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…
The Opel Mokka scores its first Croatian podium finish since April 2022. 8,779 new cars hit Croatian roads in June, up 6.7% year-on-year. The H1 2025 volume is up an equally satisfying 6.3% to 41,257. Skoda (+25.3%) returns to the brands top spot it holds year-to-date, toppling Volkswagen (+19.7%). Opel…
The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Wales in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2025 UK update.…
First Top 20 finish for the Ford Tourneo Courier in Croatia, directly up to #6. New car sales in Croatia step up 3% year-on-year in May to 8,531 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.2% to 32,478. Volkswagen (-6.1%) reclaims the brands leadership for the first time since last…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling new car in Greece in March. First positive month of the year for the Greek new car market at +2% to 12,719 units in March. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -9.5% to 33,196. Toyota (+18.1%) vastly outruns the market to easily…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Northern Ireland in March. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2025 UK…
The Renault Clio is by far the most popular vehicle in Martinique in 2024. New light vehicle sales in Martinique, a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean, skid -10.7% in 2024 to 14,628 units. Even though H1 sales were up 6%, a disastrous H2 (-21.8%) pulled the Full Year…
Kia sales are up 62.3% in February. We have a new monthly update on BSCB: Martinique, a French overseas territory. After 6 consecutive months of year-on-year decline including -21.2% last November, -21% in December and -13.6% in January, new car sales in the territory are up 16.9% in February to…
The Peugeot 3008 is inside the Top 10 of every UK nation in January Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. Remember this is a zoom in by nation and all figures are already included in our January UK post.…
The VW Polo is #3 in Scotland and Wales. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in September. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the September 2024 UK update. This month…
The Duster switches from Dacia to Renault branding for the third generation. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye return to positive territory in August at +4.3% year-on-year to 90,134. This is a new August record, eclipsing the 86,454 units reached just last year. The year-to-date volume also stands at an all-time…
The Geely Coolray breaks into the Croatian Top 20 for the first time in August. 3,296 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, a -5.2% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date volume remains in positive however at +12.2% to 47,659. Volkswagen (+4.3%) swims upstream and snaps the brands top spot…
Today we are exploring the car landscape of Scotland, including Glasgow and the Isle of Skye, following my trip there in July. As a reminder, the MG ZS topped the Scottish charts in July, ahead of the Kia Sportage, Peugeot 208 and Volvo XC40. Notice also the MG HS at…
First Top 10 finish for the MG 3 in Scotland, directly at #2. Next model pictured. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the…
The Hyundai Kona is #3 in Northern Ireland this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-selling models for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2024 UK update.…