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Czechia February 2025: Skoda Kamiq, Kodiaq impress in market off -3% – Best Selling Cars Blog
Skoda Kamiq sales are up 55.2% in February. New car sales in Czechia are down again in February at -3% year-on-year to 17,773 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -4.1% t o 37,120. Skoda (-3.8%) matches its home market but sees its share thaw to 33.5% vs. 35.1% so far this year. Hyundai (-2
Argentina February 2025: Fiat Cronos lodges first win in almost a year – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Fiat Cronos is the best-selling car in Argentina in February. The Argentinean new light vehicle market is euphoric once again in February at +70.8% year-on-year to 40,422 units. This way, the year-to-date volume after two months is up 99.4% to 106,666. Volkswagen (+96.7%) confirms it is the new
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UK nations February 2025: Volvo XC40 in Top 10 of all nations – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Volvo XC40 ranks #2 in Wales and #3 in Scotland Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2025 UK update. This month England (+0.5%) is the only nat
Japan February 2025: Market bounces back up 18.7% – Best Selling Cars Blog
Daihatsu sales are back up 4-fold in February on devastated year-ago volumes The Japanese new vehicle market continues to recover from year-ago production disruptions and gains 18.7% to 409,347 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.6% to 785,605. Daihatsu was the most affected brand at -82%
Russia February 2025: Market collapses -24.9% – Best Selling Cars Blog
Belgee sales are up 92% year-on-year in Russia. After many months of catch-up growth, the Russian new car market collapses -24.9% year-on-year in February to 78,040 units, pulling the YTD total into negative territory at -9.3% to 167,112. Lada (-14.5%) resists better to 31.5% share. Haval (-20.1%) a
Croatia February 2025: Suzuki Vitara takes charge – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Suzuki Vitara is #1 in Croatia in February. 2025 e-Vitara model shown. New car sales in Croatia recede -5.5% year-on-year in February to 4,239 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.8% to 8,700. Skoda (+5%) easily reclaims the brands top spot from Volkswagen (-2.2%) with 15.4% share vs.
Brazil February 2025: Toyota at highest in 1.5 years, pushes Corolla Cross to record level – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to an all-time high 6th place in February. 173,369 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in February, a robust 11.6% year-on-year improvement, keeping in mind February 2024 was already up 29.7% on the year prior. This is the best February volume since 2020. As a resul
Norway February 2025: Nissan Ariya signs first ever win, Tesla down -48.4% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Nissan Ariya holds 7% of the Norwegian market in February. New car sales in Norway are up 21.3% year-on-year in February to 8,949 units, confirming the market is back in shape after a couple of particularly weak years. The year-to-date tally is now up 46.3% to 18,292. BEVs gain 27.5% to 8,477 an
Finland February 2025: Volkswagen up 42.8%, Tesla down -48.7% – Best Selling Cars Blog
VW Tiguan sales are up 260.7% year-on-year in February. Yet another negative month in Finland with new car sales off -10.9% year-on-year in February to 4,700 units. The year-to-date total is off -12% as a result to 10,363. Once again hit full frontal (-26.7%), Toyota however easily remains the most
UK February 2025: Mini Cooper best-seller – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Mini Cooper is the best-selling car in the UK In February. The UK new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in February to 84,054 units, this still being the 2nd highest February volume in the past 20 years. The year-to-date volume is down off -1.9% to 223,399. Private sales are back up 4.6% to
Saudi Arabia January 2025: Mazda (+70.8%), Chevrolet (+76.8%) stand out in solid market – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Mazda6 is up to #5 in Saudi Arabia in January. 67,923 new vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia in January, a solid 7.7% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+8%) matches the market and continues to be well ahead of its competitors at 28.5% share. The rest of the Top 6 all brilliantly lodge double-di
Belgium February 2025: Renault up 84.1%, Tesla off -53.7% – Best Selling Cars Blog
Renault sales surge in Belgium in February. Another disappointing month for Belgian new car sales in February at -8.1% year-on-year to 40,161 units. This way, the year-to-date tally recedes -10.7% or almost 10,000 sales to 80,755. BMW (-1.3%) leads the brands charts again but drops to 10.7% share af
Australia February 2025: BYD Shark 6 lands with a bang – Best Selling Cars Blog
The BYD Shark 6 sold over 2,000 units across two months. The Australian new vehicle market endures its 7th decline in the past 8 months in February at -7.9% to 96,710 units. This is however the 2nd highest February volume in history below only last year. The year-to-date tally after 2 months is down
