The new A05 helps Leapmotor reach an all time high volume at home in August. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in August. It's another mediocre month with sales off -24% or almost 500,000 units year-on-year to just 1,481,050 units…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in August. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.6% year-on-year in August to 835,409 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% or 486,000 units to 9,217,977. Local association ACEA shows +5.3% year-on-year growth to 832,637 for the…
Renault 9 19/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 200 All models. We go through another trip to memory lane today, studying French new car sales in 1982. You can also check the Full Year 1981 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years…
Renault 5 17/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 187 All models. We are back with a thorough update of the French car rankings from 1980. You can also check the Full Year 1979 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years of French…
The Mitsubishi Triton is up to #5 in Vietnam in August. Data by VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast show a Vietnamese new vehicle market up 19.4% year-on-year in August to 48,484 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 27.5% to 436,333. Local EV maker VinFast (+84.6%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year…
The Ram 1200 sees its sales grow 221.9% year-on-year. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 2.2% year-on-year on revised August 2025 figures (including Geely and Soueast) to 129,362 units. This is the second highest August volume in Mexican history and the best of 10 years, below the record…
The Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7 is up to a record 4th place at home. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in China, down year-on-year for the 11th time in a row at -23.7% to 1.55 million vehicles. The fall even accelerates, as this is worse than the…
The Geely EX2 is up to #20 for its second month in market. 09/09/26 update: Now with Top 358 All models ranking New vehicle sales in Australia are up 4.9% year-on-year in August to 108,760 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever just below the 109,966 sales of August…
The new generation sends Nissan Elgrand sales up 9-fold year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan grow 2% year-on-year in August to 307,374 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.5% to 3,111,737. Toyota (+10.6%) delivers the best performance in the Top 5 and ends the month just shy of 100,000…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 123% in August. The Chilean new light vehicle market edges up 1.6% year-on-year in August to 27,896 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.1% to 206,192. Toyota (+30.2%) posts a splendid YoY lift to easily dominate the brands ranking with 11% share which is…
First podium finish at home for the Mercedes GLC. The German new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in August to 212,563 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 1,965,024. As a reminder we are -32% below the pre-pandemic August 2019 volume (313,748) and -21% below the 8…
New brand Jeland already holds 2.1% of the Russian market in August. New car sales in Russia fall -6.5% year-on-year in August to 114,285 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 844,999. Homegrown behemoth Lada (-2%) manages to beat the market to 23.7% share, widening the gap with…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 year-to-date. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine drop -29.8% year-on-year in August to just 4,992 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.8% to 42,142. Toyota (+1.2%) defies the negative market to grow to 21.2% share which is believed to be its highest ever…
The Atto 2 pushes BYD to 7th place in August. The Spanish new car market continues on its splendid run this year, with August sales up 11.8% to 68,544 units. This is the best August volume since the 74,426 units of August 2019. This way, the year-to-date tally is up…
The Tesla Model Y is #1 for the fifth straight month. New vehicle sales in Colombia surge another +19.9% year-on-year in July to 28,666 units. This is a particularly strong result given July 2025: was already up 44.7% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is also up by an…