This past September I was fortunate enough to visit two small Greek islands in the Cyclades: Amorgos and Koufonisia. Like it was the case in Malta, islands have a very peculiar car landscape, with cars surviving longer given the small distances. One obvious element in the Greek car landscape is…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #5 in Bulgaria in October. But are these all "real" sales? New car sales in Bulgaria leap up another brilliant 26.6% year-on-year in October to 5,499 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 9% to 45,774. Toyota (+53.6%) takes the lead of the…
The Seat Ibiza is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Austria in October. Another very satisfying month for new car sales in Austria, up 11.4% year-on-year in October to 24,479. Through October, volumes are up 12.5% to 239,594. Volkswagen (+34.4%) stays on top of the brands charts with 14.7% share, distancing…
The Renault 5 holds a record 3.3% share at home in October. 07/11 update: Now with Top 54 All brands and Top 323 All models. According to figures by AAA Data, the French new car market is up for the third month in a row in October but still very…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Brazil. 248,118 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in October a small -0.5% dip. This is still a very strong result as October 2024 was the largest October result since 2014 (291.412). The year-to-date tally is now up 3% to 2,055,699, the…
Volvo EX/XC40 sales are up 60.2% in October. 24,078 new cars found a Swedish buyer in October, a -3.8% year-on-year loss. It brings the year-to-date tally to 228,105, this time up 4.4%. Company sales account for over 60% of the market. Two out of Three new cars this month are…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Argentina. It's another month of spectacular growth for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +17.3% year-on-year to 49,111 units. This is the highest October result in 8 years: since October 2017 (76,096). Toyota (-13.9%) continues to dominate despite a harsh YoY…
Toyota Yaris Cross sales are up 26.4% in October. The Italian new car market is back in negative in October at -0.6% to 125,826. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.7% to 1,293,366. This is off 332,000 or -20.4% on pre-pandemic 2019. Once again private sales are weak at -12.2%…
Jetour sales double year-on-year in the UAE. The Emirati new car market is up 5.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2025 to 241,038. However this is mainly due to the addition of BMW/Mini whose sales were unavailable in 2024. Without the German manufacturer, the market is up by…
Skoda Octavia sales are up 124.6% year-on-year in September. Data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto shows a Serbian new car market up 17.6% year-on-year in September to 2,540 units. The year-to-date tally is up 5.2% to 27,645. The Skoda Octavia (+124.6%) surges ahead to the pole position,…
BYD sales are up 455.5% year-on-year in September Another outstanding month for new car sales in Uruguay, up 30.8% year-on-year in September to 6,795. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.4% to 49,158. The event of the month is delivered by Chinese behemoth BYD, up a surreal 455.5% year-on-year to…
The VW ID.3 is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in Germany. 80,551 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in September, a sturdy 16.8% year-on-year improvement for a 34.2% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 33% a year ago. Year-to-date volumes are up 4% to 715,408 and a…
MiThe Mitsubishi ASX sold in New Caledonia is not the European model. Continuing social unrest means New Caledonian new car sales freefall again through September at -23.3% to 2,487 units. Keep in mind the year-ago volume was already off -48.7% on the year prior. Toyota (-41.7%) falls markedly faster than…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium for the third time in the past 5 months. 14/10 update: Now with complete models data. The Belgian new car market is stable in September at -0.5% year-on-year to 31,519 units. The year-to-date tally remains in frank negative however at -9.2% to 323,868.…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is the uncontested leader in Saudi Arabia this month. The Saudi new light vehicle market is up a solid 6.8% year-on-year in August to 73,153 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 8.3% to 545,740. Toyota (+5.2%) trails the market slightly but still signs a…