Netherlands February 2025: Kia monopolises podium, EV3 repeats at #1 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The new Kia EV3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands once again. 27,820 new cars found a Dutch home in February, that's a -8.3% year-on-year decline, bringing the year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 60,431. Hybrids hold 44.9% of the market, BEVs are at 36.6%, petrol at 17.2% and diesel at 1.1
Ireland February 2025: Registrations down -14.8% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Hyundai Tucson remains the favourite of Irish customers. After a solid start of the year, Irish new car sales stumble in February at -14.8% to 14,002 units. This is enough to pull the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.8% to 47,473. Strikingly, 10 of the Top 12 brands are in negati
United Arab Emirates January 2025: Nissan Patrol #1, Jetour up to #4 brand – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in January. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates advance by a solid 8.6% year-on-year in January to 24,770 units. Toyota (-4.6%) endures the only year-on-year drop among the Top 6 brands but remains the faraway leader with 23.7%
Italy February 2025: Fiat (-16.1%) embattled but in the lead – Best Selling Cars Blog
First Top 20 finish for the Fiat 600 at home. It's another disappointing result for the Italian new car market with February sales off -6.3% year-on-year to 137,922. This brings the year-to-date tally to 271,638, down -6.1% over the same period a year ago and -21% over pre-pandemic 2019. Private sal
Taiwan February 2025: CMC J Space cracks podium – Best Selling Cars Blog
The CMC J Space is up to a record third place in Taiwan in February. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 4.8% year-on-year in February to 27,515 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 62,579. Toyota (+4.7%) matches the market to a more reasonable 28.8% share vs. a record 36.4% in January. It
Sweden February 2025: VW ID.7 and Kia EV3 superstars – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Kia EV3 is up to 4th place in Sweden in February. Swedish new car sales gain 4.5% year-on-year in February to 19,608 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 9.2% to 39,240. Rechargeable cars are up 23.2% to 11,978 and 61.1% share vs. 51.8% a year ago. This is split between 6,872 BEVs (+3
France February 2025: Renault (+20.4%) reclaims control in stable market – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Renault Symbioz is up to a record #13 in France in February. 141,569 new cars found a buyer in France in February, showing a market returning to stability at -0.7% year-on-year. Keep in mind February 2024 was up 12% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally after two months is off -3.3% to 256,2
Colombia January 2025: Renault Kardian up to #2 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Renault Kardian breaks its Colombian ranking record this month. The Colombian new car market rallies back up 24.3% to 14,396 units. However let's keep in mind January 2024 was a particularly low reference base, marking the weakest January in 26 years. In the models charts, the Toyota Corolla Cro
Israel February 2025: Jaecoo up to record #6, market down – Best Selling Cars Blog
Jaecoo ranks #6 in Israel with just one model: the 7. Data by our local partner cartube.co.il shows an Israeli new car market down -5.9% year-on-year in February to 24,611. Thanks to a very strong January result however, the year-to-date tally is up by a sturdy 12.2% to 71,224. Hyundai (+12.7%) conf
Europe January 2025: Volkswagen up 16.4%, Tesla down -45.5% – Best Selling Cars Blog
VW sales bounce back up in January. 04/03 update: Now with Top 97 All brands and Top 514 All models (Source JATO) 28/02 update: Now with Top 25 brands and models (Source JATO) According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (27 countries EU+UK+EFTA) drops -2.1% year-on-year in January
Paraguay Full Year 2024: Kia now most popular brand, Toyota Hilux stays #1 model – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Kia Sonet is up to #5 in Paraguay in 2024. Discover 14 years of Paraguay Historical Data here The Paraguayan new light vehicle market roars up 16.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 34,705 units. This year there's a big event in the brands charts: Kia (+34%) overtakes both Toyota (+16.8%) and Chevrolet (
Venezuela Full Year 2024: Toyota Yaris on top, JAC up to 27.4% share – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Venezuela in 2024. Consult over 25 years of Venezuelan Historical Data here For the first time since 2019 we can share with you official sales data for Venezuela. The market is up a whopping 142% year-on-year in 2024 to 17,588 units, its highest since
Spain February 2025: MG breaks records, pushes ZS to #1 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The MG ZS is the most popular vehicle in Spain in February. It's another sturdy month for new car sales in Spain, with February up 11% year-on-year to 90,327 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.4% to 162,643. The nation-wide volume is helped by replacement vehicles purchased in the Comuni
