The new Acura ADX helps the brand's sales up 39% in January. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -2.9% year-on-year to 114,000 units for a robust SAAR of 2.08 million, higher than any month during Q3 and Q4 last year. This is…
The Deepal S05 is up to a world best 5th place in January. It's a catastrophic month for new car sales in Norway, down -76.3% year-on-year in January to just 2,218 units. The reason behind this fall is simple: up until 31/12/2025 the VAT on BEVs up to 500,000 NOK…
The Jaecoo 7 is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in January. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 3.4%, England gains 5.3% to 123,661 units and Wales is up 0.5% to 4,628 but Scotland drops…
The Skoda Octavia reaches 9.4% share in January. It's a difficult start of the year for new car sales in Czechia at -6.7% year-on-year in January to 18,043 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+1.1%) goes against the grain to reach a stratospheric 39.5% share, its highest since January 2024 (42.3%). Volkswagen…
The BMW X1 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in January. It's a shy start of the year for the Swiss new car market at -5.1% year-on-year in January to 14,207 registrations. 4x4 sales drop -6% to 7,124 and 50.8% share vs. 51.3% a year ago. Petrol sales sink -22.2%…
The Mercedes CLA ranks #9 in Finland this month. Yet more worries for new car sales in Finland at -5.1% year-on-year in January to just 5,374 units. Toyota (-7.4%) reclaims the brands top spot with 15.1% share vs. 11.2% in December, distancing Skoda (+9.8%) at 11.5% vs. 10% last month.…
Audi holds 4.9% of the Croatian market in January. The Croatian new car market suffers in January at -11.5% year-on-year to 3,946 units. Skoda (-2.6%) and Volkswagen (-6.2%) both improve their share and are separated by only one sale. Toyota (+13.8%) defies the negative context at #3 like last month,…
The Kia K4 SW ranks inside the Top 10 for its first month of sales. New car sales in Sweden are down a daunting -18.3% year-on-year to 16,041 units. The decrease is due, among other things, to the large increase in ethanol cars in January last year, ahead of changed tax…
The Skoda Elroq is #1 in the Netherlands for its first year in market. Discover over 40 years worth of Dutch Historical Data here. 388,024 new cars found a buyer in the Netherlands in 2025, a limited +1.7% improvement. December (+31.9%) single handedly tilted the overall market into positive territory.…
The Lexus ES has been the best-selling import in China for at least 9 years. Consult 45 years of Chinese Historical Data here. Sales of imported new cars continue on their downward spiral in China at -11.5% year-on-year in 2025 to 550,538. Strikingly, the only gainer in the Top 10…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in 2025. Consult close to 70 years of Finland Historical Data here. The Finnish new car market edges down -2.8% year-on-year in 2025 to just 70,612 units. This is the lowest annual volume in 31 years: since the 67,201 sales…
The Omoda 5 is the surprise best-seller in London in 2025. Discover over a decade of London Historical Data here. According to data by SMMT, new car sales in Greater London gain a very solid 7.2% year-on-year in 2025 to 91,696. The models ranking is completely reshuffled this year and…
The Tesla Model Y holds 15.4% of the Norwegian market in 2025. Discover 70 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. Boosted towards the end of the year by pulled forward sales linked to a VAT increase in January 2026, the Norwegian new car market is up 39.5% to 179,550 units…
The Ford Puma is #1 in the UK for the third year in a row. Discover 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 21/01 update: Now with Top 395 All models ranking 2,020,520 new cars found a buyer in the UK in 2025, a 3.5% year-on-year lift and the first…
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,…