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Omoda is inside the Polish Top 20 in July. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 16.5% year-on-year in July to 50,271 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 335,554, up 4.8% on the same period last year. Toyota (+7.2%) trails the market but still dominates at 15.6% share. The Japane
The Dacia Bigster is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Austria in July. 24,867 new cars found a buyer in Austria in July, a phenomenal +31.6% year-on-year lift. We remain 21% below the pre-pandemic level of July 2019 (31,454). The year-to-date volume is now up 9% to 167.918. Volkswagen (+41.4%) and Sk
The Nissan Magnite is up to #9 in Mexico in July. 124,482 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in July, stable year-on-year at -0.4%. This is the third largest July volume in Mexican history below the revised 124,996 units of July 2024 and the record of 131,772 units from July 2016. However the rea
BYD holds 12.6% of the Uruguayan market in July. Excellent results for the Uruguayan new light vehicle market, up 21.4% to 5,908 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 9.8% to 36,678. We have a big event atop the charts this month: Chinese superstar BYD (+271.5%) improves its sales 4-fold year
The Kia Sorento is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time since June 2024. South Korean new light vehicle sales edge up 3.4% year-on-year in July to 138,099. This positive result is solely due to foreign manufacturers up 23.2% to 27,081 whereas domestic carmakers are down -0.5% to 111,0
Dacia Duster sales are up 124.5% in July It's another very satisfying month for new car sales in Portugal, up 20.6% year-on-year in July to 17,549. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 8.1% to 141,575. Peugeot (+1.2%) and Mercedes (+3.4%) remain the two best-selling brands in the market but post
The Forthing T5 Evo is up to #3 in Slovenia in July. New car sales in Slovenia soar 12.8% year-on-year in July to 5,109 units. This leads to YTD tally up 7.2% to 35,243. Volkswagen (+2.1%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date off Renault (-10.6%), despite trailing the market. Note Renault end
The Maruti Suzuki DZire is the most popular vehicle in India in July. Wholesales in India edge up 1.1% year-on-year in July to 346,669, the second largest July volume in Indian history below 2023 (351,908). The year-to-date tally remains at record levels, up 1.3% to 2,535,659, beating the previous h
The VW ID.Buzz ranks inside the Danish Top 5 in July. 13,811 new cars hit Danish roads in July, a 19.9% year-on-year surge. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 103,365. The top four carmakers all outpace the market with surreal gains. Volkswagen is up 47.3% to 17.9% share at #1, followed b
The Dacia Bigster is the 4th most popular vehicle with German private buyers in July. German private buyers bough 91,357 new cars in July, a 34.5% private sales ratio (PSR) and a splendid 12.1% year-on-year loft. The July 2024 PSR was 34.2%. Year-to-date, total private sales add up to 561,978, a 33.
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in July. The biannual licence plate change traditionally brings stronger volumes and 2025 is no exception with 26,769 sales. This is 4.3% better than July 2024 and leads to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 108,513. Toyota (+0.8%) holds onto th
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in July. 4,515 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in July, a 5.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up just 1.4% to 29,777. This month BMW (+32.5%) repeats at #1 and reaches a stunning 13.3% share, its best since December 2023 (14.4%
The Toyota Roomy sells over 10,000 units in Japan in July. Now that year-on-year boosts due to year-ago production disruptions are over, the Japanese new vehicle market is in negative for the first time this year at -3.6% to 390,516. The year-to-date tally remains in strong positive territory for no
The VW Tiguan is now the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland through July. The Swiss new car market is up a solid 6.5% year-on-year in July to 19,629 units, with the YTD volume now down -4.9% to 132,762. 4x4 sales are up 7.4% to 9,889 and 50.4% share vs. 50% last year (-8% to 50.3% YTD). Petrol sale
The GWM Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in July. 26,909 light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, a 7.3% year-on-year uptick leading the YTD tally up 3% to 172,537. Toyota (+7.2%) matches the market to stay in pole position in the brands ranking with 7.8% share. It distances Hyundai (+12.1
The Toyota Corolla Cross holds a record 14.1% of the Taiwanese market in July. The least we can say for July new car sales in Taiwan is that they are disappointing. At 35,483 units, they are off -22.3 on July 2024. As a result the YTD tally is now off -15.7% to 234,450. Market leader Toyota (-17.8%)
GWM sales are up 56% in July. The South African new vehicle market delivers a 5th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in July at a fantastic +15.6% to 51,383 sales. This is the highest monthly volume since October 2019 and the largest July total since pre-pandemic July 2019. Passeng
The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro is up to a record 7th place in Australia in July. 08/08 update: Now with Top 331 All models ranking. Record-breaking mood in Australia in July: sales are up 2% year-on-year to 104,244, a new high July mark, eclipsing the previous all time best set in 2024 (102,181). The year-to
The Dacia Bigster is up to a record #13 in Czechia in July. 20,817 new cars hit Czech roads in July, a splendid 19.3% year-on-year uptick. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 143,456. Skoda (+25.3%) manages to beat its home market but its share, at 33.1%, is below its YTD level of 34.
