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…
The Hyundai Inster is up to #8 in Ireland in May. The Irish new car market is weak in May at -8.9% year-on-year to 5,832 units. However the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.4% to 79,301. Volkswagen (+7.9%) repeats at #1 with a formidable 15% share, but stays #2…
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…
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…