The Mercedes GLC is up to #3 in Norway in September. 18,733 new cars found a buyer in Norway in September, up 30.7% year-on-year and a new record for the month, eclipsing the previous best of 17,992 from September 2021. This means the year-to-date tally is now in positive at…
The Geely Starray is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in September. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance 10.4% year-on-year in September to 4,749 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.7% to 44,176. Toyota (+19.3%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 11.3% share for the month.…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in September. The Dutch new car market advances by a splendid 12.6% year-on-year in September to 36,259 units. However the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.9% to 264,701. Toyota (+17.4%) is the best-selling carmaker in the country at…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in September. New car sales in Sweden advance 13.8% year-on-year in September to 28,667 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.8% to 211,786. BEV sales are up 45.8% to 14,034 and 49% share vs. 38.2% in September 2025. In contrast…
The Leapmotor B03X lands directly at #11 for its first month of sales in Iceland. The Icelandic new car market skids -12.5% year-on-year in September to just 935 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -14.7% to 10,107. As usual in end of quarter months, Tesla (-57%) ranks first…
The Twingo E-Tech is shaping up to be another neo-retro smash hit for Renault. It's another satisfying month for new car sales in France, now up 11.6% year-on-year in September to 156,629 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 4.1% to 1,234,952. Enthusiasm needs to be contained however as…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to 2nd place in Saudi Arabia in August. Another mediocre month for the Saudi new car market, at -38.5% year-on-year to 44,423 units in August. The year-to-date tally is off -26.9% or almost 150,000 sales to just 399,028. After a freak 2nd place last…
The Skoda Kamiq sees its sales surge 76.9% year-on-year in August. 6,268 new cars hit Slovak roads in August, a disappointing -6.2% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.9% to 56,712. Market leader Skoda (+11.8%) defies the negative market to cement its leadership at 20.6% share. It is…
The Ford Territory breaks into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time. Once again the Colombian new vehicle market posts a splendid gain with August volumes up 27.4% year-on-year to 27,169. The year-to-date tally is up 42.2% to 213,704. Kia (+51.8%) almost doubles the market growth rate to remain…
Smart #5 and Hyundai Accent Recently I have been lucky enough to have a quick layover in Dubai. This was a good opportunity to quickly scan the car landscape of the city. Note a small number of cars also come from neighbouring Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. Burj Khalifa is…
Geely Monjaro sales shoot up 1355.6% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan progress 6.1% year-on-year in August to 19,104 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.3% to 146,372. Hyundai (+0.3%) remains by far the best-selling brand in the country with 18.9% share, a notable improvement on the…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Greece for the third month in a row. Complete July 2026 data is also included in this article. In July, the Greek new car market edges down -2.6% year-on-year to 13,252 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 97,217 (+5.9%). Toyota (+23.4%) surges…
The Toyota Yaris is estimated to rank #4 in Cyprus in August. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a stable new car market in August at -0.1% year-on-year to 712 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -10.1% to 9324. Toyota (+47.3%)…
The Tata Punch is the best-selling model in India for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. 19/09 update: Now with Top 98 All models ranking. New light vehicle wholesales in India shoot up 34.7% year-on-year in August to an all time high 441,576 units, smashing the previous record…
The Freelander brand has... landed in China. Today with the usual slight delay we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in July. The market continues to freefall at -21.9% year-on-year to 1,411,045 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report.…