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 Jaecoo J7 is the best-selling vehicle in Israel in 2025. Discover 35 years of Israeli Historical Data here. According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market is up by a solid 8% year-on-year in 2025 to 293,591 units. Toyota (+4%) easily…
The Dacia Logan is #1 in Romania for the 21st straight year. Discover 55 years of Romanian Historical Data here. New car sales in Romania advance 3.8% year-on-year in 2025 to 156,883, the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (161,562). Local behemoth Dacia almost matches its home market at +2.9%…
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 Ford Ranger is #1 in Australia for the third time in a row. Discover 80 years of Australian Historical Data here Once again the Australian new vehicle market has defied gloomy expectations and edges up 0.3% year-on-year in 2025 to a new record 1,241,037 units vs. 1,237.287 in 2024.…
The Fiat Grande Panda has not met expectations in 2025. Consult almost 100 years of Italian Historical Data here The Italian new car market is off -2.1% year-on-year in 2025 to 1,525,722 units. A weak result as this is 20.8% below the pre-pandemic result of 2019 (1,925,535). Worryingly, private sales…
The Dacia Sandero is #1 in Spain for the third year in a row Consult over 50 years of Spanish Historical Data here. It’s an excellent year for new car sales in Spain, with volumes up 12.9% to 1,148,650 units. This is the best annual tally in the country since…
Hyundai i10 sales more than double year-on-year in November. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia edge down -4.2% year-on-year in November to 76,653. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive territory at +4.5% to 773,557 units. Toyota (+2.8%) defies the negative trend and remains ultra dominant at 29.4% share…
The Mitsubishi Outlander ranks #4 in the UAE in November. The Emirati new vehicle market is up 5.1% year-on-year both in November (31,730 units) and year-to-date (304,659). Toyota (+11.9%) manages to outpace the overall growth rate to reach 24.6% share, identical to its YTD level. Nissan (-19.9%) struggles at #2…
Second ever Top 10 finish in New Zealand for the Suzuki Fronx. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -12.8% year-on-year in November to 13,615 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in clear positive at +8.5% to 128,769. Toyota (-14%) single handedly pulls the market down, with the next 9…
The Toyota Yaris Ativ holds 10.6% of the Thai market in November. The Thai new light vehicle market jumps up 13.3% year-on-year in October to 46,050 sales. The year-to-date volume adds up to 510,838. Atop the brands charts, Toyota (+3.8%) and Honda (+4.4%) both trail the market to a still…
BYD sales are up 116.5% year-on-year in November. 4,395 new light vehicles hit Singaporean roads in November, a strong 21.9% year-on-year uptick leading to a year-to-date volume up 23.2% to 46,288. BYD (+116.5%) signs a 10th straight month in pole position, now outselling #2 Toyota (-25.2%), in great difficulty, 2.3…
2024 and 2025 Mexican data is now available for Geely. The Mexican new light vehicle market edges down -0.4% year-on-year in November to 148,361 units, but the year-to-date tally is up 1% to 1,370,056. Nissan (+0.6%) stays on top of the brands charts with 17.6% share, distancing Chevrolet (-4.6%). November…
The Jeep Avenger ends the month just 3 sales off a maiden Top 10 finish. New car sales in Slovenia advance a solid 13.5% year-on-year in November to 4,861 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.8% to 54,164. Volkswagen (+10%) retains the brands top spot with 14.9% share, well ahead…