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Germany private sales August 2025: VW T-Roc #1, ID.3 vastly outsells Golf – Best Selling Cars Blog
The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers. German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are up 2.5
Ukraine August 2025: BYD up to 11.6% share, Renault Duster back to #1 model – Best Selling Cars Blog
The BYD Sealion 7 ranks at #8 in Ukraine in August. 7,118 new light vehicles hit Ukrainian roads in August, a -15.5% year-on-year regression. The year-to-date tally is now off -8.7% to 46,248. Toyota (-17.2%) retains the brands top spot with 14.7% share while BYD (+168.1%) continues to go from stren
China new models August 2025: Maextro S800 and AUDI E5 launch – Best Selling Cars Blog
Over 2,000 Maextro S800 have already been sold in China Now that August wholesales data has been explored, it’s time to detail the latest launches on the Chinese market. This month we have 9 models appearing in the charts, one of them a foreigner. It's a particularly successful month, with 3 models
Mexico August 2025: Nissan places 5 models in Top 8, Magnite continues to improve – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 8th place in Mexico in August. The Mexican new light vehicle market is down -3% year-on-year in August to 124,180 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -0.6% to 958,085. Keep in mind Chery Group has stopped sharing Mexican sales data in the interim so we're
South Korea August 2025: Hyundai Avante and Tesla Model Y on top, Kia PV5 lands – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Kia PV5 has landed in its home charts. The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in August to 138,408 units, that includes 111,109 for domestic manufacturers (-3.2%) and 27,299 for foreigners (+22.6%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.2% to 1,100,839 including 908,543
Austria August 2025: Dacia Bigster #3, BYD Seal #6, market up 25.3% – Best Selling Cars Blog
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%) is back
China wholesales August 2025: BYD down -20.7%, Geely up 83.6%, Leapmotor breaks record again – Best Selling Cars Blog
Geely posts another euphoric score in August. CAAM hasn't yet communicated detailed data about the Chinese market, we'll update this article when they do. For now, the selection of models included in this dataset adds up to 2,031,354 in August, up 6.9% year-on-year with a YTD tally up 9.6% to 14,780
Bulgaria August 2025: Toyota Corolla leads, Citroen C3 Aircross up to #4, market up 18.5% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria shoot up 18.5% year-on-year in August to 4,132 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.1% to 36,054. Toyota (+38.9%) and Dacia (+41.6%) top the brands charts with excellent showings to 11.8% and 10% s
Germany August 2025: VW T-Roc repeats at #1, teases Golf YTD – Best Selling Cars Blog
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to 1,874,820.
Turkiye August 2025: Tesla smashes all records in all-time high market – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in August. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 12.8% year-on-year in August to 101,650 units. This is a new August record and the first time above the 100,000 unit mark. The year-to-date tally is up 7.2% to 817,345, also a new re
Norway August 2025: BEVs at 96.9% share, Ford (+153.3%), Mercedes (+74.2%) impress – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Explorer helps Ford surge +153.3% The Norwegian new car market sports a fantastic +25.2% YoY lift in August to 13,915 units, bringing the YTD tally up 25.67% to 98,996. BEV sales are up 28.6% to 13,482 and 96.9% share vs. 94.3% in August 2024 which was a record at the time. This is the second hi
Luxembourg August 2025: Mercedes and BMW neck on neck – Best Selling Cars Blog
Mercedes is the #1 brand in Luxembourg in August. 2,941 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in August, a small 1.1% year-on-year lift, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -14.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up an equally discreet 1.4% to 32,718. This month Mercedes (+0.5%) takes the b
Japan August 2025: Daihatsu Move (+145%), Toyota Raize (+37.1%) shine in negative market – Best Selling Cars Blog
Daihatsu Move sales soar 145% YoY in August. The Japanese new vehicle market has now completely caught up on year-ago disruptions and endures a second straight month of YoY decline in August at -8.3% to 301,221 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.2% to 3,037,194. Toyota (-12.5%)
