The Kia Sorento is #1 at home for the second year in a row. Discover over 35 years of South Korean Historical Data here. 1,675,692 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in 2025, a 3.3% year-on-year improvement. This includes 1,368,561 local vehicles (+0.7%) and 307,131 foreigners (+16.7%). Hyundai (+3.5%)…
The Omoda 5 is the surprise best-seller in London in 2025. Discover over a decade of London Historical Data here. According to data by SMMT, new car sales in Greater London gain a very solid 7.2% year-on-year in 2025 to 91,696. The models ranking is completely reshuffled this year and…
The Honda N-BOX is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2025. Discover 55 years of Japanese Historical Data here. The Japanese new car market is up 3.3% year in 2025 to 4,565,777 units. This increase is solely due to Daihatsu rallying back up 46.2% on a scandal-ridden 2024 result. Daihatsu…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record 2nd place at home. Discover 93 years of Czech Historical Data here. 248,719 new cars hit Czech roads in 2025, a sturdy 7.4% year-on-year improvement. Local behemoth Skoda (+7.4%) exactly matches its home market to stay at 33.7% share. It peaked at…
The VW Tiguan is the most popular car in Switzerland in 2025. Discover 55 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. Swiss new car sales drop -2.4% year-on-year in 2025 to 233,737 units. 4x4 sales are off -5% to 118,342 and 50.6% share vs. 52% in 2024. Petrol registrations are…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Portugal for the first time since 2020. Discover over 35 years of Portugal Historical Data here. 225,039 new cars hit Portuguese roads in 2025, up 7.3% year-on-year. Peugeot (+0.2%) is stable and holds onto the brands pole position despite seeing its share thaw to…
The Renault Clio nameplate has been #1 in France for a total of 23 years. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. The French new car market is in hell in 2025 with sales down -5% to just 1,632,154. Stunningly, this is even lower than pandemic-hit 2020 (1,650,188).…
The Ford Puma is #1 in the UK for the third year in a row. Discover 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 2,020,520 new cars found a buyer in the UK in 2025, a 3.5% year-on-year lift and the first time above 2 million sales since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,311,140)…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-seller at home for the first time. Discover 75 years of Swedish Historical Data here New car sales in Sweden edge up 1.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 272,987 units. Rechargeable cars are up 9.6% to 172,507 and 63.2% share vs. 58.4% in 2024. In the…
The BMW 7 Series almost doubles its Chinese sales year-on-year in November. Imports of new cars in China are fast becoming a thing of the past, with November volumes down another -20% to just 41,730. Keep in mind November 2024 sales were already off -21% on the year prior. Year-to-date,…
The BMW X1 jumps inside the Top 10 in November. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cypriot new car drops -8.6% year-on-year in November to 980 units. The year-to-date tally is also in negative at -3.1% to 13,930. This month Toyota (+15.6%) ascends to its first…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller in Europe for the 4th time this year. The European new light vehicle market (EU+EFTA+UK) edges up 2.2% year-on-year in November to 1,054,655 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 1.8% to 12,119,467. ACEA has the market up 2.4% to 1,079,563 for the…
The Renault 5 is the third best-selling vehicle at home in November. 22/12 update: Now with Top 300 models ranking. 3/12 update: Now with Top 50 All brands ranking. The French new car market ends a streak of three consecutive months of year-on-year gains with November figures down -0.3% to…
The Renault 5 is up to a record 6th place in November. New car sales in Portugal edge up 0.4% year-on-year in November to 16,459 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 7.7% to 204,160. This month Renault (+15%) is up two spots to lead the brands charts with 8.9% share…
A long awaited facelifted Proton Saga is about to hit the Malaysian market. 80,490 new light vehicles found a buyer in Malaysia in November, a solid 7.3% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally stands at 689,766. Homegrown behemoth Perodua (+1.1%) only edges up but manages a share superior to its YTD…