The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the first time since October 2022. According to data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) step up 2.8% year-on-year in March to 1,422,658 units. This compensates for negative results in January and February to stabilise the Q1 volume…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus both for the month and YTD. According to numbers by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, 1,601 new cars found a buyer in Cyprus in March, a solid 11.4% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a stable Q1 volume at -0.3%…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in March. New vehicle sales in New Zealand edge up 2.6% year-on-year in March to 11,913, a poor showing given March 2024 was off -27.3% on the year prior, which itself was down -24% on March 2022... The Q1 volume…
The Fiat 600 ranks #7 in Portugal in March. New car sales in Portugal are up a solid 7.8% year-on-year to 24,578 in March, reducing the YTD fall to -0.8% to 58,545. Peugeot (+22.3%) surges ahead to cement its domination of the brands charts with 10.7% share. Renault (+3.7%) remains…
The Nissan Qashqai is the most popular vehicle in Hungary in March and ranks #4 over Q1 16/04 update: Now with Q1 2025 Top 50 models (PC+LCV). 13,199 new cars hit Hungarian roads in March, a +2.4% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a Q1 tally up 3.8% to 32,899. Suzuki…
Chevrolet Silverado sales are up 13.1% over Q1. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new car market sports a very decent +11.4% year-on-year lift in March to 185,000 units, the best March result since 2018. The SAAR comes it an 2.02 million vs. 1.74 million in March 2025.…
A new models pushes Chevrolet Equinox sales up 50.1% The March U.S. new car sales figure was impacted by the urgency created by the 25% import tariff announcement. Customers rushed to purchase vehicles in the final days of the month , leading to a March volume up 9.1% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Hilux Revo is the most popular vehicle in Thailand in February. 48,546 new light vehicles found a buyer in Thailand in February, leading to a year-to-date tally at 112,160. Toyota remains the overwhelming leader with 41.8% share vs. 39% so far this year. Honda overtakes Isuzu to reclaim…
The Mahindra Pik up ranks inside the South African Top 10 for the first time 49,493 new vehicles found a buyer in South Africa in March, a fantastic 12.5% year-on-year gain marking a 6th consecutive month in positive. Dealer sales account for 86.8% of sales at 42,953 units, with rental…
The BYD Shark 6 is the third best-selling pickup in Australia again. 10/04 update: Now with Top 335 All models ranking. For the first time this year, the Australian new vehicle market is in positive, delivering a new March record at 111,617 units (+1.8%). Q1 sales are off -2.8% to…
The Dacia Duster holds onto the Romanian top spot. Romanian new car sales sport a second straight positive month in March at +8.4% year-on-year to 9,922 units. The Q1 volume tilts into positive at +1.4% to 33,692. Homegrown Dacia (-2.8%) can't capitalise on the market growth and sees its share…
The Skoda Elroq already outsells fellow BEV the Enyaq. 22,566 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in March, a stellar 19.3% year-on-year improvement, keeping in mind March 2024 was off -15.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume after three months is up 3.6% to 59,686. Local behemoth Skoda…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in March. Finnish new car sales endure a third straight negative month in March (and 15th out of the past 16 months) at -4.7% to 6,082 units. The Q1 tally is off -9.4% to 16,447. Toyota (-21.4%) keeps the brands pole…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Northern Ireland in March. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2025 UK…
The Ford Puma is back to #1 in the UK. In the most important month of the year (new '25 license plate released), UK sales grow by a splendid 12.4% year-on-year to 357,103 units, single handedly tiling the Q1 2025 tally into positive at +6.4% to 580,502. This is the…