The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in August. 12,991 new light vehicles found a Portuguese buyer in August, a solid 9.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.2% to 154,566. Mercedes (+15%) beats the market to smnap the brands top spot off Peugeot (-18.9%)…
The Toyota Yaris holds 7.2% of the Argentinean market in August. 51,509 new light vehicles hit Argentinean roads in August, a 32.2% YoY improvement and once again the highest August volume in 7 years: since the 65.347 units of August 2018. The year-to-date talky is up 65.9% to 420,598, here…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is back up to #2 62,815 new cars hit Saudi roads in July, stable (-0.1%) year-on-year. Through July, it's 472,587 new vehicles that were added to the parc, up 8.5% on the same period a year ago. Toyota (+3.1%) is strong at 32.2% share vs. 27.4%…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The Emirati new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in July to 24,257 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 181,502. Toyota (+6%) maintains its stranglehold on the brands charts with 27.6% share, well above…
AITO is among the Top 10 brands in China for the first time in July. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in June. After shooting up 22.7% in June, the Chinese retail market drastically slows down its growth in July,…
The Suzuki Fronx lands directly at #5 for its first full month of sales. New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 23.8% year-on-year in July to 11,671 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4% to 75,108. Passenger vehicles (cars and SUVs) are up 20.3% to 7,635 for the month…
The new generation Optra helps lift Chevrolet to #1 brand in Egypt. 69,842 new light vehicles hit Egyptian roads over the First Half of 2025, a sumptuous 97% year-on-year surge. There's a big event atop the brands charts: Chevrolet goes from #5 over the Full Year 2024 directly to the…
Geely Galaxy NEV sales soar 115.3% YoY According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales gain a formidable 14.7% year-on-year in July to 2,593,000 units. Among this, Passenger Vehicles are also up 14.7% to 2,287,000 and Commercial Vehicles up 14.1% to 306,000. Year-to-date, PV gain…
The Nissan Magnite is up to #9 in Mexico in July. 124,482 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in July, stable year-on-year at -0.4%. This is the third largest July volume in Mexican history below the revised 124,996 units of July 2024 and the record of 131,772 units from July…
Dacia Duster sales are up 124.5% in July It's another very satisfying month for new car sales in Portugal, up 20.6% year-on-year in July to 17,549. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 8.1% to 141,575. Peugeot (+1.2%) and Mercedes (+3.4%) remain the two best-selling brands in the market but…
The Toyota Roomy sells over 10,000 units in Japan in July. Now that year-on-year boosts due to year-ago production disruptions are over, the Japanese new vehicle market is in negative for the first time this year at -3.6% to 390,516. The year-to-date tally remains in strong positive territory for now…
The Dacia Bigster is up to a record #13 in Czechia in July. 20,817 new cars hit Czech roads in July, a splendid 19.3% year-on-year uptick. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 143,456. Skoda (+25.3%) manages to beat its home market but its share, at…
The Fiat Fastback reaches a record 11th place in Brazil in July. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 230,223, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 1,361,494. Fiat (+0.3%) is stable and lodges its first 50,000+ sales month of the year with a…
The Jaecoo 7 is an instant blockbuster in Scotland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the July 2025 UK update. This month…