The VW Golf repeats at #1 after not winning for over 7 years. The Swiss new car market is up 7.2% year-on-year in March to 23,258 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive territory at +0.6% to 52,982. 4x4 sales are up 9.2% to 12,217 and 52.5% share vs. 51.6%…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in March. Solid month for new car sales in Portugal at +8.6% year-on-year in March to 26,680 units. The Q1 volume is up by an even better +9.4% to 64,060. In the brands ranking, Mercedes (+6.2%) reclaims the top spot…
The Chery Tiggo 4 is inside the Romanian Top 10 in March. After two horrendous months, the Romanian new car market recovers slightly in March at +4.6% year-on-year to 10,383 units. The Q1 volume is off -19% to 27,275. Local behemoth Dacia (-21.3%) continues to freefall at just 17.9% share…
The Jaecoo 7 is #1 in the UK in March. It's a strong month for UK new car sales, with March, traditionally the biggest month of the year as it coincides with the biannual license plate change, up 6.6% year-on-year to 380,627 units. This is the best March result since…
The new Toyota Yaris Cross lands at #12. The Argentinean new light vehicle market edges up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 46,072 units, this is the highest March volume in 8 years: since the 83,954 units of March 2018. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.6% to 148,692. The Top 3…
The Toyota C-HR is up to a record #2 in Turkiye in March. The Turkish new light vehicle market continues to slide in March at -12.7% on a record March 2025 volume to 101,997. The Q1 result is now down -3.9% to 265,398. Only three Top 10 brands are in…
The Tesla Model Y holds 24.2% of the Norwegian market in March. After two month handicapped by an increase in the VAT for BEVs, the Norwegian new car market is back to its splendid self in March at +32.9% year-on-year to 17,685 units. The Q1 result is down -14% to…
The Jaecoo 5 is #1 in Israel in February and March. According to our local partner cartube.co.il, 26,356 new light vehicles found a buyer in Israel in March, a -1.2% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume is down -2% to to 95,188. Omoda Jaecoo (+235.7%) confirms the brands pole position it…
BYD is up to a record third place in March. The Sealion 08 is the #1 recent launch. The Australian new vehicle market is off -2.6% year-on-year to 108,703 in March on what was a new March record in 2025. The year-to-date tally over Q1 is down -1.8% to 290,598.…
The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria again. 4,957 new light vehicles were registered in March in Bulgaria, a solid 6.3% year-on-year improvement bringing the Q1 volume to 12,740, off -0.4%. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as they are reexported…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 73.3% in March in Ireland. 15,476 new cars found a buyer in Ireland in March, a steep -10.5% year-on-year drop leading to a Q1 volume edging up 0.3% to 64,958. Toyota (-13.1%) is back to its dominant position in the brands charts with 15.7% share…
The BYD Dolphin Mini ranks #9 in Brazil in March. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is euphoric in March, surging 40.8% year-on-year to 258,357 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 15.9% to 598,212. Brand leaders Fiat (+35.5%), Volkswagen (+39.5%) and Chevrolet (+39.5%) evolve roughly like…
The new iX3 helps BMW up 50.4% in March. New car sales in Sweden advance 9.8% year-on-year in March to 26,578 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.3% to 61,960. BEVs surge 29.7% to 10,875 and 40.9% share vs. 34.6% a year ago, while PHEVs are up just 2.4%…
Tenet holds 9.9% of the Russian market in March. Russian new car sales advance 30.6% year-on-year in March to 104,278 units, however this is mainly catching up on lost ground as March 2025 was off -45.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive for Q1 at +7.3%…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in March. 39,138 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in March, a 5% year-on-year uptick. As a result the Q1 volume is now off -3.4% to 96,434. This a weak result given Q1 2025 was already down -11.2% on the year…