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…
First Top 20 finish for the Ford Tourneo Courier in Croatia, directly up to #6. New car sales in Croatia step up 3% year-on-year in May to 8,531 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.2% to 32,478. Volkswagen (-6.1%) reclaims the brands leadership for the first time since last…
First Italian podium finish for the Peugeot 208. Stable result for new car sales in Italy in May at -0.2% year-on-year to 139,390 units. The year-to-date is also almost immobile when compared with last year at -0.5% to 722,452. In terms of sales by channel, private sales are at -4%…
The Dacia Duster remains the most popular vehicle at home despite falling -51.5% The Romanian new car market completely collapses in May at -32.7% year-on-year to just 10,521 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -12.8% to 54,209. Local behemoth Dacia (-52%) completely freefalls to 25.2% share vs. 27.4% so…
The Skoda Elroq is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in May. The Dutch new car market steps up a sturdy +7.3% year-on-year in May to 30,188 registrations. However due to a slow start of the year the YTD volume remains in negative at -6% to 148,.610. HEVs hold 49.2%…
The Citroen C3 Aircross II leaps inside the Top 15 in May. Another disappointing month for French new car sales with May off -12.3% year-on-year to just 123,919. This is the lowest May volume since pandemic-stricken May 2020. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.3% to 672,700 units and at…
Peugeot is #4 in the Belgian brands ranking in May. 34,338 new cars hit Belgian roads in May, a stark -11.7% year-on-year recession. The channel behaviour varies wildly, with private sales up 1.6% to 44.5% share but fleet sales down -20.1% to 55.5% share. The most popular fuel types for…
The Renault Clio is up to #4 in Finland in May. After edging into positive territory for the first time in 2025 in April, the Finnish new car market falls back in negative in May at -11.3% year-on-year to 6,700 registrations. The year-to-date volume is off -7.7% to 29,283. Toyota…
More than 4,000 Dacia Sandero found a buyer in Spain in May. Another excellent result for new car sales in Spain in May with registrations up 18.6% year-on-year to 112,820 units. This is the largest May volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (129,777). This is the 9th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in…