Tenet holds 9.9% of the Russian market in March. Russian new car sales advance 30.6% year-on-year in March to 104,278 units, however this is mainly catching up on lost ground as March 2025 was off -45.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive for Q1 at +7.3%…
The Xiaomi YU7 is the best-selling vehicle in China (retail) so far in 2026. Retail sales for the selection of vehicles included in this update drop -16.1% in January to 1,496,644 units and -14.2% in February to 1,112,041. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -15.3% to 2,608,685. BSCB is…
Surprise in Moldova: the Geely EX5 is the best-selling vehicle in February. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market surges 25.9% year-on-year in February to 826 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.4% to 1,424 units. We have a big surprise atop…
First Top 10 finish for the Jetour X70 Plus in Panama New light vehicle sales in Panama progress 2% year-on-year in February to 5,087 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 9,932. Toyota (-25%) remains the dominant force in the market despite freefalling year-on-year to 16% share vs…
The Li i6 scores its first Top 10 finish only five months after launch. According to data by the CAAM, Chinese wholesales drop a harsh -15.2% year-on-year in February to 1,805,000 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -8.8% to 4,152,000. Passenger Vehicles are down -15.4% to 1,536,000 for the month…
The Nissan Kicks hits a record 5th place in Mexico in February. The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable in February at -0.2% year-on-year to 118,305 units. The year-to-date volume is up 4.4% to 250,084. Nissan (-5.5%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but sees…
The MG ZX is the previous generation ZS New vehicle sales in Chile advance 6.1% year-on-year in February to 22,318, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.6% to 47,619. In the brands charts, Toyota (-0.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 despite edging down. #1…
The Chery Tiggo 4 is up to #3 year-to-date in Australia. 10/03 update: Now with Top 335 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 94,131 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -1.3% to 181,884. Petrol sales fall -17.7% to 33,309, diesel…
Omoda Jaecoo is the most popular carmaker in Israel in February. According to data by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market is up a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year in February to 27,214 units. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at -3.4% to 68,832. After breaking all records…
The Haval Jolion breaks into the Ghanaian Top 10 in 2025. Discover over 10 years of Ghanaian Historical Data here It's a nightmare year for new light vehicle sales in Ghana, at -60.2% to just 6,523 units. Toppled last year by the Nissan Navara (-46.4%), the Toyota HIlux (-31.5%) reclaims…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is up to #4 in the UAE in January. The UAE new light vehicle market edges down -1.8% year-on-year in January to 24,331 units. Toyota (-0.3%) is stable at 24.1% share, distancing Nissan (+3.1%) at 17%. Mitsubishi (+12.6%) impresses at #3 while Jetour (+63.1%) continues to spectacularly…
BYD overtakes Ford to rank #6 in the world in 2025. Discover 65 years of World Historical Data here In 2025 the Toyota Group (+6.3%) easily retains the #1 worldwide OEM top spots thanks to a sturdy growth. The gap with the VW Group (+3%) increases from 1.972 million to…
Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive pictures of the modern cars of Cuba. We have already covered 1950s vintage Americans (60,000 are still in circulation) symbolic of the country, so this post will focus on the more recent car park in Cuba…
The Fiat Strada is up to #3 in Paraguay in 2025. Discover 15 years of Paraguay Historical Data here 38,611 new light vehicles hit Paraguayan roads in 2025, a solid 11.2% year-on-year lift. Toyota (-4.5%) reclaims the brands top spot off Kia (-20.1%) with Chevrolet (-9.1%) and Hyundai (-5.2%) camping…
The Xiaomi YU7 is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. Data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show wholesales drop -3.2% year-on-year in January to 2,346,000 units. However this includes exports (+44.9%) and the models included in our wholesales database add up to just 1,558,135 units, off…