The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #5 in New Zealand in October. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 13.3% year-on-year in October to 14,240, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.1% to 115,035. Toyota (+32%) surges ahead to 29.9% share vs. 24% year-to-date. This is the Japanese carmaker's highest…
Toyota Corolla Cross sales are up 195.7% YoY in October. 21/11 update: Now with the Top 108 models ranking YTD The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 7.7% year-on-year in October to 10,800 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is also up 7.7% to 106,755. When adding Light commercials, the…
The VinFast Limo Green ranks #3 in Vietnam in October. According to data by local association VAMA and Hyundai, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is off -7% year-on-year in October to 43,170 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 330,383. This month once again we have access to…
The Omoda C5 reaches a record 7th place in Chile this month. After gaining 23.7% last month, the Chilean new light vehicle market falls back to earth in October at -14.8% year-on-year to 23,531 units. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +2.4% to 255,401. Hyundai (+1.9%) defies the…
Chevrolet S10 sales are up 58.5% year-on-year in October. New light vehicle sales in Mexico advance 6.3% year-on-year in October to 129,736 units. This is the 2nd largest October volume in Mexican history below the 137,383 of October 2016. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +0.3% to 1,205,001. Nissan…
The Hyundai Kona cracks the Australian Top 5 for the first time. 12/11 update: Now with Top 339 All models ranking. 100,658 new cars found an Australian buyer in October, a small 0.7% year-on-year increase but the 2nd largest October volume in history below the 106,809 of October 2023. The…
The Suzuki Swift doubles its sales year-on-year. It's another excellent month for new vehicle sales in South Africa, scoring an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year double digit gains at +16% to 55,956. This is also the 13th straight month of lifts and the biggest October tally since 2014 (59,262). The…
Opel sales more than double year-on-year in October. It's a disappointing month for new car sales in Luxembourg, off -9% year-on-year in October to 3,801 units. A good start of the year maintains the YTD volume in positive at +0.6% to 40,295. Volkswagen (+2.5%) is back to the brands pole position…
BMW 5 Series sales are up 78.5% year-on-year in October. It's another very solid month for new car sales in Germany, up 7.8% year-on-year in October to 250,133. This result tilts the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +0.5% to 2,360,481. Notably, BEV sales soar 47.7% to 52,425 and 21%…
The Chery Tiggo 7 is up to #6 in Scotland in October. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in October. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, UK overall sales figures are already included in the October 2025…
The Dacia Bigster hots a record ranking and share in October. The Romanian new car market shoots up 11.1% year-on-year in October to 12,839 units, but the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -4.3% to 121,610. Homegrown superstar Dacia (+15.6%) holds a 26.8% share vs. 28.3% so far this…
Toyota is up 11.8% and Lexus up 11.8%, the largest gains in market. Note: This report only features the OEMs still reporting monthly figures. Most carmakers report quarterly. As expected, the end of the $7,500 EV federal tax credit at the end of September has hampered US sales this month.…
The Jaecoo 7 has never been that close to the UK podium. According to local association SMMT, UK new car sales are stable in October at +0.5% to 144,948 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.9% to 1,723,120. SMMT now predicts the UK market will top 2 million sales…
The HR-V helps push Honda to #2 brand in October. In early September, the Taiwanese government extended the NT$50,000 reduction in commodity tax for trade-ins, and further increased the reduction to NT$50,000 for passenger cars under 2.0 litres, coupled with the proposed extension of the exemption of license plate tax…
Mazda is the biggest gainer in the Saudi Top 10 through September. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia gain 6.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2025 to 620,397 units. Toyota (+4.7%) remains the uncontested leader in the brands charts at 28% share and despite trailing the market…