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 BMW iX3 spectacularly enters the Dutch Top 10 in June. New car sales in the Netherlands gain a sturdy 13.4% year-on-year in June to 39,015 units, however the H1 2026 tally is in negative at -4.2% to 174,789. Over the First Half of the year, hybrids account for 53.9%…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far this year. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market is off a harsh -17% year-on-year in May to 5,647 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -4% to 25,715. Toyota (-29.9%) craters but still easily wins the brands…
Greek Renault Clio sales are up 138% year-on-year in May. Note: April 2026 data is also included in the data section of this article. 23/06 update: Now with April 2026 Top 262 All models ranking. 25/06 update: Now with May 2026 Top 52 All brands and Top 268 All models…
First podium finish for the Renault Duster in Turkiye. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye crash down -22.5% year-on-year in May to just 83,442 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -7.4% to 453,138. Renault (+21.1%) braves the negative context to score a runaway win with 13.1%…
59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant. The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time in two years. New car sales in Finland are stable in May at -0.5% to 6,666 units, leading to a year-to-date volume also down -0.5% to 29,152. Toyota (+38.9%) posts a sensational month and is up to…
The Opel Frontera repeats at #2 in Croatia. Excellent month for the Croatian new car market, up 10.8% year-on-year in May to 9,451 units. This is believed to be the largest ever monthly volume in the country, eclipsing the previous best of 9,149 in May 2019. The year-to-date volume is…
The BYD Atto 2 is up to a record 13th place in April. The Spanish new car market is uncharacteristically down year-on-year in May, albeit at a tiny -0.8% to 111,894 units. This is the first YoY drop since August 2024. The year-to-date volume is still in positive however at…
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 VW T-Roc ranks #3 in Slovenia in April. 6,004 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April, a splendid 15.6% year-on-year improvement coming at the back of a 10.6% YoY uptick a year ago. The year-to-date volume is now up 13.3% to 22,505. Volkswagen (+22%) is the uncontested leader with…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in Montenegro in March. With a bit of delay we can now share with you Montenegro data for March 2026, thanks to our local partner CE Auto. The market is up 7.3% year-on year to 410 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up…
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 Smart #5 is among the Top 10 best-sellers in Finland in April. The Finnish new car market is back to its disappointing self in April at -8.7% year-on-year to just 5,597 units. This means that the gains of February and March are erased and the year-to-date tally returns to…
The Opel Frontera is only outsold by the Skoda Octavia in April. New car sales in Croatia drop -5.8% year-on-year in April to 8,465 units. However after a strong start of the year the YTD tally is still in positive at +5.2% to 25,203. Skoda (-4%) returns to its traditional…