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…
Audi holds 4.9% of the Croatian market in January. The Croatian new car market suffers in January at -11.5% year-on-year to 3,946 units. Skoda (-2.6%) and Volkswagen (-6.2%) both improve their share and are separated by only one sale. Toyota (+13.8%) defies the negative context at #3 like last month,…
Omoda-Jaecoo holds a record 11.6% of the Israeli market in January. According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel are down -10.7% year-on-year in January to 41,618 units, however the year-ago comparison point was particularly high. Hyundai (-9.5%) is back to the…
The Lada Iskra is up to #8 in January. The Russian new car market falls -9.5% year-on-year in January to 80,604 units. Lada (-28.7%) collapses and falls from 30.9% share in January 2025 to just 24.4% now. Haval (-9.3%) follows the market to 13.3% share while newcomer Tenet smashes its…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is #1 in Kazakhstan for the 5th year running. Discover 55 years of Kazakhstan Historical Data here. Yet another record for new vehicle sales in Kazakhstan, up a very solid 14.5% year-on-year in 2025 to 234,852. This marks an impressive 9th consecutive year of growth. Hyundai (+15%)…
The Skoda Octavia is up to a record 2nd place in January. Mediocre start of the year for the Romanian new car market with sales down a painful -33.5% year-on-year to just 7,927. In all European markets we have covered so far (France, Spain and Italy), Dacia has endured appalling…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Discover 35 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The Saudi new vehicle market edges up 3.6% year-on-year in 2025 to 857,247 units. This is the best annual result in exactly 10 years: since the 879,704 units of…
The Jetour T2 is up to third place in the UAE in 2025. Discover 20 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in the UAE advance 5.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 335,772 units. This is partly due to the addition of BMW/Mini in the figures. Toyota…
The Tank 500 is up to a world-best 4th place in Qatar. Discover 20 years of Qatar Historical Data here. 88,065 new vehicles found a buyer in Qatar in 2025, a splendid +21.9% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+12.4%) remains dominant at 28.3% share, albeit down from 30.7% in 2024. Jetour (+113.8%)…
The Skoda Elroq is #1 in the Netherlands for its first year in market. Discover over 40 years worth of Dutch Historical Data here. 388,024 new cars found a buyer in the Netherlands in 2025, a limited +1.7% improvement. December (+31.9%) single handedly tilted the overall market into positive territory.…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to a record 4th place at home in January. It's a solid start of the year for the Italian new car market, with sales up 6.2% to 141.980 units. However private sales drop -3.8% to 81,585 and 56.9% share vs. 63% a year ago.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in January. Spanish new car sales edge up 1.1% year-on-year in January to 73,103 units, which is a much lower growth rate that this market had got us used to in the past few months. It can be partly explained by…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Lebanon for the first time. Discover 15 years worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. New car sales in Lebanon are down a daunting -15.3% year-on-year in 2025 to just 20,710 units. It was however much worse earlier in the year as…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in 2025. Discover 20 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. 152,879 new cars hit Kuwaiti roads in 2025, a splendid 15% year-on-year improvement. Market leader Toyota (+20%) manages to beat the market's growth rate to lift its share from 27.9%…