The Mini Countryman is up to #4 in the UK in October. According to local manufacturers association SMMT, the UK new car market is up 5.4% year-on-year in October to 152,730 units, marking a fantastic 11th consecutive month of year-on-year upticks. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 1,892,000…
The locally made Hyundai Ioniq 3 lands directly inside the Turkish Top 20. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye freefall year-on-year in October at -30.8% to just 80,334 units. Keep in mind October 2025 was an all time record. The lifting of the vehicle tax is also responsible for this…
The Toyota bZ4X is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time. It's a disappointing month for new car sales in Finland, down a harsh -8.6% year-on-year in October to 5,685. Thanks to a solid volume in recent months, the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +4.1% to 62,618…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #6 in Hungary in October. 10,356 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in October, a -4.1% year-on-year decline. However the year-to-date tally remains frankly up at +11.3% to 118,782. Skoda (+25.4%) is back to pole position in the brands charts with…
The new T4L helps Tenet to record heights in October. New car sales in Russia sink -19.8% year-on-year in October to 132,894, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.7% to a revised 1,100,664. Lada (-10.7%) contains its fall somewhat but at 22.3% share it falls to its lowest…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Brazilian Top 10 for the first time in October. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is up 2.5% year-on-year in October to 254,201. This is the best October result in 12 years, since the 291.412 units of October 2014. This way, the year-to-date…
The VW ID.Buzz ends October on the Danish podium. It's an outstanding month for new car sales in Denmark, with October volumes up 16.8% year-on-year to 18,875. This brings the year-to-date tally up 13.6% to 170,660. BEVs reach 88.4% this month vs. 88.8% in September and 82.5% year-to-date. Volkswagen (-1.3%)…
The Omoda 7 is up to #15 in October. New car sales in Czechia sink -16.9% year-on-year in October to 19,364 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up by just 0.2% to 206,134. Local behemoth Skoda (-17.2%) follows its home market to 37.3% share, well above the 36.4% it…
Dacia Duster sales are up 59% in October. The Polish new car market is up 6.1% year-on-year in October to 55,924 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.5% to 526,444. Toyota (+5.2%) follows the market to dominate the brands charts once again with 14.5% share, distancing Skoda (+0.4%) and…
The new Chery Q is the best-selling BEV in the country in October. The South Africa new vehicle market is decidedly on a roll, October marking the 25th consecutive month of year-on-year gains and 9th straight month of double-digit upticks at +10.4% to 61,890 units. Once more, this is the…
The Toyota Hilux delivers its first win of the year in Australia. We have a new record for Australian new vehicle sales in October: up 6.8% year-on-year to 107,493 units, a new high mark for the month, eclipsing the 106,809 of October 2023. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.5%…
Kia sales are up 34.3% year-on-year in October Belgium new car sales disappoint in October at -5.9% year-on-year to 31,949 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -1.5% to 352,323. This month 61% of sales go to fleets while 39% go to private buyers. BEVs account for 48.5% of the…
The Volvo EX30 is up to a record 4th place in Portugal in October. Portuguese new car sales edge up 2.8% year-on-year in October to 16,595 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.5% to 205,507. This month Dacia (-6.7%) takes the lead of the brands ranking for the third time…
The Geely Starray is the second best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in October It's another excellent month for new light vehicle sales in Bulgaria, up 8.4% year-on-year in October to 5,960 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.6% to 50,158. Keep in mind this market is distorted by re-exports to…
The VW Amarok is up to 2nd place in Argentina in October. New light vehicle sales in Argentina suffer again in October at -13.2% year-on-year to 42,891 units. The year-to-date volume evolves similarly at -13.5% to 453,067. Toyota (-10%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country at…