New Zealand August 2025: Rentals push Toyota RAV4 to first place YTD – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in August. 11,739 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in August, a splendid 17.7% year-on-year lift. This way, the YTD volume is up 5.8% to 86,814. Passenger Cars (Cars and SUVs) grow 19.8% to 8,090, light commercials are up 18.3% to 3
Canada August 2025: Hyundai (+20.2%), Toyota (+16%) best performers in negative market – Best Selling Cars Blog
Hyundai Kona sales are up 68.3% year-on-year in August. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimate the Canadian new light vehicle market to drop -2.9% year-on-year in August to 160,000 units. We remain well below the avera
Hungary August 2025: Suzuki S-Cross back in charge – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in August. 8,649 passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in August, a solid 6.6% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up a similarly satisfying 7% to 85,562. Suzuki (-0.7%) reclaims the top spot off Toyota (-2.3%) and cements is Y
Romania August 2025: Dacia Logan repeats at #1, Bigster breaks volume and share records – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Romania in August. New car sales in Romania shoot up 51.7% year-on-year in August to 15,125 units, yet due to a very difficult H1 the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -9.6% to 96,308. The Top 5 manufacturers for the month all outpace
USA August 2025: EVs at record 12% share, Kia at all-time high – Best Selling Cars Blog
Kia Telluride sales are up 18.5% in August Estimates by J.D. Power and GlobalData, S&P Global Mobility and Cox Automotive have the U.S. new light vehicle market up between 1.3% and 4.4% in August. Part of the reason behind this lift is customers rushing to buy EVs before the federal credits of u
Switzerland August 2025: VW Polo best-seller – Best Selling Cars Blog
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol sales fall -9.1% to 3,873
UK nations August 2025: Jaecoo 7 in Top 10 of 3 nations, Peugeot 3008 #1 in Northern Ireland – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Jaecoo 7 ranks #2 in Scotland, like in July. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in August. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the August 2025 UK update. This month Scotland is the only UK nation in posi
Thailand July 2025: MG (#5), TANK (#9) stand out – Best Selling Cars Blog
TANK is inside the Thai Top 10 brands for the first time. The Thai new car market stands at 50,587 units in July and 370,214 after 7 months. Toyota improves its share to 39% vs. 38.6% year-to-date. After being overtaken by a euphoric BYD in June, Honda (11.2% share) and Isuzu (9.4%) reclaim the resp
Denmark August 2025: Cupra breaks share record at 8.1%, places Formentor and Tavascan in Top 5 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The new Tavascan helps lift Cupra to a record 8.1% share The Danish new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in August to 13,030 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 116,395. Volkswagen (-15.7%) stays in the lead of the brands ranking despite a hefty YoY loss, it distances a soaring S
Czechia August 2025: Toyota Corolla (+44.4%) breaks Skoda hegemony at #5 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Corolla scores its highest ranking of the year in August. New car sales in Czechia advance 3.1% year-on-year in August to 17,611, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 161,067. Local behemoth Skoda (-10.8%) underperforms to 29.3% share vs. 33.6% so far this year. In fact the entire T
Brazil August 2025: BYD up 46.4%, Toyota Corolla Cross at record #4 – Best Selling Cars Blog
Toyota Corolla Cross sales are up 79.2% year-on-year in August. The Brazilian new light vehicle recedes -3.6% year-on-year in August to 214,666 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.4% to 1,576,160. Fiat (-8.2%) remains dominant in the brands charts despite a significant YoY loss at 21.1% shar
UK August 2025: Jaecoo 7 up to 6th place – Best Selling Cars Blog
First UK Top 10 finish for the Jaecoo 7. The UK new car market is down for the 2nd consecutive month with August sales at -2% to 82,908, the weakest August since 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.1% to 1,265,281, the highest result since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,519,016). Private sales edge up 0.
Malaysia July 2025: Perodua up to 44.6% share – Best Selling Cars Blog
At 6.7% share, the Alza helps boost Perodua's result in July. The Malaysian new car market stands at 75,124 units in July, bringing the year-to-date volume to 468,904. Perodua dominates the brands charts head and shoulders and scores its highest share since last March at 44.6%. Proton follows at 17.
