Ram 1500 sales are up 3-fold over H1 2026. 30,870 new light vehicles hit Omani roads over the First Half of 2026, a steep -15.2% year-on-year fall. Toyota (-25.7%) sees its market share drop from 48.7% last year to a still ultra dominant 42.6% now. Jetour (+44.9%) ignores the market…
The Haval H9 is up to #6 in Kuwait over H1 2026. New light vehicle sales in Kuwait drop -21.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 53,849 units. Toyota (-44.8%) completely implodes over the period and loses almost ten percentage points of share in the process, going from…
Jetour sales are up 29.2% in a market down -26.4% New light vehicle sales in Iraq tumble down -26.4% year-on-year over H1 to 59,006. Kia (-27.8%) stays atop the brands charts but sees its share thaw slightly to 28.1%. On the other hand Toyota (-24.3%) grows to 22.1% from 21.4%…
The Jetour G700 is the most popular recent launch over the period. After losing -18.4% over Q1, the Bahraini new light vehicle market is down an even harsher -27.3% over H1 to just 13,165 units. Toyota (-23.1%) remains ultra dominant at 31.7% share, improving on the 29.9% of a year…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon so far this year. The Lebanese new light vehicle market goes against the Middle Eastern gloom with a 30.9% year-on-year rise over H1 to 11,357 units. However this is a mere catching up as H1 2025 volumes were down -29.7%…
Leapmotor breaks its volume record in May thanks to the new A10 crossover. Today we can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May, with a little delay as this file takes quite a bit of time to compile. Sales of the…
According to fresh data by local association AIVAM, the Moroccan new vehicle market soars 17.6% year-on-year over the First Half 2026 to a record 131,748 units. Note this figure includes commercial vehicles which explains the discrepancy with previous updates. Local producer Dacia (+15.2%) holds onto the brands top spot with…
The Dacia Sandero remains the best-selling vehicle in Europe so far this year. New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) grow 5.9% over the First Half of 2026 to 7,245,920 units. ACEA has the market up 6.1% to 7,232,066. Chinese carmakers advance 111.5% year-on-year to 643,468 sales, doubling their share at…
Exeed LX in Doha A few months ago I was able to visit Doha in Qatar, and this was a great excuse to do a little "car safari" to explore what's in the streets. My observations are below. The first striking observation while scanning the Qatari car landscape is the…
VW Tiguan sales triple year-on-year over Q2. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, new light vehicles sales in June end a streak of 8 consecutive year-on-year declines with a 1.9% uptick to 182,000 units, with one extra selling day. The SAAR stands at 1.84 million, here too stopping a negative…
The Renault Kwid breaks into the Mexican Top 5 for the first time. New light vehicle sales in Mexico are up 7.5% year-on-year in June to 126,902 units on revised June 2025 figures. This is the highest June result in 9 years: since the 127,419 registrations of June 2017. The…
A facelift pushes the Tata Punch to its first win in 2 years. New vehicle wholesales in India soar 25.8% year-on-year in June to 391,968 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 339,418 units of June 2024. Maruti Suzuki (+23.8%) trails its home market slightly but still holds a…
Ram Pickup sales are up 19.1% year-on-year over H1. The U.S. new light vehicle market is down -2.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 7,934,650 units. Forecasts for the second half of the year aren't more optimistic, and many analysts predict a negative market over the Full Year…
Nissan Rogue sales are up 38.6% over Q2. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are up 7.9% year-on-year in June to 1.4 million units according to GlobalData. The Seasonally adjusted annualised rate of sales (SAAR) is up from 15.95 million a year ago in June 2025 to 16.6 million,…
The Honda N-BOX is the most popular model in Japan. New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 1.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 2,387,189 units. Toyota (+5.4%) progresses from 30.9% share in 2025 to 32% this year, leaving Suzuki (-1.4%) in the dust. Honda (+0.3%) is stable…