First Top 20 finish in New Zealand for the BYD Sealion 6. New vehicle sales in New Zealand rally back up 26% year-on-year in June to 11,862 units. However June 2024 was a low month down -63.1% on the year-prior. The June result includes 8,245 passenger cars (including. SUV), up…
The Thar (+60.1%) helps propel Mahindra to #2 in the brands charts. The Indian new wholesales market edges up 1.3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to reach a record 2,188,990 units. Maruti Suzuki (-2.2%) can't capitalise on the market's growth and sees its share thaw from 41.6% to…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in June. New vehicle wholesales in India drop -6.4% year-on-year in June to 317,757. There was no festivities this month as the monsoon and school seasons started. It was also the onset of ashada (inauspicious time) which impacted purchases in the…
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 Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record 2nd place in Northern Ireland in June. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in the UK for the first time since March 2024. According to local association SMMT, 191,316 new cars found a buyer in the UK in June, a comfortable +6.7% year-on-year increase. This is the best June result since the 223,421 units of pre-pandemic June 2019.…
The Polestar 4 is up to a fantastic 5th place in Sweden in June. 27,565 new cars hit Swedish roads in June, a solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. The H1 2025 tally is up 6.6% to 140,976. Rechargeable cars account for a strong 65.3% of the market in June vs. 56.5%…
The Dacia Duster is #3 in Italy in June. Picture quattroruote.it Mediocre results for new car sales in Italy in June: off -17.4% year-on-year to 132,191 units. This way the H1 volume drops further into negative at -3.6% to 854,690. This is a loss of 21.1% and 228,500 units compared…
The Dacia Sandero reaches its highest ever monthly volume in June. It's another excellent month for new car sales in Spain, up 15.2% year-on-year in June to 119,125 units. This is the best June result since the pre-pandemic June 2019 volume of 134,341 and marks a 10th straight month of…
The Geely Coolray is up to 7th place in the UAE in May. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates slide down -6.8% year-on-year in May to 25,574 units. The year-to-date tally after five months however remains in positive at +4.9% to 132,033. Toyota (-4.6%) gains share slightly…
The Citroen C3 Aircross II leaps inside the Top 15 in May. 25/06 update: Now with Top 52 brands and Top 300 models. Another disappointing month for French new car sales with May off -12.3% year-on-year to just 123,919. This is the lowest May volume since pandemic-stricken May 2020. The…
Citroen C3 sales are up 55.4% year-on-year in May. Excellent results for the Greek new car market in May, up 13.9% year-on-year to 15,670 units. The year-to-date tally is now down just -0.6% to 63,515. Toyota (+15.4%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country, selling more than…
The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro is up to #12 in May. 20/06 update: Now with Top 333 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market edges down -1.6% year-on-year in May to 109,425 units, still the 2nd best ever May volume below last year's 111,099. Were it not for sales…
The Citroen C3 ranks #2 in Portugal in May. New car sales in Portugal shoot up 18.6% year-on-year in May to 23,545 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 100,842, up 4.8% over the same period last year. Peugeot (+38.5%) remains the uncontested leader with 10.5% of the market, while Dacia…
The new model lifts the Maruti Suzuki DZire to its first win since January 2020. New locally produced light vehicles in India are stable in May at +0.2% to 349,713. This is a third consecutive May record, just above the 349,057 of May 2024 and the 334,499 of May 2023.…