VW ID.7 sales are up 13-fold in April. New car sales in Norway edge up 0.4% year-on-year in April to 11,286 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28% to 42,882. BEV sales gain 8.9% year-on-year to 10,942 and 97% share, a new record eclipsing the previous best of 96.4%…
The Skoda Elroq lands inside the Finnish Top 10. First positive month of 2025 for new car sales in Finland at +2% to 6,133 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.6% to 22,583. Toyota (-25.4%) salvages its pole position in the brands ranking despite a hefty year-on-year fall. In…
Jaecoo holds 5.3% of the Israeli market in April with just one model, the J7. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today April results by brand for the Israeli market. Models data is a quarterly occurrence. 19,568 new light vehicles hit Israeli roads in April,…
The Dacia Bigster breaks into the Icelandic Top 10 for its first month of sales. 1,447 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a shy 6.2% improvement. Year-to-date it's 3,704 vehicles that left dealerships, a 34.8% surge on devastated year-ago volumes. Kia (+83.7%) is back to #1 for the second…
GWM is the third best-selling brand in Ecuador in March, helped by the Poer pickup. The Ecuadorian new car market collapses -32.9% year-on-year in March to just 9,055 units, keeping in mind March 2024 was artificially boosted by pulled forward sales before the introduction of a new 15% tax. The…
A new generation of Ford Taurus is on sale in the Middle East. The Saudi new car market is up by a very solid 12.2% year-on-year over Q1 2025 to 220,387 units. Toyota (+9.1%) stays on top of the brands charts with 25.6% share, distancing Hyundai (+22.2%) at 15.2%. Kia…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE. 81,054 new vehicles found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates over the first quarter of 2025, a 7.1% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 manufacturers stay unchanged and all trail the market: Toyota (+1.3%) holds 23% share ahead of Nissan…
The Tank 500 signs its first Top 10 finish in the world. The Qatari new vehicle market soars +23.8% year-on-year over Q1 to 22,010 sales. Toyota (+9.6%) can't catch up with the overall growth rate and sees its share decline from 32% to a still ultra dominant 28.3%. The most…
The Suzuki Jimny is up 25-fold over Q1. It's a mediocre start of the year for new vehicle sales in Lebanon, collapsing -40.5% to just 3,903 units. Toyota (-54.6%) falls ever harder and see its market share thaw from 40.8% to 31%. Former #2 Nissan is off -91.4% to #5.…
The Jetour T2 climbs to 4th position over Q1 in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is up 5.5% year-on-year over Q1 to 35,394 units. As is the case in most countries in the region, Toyota (+12.3%) dominates head and shoulders with 28.9% share. Nissan (+0.6%) is more discreet at…
The Toyota Land Cruiser pickup is equal #1 in Jordan. The Jordanian new vehicle market edges up 2.7% year-on-year over Q1 to 8,865 registrations. Toyota (+5.4%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 32.6% share, whereas Kia (-21.3%) dives down to 22% of the market vs. 28.7% a year…
Kia Sportage sales are up 121.1% year-on-year. Excellent start of the year for the Iraqi new vehicle market with sales up 17.1% over Q1 to 44,621. Kia (+25.9%) reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota (-9.3%) which was #1 over Q1 2024. MG (+68%) advances to #3 ahead of Nissan…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling new car in Greece in March. First positive month of the year for the Greek new car market at +2% to 12,719 units in March. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -9.5% to 33,196. Toyota (+18.1%) vastly outruns the market to easily…
The Station Wagon variant accounts for 77% of Kia Ceed sales in March. After falling -16.8% in January and -19.4% in February, the Slovak new car market significantly slows down its fall in March at -2.4% to 7,567 registrations. Keep in mind March 2024 was already down -12.4% on the…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the best-selling car in Moldova in March. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan market off -6.2% year-on-year to 705 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.9% to 1,951. This month the Skoda Kodiaq (+290.9%) and Kia Sportage (+13.5%) upset the…