The Toyota C-HR is up to a record #2 in Turkiye in March. The Turkish new light vehicle market continues to slide in March at -12.7% on a record March 2025 volume to 101,997. The Q1 result is now down -3.9% to 265,398. Only three Top 10 brands are in…
The Tesla Model Y holds 24.2% of the Norwegian market in March. After two month handicapped by an increase in the VAT for BEVs, the Norwegian new car market is back to its splendid self in March at +32.9% year-on-year to 17,685 units. The Q1 result is down -14% to…
The Leapmotor T03 becomes the first Chinese model to enter the Italian podium. New car sales in Italy are up by a solid 7.6% year-on-year in March to 185,367 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.2% to 484,802. Private sales are up 18% to 95,638 and 51.2% share vs.…
The Kia EV5 ranks #8 for its 5th month in market. The Dutch new car market stabilises after two horrendous months, with March up 1.1% year-on-year to 31,467 units. Logically, the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -10.8% to 81,480. Over Q1, HEVs account for 58.4% of the market…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the 2nd straight month. 981,465 new cars hit European roads in February, including EU, UK and EFTA. This is a small 1.9% year-on-year improvement. After a January volume off 3.6%, the year-to-date tally after two months remains in negative at…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Greece again. After losing -5.4% in January, the Greek new car market returns to positive territory in February at +2% to 10,015 units. The year-to-date total is now down -1.8% to 20,102. Toyota (-3.7%) remains by far the dominant force in…
Fifth Top 5 finish for the Dacia Bigster in Austria. 21,288 new cars hit Austrian roads in February, another solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. After a double-digit gain in January, the year-to-date volume is up 10.4% to 44.217. Volkswagen (+1.7%) remains in the brands lead even though it can't quite capitalise…
BAIC sales are up 410.6% year-on-year in February. The Argentinean new light vehicle market drops -6% year-on-year in February to 39,498 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now off -5.2% to 102,615. Volkswagen (-21.5%) is in drab shape but repeats at #2 with 14.9% share, while Fiat (-17.7%) is…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in February. 4,825 new cars hit Slovenian roads in February, a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.2% to 9,966. Volkswagen (-4.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 13.2% share and despite falling year-on-year. Skoda (+21.5%)…
The MG ZX is the previous generation ZS New vehicle sales in Chile advance 6.1% year-on-year in February to 22,318, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.6% to 47,619. In the brands charts, Toyota (-0.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 despite edging down. #1…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. New car sales in Portugal confirm their strong start of the year with sales up 5.5% year-on-year in February to 20,541. After two months, the year-to-date volume is up a round 10% to 37,380. Once again Peugeot (-1.2%) is the…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record third place in Turkiye in February. The Turkish new light vehicle market is down -3% year-on-year in February to 88,039 sales. Thanks to a strong January figure, the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +2.5% to 163,401. Renault (+21.2%) continues…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in February. 4,208 new light vehicles found a buyer in Ukraine in February, a steep -13.3% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory as a result at -0.3% to 8,904 units. Toyota (+2%) goes against the grain and advances…
Opel sales are up 37.5% year-on-year in February. It's another difficult month for the Belgian new car market with February volume down -7.7% year-on-year to 37,075. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.2% to 70,072, already more than 10,000 units below the same period in 2025. Encouragingly though, private sales…
The Leapmotor T03 is sold at €4,900 in Italy, earning it a 4th place overall in February. It's an excellent month for new car sales in Italy at +14% year-on-year in February to 157,334 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up a robust 10.2% to 299,373 sales. Private sales…