The locally made Hyundai Ioniq 3 lands directly inside the Turkish Top 20. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye freefall year-on-year in October at -30.8% to just 80,334 units. Keep in mind October 2025 was an all time record. The lifting of the vehicle tax is also responsible for this…
The Volvo EX30 is up to a record 4th place in Portugal in October. Portuguese new car sales edge up 2.8% year-on-year in October to 16,595 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.5% to 205,507. This month Dacia (-6.7%) takes the lead of the brands ranking for the third time…
The VW Amarok is up to 2nd place in Argentina in October. New light vehicle sales in Argentina suffer again in October at -13.2% year-on-year to 42,891 units. The year-to-date volume evolves similarly at -13.5% to 453,067. Toyota (-10%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country at…
The BYD Atto 3 is up to #3 in Spain in October. 98,487 new cars found a buyer in Spain in October, a 1.8% year-on-year lift and the best October volume in 17 years: since the 98.512 units of October 2009. The year-to-date tally is up 6.2% to 1,010,545, the…
Peugeot 205 29/10/26 update: Now with Top 46 All brands and Top 195 All models. Today we go back 42 years to study the French new car market in 1984. Consult also our updated 1983 post here: France 1983: Renault 5 celebrates 10 years in first place, Renault 11 lands…
The Chery Tiggo 4 is up to a record 4th place in Greece in September. After plunging -37.1% in August, the Greek new car market rallies back up 4.3% in September to 12,802 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 2.6% to 115,172. Toyota (+2.5%) easily keeps the brands…
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in India in September. 16/10 update: Now with Top 100 All models ranking. The Indian wholesales market continues on its fantastic run so far this year, with September volumes up a whopping 20.9% year-on-year to 457,604 units, a new record for the…
Mitsubishi Delica Mini sales are up 49.5% in September. 433,683 new vehicles found a buyer in Japan in September, a modest +1.3% year-on-year uptick leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.3% to 3,545,421. Toyota (+1.9%) holds 28.3% of its home market vs. 31.8% so far this year, with the Top…
Second ever podium finish for the Ford Territory in Argentina. New light vehicle sales in Argentina reverse -12.6% year-on-year in September to 46,717 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -13.6% to 409,791. Toyota (-13%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 16.7% share, while Fiat (-12.4%) overtakes…
The MG 4 soars to 2nd place in Ireland in September. The Irish new car market gains 13% year-on-year in September to 6,336 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.4% to 128,282. Tesla (+105.2%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year and surges 12 spots on August to grab the…
The Skoda Kamiq sees its sales surge 76.9% year-on-year in August. 6,268 new cars hit Slovak roads in August, a disappointing -6.2% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.9% to 56,712. Market leader Skoda (+11.8%) defies the negative market to cement its leadership at 20.6% share. It is…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Greece for the third month in a row. Complete July 2026 data is also included in this article. In July, the Greek new car market edges down -2.6% year-on-year to 13,252 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 97,217 (+5.9%). Toyota (+23.4%) surges…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in France in August. 17/09 update: Now with Top 53 All brands and Top 300 models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the French new car market at +7.4% to 94,349 in August. This way, the year-to-date tally is…
The Tata Punch is the best-selling model in India for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. 19/09 update: Now with Top 98 All models ranking. New light vehicle wholesales in India shoot up 34.7% year-on-year in August to an all time high 441,576 units, smashing the previous record…
The Citroen C3/C3 Aircross is the third favourite model with German buyers in August. German private buyers purchased 86,301 new cars in August, a splendid 17% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 40.6% private sales ratio (PSR), vastly above the 35.6% of a year ago in August 2025. Year-to-date, private sales…