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 is up 74,905, up 13.3% on H1 2025. Including LCV the June tally stands at…
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…
The Mercedes GLC is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in May. Swiss new car sales edge down -1.1% year-on-year in May to 19,741 units, leading to a stable (+0.02%) year-to-date tally at 91,341. 4x4 sales are up 2.5% to 10,190 and 51.6% share vs. 49.8% a year ago, HEVs…
The new EV2 helps Kia up in Sweden this month. 25,985 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a small 1.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.2% to 112,092. BEV sales advance 13.2% to 10,718 and 41.2% share vs. 36.9% in May 2025 while PHEVs are down…
The Skoda Elroq is up to a record #12 in Czechia in April. 22,397 new cars hit Czech roads in April, a solid 5.5% year-on-year increase. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% to 82,949. Local behemoth Skoda (+14.4%) beats its home market to remain at stratospheric heights: 38.4%…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a record third place in Sweden in April. New car sales in Sweden edge down -0.6% year-on-year in April to 24,147 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is now off -1.9% to 86,107. Both brand leaders Volvo (-21.2%) and Volkswagen (-22.7%) are hit full…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is stable in April at -0.2% year-on-year to 18,618 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up just 0.3% to 71,600. 4x4 sales are up 5.9% to 9,980 and 53.6% share vs. 50.5% a…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is only outsold by the Toyota Corolla this month. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance by a very solid 18.9% year-on-year in April to 5,271 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.5% to 18,010. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never…