The new Toyota Yaris Cross lands at #12. The Argentinean new light vehicle market edges up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 46,072 units, this is the highest March volume in 8 years: since the 83,954 units of March 2018. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.6% to 148,692. The Top 3…
The Tesla Model Y holds 24.2% of the Norwegian market in March. After two month handicapped by an increase in the VAT for BEVs, the Norwegian new car market is back to its splendid self in March at +32.9% year-on-year to 17,685 units. The Q1 result is down -14% to…
The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria again. 4,957 new light vehicles were registered in March in Bulgaria, a solid 6.3% year-on-year improvement bringing the Q1 volume to 12,740, off -0.4%. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as they are reexported…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 73.3% in March in Ireland. 15,476 new cars found a buyer in Ireland in March, a steep -10.5% year-on-year drop leading to a Q1 volume edging up 0.3% to 64,958. Toyota (-13.1%) is back to its dominant position in the brands charts with 15.7% share…
The BYD Dolphin Mini ranks #9 in Brazil in March. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is euphoric in March, surging 40.8% year-on-year to 258,357 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 15.9% to 598,212. Brand leaders Fiat (+35.5%), Volkswagen (+39.5%) and Chevrolet (+39.5%) evolve roughly like…
The new iX3 helps BMW up 50.4% in March. New car sales in Sweden advance 9.8% year-on-year in March to 26,578 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.3% to 61,960. BEVs surge 29.7% to 10,875 and 40.9% share vs. 34.6% a year ago, while PHEVs are up just 2.4%…
The Opel Frontera is up to #7 in Croatia in March. It's another very strong result for new car sales in Croatia at +26.6% in May to 7,929 registrations. This way, the Q1 volume is up 11.8% to 16,738. Like a year ago, Renault (+8.5%) is the favourite brand in…
The Leapmotor T03 becomes the first Chinese model to enter the Italian podium. New car sales in Italy are up by a solid 7.6% year-on-year in March to 185,367 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.2% to 484,802. Private sales are up 18% to 95,638 and 51.2% share vs.…
The Kia EV5 ranks #8 for its 5th month in market. The Dutch new car market stabilises after two horrendous months, with March up 1.1% year-on-year to 31,467 units. Logically, the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -10.8% to 81,480. Over Q1, HEVs account for 58.4% of the market…
Toyota sales are up 67.5% year-on-year in February. It's an outstanding month for new car sales in Spain with March volumes up 11.7% year-on-year to 130,340 units. This is a particularly good result given March 2025 was already up 23.2% on the year prior. In fact, this is the first…
The Xiaomi YU7 is the best-selling vehicle in China (retail) so far in 2026. Retail sales for the selection of vehicles included in this update drop -16.1% in January to 1,496,644 units and -14.2% in February to 1,112,041. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -15.3% to 2,608,685. BSCB is…
First podium finish at home for the Renault Clio VI. For the first time since last October, the French new car market is actually up year-on-year in March at a very robust +12.9% to 173,633 units. Keep in mind however that March 2025 was off -14.5% on the year prior.…
The Toyota Corolla is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in February. The Slovak new car market stabilises in February at -0.9% year-on-year to 6,151. This is however a poor result given February 2025 was down -19.4% on the year prior. Due to a disastrous January figure, the year-to-date tally…
Nissan Qashqai sales are up 57.5% year-on-year in February. It's another weak result for new car sales in Cyprus, based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, with February volumes down -13.8% year-on-year to 1,107. Keep in mind February 2025 was already off -14.5% on the year…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in France in February. 17/03 update: Now with Top 50 All brands and Top 300 models. It's another horrendous month for new car registrations in France, with February off -14.7% year-on-year to just 120,764 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -11.1%…