The Geely EX2 is up to #9 in Brazil in July. 265,907 new cars hit Brazilian roads in July, a splendid 15.5% year-on-year improvement. This is the highest July volume in 12 years: since the 279,815 units of July 2014. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.5% to 1,626,541, here…
The Leapmotor A10 is now up to 2nd place overall in China. Official data by CAAM hasn't been communicated yet, so we'll go with CPCA data for now. Overall passenger vehicle sales in July continue to crater at -20.9% year-on-year to just 1,461,000 units. This is the 10th consecutive month…
The Mercedes GLC hits a ranking record at #4. 268,068 new cars hit German roads in July, a small 1.2% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.1% to 1,752,461. This is to be compared with the 332,788 sales of pre-pandemic July 2019 and 2,818,788 units at the same…
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…
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 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…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Poland for the 2nd straight month. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 11.8% year-on-year in July to 56,205 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 368,253. Toyota (-7.1%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 13% share…
The BMW i4 is up to a record 4th place in Finland in July. The Finnish new car market is up a splendid +11.9% year-on-year in July to 5,915 units, leading to a YTD volume up 1.5% to 42,502. Toyota (+51.4%) surges to 23.4% share, its highest since hitting 23.5%…
The BYD Seal U breaks into the Romanian Top 10 in July. 11.740 new cars hit Romanian roads in July, a dramatic -28.2% year-on-year fall, following a 51.9% surge in June. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.7% to 76,593 after dropping -15.9% in 2025. Local behemoth Dacia (-35.6%) falls…
The Xpeng G6 is up to 5th place in Norway in July. 9,609 new cars hit Norwegian roads in July, a tiny +0.5% year-on-year improvement. The YTD tally remains in negative at -2.4% to 83,012. BEV sales gain 0.9% to 9,379 and 97.6% share vs. 97.2% a year ago in…
The Czech new car market recedes -3.2% year-on-year in July to 20,147 sales, yet the YTD tally remains in frank positive at +4.5% to 149,957. Skoda (+4.9%) is the only gainer among the Top 9 brands and holds 35.9% of its home market vs. 36.7% year-to-date. Hyundai (-19.1%) and Toyota…
The Toyota Yaris Cross (emerging markets model) breaks into the Argentinean Top 5. Another mediocre month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina: down -31.2% year-on-year in July to 41,057 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -13.5% or almost 50,000 sales to 319,453. Toyota (-29.5%) is by far the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to 2nd place in Switzerland in July. 18,994 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in July, a -3.2% year-on-year drop. Thanks to a good H1, the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +2.1% to 135,542. 4x4 sales defy the negative market and gain…