Ford Maverick sales are up 67.1% year-on-year in April. Estimated US new light vehicle volumes in April come in at 1,465,000 units, up 10% on April 2024. Sales of the 7 OEMs reporting monthly figures are up 13.6% for the month and up 6.6% year-to-date. Since April 3, the US…
8,982 new cars hit Croatian roads in April, a fantastic 31.1% year-on-year surge. This is the largest monthly result since May 2019 (9,149). The year-to-date volume is now in frank positive, up 7.4% to 23,947. Renault (+72.6%) is on a roll again, improving its share further to 16%, its highest…
VW ID.7 sales are up 13-fold in April. New car sales in Norway edge up 0.4% year-on-year in April to 11,286 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28% to 42,882. BEV sales gain 8.9% year-on-year to 10,942 and 97% share, a new record eclipsing the previous best of 96.4%…
The Volvo XC60 is by far the best-selling model in Sweden in April. Solid April result for the Swedish new car market at +10.5% year-on-year to 24,292 units. The year-to-date tally is up 7.3% to 87,736. At 15,384 sales, rechargeable cars hold a whopping 63.3% share vs. 57% a year…
The Skoda Elroq lands inside the Finnish Top 10. First positive month of 2025 for new car sales in Finland at +2% to 6,133 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.6% to 22,583. Toyota (-25.4%) salvages its pole position in the brands ranking despite a hefty year-on-year fall. In…
The Kia Tasman has landed in its home sales charts. The South Korean new car market edges up 2.4% year-on-year in March to 149,120 units. This includes 123,891 sales for local manufacturers (+2.9%) and 25,229 for foreigners (-0.1%). The year-to-date tally is up similarly at +2.8% to 387,702 including 327,045…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in March. Finnish new car sales endure a third straight negative month in March (and 15th out of the past 16 months) at -4.7% to 6,082 units. The Q1 tally is off -9.4% to 16,447. Toyota (-21.4%) keeps the brands pole…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in March. The Norwegian new car market rallies back up 36.5% year-on-year in March to 13,304 units, keeping in mind March 2024 was down -49.7% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 42% to 31,596. 11,192 BEVs were…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Northern Ireland in March. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2025 UK…
The Ford Puma is back to #1 in the UK. In the most important month of the year (new '25 license plate released), UK sales grow by a splendid 12.4% year-on-year to 357,103 units, single handedly tiling the Q1 2025 tally into positive at +6.4% to 580,502. This is the…
The Volvo XC60 is the most popular vehicle at home. New car sales in Sweden edge up 1.3% year-on-year in March to 24,204 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.1% to 63,444. Rechargeable cars gain 5.8% to 14,702 sales and 60.7% share vs. 58.1% a year ago. This is split…
The Kia EV3 is the most popular vehicle in the Netherlands for the third month running. New car sales in the Netherlands fall a steep -14.8% year-on-year in March to 31,515 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -9.8% to 91,766. Over Q1, BEV sales go against the negative environment…
The Renault Duster available in Colombia is still the previous generation. Note: The January 2025 article has now been updated with a Top 20 brands ranking. 17,114 new vehicles found a buyer in Colombia in February, a solid 9.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is therefore up 15.8% to 31,513.…
Excellent month for the imported BMW 2 Series in China. New car imports in China edge down -1.6% year-on-year in February to just 32,440 units. This is a poor result given February 2024 was already off -40.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is down -21.4% to 85,282. After…
The Volvo XC60 is the 5th best-selling vehicle in Poland in February. 19/03 update: Now with Top 50 brands and models. The Polish new car market drops -2.7% year-on-year in February to 43,976 units, leading to a= stable year-to-date tally at 87,316. Toyota (-18.8%) and Skoda (-20%) sink but hold…