Ram 1500 sales are up 3-fold over H1 2026. 30,870 new light vehicles hit Omani roads over the First Half of 2026, a steep -15.2% year-on-year fall. Toyota (-25.7%) sees its market share drop from 48.7% last year to a still ultra dominant 42.6% now. Jetour (+44.9%) ignores the market…
The Haval H9 is up to #6 in Kuwait over H1 2026. New light vehicle sales in Kuwait drop -21.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 53,849 units. Toyota (-44.8%) completely implodes over the period and loses almost ten percentage points of share in the process, going from…
Jetour sales are up 29.2% in a market down -26.4% New light vehicle sales in Iraq tumble down -26.4% year-on-year over H1 to 59,006. Kia (-27.8%) stays atop the brands charts but sees its share thaw slightly to 28.1%. On the other hand Toyota (-24.3%) grows to 22.1% from 21.4%…
The Jetour G700 is the most popular recent launch over the period. After losing -18.4% over Q1, the Bahraini new light vehicle market is down an even harsher -27.3% over H1 to just 13,165 units. Toyota (-23.1%) remains ultra dominant at 31.7% share, improving on the 29.9% of a year…
The new gen Toyota Hilux hasn't reached Yemen just yet. New light vehicle sales in Yemen are down a harsh -16.2% year-on-year over H1 to just 4,355 units. This is due to a horrendous Q2 result with April down -59.1% over 2025, May off -66.9% and June down -51.6%. Toyota…
The Ford Tourneo/Transit Custom is up to #6 in Slovakia in June. New car sales in Slovakia progress 6.1% year-on-year in June to 9,339 units, however the H1 tally is in negative at -3.6% to 43,504. Skoda (-5.2%) can't capitalise on the market's growth but stays the faraway leader with…
First Top 10 finish for the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro. New light vehicle sales in Panama are impacted by the World Cup at -1.8% year-on-year in June to 4,468 units. However the H1 2026 tally is strong at +10.4% to 31,157. Toyota (+3.6%) goes against the negative market and cements…
AvatR is up to #16 this month. 4,791 new cars found a buyer in Singapore in June, a 3.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year is up 13.3% to 27,144. BYD (+21.5%) continues to dominate the brands charts and outpaces the market but at 21.3% share it…
The Dacia Sandero remains the best-selling vehicle in Europe so far this year. New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) grow 5.9% over the First Half of 2026 to 7,245,920 units. ACEA has the market up 6.1% to 7,232,066. Chinese carmakers advance 111.5% year-on-year to 643,468 sales, doubling their share at…
The Tesla Model Y is the most popular vehicle in Europe in June. The European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up 12.9% year-on-year in June to 1,407,291 units according to Dataforce and Mobility Sweden data combined. ACEA has the market up 13.1% to 1,407,332. Chinese brands surge 130.8% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-seller in Greece for the first time since July 2024. New car sales in Greece surge 27.5% year-on-year in June to 18,668 units. This is the strongest June volume in the country in 17 years: since the 24,372 units of June 2009. The year-to-date tally…
BYD Auto is the second largest Chinese exporter in June. China exported a record 1,037,000 new vehicles in June, up 75% year-on-year. Chery continues to dominate the charts but sees its share fall from 22.9% to 18.1%. 17,000 units below is BYD, whereas the gap between the two OEMs was…
The Jaecoo 8 is #4 in Israel over Q2. According to our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market surges 93.1% year-on-year in June to 32,876 units. The Q2 2026 result is up 32.2% to 81,671 and the H1 2026 tally is up 10.8% to 176,859. In the brands…
The Changan CS55 Plus is the third best-selling vehicle in Kazakhstan in June. 21,860 new vehicles hit Kazakh roads in June, a splendid 12.7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the H1 volume tilts into positive territory at +0.2% to 105,885. Chevrolet (+39.9%) reclaims the brands top spot with 14.3% share, a…
The Xiaomi YU7 was #1 in January and ranks #5 over H1. Over the first half of 2026, CAAM data shows wholesales of Chinese-made vehicles down -4.1% to 15,017,000 vehicles, after climbing 11% to 15,653,000 last year (this includes exports). Sales of light passenger vehicles are off -6% to 12,720,000…