First Top 10 finish for the Geely Galaxy Starship 7 Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up a splendid 32% year-on-year in July to 1,338 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 26.7% to 7,253. In July the Top 10 models are…
The Renault Twingo is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in July. 5,743 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in July, a splendid 12.4% year-on-year improvement. After seven months, the YTD tally is up 16.6% to 41,086. Volkswagen (+1.9%) misses out on the market's euphoria but remains a distant leader…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Poland for the 2nd straight month. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 11.8% year-on-year in July to 56,205 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 368,253. Toyota (-7.1%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 13% share…
The Cupra Raval is up to #5 in the Netherlands for its 2nd month in market. New car sales in the Netherlands are down -2.6% year-on-year in July to 28,066 units. BEVs are the most popular powertrain at 47.3% share vs. 30.8% a year ago thanks to sales up 48.6%…
The Fiat Grande Panda is produced in Kragujevac. Data shared by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian new car market surging 32.2% year-on-year in June at 5,023 units. This means the H1 2026 volume is now up 17.9% to 22,168. The Skoda Octavia (+99.3%) doubles its sales…
The Omoda 9 is up to #22 overall in Czechia in June. The Czech new car market soars 18.9% year-on-year in June to 26,398 units, leading to a H1 volume up 5.8% to 129,810. Local behemoth Skoda (+24.7%) manages to outpace its home market to 33.8% share, however this is…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Hungary over H1 but 80% are reexported. 15,100 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in June, a fantastic +31.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year stands at 74,905, up 13.3% on H1 2025. Including LCV the June tally is 17,686…
The Seal 6 Touring is the first BYD to enter the Croatian Top 20. The Croatian new car market edges up 1.2% year-on-year in June to 8,886 units, leading to a H1 volume up 5.5% to 43,540. Skoda (-15.5%) reclaims the brands top spot off Volkswagen (+2.2%) despite a harsh…
The Renault Duster is the most popular vehicle in Ukraine in June. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market is down -8.1% year-on-year in June to 6,102 units, leading to a H1 volume off -4.8% to 31,304. Toyota (-20.1%) easily retains the brands top spot with 12.4% share and despite a…
The new Omoda 9 is inside the Slovak Top 50 in May. After sinking -16.4% in April, the Slovak new car market slows down its fall to -6.3% YoY in May to 7,166 units. The year-to-date volume is down -6% to 34,165. There's no surprise atop the brands ranking: Skoda…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far this year. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market is off a harsh -17% year-on-year in May to 5,647 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -4% to 25,715. Toyota (-29.9%) craters but still easily wins the brands…
The Geely EX5 is #1 in Moldova for the third time in the past 4 months. According to our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova are up a sturdy 11.3% year-on-year in May to 1,070 units. The year-to-date tally surges 25.3% to 4,768. The Geely EX5 repeats…
The Suzuki S-Cross is up 72.2% in April. With a bit of delay we can now share with you Slovak data for April. The market is freefalling at -16.4% year-on-year to just 6,957 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -5.9% to 26,999. Skoda (-17.4%) remains the most popular carmaker by…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Ireland for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Ireland surge 38.3% year-on-year in May to 8,054 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.7% to 83,024. Four of the Top 5 brands register fantastic YoY gains. Volkswagen (+70.3%)…
The Opel Frontera repeats at #2 in Croatia. Excellent month for the Croatian new car market, up 10.8% year-on-year in May to 9,451 units. This is believed to be the largest ever monthly volume in the country, eclipsing the previous best of 9,149 in May 2019. The year-to-date volume is…