The Citroen C3/C3 Aircross is the third favourite model with German buyers in August. German private buyers purchased 86,301 new cars in August, a splendid 17% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 40.6% private sales ratio (PSR), vastly above the 35.6% of a year ago in August 2025. Year-to-date, private sales…
GAC sales are up 5033.3% year-on-year in Uruguay. 6,569 new cars hit Uruguayan roads in August, up 15.5% year-on-year and believed to be the highest ever August volume. The year-to-date tally is up 17.9% to 50,057. BYD (+12.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 12.8% share vs.…
Opel sales are up 168% year-on-year in Luxembourg in August. 3,103 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in August, a 5.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 33,966. BMW (+9.1%) signs a 4th consecutive win at 12.8% share, but this is not enough to topple…
Now that August 2026 wholesales have been covered, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. In August we have no less than eleven new models hitting the charts, nine of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea sink -20.8% year-on-year in August to 109,556 units. This despite foreign manufacturers up 9.2% to 29,817 whereas local carmakers drop -28.2% to 79,739. The year-to-date tally tilts…
The Ram 1200 sees its sales grow 221.9% year-on-year. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 2.2% year-on-year on revised August 2025 figures (including Geely and Soueast) to 129,362 units. This is the second highest August volume in Mexican history and the best of 10 years, below the record…
The iCAUR V23 has landed in Indonesia. The wholesales market in Indonesia continues to rally back up with August volumes up 32.3% year-on-year to 81,756 units, and up 19.7% year-to-date to 599,491. Retail sales are up 25.5% to 83,422 for the month and up 13.9% year-to-date to 594,984. Brand leader…
Over half of Opel Frontera sales are from its BEV variant. New car sales in Austria edge up 1.6% year-on-year in August to 21,788 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12% to 212,140. Volkswagen (+8.6%) reclaims the brands top spot off Skoda (-7%) and cements its YTD leadership at…
The Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7 is up to a record 4th place at home. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in China, down year-on-year for the 11th time in a row at -23.7% to 1.55 million vehicles. The fall even accelerates, as this is worse than the…
The Geely EX2 is up to #20 for its second month in market. 09/09/26 update: Now with Top 358 All models ranking New vehicle sales in Australia are up 4.9% year-on-year in August to 108,760 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever just below the 109,966 sales of August…
The Skoda Peaq has landed in its home charts. 17,718 new cars found a buyer in Czechia in August, a tiny 0.6% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 4.1% to 167,675. Local behemoth Skoda (+12.2%) vastly outpaces its home market to reach 32.6% share vs. 29.3% a…
The new generation sends Nissan Elgrand sales up 9-fold year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan grow 2% year-on-year in August to 307,374 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.5% to 3,111,737. Toyota (+10.6%) delivers the best performance in the Top 5 and ends the month just shy of 100,000…
The BYD Dolphin Surf breaks into the Brazilian Top 5 for the first time. The Brazilian new light vehicle market shoots up 22.7% year-on-year in August to 263,390, this is the strongest August volume in 13 years: since August 2013 (312,722). The year-to-date total after 8 months stands at 1,889,930,…
Equipment rarely chooses a convenient moment to develop a problem. A lift that seemed perfectly normal yesterday can suddenly become unavailable when a crew, shipment, or project is depending on it most. That is why reliable lift equipment involves more than responding to obvious breakdowns. Understanding which components deserve attention,…
The BMW iX3 climbs onto the Norwegian podium in August. 13,451 new cars hit Norwegian roads in August, down -3.3% year-on-year. This leads to a year-to-date tally down -2.6% to 96,463. BEV sales are down -1.5% to 13,274 and a new record 98.7% share vs. 96.9% a year ago. The…