The BYD Sealion 7 is the third best-selling vehicle in Iceland in July. 1,311 new cars hit Icelandic roads in July, a fantastic 56.8% year-on-year surge. Keep in mind July 2024 was off -34% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,149. Kia (+31.9%) remains the favourite carmak
The Jaecoo 7 is an instant blockbuster in Scotland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in June. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the July 2025 UK update. This month all nations are in negative, with Engla
The Skoda Octavia doubles its sales year-on-year in July. 10,809 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in July, a stunning 26.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 7% to 76,910. In the passenger car brands ranking, Toyota (-1.8%) manages a fourth consecutive win at 10.4% share but rem
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be compared with 2,81
The Fiat Fastback reaches a record 11th place in Brazil in July. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 230,223, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 1,361,494. Fiat (+0.3%) is stable and lodges its first 50,000+ sales month of the year with a 22% share. This is
First French Top 10 finish for the Dacia Bigster Mediocre results again in France, with July volumes down another -7.7% year-on-year to 116,377. This is the lowest July on record since 2022 (107,547) which itself was the lowest in 51 years. Through July, the market is off an equally disheartening -7
Toyota 4Runner sales are up 91.2% YoY in July. Despite sales pulled ahead into March and April before tariff were in place (estimated at 173,000 sales), U.S. light vehicle sales are up in July. Estimates vary greatly, with J.D. Power-GlobalData seeing the market up 7.4% to 1,380,502 and Cox Automoti
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 123.4% YoY in Canada in July. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive show a Canadian new light vehicle market up 6.9% year-on-year in July to 172,000 units. This is the best July result since pre-pan
The Dacia Bigster continues to climb up its home charts. After imploding -32.7% in May and -50.3% in June, the Romanian new car market catches up on lost time as it rallies back up 25.3% YoY in July to 16,362. This leads to a YTD tally off -15.9% to 81,183. Dacia (+41.2%) excels and climbs to 31.2%
The Mitsubishi L200 is up to third place in Lebanon. It's another very weak score for the Lebanese new car market with sales freefalling -29.7% year-on-year halfway through 2025 at just 8,676 units. Market leader Toyota (-40.9%) falls even faster than the market to a still ultra dominant 33.4% share
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman. New vehicle sales in Oman are in great share halfway through the year at +17.8% to 36,393 units. Toyota (+7.3%) gobbles up a stunning 48.7% of the market, albeit in decline vs. the 53.4% it held over the First Half of 2024. Hyundai (+3.7%) also l
The Kia Pegas surges to 2nd place in Saudi Arabia in 2025. The Saudi new car market continues to evolve at height not seen in a decade, with H1 volumes up a round 10% to 409,772. Of course Toyota (+6.2%) remains the faraway leader in the brands charts with 26.7% share, one percentage point below its
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE halfway through 2025. 157,245 new cars found a buyer in the UAE over the First Half of 2025, a solid 5.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 brands fail to match the market. Toyota (+2.5%) holds 24% share above Nissan (-3.3%) and Mitsubishi (-
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in the world in 2024. Today and for the first time since 2020 we are able to share with you the 500 best-selling models in the world for 2024. As always there are detailed notes alongside the models to help you understand how the total volume has been calc
The Kia Frontier is the most popular vehicle in Iraq over H1 2025. Iraqi new car sales advance 9% year-on-year over the First Half 2025 to 80,165 units. Kia (+13.1%) reclaims the top spot it held up until 2023 with an improved 28.7% share. As a result a struggling Toyota (-19.7%) is relegated to 2nd
The Jetour T2 is up to #5 in Bahrain so far in 2025. 18,118 new vehicles found a buyer in Bahrain over the First Hal of 2025, a solid +9.9% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (-2.9%) still leads the way by far even though it can't capitalise on the market growth and sees its share drop from 33.8% a ye
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup is the most popular vehicle in Jordan. The Jordanian new car market is in decline over the First Half of 2025 at -5.5% year-on-year to 17,590 units. Toyota (+4.7%) is easily back in the brands leader and sees its market share grow from 31.1% to 34.5%. In contrast Kia (
Jetour holds a world-best 13.8% share in Qatar It's a very satisfying result for the Qatari new car market halfway through 2025: sales surge 27% to 42,105. Toyota (+8%) can't keep up, and sees its share fall from 33% a year ago to 28.1% now. The story of the year is the stunting success of Chinese J
The Jetour T2 climbs onto the Kuwaiti podium. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is up 7.9% year-on-year over the First Half 2025 to 68,881 units. Toyota (+25.8%) remains ultra dominant, even improving its share to an overwhelming 31% vs. 26.6% a year ago. Nissan (+12.3%) is up to 9.1% share in 2nd plac
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in the world in 2024. Today and for the first time since 2020 we are able to share with you the 500 best-selling models in the world for 2024. As always there are detailed notes alongside the models to help you understand how the total volume has been calc
The Jeep Avenger is only outsold by the Skoda Kamiq in June. Based on data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, 456 new light vehicles found a buyer in Montenegro in June, leading to a H1 2025 volume standing at 2,327 units. The Skoda Kamiq is up three spots on May to take the lead of the mo