The BYD Dolphin is the 2nd best-selling foreign model in South Korea in June. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up by a robust 9.5% year-on-year in June to 159,348 units. This is divided into 121,289 units (+3%) for local carmakers and 38,059 (+37%) for foreigners. The H1…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Hungary over H1 but 80% are reexported. 15,100 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in June, a fantastic +31.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year is up 74,905, up 13.3% on H1 2025. Including LCV the June tally stands at…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in June. New car sales in the UK are up a very satisfying +11.4% year-on-year in June to 213,166 units. This is the market's first time above the 200,000 mark since pre-pandemic 2019. This way, the H1 volume is…
The MG HS breaks its Polish ranking record in June. New car sales in Poland shoot up a splendid 19% year-on-year in June to 58,981 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 9.4% to 312,048. Toyota (+4.3%) and Skoda (+1.4%) keep the lead but significantly trail the market,…
The Suzuki Swift DZire is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in May. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia drop a harsh -31.7% year-on-year in May to 45,338, bringing the year-to-date tally down -24.4% to 263,079. The Top 3 brands fall even faster than the market: Toyota is down…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to 4th place in Taiwan in June. New car sales in Taiwan rally back up 20.5% year-on-year in June to 41,361, leading to a year-to-date volume now in positive at +1.7% to 202,278. Toyota (+29.7%) continues to impress at 30.5% share but the best…
The Leapmotor C10 is up to a record #13 in Iceland in June. New car sales in Iceland are hit full frontal in June at -28.6% year-on-year to just 1,439 units. As a result the year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory at -4.4% to 7,497. Tesla (+27.2%) goes against the falling…
The Ford Everest is up to 5th place in New Zealand in May. The New Zealand new vehicle market continues on its splendid run, with May sales up 10.2% year-on-year to 11,296 units to its strongest level since 2022. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.2% to 58,066. Toyota…
Kia Xceed sales double year-on-year in May, awaiting the new model (pictured). Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cypriot new car market edging down -1.2% year-on-year in May to 1,312 units. The year-to-date volume remains in stark negative at -11.1% to just 6,111. Kia (+16.7%) defies…
First podium finish for the Renault Duster in Turkiye. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye crash down -22.5% year-on-year in May to just 83,442 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -7.4% to 453,138. Renault (+21.1%) braves the negative context to score a runaway win with 13.1%…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
The Suzuki S-Cross is up 72.2% in April. With a bit of delay we can now share with you Slovak data for April. The market is freefalling at -16.4% year-on-year to just 6,957 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -5.9% to 26,999. Skoda (-17.4%) remains the most popular carmaker by…
First Top 10 finish for the BMW X3 (including the iX3, pictured). 49,590 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.4% to 253,067 after five months. Brand leaders Toyota (-6.2%) and Skoda (-7%) can't capitalise on the market growth but…
Volvo XC90 Canadian sales are up 45.2% in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market endures an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in May at -1.7% to 184,000 units in what is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The year-to-date…
The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2026 UK update. This…