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…
The Dacia Bigster sports a 5.5% market share in Iceland in May. The Icelandic new car market edges up 5.5% year-on-year in May to 2,119 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.5% to 5,824. This is by far the biggest month of the year so far. Kia (+15.3%) remains…
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…
1 in 5 new cars registered in Montenegro in April is a Dacia Sandero. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market staring at 541 units for April. This means the year-to-date tally is now at 1,391 sales. This month the Dacia Sandero is the…
The Fiat Tipo is by far the most popular vehicle in Albania in April. Thanks to CE Auto, today and for the second month in a row we can share with you exclusive data for Albania. 442 new cars hit Albanian roads in April, bringing the year-to-date tally to 1,743.…
The Renault Clio is now #1 year-to-date in Bulgaria. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you the Top 10 models in Bulgaria for April. The month's sales tally stands at 4,445, with a year-to-date volume adding up to 17,269. Like last month, the Renault Clio is ultra dominant…
The Skoda Fabia is #1 in Serbia in April and year-to-date. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia edge down -2.1% in April to 4,253 units. Keep in mind April 2024 was up 57.2% on the year prior. This leads to a…
Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Hungary in April. 28/05 update: Now with Top 40 models and Top 60 year-to-date 10,785 new cars hit Hungarian roads in April, up 3.6% year-on-year and leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.8% to 43,688. Toyota scores its first win since July, overstepping…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in April. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto has the Moldovan new car market up 9.4% year-on-year in April to 892, a strong result given April 2024 was already up 28.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is…
According to data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia are down -6.9% year-on-year in April to 650 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -8% to 2,216. The Kia Sportage (-15%) is the most popular car in the country this…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 87.6% year-on-year in April. Solid month for once in Slovakia in April at +7.9% to 8,322 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -7.7% to 28,699. Both Skoda (+21.6%) and Kia (+24.6%) post tremendous gains atop the brands charts, leading to 21.9% and…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller across Europe for the first time since November 2021. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European (28 countries) new car market is stable in April at +0.1% year-on-year to 1,078,521 units. After four months, the YTD tally is also up 0.1% to 4,467,681…
The Renault Symbioz outsells the Captur for the first time. 23/05 update: Now with Top 329 All models ranking 15/05 update: Now with Top 57 All brands ranking Another disappointing month for French new car sales, down -5.6% year-on-year in April to 138,694 and leading to a year-to-date tally off…