The VW T-Roc is the third best-selling vehicle in Belgium over Q1 2026. New car sales in Belgium are back into positive territory in March at a solid +8.8% year-on-year to 43,733 units. The Q1 volume is off -5.9% to 113,805. Over Q1, private buyers account for 48.8% of the…
The VW Touareg is up to a world best #4 in Ukraine in March. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine are up a robust 10.9% year-on-year in March to 5,534 units, bringing the year-to-date tally over the First Quarter to 14,446, up 3.7% on the same period in 2025. Toyota…
The Nissan Gravite has landed in the Indian market. Indian new car wholesales surge 16% year-on-year in March to 447,702 units, smashing the previous March record of 385,842 established just last year. It's the 6th consecutive year the March record is broken. The Q1 volume is up 13.1% to 1,320,914,…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in March. Solid month for new car sales in Portugal at +8.6% year-on-year in March to 26,680 units. The Q1 volume is up by an even better +9.4% to 64,060. In the brands ranking, Mercedes (+6.2%) reclaims the top spot…
The Chery Tiggo 4 is inside the Romanian Top 10 in March. After two horrendous months, the Romanian new car market recovers slightly in March at +4.6% year-on-year to 10,383 units. The Q1 volume is off -19% to 27,275. Local behemoth Dacia (-21.3%) continues to freefall at just 17.9% share…
The Toyota C-HR is up to a record #2 in Turkiye in March. The Turkish new light vehicle market continues to slide in March at -12.7% on a record March 2025 volume to 101,997. The Q1 result is now down -3.9% to 265,398. Only three Top 10 brands are in…
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…
The Leapmotor T03 becomes the first Chinese model to enter the Italian podium. New car sales in Italy are up by a solid 7.6% year-on-year in March to 185,367 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.2% to 484,802. Private sales are up 18% to 95,638 and 51.2% share vs.…
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…