The Fiat Grande Panda ranks #7 in Serbia in January. Data shared with us by our central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian market up 4.6% to 1,845 sales in January. The Skoda Fabia (+96.4%) doubles its sales year-on-year to topple the Skoda Octavia (+3.4%) for its first monthly…
First Bosnian Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market falls -7.7% year-on-year in January to 723 units. The Skoda Octavia (+69.1%) remains a distant leader with 12.9% share which is its highest since…
The BAIC X55 ranks on the Moldovan podium in January. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market edging up 1.5% year-on-year in January to 598 units. The Toyota RAV4 (+104.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to remain a distant leader at 7.9% share. For reference its Full…
Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive pictures of the modern cars of Cuba. We have already covered 1950s vintage Americans (60,000 are still in circulation) symbolic of the country, so this post will focus on the more recent car park in Cuba.…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in January. After progressing by 21% over the Full Year 2025, the Colombian new vehicle market starts 2026 all guns blazing with a 38.9% year-on-year surge in January to 19,998 units. Kia (+63.1%) confirms it is the new favourite of Colombian…
20% of the Renault Clio's January volume is the new generation. 947,482 new cars found a buyer in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) in January, a -3.6% year-on-year contraction. ACEA has the market down -3.5% to 961,382. This is the first time sales are down year-on-year across the continent since last June. BEV…
The new generation Renault Clio has cracked its home Top 10. 24/02 update: Now with Top 50 brands and Top 300 models. After losing -5.5% to its lowest annual level in 50 years in 2025, the French new car market continues on its downward trajectory and starts 2026 with a…
The JAC Arena is the best-seller in Venezuela in 2025. Consult over 25 years of Venezuelan Historical Data here 23/02 update: Now with Top 10 models ranking. New vehicle sales in Venezuela surge 119.9% year-on-year in 2025 to 38,610 units. This is the highest annual volume in the country since…
The Fiat Strada is up to #3 in Paraguay in 2025. Discover 15 years of Paraguay Historical Data here 38,611 new light vehicles hit Paraguayan roads in 2025, a solid 11.2% year-on-year lift. Toyota (-4.5%) reclaims the brands top spot off Kia (-20.1%) with Chevrolet (-9.1%) and Hyundai (-5.2%) camping…
The Xiaomi YU7 is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. Data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show wholesales drop -3.2% year-on-year in January to 2,346,000 units. However this includes exports (+44.9%) and the models included in our wholesales database add up to just 1,558,135 units, off…
The Porsche 911 is the best-selling vehicle in Andorra in 2025. 2,511 new light vehicles found a buyer in the tiny principality of Andorra in 2025, a splendid 10.2% year-on-year improvement. BMW (+29.1%) is now the best-selling brand in the country with 8.1% share, toppling Mercedes (-13%) down from 10.1%…
The Suzuki Jimny is up to #2 in Costa Rica in 2025. 67,507 new light vehicles found a buyer in Costa Rica in 2025, a -7.3% year-on-year drop. Costa Rica is the American leader as far as EV sales are concerned, with a 17% share for 2025. Toyota (-14%) remains…
Nevo holds 22.1% share of the Azerbaijani market in 2025. Azerbaijan is back on BSCB! This is one of the (if not the) most dynamic car markets in the world, with a 114.1% year-on-year surge in 2025 to 69,832 sales. The Chinese dominate the charts, with 6 brands inside the…
Suzuki Jimny sales are up 72% in the Dominican Republic in 2025. Today we have access to very rare data about the Dominican Republic. The market is down a painful -14% in 2025 to 38,008 units. Here too Toyota dominates with a splendid 17.5% share, up from 15% in 2024…
The Toyota Hilux holds an outstanding 12.4% share in January. The Panama new light vehicle market is solid in January at +9.6% to 4,845 units. Toyota (+0.3%) dominates at 22.8% share, distancing Kia (+14.6%) and Hyundai (+2.9%) at 13.9% and 13.8% respectively. Far below are Suzuki (+3.8%) at 5.2% and…