The Kia Sorento confirms it is the favourite of South Korean customers. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up 13.5% year-on-year in January to 120,446 units. This includes 99,495 domestic manufacturers (+9.5%) and 20,951 foreigners (+37.6%). This month Kia (+12.3%) topples traditional leader Hyundai (+11.6%) to rank #1…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in January. The Dutch new car market retrogrades -13.1% year-on-year in January, an after-effect of artificially boosted December sales (amendment of BEV subsidies). HEVs hold 62% of the market thanks to 17,571 sales, BEVs are at 25.3% (7,165 sales), petrol…
The Jaecoo 7 is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in January. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 3.4%, England gains 5.3% to 123,661 units and Wales is up 0.5% to 4,628 but Scotland drops…
The Telsa Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in 2025. Discover 25 years of Icelandic Historical Data here. After sinking -41.7% in 2024, the Icelandic new car market bounces back up 42.3% in 2025 to 14,547 units. Kia (+49.5%) is the new favourite brand in the market with…
The Jaecoo 7 is only outsold by the Kia Sportage in January. The UK new car market is up 3.4% year-on-year in January to 144,127 units, this is the highest January volume in six years: since pre-pandemic January 2020. Encouragingly, private sales beat the market at +4.5% to 52,397, but…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is #1 in Kazakhstan for the 5th year running. Discover 55 years of Kazakhstan Historical Data here. Yet another record for new vehicle sales in Kazakhstan, up a very solid 14.5% year-on-year in 2025 to 234,852. This marks an impressive 9th consecutive year of growth. Hyundai (+15%)…
Discover 15 years worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Stable new vehicle market in Iraq in 2025 at -0.4% to 160,737 units. Kia (+19.1%) soars to 28% share and reclaims the top spot it held up to 2022. Toyota (-29.6%) sinks and drops to 2nd place with 20.7% share vs.…
Dacia Logan taxi in Chefchaouen, Morocco In December and January I was lucky enough to visit Fès and Chefchaouen in Morocco. This was a great opportunity to observe the local car landscape and confirm the 2025 sales ranking is reflected in the streets of the country. Dacia Sandero 2 and…
The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Slovakia for the third consecutive year. Discover over 50 years of Slovak Historical Data here. Note: November data is also included in this update. The Slovak new car market is stable in 2025 at -0.3% year-on-year to 93,103 units. Skoda (-3.2%) loses market share…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Moldova for the third time. Consult over 50 years worth of Moldovan data here. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up another fantastic 26.7% year-on-year in 2025 to 13,101 units. This follows a 15.2% lift in 2024,…
The Skoda Kamiq is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in 2025. Discover almost 20 years of North Macedonian Historical Data here. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market edges up 1.7% year-on-year in 2025 to 7,324 registrations. We have a change…
The Kia Soluto is the most popular vehicle in Ecuador in 2025. Discover 20 years of Ecuador Historical Data here Ecuadorian new vehicle sales are up a splendid 15% year-on-year in 2025 to 124,505 units, however we remain below the 132,402 sales of 2023. We have an earth-shattering event in…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus again in 2025. Discover 20 years of Cyprus Historical Data here. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show new car sales in Cyprus down -2.8% year-on-year in 2025 to 14,633 units. Kia (-22.7%) remains the stand out brands…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Poland for the 5th year in a row. Discover over 50 years of Polish Historical Data here. It's another outstanding year for Polish new car sales at +8.3% to 597,428 units. Toyota (-11.3%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in Bulgaria in 2025. Consult 45 years of Bulgarian Historical Info here. The year 2025 amounted to 55,207 new registrations in Bulgaria, a new record and up 11.3% year-on-year. Keep in mind Bulgaria is the king of re-exports to other countries in the…