Sweden August 2025: Toyota up 35%, Tesla down -84.4% – Best Selling Cars Blog
Tesla Model Y sales are down -87.2% in August. New car sales in Sweden grow 5.9% year-on-year in August to 20,168 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.7% to 178,828. Rechargeable cars hold 59% of the market vs. 56% in August 2024. In the detail, BEVs edge down -0.3% to 6,772 and 33.6% shar
Chile August 2025: Toyota Hilux and Hyundai Grand i10 on top – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Hyundai Grand i10 smashes its ranking record to #2. New light vehicle sales in Chile drop -3.1% year-on-year in August to 27,462 units but the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.1% to 199,999. Toyota (+38.1%) surges ahead to lodge its third consecutive monthly win at 8.6% share. It com
Croatia August 2025: Opel (+422%) repeats at #1 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the 2nd month running. 3,645 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, the weakest month of the year and a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up 7.2% to 51,098. After delivering its first win in 3 years last
South Africa August 2025: 6th month of double-digit lifts in a row (+18.7%) – Best Selling Cars Blog
Suzuki sales are up 27.3% in August. Another euphoric month for new vehicle sales in South Africa with August at +18.7% to 51,880 units, marking a 6th straight month of double-digit YoY gains. This is the largest August tally since 2014 (55,722). Passenger cars are up 22.5% to 36,914, their highest
Russia August 2025: Belgee, Jetour, Solaris, Toyota defy market off -17.6% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Belgee X50 is up to a record 4th place across Russia in August. 122,235 new cars found a buyer in Russia in August, that's a -17.6% year-on-year decrease. So far this year, volumes are down -23% to 773,264. Homegrown behemoth Lada falls heavily at -28.4% and sees its market share thaw to 22.6% v
Netherlands August 2025: Kia Picanto repeats at #1, Hyundai Inster inside Top 10 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Hyundai Inster cracks the Dutch Top 10 in August. The Dutch new car market is off -2.7% year-on-year in August to 26,663 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now down -3.8% to 237,909. Kia (-2.5%) continues to dominate in the brands ranking with 10.2% share, while Toyota (+6.2%) exchange
Portugal August 2025: Mercedes #1, Dacia places Sandero and Duster on top – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in August. 12,991 new light vehicles found a Portuguese buyer in August, a solid 9.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.2% to 154,566. Mercedes (+15%) beats the market to smnap the brands top spot off Peugeot (-18.
Israel August 2025: Chery repeats at #1, breaks share record again – Best Selling Cars Blog
Chery holds a 12.6% share of the Israeli car market in August. According to our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market soars 24.2% to 28,342 in August, partly thanks to delayed sales from last June when the war with Iran disrupted operations. Through August, volumes are up 4.8% to 2
Ireland August 2025: Skoda and Octavia lead, BYD Sealion 7 up to #5 – Best Selling Cars Blog
The new Sealion 7 helps BYD crack the Irish Top 10 in August. Irish new car sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year in August to 7,615 units, meaning the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.4% to 116,099. This month Skoda (+7.5%) snaps the brands top spot with a fantastic 14% share vs. 9.
Australia August 2025: Four Chinese brands in the Top 10 for the first time – Best Selling Cars Blog
First Australian Top 10 finish for Chery. New light vehicle sales in Australia gain 2.9% year-on-year in August to 103,694 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever below the 109,966 of August 2023. Due to a pushy first half of the year, the YTD volume is still in negative territory, just, at -
Argentina August 2025: Sales up 32.2% to highest since 2018, Toyota Yaris distant leader – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota Yaris holds 7.2% of the Argentinean market in August. 51,509 new light vehicles hit Argentinean roads in August, a 32.2% YoY improvement and once again the highest August volume in 7 years: since the 65.347 units of August 2018. The year-to-date talky is up 65.9% to 420,598, here too the
Spain August 2025: Toyota distant leader, MG (+40.4%), BYD (+414.6%) surge – Best Selling Cars Blog
MG sales are up 40.4% year-on-year in Spain in August. It's another euphoric month for the Spanish new car market, up 17.2% year-on-year in August to 61,315 sales. This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit growth. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 769,452. We however still remain
Belgium August 2025: BMW back to #1, BYD (+90.6%), Hyundai (+83.1%) stand out – Best Selling Cars Blog
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands at a paltry 292.349 un
Finland August 2025: Toyota RAV4 repeats at #1, sales off -19.5% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Finland in August. After two consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the Finnish new car market is back to hell in August at -19.5% to just 5,147 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.4% to 47,010. Toyota (-12.3%) falls but improves its share t