The BMW iX3 spectacularly enters the Dutch Top 10 in June. New car sales in the Netherlands gain a sturdy 13.4% year-on-year in June to 39,015 units, however the H1 2026 tally is in negative at -4.2% to 174,789. Over the First Half of the year, hybrids account for 53.9%…
The BYD Atto 2 is up to #9 in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is up a solid +7.8% year-on-year in June to 128,426 registrations. This follows a 15.2% YoY progression in June 2025, reaching the highest June volume since the pre-pandemic June 2019 volume of 134,341…
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 Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the third month in a row. It's another fantastic month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, with May sales soaring 42.8% to 28,180. Taking into account that May 2025 was already up 33.1% on the year prior, this is…
The new Omoda 9 is inside the Slovak Top 50 in May. After sinking -16.4% in April, the Slovak new car market slows down its fall to -6.3% YoY in May to 7,166 units. The year-to-date volume is down -6% to 34,165. There's no surprise atop the brands ranking: Skoda…
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…
Toyota Corolla Fielder Last week I was lucky enough to visit Auckland in New Zealand. The car landscape is fascinating here, and it is well worth an Explore update. New Zealand's particularity is that, unlike neighbour Australia, it allows the mass importation of used cars, mainly cheap Japanese models. Japanese…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far this year. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market is off a harsh -17% year-on-year in May to 5,647 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -4% to 25,715. Toyota (-29.9%) craters but still easily wins the brands…
The Hyundai i10 is the best-selling vehicle in Malta in 2024. With a lot of delay and thanks to our reader JFK and Car Industry Analysis we can share with you today and for the first time official data for Malta in 2024. The market is up 6% year-on-year to…
Greek Renault Clio sales are up 138% year-on-year in May. Note: April 2026 data is also included in the data section of this article. 23/06 update: Now with April 2026 Top 262 All models ranking. 25/06 update: Now with May 2026 Top 52 All brands and Top 268 All models…
BYD sales are up 141.4% across Europe, the brand outsells Ford for the first time. According to Dataforce, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) edges up 3.4% year-on-year in May to 1,130,916 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% after 5 months to 5,818,184. ACEA has the market up…
The Jaecoo J5 EV breaks into the Australian Top 10 in May. 23/06 update: Now with Top 330 All models ranking. 106,887 new vehicles hit Australian roads, a -2.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date volume after five months stands at 491,523, off -1% over the same period a year ago. Private…
The BYD Yuan Up is the best-selling car in Albania for just one sale. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you exclusive data for Albania in May. The market surges 65.8% year-on-year to 1,222 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up a whopping 135% to 5,828. BYD continues to…
The Skoda Octavia hits its highest share since October 2019. The Bosnian new car market edges down -1.4% year-on-year in May to 1,221 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -0.5% to 5,027, this according to our Central European partner CE Auto. The Skoda Octavia (+54.7%) is more dominant than…