The Skoda Octavia is up to a record 2nd place in January. Mediocre start of the year for the Romanian new car market with sales down a painful -33.5% year-on-year to just 7,927. In all European markets we have covered so far (France, Spain and Italy), Dacia has endured appalling…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Discover 35 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The Saudi new vehicle market edges up 3.6% year-on-year in 2025 to 857,247 units. This is the best annual result in exactly 10 years: since the 879,704 units of…
The Jetour T2 is up to third place in the UAE in 2025. Discover 20 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in the UAE advance 5.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 335,772 units. This is partly due to the addition of BMW/Mini in the figures. Toyota…
The Tank 500 is up to a world-best 4th place in Qatar. Discover 20 years of Qatar Historical Data here. 88,065 new vehicles found a buyer in Qatar in 2025, a splendid +21.9% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+12.4%) remains dominant at 28.3% share, albeit down from 30.7% in 2024. Jetour (+113.8%)…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman in 2025. Discover 20 years of Oman Historical Data here. 75,549 new vehicles hit Omani roads in 2025, a strong +14.5% uptick. Toyota (+5.3%) trails the market and sees its share erode significantly to a still ultra dominant 48.4%. Hyundai (+4.7%)…
The Skoda Elroq is #1 in the Netherlands for its first year in market. Discover over 40 years worth of Dutch Historical Data here. 388,024 new cars found a buyer in the Netherlands in 2025, a limited +1.7% improvement. December (+31.9%) single handedly tilted the overall market into positive territory.…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to a record 4th place at home in January. It's a solid start of the year for the Italian new car market, with sales up 6.2% to 141.980 units. However private sales drop -3.8% to 81,585 and 56.9% share vs. 63% a year ago.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in January. Spanish new car sales edge up 1.1% year-on-year in January to 73,103 units, which is a much lower growth rate that this market had got us used to in the past few months. It can be partly explained by…
The new generation Renault Clio has cracked its home Top 10. After losing -5.5% to its lowest annual level in 50 years in 2025, the French new car market continues on its downward trajectory and starts 2026 with a -6.6% contraction to just 107,157 sales. Petrol sales implode -48.9% to…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Lebanon for the first time. Discover 15 years worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. New car sales in Lebanon are down a daunting -15.3% year-on-year in 2025 to just 20,710 units. It was however much worse earlier in the year as…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in 2025. Discover 20 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. 152,879 new cars hit Kuwaiti roads in 2025, a splendid 15% year-on-year improvement. Market leader Toyota (+20%) manages to beat the market's growth rate to lift its share from 27.9%…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 127% year-on-year in 2025. Discover 15 years of Jordan Historical Data here. The Jordanian new car market edges down -1.1% in 2025 to 38,505 units. Toyota (+7.7%) defies the negative environment and improves its share from 32.5% to 34.5%. Reversely Kia (-31.7%) is in deep…
Discover 15 years worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Stable new vehicle market in Iraq in 2025 at -0.4% to 160,737 units. Kia (+19.1%) soars to 28% share and reclaims the top spot it held up to 2022. Toyota (-29.6%) sinks and drops to 2nd place with 20.7% share vs.…
The Jetour T2 surges to 2nd place in Bahrain in 2025. Discover 20 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Bahrain step up by a solid 8.8% in 2025 to 37,713 units. Toyota (+7.2%) sees its share drop slightly to a still ultra dominant 32.1% vs. 32.6%…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Yemen for the 5th year running. Discover over a decade worth of Yemen Historical Data here. Outstanding year for new vehicle sales in Yemen at +31.9% year-on-year to 11,867 units. Toyota (+26.6%) trails the market slightly but still holds a suffocating 90.3% share vs.…