The new generation sends Nissan Elgrand sales up 9-fold year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan grow 2% year-on-year in August to 307,374 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.5% to 3,111,737. Toyota (+10.6%) delivers the best performance in the Top 5 and ends the month just shy of 100,000…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary for the 2nd month running. 08/09 update: Now with August Top 50 models and YTD Top 100 models. 9,355 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in August, an excellent 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 12% to 95,864. When…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in July. It's another horrendous month for new car sales in Saudi Arabia, down -34.5% year-on-year in July to just 41,147 units. As a result, the YTD volume is now off -25% or 118,000 sales to 354,605. This month, Hyundai…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates fall by a harsh -15.8% year-on-year in July to 20,420 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -24.4% to 137,144. Toyota (-36.7%) even though imploding year-on-year, manages to still hold 20.8% of…
The Suzuki Jimny is the best-selling vehicle in Bolivia in 2025. 27/08 update: Now with Top 10 brands, pickups and SUVs. According to data by World Wide Mobility, the Suzuki Jimny was the most popular vehicle in Bolivia over the Full Year 2025. Our call for more data was heard…
The Jaecoo 7 is inside the Hungarian Top 10 in July. 11,604 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in July, a solid 7.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 12.5% to 86,509. When adding LCVs, the market is up 3.9% to 13,017 for the month and up…
Changan sales are up 334.7% over H1 in Egypt. The Egyptian new light vehicle market continues to surge ahead, with sales up 32.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026. #2 last year, Nissan (+39.9%) beats the market and reclaims the brands pole position with 15.2% share vs. 14.4% a…
The new Tekton sends Nissan sales up 3-fold in July. Wholesales in India surge 33.6% or 117,000 sales year-on-year in July to 463,249 units, obviously a new record for the month, smashing the previous best of 351,908 reached in 2023, In fact this is the second highest monthly volume in…
Ram 1200 sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico grow 3.4% year-on-year in July to 130,835 units (on revised 2025 figures). This is the second largest July volume in Mexican history and the best in 10 years, below the record 131,772 units of July 2016. The…
The BYD Racco has launched in Japan. New vehicle sales in Japan are up a sturdy 6.8% in July to 417,163 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% or 68,400 units to 2,804,353. Once again local behemoth Toyota (+12%) outpaces its home market to 34.1% share vs. 32.3% so…
Now that we covered the UK market for July, it’s time to go into the detail of UK nations. This month England is up 10.7% to 133,919 units, Northern Ireland up 16.5% to 3,723, Scotland up 16.2% to 12,848 and Wales up 21.5% to 5,571. Year-to-date, England fares best at…
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 Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2026. It's a period to forget for new car sales in the United Arab Emirates, with H1 volumes down -25.8% to 116,724, fully impacted by the US-Iran war. The situation is however seemingly getting better: while March…
The Jetour G700 is already inside the Qatari Top 10. New light vehicles sales in Qatar struggle this year at -18.5% to 34,325 over H1. The US-Iran war has no doubt had an effect on the market, like others in the region. Toyota (-15.2%) manages to improve its share from…
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…