The Opel Frontera is the best-selling recent launch in Ireland. The Irish new car market gains 7.4% year-on-year in February to 15,033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 49,557. Volkswagen (+42.3%) surges ahead to the brands top spot with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.4% so far…
Volvo EX30 sales are up 112.8% year-on-year in February. The Swedish new car market edges down -1.4% year-on-year in February to 19,341 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is off -9.8% to 35,382. BEVs improve 11.3% to 7,650 and 39.6% share vs. 35% in February 2025 while PHEVs drop -3.8% to…
The Fiat Doblo is the most popular vehicle in Montenegro in January. According to our local partner CE Auto, 211 new light vehicles found a buyer in Montenegro in January, stable year-on-year. The Fiat Doblo surges to #1 with 2.8% share, distancing the Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson and Toyota Corolla…
First Bosnian Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market falls -7.7% year-on-year in January to 723 units. The Skoda Octavia (+69.1%) remains a distant leader with 12.9% share which is its highest since…
The Peugeot 408 ranks #2 in North Macedonia in January. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto we can share with you today January results for New Macedonia. The market is off -7.8% year-on-year this month, a difficult start of the year. The Citroen C3 (+54.5%) takes the lead…
Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive pictures of the modern cars of Cuba. We have already covered 1950s vintage Americans (60,000 are still in circulation) symbolic of the country, so this post will focus on the more recent car park in Cuba…
20% of the Renault Clio's January volume is the new generation. 947,482 new cars found a buyer in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) in January, a -3.6% year-on-year contraction. ACEA has the market down -3.5% to 961,382. This is the first time sales are down year-on-year across the continent since last June. BEV…
The Suzuki Vitara remains the best-selling vehicle in San Marino in 2025. Discover almost 15 years of San Marino Historical Data here San Marino is a landlocked microstate located on the northeastern part of Italy. It is home to 34,000 inhabitants. New car sales there drop -2.5% year-on-year to 966…
The new generation Renault Clio has cracked its home Top 10. 24/02 update: Now with Top 50 brands and Top 300 models. After losing -5.5% to its lowest annual level in 50 years in 2025, the French new car market continues on its downward trajectory and starts 2026 with a…
The BYD Atto 3 ranks #3 in Cyprus in January. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cypriot market sinking -17.4% year-on-year in January to just 1,293 units. Kia (-25.4%) returns to the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 with a dominant 14.5%…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in January. January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland as it coincides with new license plates. 2026 starts well with a +3.1% year-on-year lift in January to 34,546 registrations. Toyota (-4.2%) underperforms but still frankly leads…
The Fiat Grande Panda ranks #10 in Slovenia in January. 5,141 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in January, a 2.5% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (-5.5%) easily retains the brands top spot with 15.3% share, distancing Skoda (-3.9%) at 9.7% and Renault (+2.4%) at 8.3%. Toyota (+22.5%), Mercedes (+42.9%) and…
For once the VW Golf is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 30.2% of total German sales in January at 58,582 units, a steep -21.8% year-on-year fall. In January 2025 the private sales ratio (PSR) was 36.1% and 29.3% in January 2024. As…
The Skoda Elroq is up to #8 in Germany in January. New car sales in Germany recede by a steep -6.6% year-on-year in January to 193,981. BEV sales are up a splendid 23.7% year-on-year to 42,692 and 22% share vs. 16.6% a year ago in January 2025. Market leader Volkswagen…
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…