Nissan Qashqai sales are up 57.5% year-on-year in February. It's another weak result for new car sales in Cyprus, based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, with February volumes down -13.8% year-on-year to 1,107. Keep in mind February 2025 was already off -14.5% on the year…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia so far in 2026. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located north east of Australia, rally back up 33.3% year-on-year on devastated year-ago results (-53.5%) to 633 registrations over the first two months of the year.…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in February. 4,208 new light vehicles found a buyer in Ukraine in February, a steep -13.3% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory as a result at -0.3% to 8,904 units. Toyota (+2%) goes against the grain and advances…
The Dacia Bigster holds a record 5.8% of its home market in February. The Romanian new car market continues on its mediocre start of the year with February off a further -24.3% year-on-year to 8,965 units. The year-to-date tally is down -28.9% to 16,892. Dacia (-52.3%) halves its year-ago volume to…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland jump 25% year-on-year in February to 815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 76.7% to 2,200. This month Dacia (+868.4%!) takes the lead of the brands charts with a gargantuan 22.6% share, with…
Historical Data for over a decade is now available for Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The direct links are below. Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Full Year 2013: Hyundai ix35 triumphs Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Full Year 2015: Podium 100% pickup Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Full Year 2016: Toyota Hilux and Renault…
The Hyundai Tucson accounts for 25.6% of the Icelandic market in January. New car sales in Iceland shoot up 133.6% year-on-year in January to 1,385 units. Hyundai (+519.4%) leaps to a record 30% share thanks to 415 sales vs. 6.4% over the Full Year 2025. It is followed by Dacia…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in January. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine jump 15.2% year-on-year in January to 4,701 units. This month Toyota (+12.5%) is back to the brands top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 with a strong 16.2% share vs. just…
The Telsa Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in 2025. Discover 25 years of Icelandic Historical Data here. After sinking -41.7% in 2024, the Icelandic new car market bounces back up 42.3% in 2025 to 14,547 units. Kia (+49.5%) is the new favourite brand in the market with…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in 2025. Discover over 30 years worth of Hungarian Historical Data here. 05/02 update: Now with Top 150 models. 129,440 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in 2025, a solid 6.4% year-on-year increase over the 121,609 of last year.…
The Skoda Octavia is up to a record 2nd place in January. Mediocre start of the year for the Romanian new car market with sales down a painful -33.5% year-on-year to just 7,927. In all European markets we have covered so far (France, Spain and Italy), Dacia has endured appalling…
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 Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Moldova for the third time. Consult over 50 years worth of Moldovan data here. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up another fantastic 26.7% year-on-year in 2025 to 13,101 units. This follows a 15.2% lift in 2024,…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia for the 5th year in a row. Discover over 20 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. The New Caledonian new car market drops a further -6.9% year-on-year in 2025 to 3,812 sales. Toyota (-34%) collapses and loses six percentage…
The Renault Duster is #1 in Ukraine in 2025 but is threatened by China-made models. Discover 55 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. Thanks to a December volume up 102.1%, the Ukrainian new light vehicle market ends the year with a solid 7.6% uptick to 79,304 sales. Toyota (-3.8%) remains…