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 Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in South Africa. The South African new vehicle market registers a stunning 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year gains in August at +11.4% to 57,898. This is also the 7th straight double-digit uptick and the largest August volume since at least 17 years…
First podium finish at home for the Mercedes GLC. The German new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in August to 212,563 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 1,965,024. As a reminder we are -32% below the pre-pandemic August 2019 volume (313,748) and -21% below the 8…
The VW ID.Polo lands directly at #17. New car sales in Denmark surge 24.1% year-on-year in August to 16,165 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.2% to 131,759. Toyota (+159.5%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to lead the brands charts with a round 10% share. The Japanese carmaker…
The Kia EV2 is among the Top 10 best-selling models in Ireland in August. The Irish new car market is up 3% year-on-year in August to 7,806 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.1% to 121,972. Toyota (+61.7%) and Kia (+21.6%) both shoot up to lead the brands charts…
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market is up 6.3% year-on-year in August to 3,874 registrations in what is traditionally the weakest month of the year. The year-to-date volume is up 5.2% to 53,771. Skoda (+7.6%) and Volkswagen (+15.6%) remain the…
The Xpeng G6 is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in August. The Icelandic new car market drops -10.5% year-on-year in August to 527 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -5.8% to 9,172. This month Toyota (+39.1%) takes the lead of the brands charts with an excellent 18.2%…
The BMW iX3 is among the 10 most popular vehicles in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in August to 16,047 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 1.8% to 151,589. 4x4 sales soar 6.8% to 8,372 and 52.2% share vs. 48.6% a year ago…
First podium finish of the year for the VW ID.7 The Swedish new car market is up by a very satisfying 12% year-on-year in August to 22,584 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 2.4% to 183,119. Rechargeable cars hold a fantastic 66.7%, or exactly 2 in 3 vehicles…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in France in August. 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 up 3% to 1,078,323. units. Petrol sales implode -40.5% to 10,903 and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record third place in Argentina in August. It's the start of August updates! The Argentinean new light vehicle market sinks by a ghastly -19.3% year-on-year this month to just 41,752 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.9% to 362,497. Strikingly, the…
The Peugeot 408 scores its second ever Top 10 finish in North Macedonia. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market rallies back up 21.5% year-on-year in July to 758 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 4,210 units which…
First European Top 10 finish for the Mercedes GLC. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.1% year-on-year in July to 1,109,960 units. This gives a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 8,356,696. According to JATO Dynamics, BEV registrations are up 51% year-on-year to 279,000 units or 25.1% share…
VW ID.UNYX 08 Now that July 2026 wholesales have been covered, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. After a quiet June showing, in July we have no less than ten new models hitting the charts, eight of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the…