The Jeep Avenger scores its first podium finish in Cyprus. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cypriot new car market up 6.2% year-on-year in May to 1,328 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now down -6.8% to 6,874. Kia (-15%) holds onto the brands lead…
BYD sales are up 168.7% year-year in May. New car sales in Uruguay lift by a robust 9.8% year-on-year in May to 5,265 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 9.9% to 25,824. Fiat (-7%) remains in first place in the brands ranking despite enduring the only YoY…
Fiat holds 10.1% of the Turkish market in May vs. 8.6% at home in Italy New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 7.4% year-on-year in May to 107,730 units. This is the second best May volume below the 111,356 of May 2023. The year-to-date tally however is at record pace, up…
The Citroen C3 ranks #2 in Portugal in May. New car sales in Portugal shoot up 18.6% year-on-year in May to 23,545 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 100,842, up 4.8% over the same period last year. Peugeot (+38.5%) remains the uncontested leader with 10.5% of the market, while Dacia…
The Nissan Magnite is up to #11 for its third month in market. Mexican new car sales stabilise in May at -0.2% to 119,959 units. This is the third biggest May volume in the past 8 years below last year (119,985) and the 122,925 sales of May 2017. The year-to-date…
BYD sales in Morocco are up 3672.7% in April and 713.6% in May. In April, the Moroccan new car market shoots up 35.7% year-on-year to 18,149 units, divided into 15,740 passenger cars (+32.2%) and 2,409 light commercials (+76.8%). In the passenger car brands ranking, Dacia (+5.9%) trails the market to…
The Hyundai Palisade is up to 2nd place overall at home. 141,430 cars hit South Korean roads in May, stable at +0.4% year-on-year. This includes 113,241 local carmakers (-2.9%) and 28,189 foreigners (+16.4%). Hyundai (-5%) and Kia (-2.4%) continue to dominate, adding up to a 66.9% combined market share vs.…
The Renault Captur is only 15 sales below the Skoda Octavia year-to-date. 5,118 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in May, a satisfying 5.2% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is also in positive at +6.1% to 24,983. Both Volkswagen (-9%) and Renault (-5,.3%) don't benefit from the market growth…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market continues on its great run in May, with sales up a whopping 33.1% year-on-year to 19,729. This is the highest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
Mercedes sales are up 46.3% year-on-year in May. 4,059 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in May, a solid 5.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally edges up 1.6% to 21,093. Volkswagen (-5.7%) and BMW (-11.4%) continue to lead the brands ranking despite significant year-on-year drops. In contrast Mercedes (+46.3%)…
The Renault 5 is up to a world-best #6 in Denmark in May, also reached in France. New car sales in Denmark shoot up 23.2% year-on-year in May to 17,953 units, leading to a year-to-date total up 5.5% to 70,508. Volkswagen (+56%) easily retains the top spot in the brands…
The Honda HR-V hits its highest ranking since February 2017. 213,196 new cars changed hands in Brazil in May, a cool 16.4% year-on-year progression. This brings the year-to-date tally after five months to 927,291 units, up 6% over the same period in 2024. For context, over the first five months…
The Skoda Elroq ranks #12 in Czechia in May. 19,519 new cars hit Czech roads in May, down -1.1% year-on-year. The year-to-date volume is now up 3.7% to 100,431. Local behemoth Skoda (+1.4%) is solid at 33% share, distancing three struggling carmakers: Toyota (-10.6%), Hyundai (-20.6%) and Volkswagen (-5.4%). Kia…
Third incursion inside the UK Top 10 for the Hyundai Kona. 150,070 new cars hit UK roads in May, a small 1.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date total is now up 2.8% to 850,903. Petrol is down -12.5% to 71,291, diesel off -15.5% to 7,792, but HEVs are up 6.8% to…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the first time. Euphoric month anew for new light vehicle sales in Argentina: up 58.7% year-on-year to 52,188 units. This is the best result for the month since May 2018 (82,706). This way the year-to-date tally is up 78.6% to…