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…
The Territory (+167.1%) helps Ford up 28.4% this month. It's another poor month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina, with June volumes down -13.7% year-on-year to 43,199 units. The year-to-date tally is off -10.5% to 277,049. Toyota (-17.8%) leads the brands ranking for the 4th month in a row…
The Geely EX2 breaks into the Brazilian Top 20 for the first time in June. The Brazilian new light vehicle market continues to surge ahead in June at +29.4% year-on-year to 260,604 units. This way, the year-to-date result halfway through the year is up 20.3% to 1,360,634. This is now…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Hungary over H1 but 80% are reexported. 15,100 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in June, a fantastic +31.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year stands at 74,905, up 13.3% on H1 2025. Including LCV the June tally is 17,686…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in June. 11/07 update: Now with H1 2026 Top 10 LCV models. New car sales in the UK are up a very satisfying +11.4% year-on-year in June to 213,166 units. This is the market's first time above the 200,000…
The Toyota Land Cruiser FJ makes its first appearance in any world ranking. The South African new vehicle market lodges a 20th consecutive month of year-on-year gain in June at +15.3% to 54,482 units. This is also the 5th straight month of double-digit YoY lifts. This month marks the best…
The MG HS breaks its Polish ranking record in June. New car sales in Poland shoot up a splendid 19% year-on-year in June to 58,981 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 9.4% to 312,048. Toyota (+4.3%) and Skoda (+1.4%) keep the lead but significantly trail the market,…
The BYD Atto 2 is up to #9 in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is up a solid +7.8% year-on-year in June to 128,426 registrations. This follows a 15.2% YoY progression in June 2025, reaching the highest June volume since the pre-pandemic June 2019 volume of 134,341.…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the third month in a row. It's another fantastic month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, with May sales soaring 42.8% to 28,180. Taking into account that May 2025 was already up 33.1% on the year prior, this is…