Puerto Rico (USA) Full Year 2024: Toyota monopolises podium, RAV4 repeats at #1 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to #3 in Puerto Rico this year. Discover 35 years of Puerto Rico historical data here. New light vehicle sales in Puerto Rico edge down -5% year-on-year in 2024 to 121,996 units. Although still strong, this is the lowest annual volume since 2020. Toyota (-1.4%) tighten
Latvia Full Year 2024: Skoda Kodiaq upsets Toyota RAV4 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Skoda Kodiaq is the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in 2024. Discover close to 55 years of Latvian Historical Data here. New car sales in Latvia drop -8.4% year-on-year in 2024. Thanks to JATO we have a Top 10 models available including 2023 figures. The Skoda Kodiaq (+35.8%) upsets the Toyota RA
Luxembourg Full Year 2024: BMW catches up on Volkswagen, Tesla Model 3 lurches to #1 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Tesla Model 3 replaces the Model Y atop the Luxembourg charts Consult over 30 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here 28/02 update: Now with Top 10 models including Full Year 2023 figures New car sales in Luxembourg drop -5.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 46,645 units. Volkswagen (+1.9%) retains the
Lithuania Full Year 2024: Toyota RAV4 and Yaris Cross on top, Audi Q5 in Top 10 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Lithuania again. Discover close to 55 years of Lithuanian Historical Data here. The Lithuanian new car market is up a sturdy 8.9% year-on-year in 2024 (on revised 2023 figures) to 30,122 units. The Toyota RAV4 (+8.9%) exactly match the market to lodge a
Slovakia January 2025: Kia Ceed storms into top spot – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Station Wagon accounts for 63% of Kia Ceed sales in January. The Slovak new car market starts the year in a mediocre way, with January sales plunging -16.8% year-on-year to 6,605. Brand leader Skoda (-39.8%) falls significantly faster than the market to 18.4% share vs. 20.7% over the Full Year 2
Europe January 2025: Volkswagen up 16.6%, Tesla down -45.2% – Best Selling Cars Blog
VW sales bounce back up in January. According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (27 countries EU+UK+EFTA) drops -2.1% year-on-year in January to 995,271 units. Among the Top 5 markets, France (-6.2%), Italy (-5.8%), Germany (-2.8%) and the UK (-2.5%) struggle whereas Spain (+5.3%
Serbia January 2025: Jeep Avenger soars to #2 in first ever Top 10 finish – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Jeep Avenger is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Serbia in January. Data shared with us by our central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian market skidding -11.5% year-on-year in January to 1,764 units. The Skoda Octavia (-46.7%) implodes but easily holds onto the top spot with 5% share. The
Moldova January 2025: Skoda Kodiaq #1, BYD Song Plus #2 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The BYD Song Plus is the 2nd best-selling car in Moldova in January. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market up 16.2% year-on-year in January to 589 sales. The Skoda Kodiaq (+100%) snaps the top spot for the first time since June 2023, but the big event is in 2nd place where we find the BYD Son
China retail January 2025: Volkswagen monopolises podium, Xiaomi SU7 up to #6 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The VW Passat is the best-selling retail vehicle in China in January. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update add up to 1,782,801, off -15.6% year-on-year due to an earlier date for the Lunar New Year. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex
North Macedonia January 2025: Renault Clio and Fiat Panda on top – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in January. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today January data for North Macedonia. 489 new cars found a buyer in the country this month, a sturdy 16.4% year-on-year improvement. The Renault Clio su
Bosnia & Herzegovina January 2025: Toyota Corolla soars to #2 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Corolla is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market edges up 1.9% year-on-year in January to 783 units. The Skoda Octavia (+57.1%) remains ultra dominant at 7% share. It is followed this month by the Toy
Costa Rica Full Year 2024: Toyota RAV4 and Nissan Frontier on top – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Costa Rica in 2024. For the first time since 2017 and thanks to CE Auto we can share with you official data for Costa Rica. 72,857 new light vehicles found a new home here in 2024. The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in the country, but the rank
Bulgaria Full Year 2024: Skoda and Octavia sign first wins in record market – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in 2024. Consult 45 years of Bulgarian Historical Info here. New car sales in Bulgaria soar 15.9% year-on-year in 2024 to 49,751 units, believed to be a new record, eclipsing the previous high mark established in 2008. Total vehicles add up t