The Jetour G700 is the best-selling recent launch in Saudi Arabia. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia drop -21.9% year-on-year in April to just 50,993 units, with the year-to-date tally down -23.8% to 217,741. Toyota (-17.8%) holds 29% of the market this month vs. 31.1% year-to-date, distancing Hyundai (-13.3%)…
The Nissan Patrol is the most popular vehicle in the UAE in April. The war in Iran decimates the UAE new car market in April at -41.9% year-on-year to just 14,766 units. Toyota (-50.2%) falls faster than the market and sees its share thaw to 21.7% vs. 25.3% a year…
The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland 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 2026 UK update. This…
The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place. New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763.…
The Renault 5 is the best-selling BEV in France in April. 22/05 update: Now with Top 50 brands and Top 300 models. After getting back in positive for the first time in 5 months in March, the French new car market is back down -0.3% year-on-year in April to 138,339…
The Kia Stonic is back to #1 YTD in Cyprus. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cypriot market is up 8.1% year-on-year in April to 1,185 units. The YTD tally is now down -13.5% to 4,799. This month Kia (+78.9%) easily reclaims the brands top spot after…
The Maruti Suzuki DZire hits its highest monthly volume in almost 8 years. Indian wholesales shoot up a surreal 25% year-on-year in April to 441,721. That's over 88,000 additional sales from one year to the next. Add to this the fact that April 2025 was already a record month and…
The Chevrolet Aveo is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the 2nd month running. The Mexican new light vehicle market soars 8.7% year-on-year in April to 118,859 units. This is a new April record, eclipsing the previous best of 118,414 reached 10 years ago in April 2016. As a result…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is up to a record 7th place in April. New vehicle sales in Japan shoot up 9.1% year-on-year in April to 373,952 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now stable at -0.1% to 1,627,305. Brand leader Toyota (+25.2%) delivers an outstanding month, vastly outpacing its home…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in April. New Passenger Cars sales in Hungary progress 9.7% year-on-year in April to 11,832 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 10.5% to 48,287. Skoda (+17%) takes the lead of the brands ranking with 9.8% share but is stuck at…
The Omoda 5 is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in April. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers 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 2026 UK update.…
The Mercedes CLA is up to #14 in Taiwan in April. New car sales in Taiwan skid -4.5% year-on-year in April to 31,407 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 127,841. Toyota (+3.2%) defies the negative trend with a small uptick to reach 32.8% share vs. 31.1% so…
The Dongfeng Box has a great start in New Zealand. New light vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 25.1% year-on-year in March to 14,910 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 12.5% to 36,910. In the detail, passenger cars gain 19.4% to 10,063 sales while light commercials shoot up 38.9%…
Hyundai i20 sales are up 133.6% in March. The Slovak new car market is up a sturdy 9.7% year-on-year in March to 8,300 units, but the Q1 volume is in negative at -1.6% to 20,042. Skoda (+9.3%) maintains itself above 20% share while Volkswagen (+17.9%) is back up to 2nd…
Chery sells the Omoda and Jaecoo brands in Singapore It's a sturdy month for new car sales in Singapore with March volumes up 16.5% year-on-year to 5,049. This brings the Q1 tally up 22.1% to 13,322 units. BYD (+40.9%) further strengthens its grip on the market with a splendid 22.8%…