The BYD Atto 2 lodges its first Top 20 finish in Croatia, directly at #5 The Croatian new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in July to 6,357 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 49,897. The Top five brands vastly outpace the market with at least double-digit…
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 Zeekr 7X ranks #10 in Australia in July. It's another record month for new vehicle sales in July: up 4.2% year-on-year to 108,577, which is an all time high for July, eclipsing the previous best of 104,244 reached just last year. As a result the market also breaks its…
The Mazda CX-5 is up to a record 8th place in China in July. The Russian new car market edges up 1.2% year-on-year in July to 122,092 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 12.2% to 730,714. For once local behemoth Lada (+3.5%) outpaces its home market to 23.9%…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in June. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to soar, with June sales up another 61.6% year-on-year to 29,086. This way the year-to-date tally is now up 50.3% to 157,869. The market is fragmenting, with the Top 4…
The Changan CS55 Pro ranks #3 in Syria over H1. The Syrian market is now definitely heading in the right direction, going from just 340 units over H1 2025 to 6,151 now. This is also to be compared with the 2,106 units of the Full Year 2025. Compared to last…
BYD sold almost 19,000 units in Australia in June. 27/07 update: Now with Top 350 All models ranking, sales by segment, state, buyer type and country of origin 6/07 update: Now with Top 60 All brands and Top 20 models rankings It's a very eventful month in Australia, with June…
VW Tiguan sales triple year-on-year over Q2. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, new light vehicles sales in June end a streak of 8 consecutive year-on-year declines with a 1.9% uptick to 182,000 units, with one extra selling day. The SAAR stands at 1.84 million, here too stopping a negative…
The VinFast Limo Green is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in June. According to data by VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is up 11.1% year-on-year in June to 52,805 units, leading to a H1 tally up 29.1% to 328,818 (locally made vehicles only). Local EV maker…
The Leapmotor A10 is up to #3 overall for its 4th month in market. According to data by CAAM, wholesales of Chinese-made vehicles are down -3.2% year-on-year in June to 2,810,000 units, after rising 14% to 2,904,000 in June 2025. However this includes exports. Domestic wholesales in contrast dive -23%…
The MG HS is up to a record 4th place in Austria in June. 34,256 new cars hit Austrian roads in June, a splendid 22.9% year-on-year improvement. The YTD total is now up 15% to 164,529. Volkswagen (+5.2%) and Skoda (+15.8%) remain atop the brands charts but both trail the…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to #7 in Romania in June. 16,120 new cars hit Romanian roads in June, a spectacular 51.9% year-on-year improvement. However keep in mind that June 2025 was off a daunting -50.3% on the year prior. As a result we remain well below the 21,358…
The Honda N-BOX is the most popular model in Japan. New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 1.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 2,387,189 units. Toyota (+5.4%) progresses from 30.9% share in 2025 to 32% this year, leaving Suzuki (-1.4%) in the dust. Honda (+0.3%) is stable…
The Toyota Land Cruiser (incl. the 70 Series) ranks #6 in the regular car ranking. The Japanese new vehicle market is up by a solid 8.6% year-on-year in June to 426,993 units. Toyota (+18.6%) continues to outpaces its home market to a splendid 33.2% share. Suzuki (+2.3%) follows but sells…
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…