australia for the third time in a row. Discover 80 years of Australian Historical Data here 13/01 update: Now with Top 385 All models ranking. Once again the Australian new vehicle market has defied gloomy expectations and edges up 0.3% year-on-year in 2025 to…
The Honda N-BOX is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2025. Discover 55 years of Japanese Historical Data here. The Japanese new car market is up 3.3% year in 2025 to 4,565,777 units. This increase is solely due to Daihatsu rallying back up 46.2% on a scandal-ridden 2024 result. Daihatsu…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in 2025. Discover over 30 years worth of Hungarian Historical Data here. 129,440 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in 2025, a solid 6.4% year-on-year increase over the 121,609 of last year. Local producer Suzuki (-9.2%) holds onto the…
The VW Tiguan is the most popular car in Switzerland in 2025. Discover 55 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. Swiss new car sales drop -2.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 233,737 units. 4x4 sales are off -5% to 118,342 and 50.6% share vs. 52% in 2024. Petrol registrations are…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Portugal for the first time since 2020. Discover over 35 years of Portugal Historical Data here. 225,039 new cars hit Portuguese roads in 2025, up 7.3% year-on-year. Peugeot (+0.2%) is stable and holds onto the brands pole position despite seeing its share thaw to…
The Tesla Model Y holds 15.4% of the Norwegian market in 2025. Discover 70 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. Boosted towards the end of the year by pulled forward sales linked to a VAT increase in January 2026, the Norwegian new car market is up 39.5% to 179,550 units…
The Renault Clio nameplate has been #1 in France for a total of 23 years. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. The French new car market is in hell in 2025 with sales down -5% to just 1,632,154. Stunningly, this is even lower than pandemic-hit 2020 (1,650,188).…
The Ford Puma is #1 in the UK for the third year in a row. Discover 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 2,020,520 new cars found a buyer in the UK in 2025, a 3.5% year-on-year lift and the first time above 2 million sales since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,311,140)…
Opel Mokka sales are up 4-fold in Croatia in 2025. Consult over 20 years worth for Croatian Historical Data here. The Croatian new car market is in great shape again in 2025 with volumes up 8.4% to 69,140, a new all-time annual volume record. Strikingly, the Top 4 best-selling carmakers…
The Fiat Grande Panda has not met expectations in 2025. Consult almost 100 years of Italian Historical Data here The Italian new car market is off -2.1% year-on-year in 2025 to 1,525,722 units. A weak result as this is 20.8% below the pre-pandemic result of 2019 (1,925,535). Worryingly, private sales…
The BYD Yuan Up is the most popular vehicle in Albania in November. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto we can share with you today exclusive data for Albania. November volumes stand at 881 units, with sales after 11 months at 7,374. This month BYD monopolises the Top 5,…
The Jetour X50 is up to #3 in Moldova in November. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market surges 54.3% year-on-year in November to 1,444 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 24.5% to 11,260. The Toyota RAV4 (+114.5%) cements its newfound…