The Proton e.MAS 5 is a rebadged Geely EX2/Xingyuan 80,030 new cars found a buyer in Malaysia in July, a solid 6.5% year-on-year lift. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 4.4% to 489,340. Local hero Perodua (-4.9%) can't capitalise on its home market's growth but still delivers a…
Ram 1200 sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico grow 3.4% year-on-year in July to 130,835 units (on revised 2025 figures). This is the second largest July volume in Mexican history and the best in 10 years, below the record 131,772 units of July 2016. The…
JAC La Venezolana Pro The Venezuelan new vehicle market continues to rally back up, with H1 2026 sales soaring 66.8% year-on-year to 25,173. JAC (+94.9%) overtakes Toyota (+13.9%) to easily snap the brands pole position at an overwhelming 42.5% share vs. 26.2% for Toyota. Changan (+73.5%) stays in third place…
Jetour sales are up 144.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026. After a 2025 record year, the Peruvian new vehicle market improves further in 2026 with sales shooting up 40.6% to 140,721. Leader Toyota (+25.1%) trails the market and drops two percentage points to 16.1% share. This is still…
The Fronx was Suzuki's best-seller in Guatemala in 2025. The Guatemalan new vehicle market soars 19% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 35,719 units. Toyota (+15%) remains ultra dominant at 25.7% share while Isuzu (+46.9%) surges ahead to 10.3% share, two percentage points above its year-ago level. Mitsubishi…
Chery sales are up 46.2% year-on-year over the period. 37,022 new light vehicles found a buyer in Costa Rica over the First Half of 2026, a -1.6% year-on-year contraction. Toyota (-20.5%) remains the faraway leader but sees its market share plunge from 20.2% over the First Half of 2025 to…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in July. The Portuguese new car market edges up 3.5% year-on-year in July to 18,157 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.6% to 155,237. Peugeot (-7%) holds onto the brands top spot but drops to 8.4% share vs. 9.6% so…
The Toyota bZ4X is the most popular vehicle in Denmark in July. 14,562 new cars found a Danish buyer in July, a solid 5.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up an even more satisfying 11.8% to 115,594. BEVs hold a stunning 80.1% share this month,, hybrids 2.9%, mild hybrids…
The BYD Racco has launched in Japan. New vehicle sales in Japan are up a sturdy 6.8% in July to 417,163 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% or 68,400 units to 2,804,353. Once again local behemoth Toyota (+12%) outpaces its home market to 34.1% share vs. 32.3% so…
The Zeekr 7X ranks #10 in Australia in July. 7/08 update: Now with Top 353 All models. It's another record month for new vehicle sales in July: up 4.2% year-on-year to 108,577, which is an all time high for July, eclipsing the previous best of 104,244 reached just last year…
The Honda CR-V remains well above its archenemy the Toyota RAV4. The U.S. new light vehicle market falls slightly in July at -1.4% year-on-year to 1.38 million units according to preliminary figures by GlobalData. Sales are hampered by a relatively strong year-ago result when customers rushed to dealerships to purchase…
Subaru Outback sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in Canada in July thanks to the new generation. After a streak of 8 consecutive months of year-on-year declines was broken in June, the Canadian light vehicle market scores a second straight positive month in July, albeit with a tiny +0.5% uptick to…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in July. 24,722 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, a drastic -8.1% year-on-year fall. Thanks to a good first semester the YTD tally remains in positive at +3.3% to 178,296 units. Brand leader Toyota (-2.7%) manages to fall slower…
The BYD Atto 2 lodges its first Top 20 finish in Croatia, directly at #5 The Croatian new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in July to 6,357 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 49,897. The Top five brands vastly outpace the market with at least double-digit…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in July. The biannual licence plate change traditionally brings the 2nd strongest volume of the year below January, with July sales in Ireland up 8.6% year-on-year to 29,040. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 114,222. Toyota (+1.1%) returns…