The Toyota Yaris Cross (emerging markets model) breaks into the Argentinean Top 5. Another mediocre month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina: down -31.2% year-on-year in July to 41,057 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -13.5% or almost 50,000 sales to 319,453. Toyota (-29.5%) is by far the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to 2nd place in Switzerland in July. 18,994 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in July, a -3.2% year-on-year drop. Thanks to a good H1, the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +2.1% to 135,542. 4x4 sales defy the negative market and gain…
The Renault Boreal is an instant blockbuster in Turkiye. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye endure a harsh -25% year-on-year fall in July to 80,786 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -10.7% to 638,965. Renault (-23.2%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country while Volkswagen (-8%) resists and overtakes…
The Zeekr 7X ranks #10 in Australia in July. It's another record month for new vehicle sales in July: up 4.2% year-on-year to 108,577, which is an all time high for July, eclipsing the previous best of 104,244 reached just last year. As a result the market also breaks its…
The Mazda CX-5 is up to a record 8th place in China in July. The Russian new car market edges up 1.2% year-on-year in July to 122,092 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 12.2% to 730,714. For once local behemoth Lada (+3.5%) outpaces its home market to 23.9%…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 34.3% in July. It's a 21st consecutive month of year-on-year gains in South Africa at +11.9% in July to 57,708 units. This is also the 6th straight double-digit uptick. Toyota (+11.4%) matches the market to 24.5% share vs. 22.7% so far this year. It is…
The Dacia Bigster is up to #4 in Bulgaria in July. The Bulgarian new light vehicle market is up 5.3% year-on-year in July to 5,483 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.5% to 34,220. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations (up to 30%) never see Bulgarian…
BYD sales are up 186.3% to 3.8% share in July. The Belgian new car market is back to hell in July with registrations down -7.4% year-on-year to just 29,274. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.4% to 259,955. BMW (+20.3%) defies the negative market to easily stay atop the brands…
The Cupra Raval is up to #5 in the Netherlands for its 2nd month in market. New car sales in the Netherlands are down -2.6% year-on-year in July to 28,066 units. BEVs are the most popular powertrain at 47.3% share vs. 30.8% a year ago thanks to sales up 48.6%…
The Foxtron Bria is the most popular BEV at home in July. 38,657 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in July, up 8.9% year-on-year, however keep in mind July 2025 was a particularly bad month at -22.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally after 7 months adds up to 240,935…
The BYD Seal U is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in July. 1,149 new cars found a buyer in Iceland in July, a steep -12.4% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.5% to 8,645. In the brands charts, BYD (+76.2%) spectacularly takes the overall lead for the first…
Israeli Ora sales are up 1595.7% year-on-year in July. According to our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market advances 7.1% year-on-year in July to 26,481 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 10.3% to 203,340. Omoda Jaecoo (+235.9%) surges ahead to score its seventh consecutive month above 10%…
The Renault Clio is up 27.3% year-on-year in July. The Italian new car market is solid again in July with sales up 3.9% year-on-year to 123,184 units. This leads the year-to-date up 8.9% to 1,060,175. This is however still -14.3% inferior to the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales…
The Lepas L8 has landed in Spain. New car sales in Spain advance 3.7% year-on-year in July to 101,949 units, the highest July volume since the 117,929 of July 2020 and following a 17.1% YoY progression in July 2025. The year-to-date tally after 7 months is up 5.8% to 749,646.…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in June. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to soar, with June sales up another 61.6% year-on-year to 29,086. This way the year-to-date tally is now up 50.3% to 157,869. The market is fragmenting, with the Top 4…