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 BMW iX3 breaks into the Swedish Top 10 for the first time. The Swedish new car market is up 8% year-on-year in June to 29,759 units, tilting the H1 volume into positive territory at +0.6% to 141,851. BEV sales are up 21.3% year-on-year to 13,014 and 43.7% share vs.…
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 Tenet T4L lands directly in 5th place. New car sales in Russia are up 29% year-on-year in June to 116,276 units, leading to a H1 volume up 14.8% to 608,618. Local behemoth Lada (+16.2%) leads again but trails its home market once again and sees its share thaw from…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to 4th place in Taiwan in June. New car sales in Taiwan rally back up 20.5% year-on-year in June to 41,361, leading to a year-to-date volume now in positive at +1.7% to 202,278. Toyota (+29.7%) continues to impress at 30.5% share but the best…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the third month in a row. It's another fantastic month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, with May sales soaring 42.8% to 28,180. Taking into account that May 2025 was already up 33.1% on the year prior, this is…
Toyota Corolla Fielder Last week I was lucky enough to visit Auckland in New Zealand. The car landscape is fascinating here, and it is well worth an Explore update. New Zealand's particularity is that, unlike neighbour Australia, it allows the mass importation of used cars, mainly cheap Japanese models. Japanese…
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 Jaecoo J5 EV breaks into the Australian Top 10 in May. 23/06 update: Now with Top 330 All models ranking. 106,887 new vehicles hit Australian roads, a -2.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date volume after five months stands at 491,523, off -1% over the same period a year ago. Private…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. It's a difficult month for new car sales in Malaysia with May volumes off -10.7% year-on-year to 66,053. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just, at +0.07% to 335,853. Perodua (-22%) skids down to 37.1% share vs. 38.9% year-to-date…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 4th place in May. The Mexican new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 127,107 units. This is a new May record, eclipsing the 122,925 sales of May 2017. At 627,619 units after 5 months, sales are also at a…
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 C-HR+ is an instant blockbuster in Denmark. The Danish new car market advances 6.3% year-on-year in May to 19,092 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12.8% to 79,549. According to Mobility Denmark, BEVs account for a stunning 78.7% share in May and 80.1% year-to-date. Toyota (+53.7%) leaps…
The Tesla Model 3 is the favourite of German private buyers in May. Sales to private customers in Germany are up 8.3% year-on-year in May to 85,243 units for a 35.6% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 32.9% a year ago. The year-to-date tally is up 3.9% to 401,549 and 33.8%…
It looks like a kei car, but it's not. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 2.8% year-on-year in May to 332,997 units. This means the YTD tally is now in positive at +0.4% to 1,960,306. Toyota (+12.6%) continues to evolve much better than its home market and delivers a…