The new Acura ADX helps the brand's sales up 39% in January. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -2.9% year-on-year to 114,000 units for a robust SAAR of 2.08 million, higher than any month during Q3 and Q4 last year. This is…
The Deepal S05 is up to a world best 5th place in January. It's a catastrophic month for new car sales in Norway, down -76.3% year-on-year in January to just 2,218 units. The reason behind this fall is simple: up until 31/12/2025 the VAT on BEVs up to 500,000 NOK…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser reaches the 5th place in Denmark. Excellent start of the year for new car sales in Denmark at +18.2% to 12,802 units in January. Toyota (+71.6%) surges into pole position with 16.5% share vs. #7 and 5.6% over the Full Year 2025. Skoda (+126.4%) is in…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling car in Montenegro in 2025. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows an immobile Montenegrin new car market in 2025 at 4,503 sales, up one from a year ago. The Dacia Sandero (+20.8%) is up one spot on 2024 to land the pole…
The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India for the third time in the past 4 months. Outstanding month for wholesales in India at 452,589 units, up 12.7% year-on-year on a January 2025 result that was at the time an all-time high volume and the first time above 400,000…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. 16,839 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in January, a very impressive 16.1% year-on-year improvement. Peugeot (+84.7%) surges ahead to reclaim the pole position it held over the Full Year 2025, reaching a stunning 15.6% share, its highest…
The Perodua Bezza is #1 at home for the third year running. Discover 40 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. For the 4th year in a row, the Malaysian new car market breaks its volume record, this time up 0.8% to 863,047 units. Local behemoth Perodua (+0.5%) follows its home…
The Toyota Yaris Ativ overtakes the Isuzu D-Max to #2 in 2025. Discover over 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market edges up 0.6% year-on-year in 2026 to 595,611 units. We however remain light years below the country's record of 1.44 million units reached…
The Skoda Octavia reaches 9.4% share in January. It's a difficult start of the year for new car sales in Czechia at -6.7% year-on-year in January to 18,043 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+1.1%) goes against the grain to reach a stratospheric 39.5% share, its highest since January 2024 (42.3%). Volkswagen…
The BMW X1 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in January. It's a shy start of the year for the Swiss new car market at -5.1% year-on-year in January to 14,207 registrations. 4x4 sales drop -6% to 7,124 and 50.8% share vs. 51.3% a year ago. Petrol sales sink -22.2%…
The BYD Atto 2 ranks #10 and helps the brand to a new share record The Turkish new light vehicle market is up a solid 9.8% year-on-year in January to 75,362, however this is not a new January record as January 2024 was above (79,701). Renault (+9.8%) exactly matches the…
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 Mercedes CLA ranks #9 in Finland this month. Yet more worries for new car sales in Finland at -5.1% year-on-year in January to just 5,374 units. Toyota (-7.4%) reclaims the brands top spot with 15.1% share vs. 11.2% in December, distancing Skoda (+9.8%) at 11.5% vs. 10% last month.…
The Dolphin Mini is the #1 BEV in Brazil and helps BYD to a record 6% share. 162,779 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in January, a small 2.1% year-on-year improvement. Fiat (-0.3%) remains solid at 21% share vs. 20.9% over the Full Year 2025, distancing a surging…
The Territory is Ford's best-seller in Argentina in January. The Argentinean new vehicle market drops -5.3% year-on-year in January to 62,749 units, keeping in mind January 2025 was up 103% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-15.6%) tops the brands charts for the third month running with 15.6% share, despite a…