The Dacia Logan is #1 in Romania for the 21st straight year. Discover 55 years of Romanian Historical Data here. New car sales in Romania advance 3.8% year-on-year in 2025 to 156,883, the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (161,562). Local behemoth Dacia almost matches its home market at +2.9%…
The Fiat Strada has been #1 in Brazil every year since 2021. Discover 70 years of Brazilian Historical Data here. 2,551,429 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in 2025, a 2.9% year-on-year improvement and the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,658,927). Fiat (+2.4%) continues to dominate with…
The Renault Clio nameplate has been #1 in France for a total of 23 years. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. The French new car market is in hell in 2025 with sales down -5% to just 1,632,154. Stunningly, this is even lower than pandemic-hit 2020 (1,650,188).…
The Ford Puma is #1 in the UK for the third year in a row. Discover 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 2,020,520 new cars found a buyer in the UK in 2025, a 3.5% year-on-year lift and the first time above 2 million sales since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,311,140)…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-seller at home for the first time. Discover 75 years of Swedish Historical Data here New car sales in Sweden edge up 1.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 272,987 units. Rechargeable cars are up 9.6% to 172,507 and 63.2% share vs. 58.4% in 2024. In the…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Argentina for the first time since 2020. Discover 65 years of Argentinean Historical Data here In an improving economic context, the Argentinean new light vehicle market surges 48.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 579,403 units. This is the largest annual volume since 2018 (801,658). Toyota (+14.5%)…
Opel Mokka sales are up 4-fold in Croatia in 2025. Consult over 20 years worth for Croatian Historical Data here. The Croatian new car market is in great shape again in 2025 with volumes up 8.4% to 69,140, a new all-time annual volume record. Strikingly, the Top 4 best-selling carmakers…
The Fiat Grande Panda has not met expectations in 2025. Consult almost 100 years of Italian Historical Data here The Italian new car market is off -2.1% year-on-year in 2025 to 1,525,722 units. A weak result as this is 20.8% below the pre-pandemic result of 2019 (1,925,535). Worryingly, private sales…
The Dacia Sandero is #1 in Spain for the third year in a row Consult over 50 years of Spanish Historical Data here. It’s an excellent year for new car sales in Spain, with volumes up 12.9% to 1,148,650 units. This is the best annual tally in the country since…
Chevrolet holds 15.2% of the Uruguayan market in November. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay are off -1.1% year-on-year in November to 6,272 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.4% to 62,278. After lodging its first win of the year last month, Chevrolet (+7.4%) repeats at #1, reaching 15.2%…
The BMW 7 Series almost doubles its Chinese sales year-on-year in November. Imports of new cars in China are fast becoming a thing of the past, with November volumes down another -20% to just 41,730. Keep in mind November 2024 sales were already off -21% on the year prior. Year-to-date,…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller in Europe for the 4th time this year. The European new light vehicle market (EU+EFTA+UK) edges up 2.2% year-on-year in November to 1,054,655 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 1.8% to 12,119,467. ACEA has the market up 2.4% to 1,079,563 for the…
The Renault 5 is the third best-selling vehicle at home in November. 22/12 update: Now with Top 300 models ranking. 3/12 update: Now with Top 50 All brands ranking. The French new car market ends a streak of three consecutive months of year-on-year gains with November figures down -0.3% to…
Skoda ranks #10 in Turkiye in November. All time record broken for the Turkish new light vehicle market, with November sales up a splendid 9.8% year-on-year to 132,984. The year-to-date tally is also at record pace, up 10.2% to 1,176,780. This month Renault (+25.6%) posts a fantastic score and reclaims the…
Fang Cheng Bao delivers over 35,000 units for the first time. According to data by the CAAM, Chinese wholesales in November edge up 3.4% year-on-year to 3,429,000 units. This means year-to-date volumes are up 11.4% to 31,127,000. Passenger Cars are up 1.2% to 3,037,000 for the month and up 11.5%…