Renault is up 56.8% in Guadeloupe in January. Another French overseas territory, Guadeloupe sees its new car sales fall heavily at -13.6% year-on-year to 1,100 units in January. Renault (+56.8%) sports a fantastic lift and accesses the brands pole position with 18.8% share, overtaking Peugeot (+25.9%). In fact the Top…
Kia sales are up 62.3% in February. We have a new monthly update on BSCB: Martinique, a French overseas territory. After 6 consecutive months of year-on-year decline including -21.2% last November, -21% in December and -13.6% in January, new car sales in the territory are up 16.9% in February to…
The Peugeot 2008 holds a record 7.9% share in Greece in February. It's another very disappointing month for new car sales in Greece, diving -14.3% year-on-year in February to 9,818. The year-to-date tally is now off -15.4% to 20,477 units. Toyota (-14.9%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country with…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia so far in 2025. Due to continuing social unrest, the New Caledonian new light vehicle market implodes -53.5% year-on-year over the first two months of 2025 to just 475 units. Toyota (-71.8%) dominates the brands charts again albeit with a…
The Renault Symbioz is up to a record #13 in France in February. 14/03 update: Now with Top 244 All models ranking 141,569 new cars found a buyer in France in February, showing a market returning to stability at -0.7% year-on-year. Keep in mind February 2024 was up 12% on…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal in February. Worryingly, Portuguese new car sales are down again this month at -5.1% to 19,463 units. This means the year-to-date tally is off -6.3% to 33,967. Peugeot (-6.5%) is the faraway leader once again at 12.6% share for the month…
Peugeot sales are up 662.5% in February. The Moroccan new light vehicle market continues to shoot up in February at +46.4% year-on-year to 15,758 units. This is split between 13,506 passenger cars (+42.7%) and 2,259 light commercials (+72.9%). After freefalling in January, Dacia (+30.3%) recovers this month to 23.8% share…
The Fiat Cronos is the best-selling car in Argentina in February. The Argentinean new light vehicle market is euphoric once again in February at +70.8% year-on-year to 40,422 units. This way, the year-to-date volume after two months is up 99.4% to 106,666. Volkswagen (+96.7%) confirms it is the new favourite…
The Volvo XC40 ranks #2 in Wales and #3 in Scotland Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2025 UK update.…
Renault sales surge in Belgium in February. Another disappointing month for Belgian new car sales in February at -8.1% year-on-year to 40,161 units. This way, the year-to-date tally recedes -10.7% or almost 10,000 sales to 80,755. BMW (-1.3%) leads the brands charts again but drops to 10.7% share after reaching…
The Mini Cooper is the best-selling car in the UK In February. The UK new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in February to 84,054 units, this still being the 2nd highest February volume in the past 20 years. The year-to-date volume is down off -1.9% to 223,399. Private sales…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the favourite of Irish customers. After a solid start of the year, Irish new car sales stumble in February at -14.8% to 14,002 units. This is enough to pull the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.8% to 47,473. Strikingly, 10 of the Top 12 brands…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in January. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates advance by a solid 8.6% year-on-year in January to 24,770 units. Toyota (-4.6%) endures the only year-on-year drop among the Top 6 brands but remains the faraway leader with…
First Top 20 finish for the Fiat 600 at home. It's another disappointing result for the Italian new car market with February sales off -6.3% year-on-year to 137,922. This brings the year-to-date tally to 271,638, down -6.1% over the same period a year ago and -21% over pre-pandemic 2019. Private…
The MG ZS is the most popular vehicle in Spain in February. It's another sturdy month for new car sales in Spain, with February up 11% year-on-year to 90,327 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.4% to 162,643. The nation-wide volume is helped by replacement vehicles purchased in…