Renault 9 19/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 200 All models. We go through another trip to memory lane today, studying French new car sales in 1982. You can also check the Full Year 1981 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in France in August. 17/09 update: Now with Top 53 All brands and Top 300 models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the French new car market at +7.4% to 94,349 in August. This way, the year-to-date tally is…
Renault 5 17/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 187 All models. We are back with a thorough update of the French car rankings from 1980. You can also check the Full Year 1979 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years of French…
The Freelander brand has... landed in China. Today with the usual slight delay we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in July. The market continues to freefall at -21.9% year-on-year to 1,411,045 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report…
The Deepal S07 skyrockets to an incredible 2nd place in August. 4,951 new cars hit Slovenian roads in August, another impressive +15.9% year-on-year lift, following a market up 16.2% on the year prior in August 2025. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.5% to 46,037 after growing 8.1% last year…
The Citroen C3/C3 Aircross is the third favourite model with German buyers in August. German private buyers purchased 86,301 new cars in August, a splendid 17% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 40.6% private sales ratio (PSR), vastly above the 35.6% of a year ago in August 2025. Year-to-date, private sales…
The Ram 1200 sees its sales grow 221.9% year-on-year. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 2.2% year-on-year on revised August 2025 figures (including Geely and Soueast) to 129,362 units. This is the second highest August volume in Mexican history and the best of 10 years, below the record…
Over half of Opel Frontera sales are from its BEV variant. New car sales in Austria edge up 1.6% year-on-year in August to 21,788 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12% to 212,140. Volkswagen (+8.6%) reclaims the brands top spot off Skoda (-7%) and cements its YTD leadership at…
The Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7 is up to a record 4th place at home. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in China, down year-on-year for the 11th time in a row at -23.7% to 1.55 million vehicles. The fall even accelerates, as this is worse than the…
The Skoda Peaq has landed in its home charts. 17,718 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in August, a tiny 0.6% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 4.1% to 167,675. Local behemoth Skoda (+12.2%) vastly outpaces its home market to reach 32.6% share vs. 29.3% a…
The new generation sends Nissan Elgrand sales up 9-fold year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan grow 2% year-on-year in August to 307,374 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.5% to 3,111,737. Toyota (+10.6%) delivers the best performance in the Top 5 and ends the month just shy of 100,000…
The BYD Dolphin Surf breaks into the Brazilian Top 5 for the first time. The Brazilian new light vehicle market shoots up 22.7% year-on-year in August to 263,390, this is the strongest August volume in 13 years: since August 2013 (312,722). The year-to-date total after 8 months stands at 1,889,930,…
The BMW iX3 climbs onto the Norwegian podium in August. 13,451 new cars hit Norwegian roads in August, down -3.3% year-on-year. This leads to a year-to-date tally down -2.6% to 96,463. BEV sales are down -1.5% to 13,274 and a new record 98.7% share vs. 96.9% a year ago. The…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary for the 2nd month running. 08/09 update: Now with August Top 50 models and YTD Top 100 models. 9,355 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in August, an excellent 8.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 12% to 95,864. When…
The Toyota Yaris Cross holds 9.6% of the Finnish market in August. It's a (rare) fantastic month for new car sales in Finland: up 27.3% year-on-year in August to 6,550 units. However keep in mind August 2025 was off -19.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up…