The VW Golf holds 6.6% of the Austrian market in January. New car sales in Austria gain 12.1% year-on-year in January to 22,929 units, a very solid score given January 2025 was already up 16.5% on the year prior. The VAG Group dominates the brands charts. Volkswagen surges +49.7% to…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. 16,839 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in January, a very impressive 16.1% year-on-year improvement. Peugeot (+84.7%) surges ahead to reclaim the pole position it held over the Full Year 2025, reaching a stunning 15.6% share, its highest…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in January. The Dutch new car market retrogrades -13.1% year-on-year in January, an after-effect of artificially boosted December sales (amendment of BEV subsidies). HEVs hold 62% of the market thanks to 17,571 sales, BEVs are at 25.3% (7,165 sales), petrol…
The BMW X1 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in January. It's a shy start of the year for the Swiss new car market at -5.1% year-on-year in January to 14,207 registrations. 4x4 sales drop -6% to 7,124 and 50.8% share vs. 51.3% a year ago. Petrol sales sink -22.2%…
The Jaecoo 7 is only outsold by the Kia Sportage in January. The UK new car market is up 3.4% year-on-year in January to 144,127 units, this is the highest January volume in six years: since pre-pandemic January 2020. Encouragingly, private sales beat the market at +4.5% to 52,397, but…
Omoda-Jaecoo holds a record 11.6% of the Israeli market in January. According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel are down -10.7% year-on-year in January to 41,618 units, however the year-ago comparison point was particularly high. Hyundai (-9.5%) is back to the…
The Kia K4 SW ranks inside the Top 10 for its first month of sales. New car sales in Sweden are down a daunting -18.3% year-on-year to 16,041 units. The decrease is due, among other things, to the large increase in ethanol cars in January last year, ahead of changed tax…
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 Renault Clio nameplate has been #1 in France for a total of 23 years. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. 23/01 update: Now with Top 70 All brands, Top 413 models, Top 10 private sales models and Top 10 BEV. The French new car market is…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is #1 in Greece for the 2nd year in a row. Discover Greek Historical data covering 90 years here. New car sales in Greece advance by a solid 5.2% in 2025 to 144,199 units. This is the country's best annual volume in 16 years: since the…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in 2025. Consult over 30 years of Turkish Historical Data here. For the third consecutive year the Turkish new light vehicle market breaks its annual volume record. This year it is up a splendid 10.5% to a new all time high…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Poland for the 5th year in a row. Discover over 50 years of Polish Historical Data here. It's another outstanding year for Polish new car sales at +8.3% to 597,428 units. Toyota (-11.3%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but…
Ford sales surge in Luxembourg in 2025. Consult over 30 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. New car sales in Luxembourg are stable in 2025 at +1.1% to 47,161 units. The Top 6 brands remains unchanged on 2024. Volkswagen (-1.6%) and BMW (-4.1%) recede but stay on top, followed by Mercedes…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in Bulgaria in 2025. Consult 45 years of Bulgarian Historical Info here. The year 2025 amounted to 55,207 new registrations in Bulgaria, a new record and up 11.3% year-on-year. Keep in mind Bulgaria is the king of re-exports to other countries in the…
The iX1 BEV variant accounts for 61% of BMW X1 sales in 2025. Discover almost 70 years of Belgian Historical Data here. Difficult year for the Belgian new car market in 2025 at -7.5% year-on-year to 414,771 units. However, an encouraging sign is private sales up 1.8% to 41.7% share…