Smart #5 and Hyundai Accent Recently I have been lucky enough to have a quick layover in Dubai. This was a good opportunity to quickly scan the car landscape of the city. Note a small number of cars also come from neighbouring Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. Burj Khalifa is…
The Geely EX2 is up to #5 in Thailand in July. Our Thai traditional source has dried up and we have only managed to source selected brands and models data for this country. We are missing full brands and full models rankings, monthly. Our selected data comes from autolifethailand.tv, fti.or.th…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia again. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market surges 28.8% year-on-year in August to 3,365 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 19.6% to 30,035. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+140.8%) brilliantly…
The Geely EX5 holds 9.1% of the Moldovan market in August. Data by our local partner CE Auto, shows new car sales in Moldova having another outstanding month again in August: up 14.1% year-on-year to 1,247 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 24.7% to 8,500. The Geely EX5 cements…
The BYD Atto 2 is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in August. According to data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market gains 3.8% year-on-year in August to 497 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 4,707 units, down -0.2%…
The new A05 helps Leapmotor reach an all time high volume at home in August. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in August. It's another mediocre month with sales off -24% or almost 500,000 units year-on-year to just 1,481,050 units…
Geely Monjaro sales shoot up 1355.6% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan progress 6.1% year-on-year in August to 19,104 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.3% to 146,372. Hyundai (+0.3%) remains by far the best-selling brand in the country with 18.9% share, a notable improvement on the…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in August. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.6% year-on-year in August to 835,409 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% or 486,000 units to 9,217,977. Local association ACEA shows +5.3% year-on-year growth to 832,637 for the…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Greece for the third month in a row. Complete July 2026 data is also included in this article. In July, the Greek new car market edges down -2.6% year-on-year to 13,252 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 97,217 (+5.9%). Toyota (+23.4%) surges…
Changan delivers the biggest YoY gain in the Top 10. The Panamanian new light vehicle market is stable in August at +0.06% year-on-year to 4,871 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.3% to 41,258. Toyota (+0.3%) follows the market at 19.1% share, well above the 17.8% it commands…
Renault 9 19/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 200 All models. We go through another trip to memory lane today, studying French new car sales in 1982. You can also check the Full Year 1981 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years…
The Toyota Yaris is estimated to rank #4 in Cyprus in August. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a stable new car market in August at -0.1% year-on-year to 712 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -10.1% to 9324. Toyota (+47.3%)…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in France in August. 17/09 update: Now with Top 53 All brands and Top 300 models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the French new car market at +7.4% to 94,349 in August. This way, the year-to-date tally is…
Renault 5 17/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 187 All models. We are back with a thorough update of the French car rankings from 1980. You can also check the Full Year 1979 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years of French…
The Tata Punch is the best-selling model in India for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. 19/09 update: Now with Top 98 All models ranking. New light vehicle wholesales in India shoot up 34.7% year-on-year in August to an all time high 441,576 units, smashing the previous record…