The Toyota RAV4 reaches its best ranking in over 3 years. In the all important month of March marking the end of the Financial Year and filled with promotions, new vehicle sales in Japan edge down -1.8% year-on-year to 490,640. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -2.5% to…
The Nissan Juke is the overall best-seller in Northern Ireland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2026 UK update. In…
The Opel Frontera is up to #7 in Croatia in March. It's another very strong result for new car sales in Croatia at +26.6% in May to 7,929 registrations. This way, the Q1 volume is up 11.8% to 16,738. Like a year ago, Renault (+8.5%) is the favourite brand in…
The Nissan Qashqai holds a record 14.2% share in Hungary in March. 11/05 update: Now with Q1 Top 50 models ranking. The Hungarian new passenger car market surges 32.1% year-on-year in March to a whopping 17,443 units, the biggest monthly volume since 2020. Q1 levels are up 10.8% to 36,455…
The Toyota Corolla is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in February. The Slovak new car market stabilises in February at -0.9% year-on-year to 6,151. This is however a poor result given February 2025 was down -19.4% on the year prior. Due to a disastrous January figure, the year-to-date tally…
The Suzuki Carry Pikap is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in February. It's a very dynamic month for Indonesian new vehicle sales, with wholesales up 12.3% year-on-year in February to 81,159 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 10% to 147,631. Retail sales are in equally good shape at +11.9%…
Dongfeng sales are up 4-fold in Uruguay in February. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market edges up 2.4% year-on-year in February to 5,754 units. This is the biggest February volume in at least 11 years. The year-to-date volume is now up 13.8% to 11,119. This month Fiat (-33.2%) reclaims the…
The Suzuki Swift sold in Pakistan is still the previous generation. According to local association PAMA, the Pakistani new light vehicle market soars 41.7% year-on-year in February to 17,212 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 38.1% to 40,176. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members…
The MG ZX is the previous generation ZS New vehicle sales in Chile advance 6.1% year-on-year in February to 22,318, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.6% to 47,619. In the brands charts, Toyota (-0.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 despite edging down. #1…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia so far in 2026. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located north east of Australia, rally back up 33.3% year-on-year on devastated year-ago results (-53.5%) to 633 registrations over the first two months of the year…
The Chery Tiggo 7 scores its first podium finish in any UK nation. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 7.2%, Wales surges 16.4% to 2,705 sales, Scotland is up 11.5% to 6,508, England gains…
The Xpeng G9 is up to a record 5th place in February. The Norwegian new car market is starting to recover from its early year hangover due to an increase in the list of models with 25% VAT rates. February volumes are down -18.7% to 7,272 vs. -76.3% in January…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February. 9/03 update: Now with Top 50 models YTD New passenger car sales in Hungary edge up 1.5% year-on-year in February to 10,729 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.5% to 19,016. Toyota (+11.1%) remains the best-selling carmaker in…
The Ford Puma holds a record 3.6% of the UK market in February. The UK new car market is up by a solid 7.2% year-on-year in February to 90,100 units. This is the strongest February volume in 22 years: since the 91,460 sales of February 2004. The year-to-date tally is…
Jetour hits a new volume record in South Africa in February. It's an incredible 17th straight month of year-on-year gains in South Africa with February volumes up 11.4% to 53,455. This is believed to be the highest February volume in South African history, eclipsing the previous best of 53,220 hit…