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 BYD Atto 2 ranks #10 and helps the brand to a new share record The Turkish new light vehicle market is up a solid 9.8% year-on-year in January to 75,362, however this is not a new January record as January 2024 was above (79,701). Renault (+9.8%) exactly matches the…
Dacia Logan taxi in Chefchaouen, Morocco In December and January I was lucky enough to visit Fès and Chefchaouen in Morocco. This was a great opportunity to observe the local car landscape and confirm the 2025 sales ranking is reflected in the streets of the country. Dacia Sandero 2 and…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Europe for the 2nd straight year. Discover over 50 years of European Historical Data here. Preliminary data from ACEA has European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) up 2.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 13,271,270 units, that's over 400,000 more than in 2024. Among…
The Skoda Octavia has been #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina for 13 of the past 14 years. Discover over 15 years of Bosnian Historical Data here. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is up 7.6% year-on-year in 2025 to 12,899 units. The…
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 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 Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in 2025. Discover over 20 years of Slovenian Historical Data here. 57,557 new cars hit Slovenian roads in 2025, a sturdy 8.6% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+10.8%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country and advances to 15.2% share. Skoda (+12.6%)…
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 Skoda Octavia is #1 in Austria for the 5th time. Discover over 45 years of Austrian Historical Data here. Excellent year for new car sales in Austria, up 12.3% year-on-year to 284,978 units. Volkswagen (+12.8%) follows the market to an unchanged 14.2% share, while Skoda (+17.9%) beats it to 10.6%.…
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 Dacia Logan is #1 in Romania for the 21st straight year. Discover 55 years of Romanian Historical Data here. New car sales in Romania advance 3.8% year-on-year in 2025 to 156,883, the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (161,562). Local behemoth Dacia almost matches its home market at +2.9%…
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 Dacia Sandero is #1 in Spain for the third year in a row Consult over 50 years of Spanish Historical Data here. It’s an excellent year for new car sales in Spain, with volumes up 12.9% to 1,148,650 units. This is the best annual tally in the country since…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller in Europe for the 4th time this year. The European new light vehicle market (EU+EFTA+UK) edges up 2.2% year-on-year in November to 1,054,655 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 1.8% to 12,119,467. ACEA has the market up 2.4% to 1,079,563 for the…