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 Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in February. New car sales in Iceland jump 25% year-on-year in February to 815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 76.7% to 2,200. This month Dacia (+868.4%!) takes the lead of the brands charts with a gargantuan 22.6% share, with…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-seller in the Netherlands for the first time The Dutch new car market continues to disappoint in 2026: after dropping -13.1% in January it is down another -19% in February to just 22,380 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -16.4%…
The Foxtron is less than 50 sales away from the Top 10. In February new car sales in Taiwan dive -19.9% to just 22,043 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.7% to 57,116. There's an easy explanation for this poor result: the later start of the Lunar New Year…
Opel sales are up 37.5% year-on-year in February. It's another difficult month for the Belgian new car market with February volume down -7.7% year-on-year to 37,075. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.2% to 70,072, already more than 10,000 units below the same period in 2025. Encouragingly though, private sales…
The Leapmotor T03 is sold at €4,900 in Italy, earning it a 4th place overall in February. It's an excellent month for new car sales in Italy at +14% year-on-year in February to 157,334 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up a robust 10.2% to 299,373 sales. Private sales…
The Seat Ibiza is the best-seller at home for the first time since April 2018. The Spanish new car market returns to very dynamic growth rates in February at +7.5% year-on-year to 97,082 units. This lift would be even higher at +13.5% if we remove the extra 4,800 year-ago sales…
Omoda Jaecoo is the most popular carmaker in Israel in February. According to data by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market is up a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year in February to 27,214 units. The year-to-date tally however remains in negative at -3.4% to 68,832. After breaking all records…
Opel Mokka sales triple year-on-year in January. Only 5,591 new cars found a buyer in Slovakia in January, a poor -15.4% year-on-year drop. Keep in mind January 2025 was already down -16.8% on the year prior. The top 2 best-selling carmakers resist better than the market: Skoda is off -1.7%…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in France in February. It's another horrendous month for new car registrations in France, with February off -14.7% year-on-year to just 120,764 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -11.1% to 227,921. Keep in mind 2025 was the weakest year since 1975,…
Promotions on the outgoing generations push the Nissan Navara to #4. New light vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 8.7% year-on-year in January to 11,807 units. Brand leader Toyota (-4.2%) suffers and sees its share thaw to 19.9% vs. 24% over the Full Year 2025. Mitsubishi (+42%) is euphoric…
The Roewe i5 is the best-selling vehicle in Ethiopia in 2025. The Ethiopian new light vehicle market is surging in 2025 at +66.6% year-on-year to 4,665 units. We have a new leader in the models charts: coming out of nowhere (ie outside the 2024 Top 10), the Roewe i5 soars…
The Toyota Hiace holds 19.6% of the Kenyan market in 2025. Discover 12 years worth of Kenya Historical Data here 6,003 new light vehicles hit Kenyan roads in 2025, a sturdy 8.8% year-on-year improvement. The Isuzu D-Max (+7.5%) holds onto the pole position at 21.1% share but the Toyota Hiace…
The Haval Jolion breaks into the Ghanaian Top 10 in 2025. Discover over 10 years of Ghanaian Historical Data here It's a nightmare year for new light vehicle sales in Ghana, at -60.2% to just 6,523 units. Toppled last year by the Nissan Navara (-46.4%), the Toyota HIlux (-31.5%) reclaims…
The Toyota Hilux holds 15.8% of the Malawian market in 2025. Discover 13 years worth of Malawi Historical Data here The Malawian new light vehicle market is tiny with just 1,186 sales in 2025, down -8.8% year-on-year. The Toyota Hilux (-16.9%) is once again the most popular nameplate in the…