The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria again. 4,957 new light vehicles were registered in March in Bulgaria, a solid 6.3% year-on-year improvement bringing the Q1 volume to 12,740, off -0.4%. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as they are reexported…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 73.3% in March in Ireland. 15,476 new cars found a buyer in Ireland in March, a steep -10.5% year-on-year drop leading to a Q1 volume edging up 0.3% to 64,958. Toyota (-13.1%) is back to its dominant position in the brands charts with 15.7% share…
Toyota sales are up 67.5% year-on-year in February. It's an outstanding month for new car sales in Spain with March volumes up 11.7% year-on-year to 130,340 units. This is a particularly good result given March 2025 was already up 23.2% on the year prior. In fact, this is the first…
The Toyota Corolla is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in February. The Slovak new car market stabilises in February at -0.9% year-on-year to 6,151. This is however a poor result given February 2025 was down -19.4% on the year prior. Due to a disastrous January figure, the year-to-date tally…
The Skoda Kodiak is up to #3 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in February. CE Auto has the Bosnian new car market edging up 4.7% to 852 sales. The year-to-date volume is now up 1.4% to 1,575. As usual the Skoda Octavia (-23%) is the favourite despite falling heavily year-on-year. Year-to-date,…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in February. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market falling -9.5% year-on-year in February to just 488 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -8.7% to 939. This month the Toyota Corolla…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in February. 4,825 new cars hit Slovenian roads in February, a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.2% to 9,966. Volkswagen (-4.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 13.2% share and despite falling year-on-year. Skoda (+21.5%)…
The Suzuki Swift sold in Pakistan is still the previous generation. According to local association PAMA, the Pakistani new light vehicle market soars 41.7% year-on-year in February to 17,212 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 38.1% to 40,176. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members…
The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in February. The Bulgarian new car market is up a solid 13.2% year-on-year in February to 4,238 sales, but with a disastrous January result (-19.2%), the year-to-date volume remains in negative for now at -4.3% to 7,783. Keep in mind re-exports…
Lincoln Aviator sales are up 50.1% in February. According to estimates by GlobalData, the U.S. new light vehicle market is down a painful -3.8% year-on-year in February to 1.18 million units. Retail sales are off 5.6% while fleet sales are up 4.5%. The reason behind this fall is multiple and…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February. 9/03 update: Now with Top 50 models YTD New passenger car sales in Hungary edge up 1.5% year-on-year in February to 10,729 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.5% to 19,016. Toyota (+11.1%) remains the best-selling carmaker in…
Omoda/Jaecoo breaks into the Top 10 brands in Czechia in February. The Czech new car market advances 4.6% year-on-year in February to 18,591 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -1.3% to 36,634. Local behemoth Skoda (+21.8%) once again vastly outpaces its home market to 39.1% share. This is…
The Omoda C5 is among the 10 most popular models in Poland in February. 47,466 new cars hit Polish roads in February, a 6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.4% to 87,750 units. Private sales account for 36.1% of the market while fleet sales are at 63.9%.…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record third place in Turkiye in February. The Turkish new light vehicle market is down -3% year-on-year in February to 88,039 sales. Thanks to a strong January figure, the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +2.5% to 163,401. Renault (+21.2%) continues…
The Move (+39.4%) helps Daihatsu up 18.5% in February. The Japanese new vehicle market is shy in February at -3.5% year-on-year to 394,965 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.9% to 762,717. The Top 3 carmakers all fall a little faster than the market. Toyota is off -8.1% to…