The Lexus ES is once again the #1 imported car in China. (next gen pictured) 49,531 new imported cars found a buyer in China in June, a -7.7% year-on-year regression. The year-to-date tally is now off -11.5% to 280,132. Like last month, Lexus (+14.7%) stands out as the only year-on-year…
Honda CR-V sales are up 25.4% over Q2. Estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market up 5.3% year-on-year in June to 178,000 units. However the year-ago comparison base was particularly low and the SAAR comes in at 1.81 million, the lowest level so far…
First Top 10 finish for the Kia EV3. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus edge down -4.9% year-on-year in June to 1,347. The H1 2025 tally is off -6.5% to 8,221. Kia (-36.2%) and Volkswagen (-15%) remain the two favourite carmakers in…
Cadillac sales are up 16.5% as the Vistiq enters the charts. The U.S. new light vehicle market grows just 3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to 8,140,775 units. The outlook for H2 is weak as U.S. import tariffs take full effect and increase car prices. AlixPartners estimate carmakers…
Hyundai Avante sales are up 55.7% at home in June. New light vehicle sales in South Korea gain a solid 5.9% year-on-year in June to 145,486 units. This includes 117,707 sales for local manufacturers (+5%) and 27,779 for foreigners (+9.8%). H1 volumes are up 3.6% to 824,806 units including 686,686…
The Geely Xingyuan sells over 200,000 units in just 6 months. Over the First Half of 2025, Chinese passenger vehicle wholesales (= factory shipments) gain a splendid 12.2% year-on-year to 13,279,000 units. This is a new record at this stage of the year, eclipsing the previous mark hit in 2022,…
Leapmotor sells almost 45,000 units in China in June. According to data by local association CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market is up a fantastic 13.8% year-on-year in June to 2,904,000 units. Passenger Cars shipments are up an even more impressive 15.1% to 2,490,000 units. This includes 1,339,000 SUVs (+18.3%), 1,039,000…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 5-fold as production was disrupted last year. 2,345,459 new vehicles hit Japanese roads over the First Half 2025, a solid 10.2% year-on-year improvement on weak year-ago results hampered by production stops. Toyota (+13.8%) outpaces its home market to grow to 30.9% share, with Suzuki (+0.5%)…
First Top 10 finish in the world for the Peugeot 408. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan disappoint again in June at -17.5% year-year to 34,320 units. This leads to a H1 2025 volume down -14.4% to 198,967. This poor result is attributed by the local specialised press to a wait-and-see…
Cupra will soon outsell Seat in Germany. The German new car market is off -4.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to 1,402,789 units. This result is down -24% on the pre-pandemic H1 2019 levels of 1,849,000. BEV sales are up 35.1% to 248,726 and 17.7% share vs. 12.5%…
The Opel Corsa signs its first podium finish in over two years. 256,193 new cars found a German buyer in June, a harsh -13.8% year-on-year fall. The H1 2025 volume is down -4.7% to 1,402,789. This is to be compared with pre-pandemic June 2019 levels of 325,231 sales for the month…
Dacia Jogger sales are up 64.4% in June. 22,208 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in June, a tiny -0.6% year-on-year drop. The H1 volume is up 2.9% to 122,639. Skoda (+8.4%) and Toyota (+10.8%) both post solid gains to hold onto the brands top spots with 32.1% and…
First Top 10 finish at home for the Dacia Bigster. New car sales in Romania implode once again in June at a devastating -50.3% year-on-year to 10,612, leading to a H1 2025 tally off -22.4% to 64,821. Keep in mind however that June 2024 volumes were up a spectacular 62.1%…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to a record 7th place in June. It's a very sturdy month for new car sales in Portugal in June: up 14.8% year-on-year to 23,184 units. This leads the H1 2025 tally up 6.5% to 124,026. Peugeot (+28.8%) easily holds onto the brands top…
The Omoda 5 lands directly in third place in London. 46,278 new cars found a buyer in Greater London over the First Half of 2025, a solid 7.6% year-on-year improvement. The best selling models here have gone to a complete reshuffle compared to last year. The Toyota bZ4X surprises everyone…