The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May. 25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
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%…
First Top 10 finish for the BMW X3 (including the iX3, pictured). 49,590 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.4% to 253,067 after five months. Brand leaders Toyota (-6.2%) and Skoda (-7%) can't capitalise on the market growth but…
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…
The Tesla Model Y holds 20.1% of the Norwegian market in May. 15,560 new cars hit Norwegian roads in May, a solid 9.1% year-on-year improvement and the biggest May tally in 40 years: since 1986. However the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -5.8% to 53,846. At 15,210 sales, BEVs…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time in two years. New car sales in Finland are stable in May at -0.5% to 6,666 units, leading to a year-to-date volume also down -0.5% to 29,152. Toyota (+38.9%) posts a sensational month and is up to…
Leapmotor sales are up 620.7% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Belgium drop -2.1% year-on-year in May to 33,625 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -4.1% to 185,232. BMW (+7.3%) defies the negative market to remain by far the most popular marque in the country at 11.1%…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 49.5% in May. 33,076 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in May, a 3.7% year-on-year improvement. This is still a poor performance as May 2025 was off -23.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.3% to 160,917. Toyota (+10.2%) outpaces the market…
The BYD Atto 2 is up to a record 13th place in April. The Spanish new car market is uncharacteristically down year-on-year in May, albeit at a tiny -0.8% to 111,894 units. This is the first YoY drop since August 2024. The year-to-date volume is still in positive however at…
Chinese brands account for 16.5% of the UK market in April. Picture carmagazine.co.uk Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 6.4% year-on-year in April to 1,155,601 units. The year-to-date volume after four months is up 4.7% to 4,687,265. According to ACEA, sales are up 7% for the month…
BYD crosses the 30% share milestone for the first time. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Singapore at +15.3% year-on-year in April to 4,553 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 20.3% to 17,875. BYD (+70.9%) continues to fly high, even breaking its market share record…
The BMW X1 is the most popular vehicle with German private buyers in April. 88,204 new cars four a private buyer in Germany in April, a 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) stands at 35.4% vs. 33.6% a year ago in April 2025. The year-to-date tally is up…
The BYD Atto 3 is up to 6th place in Austria in April. The Austrian new car market continues on its outstanding run: after growing by 27.2% in March, it is up by another 10.7% in April to 27,509. As a result the year-to-date volume is up by a strong…