Volvo XC90 Canadian sales are up 45.2% in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market endures an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in May at -1.7% to 184,000 units in what is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The year-to-date…
The Renault Symbioz is #6 in Northern Ireland in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2026 UK update. This…
The Mercedes GLC is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in May. Swiss new car sales edge down -1.1% year-on-year in May to 19,741 units, leading to a stable (+0.02%) year-to-date tally at 91,341. 4x4 sales are up 2.5% to 10,190 and 51.6% share vs. 49.8% a year ago, HEVs…
The Jaecoo 7 is inside the Czech Top 10 for the first time in May. 20,463 new light vehicles hit Czech roads in May, a +4.8% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally after 5 months is up 2.9% to 103,412. Skoda (+12.4%) outpaces its home market to 35.4% share, yet this…
The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks its volume record in May. The Brazilian new light vehicle market surges another 23.7% year-on-year in May to 263,648 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 1,099,358. This is well above the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019 (1,035,481). Fiat (+7.7%) trails the market but…
The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place. New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763.…
The new EV2 helps Kia up in Sweden this month. 25,985 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a small 1.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.2% to 112,092. BEV sales advance 13.2% to 10,718 and 41.2% share vs. 36.9% in May 2025 while PHEVs are down…
The Renault Megane is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in May. The Bulgarian new car market are up 11.7% year-on-year in May to 4,805 units, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 6% to 22,818. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never see Bulgarian roads as…
Toyota sales more than double year-on-year despite not being officially present in Russia. New car sales in Russia advance 20.5% year-on-year in May to 109,892 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.8% to 492,342. Lada (+11%) trails its home market but is still up, reaching 25.8% share which is…
The MG ZS breaks into the Romanian Top 10 for the first time in May. New car sales in Romania rally back up 7% year-on-year in May to 11,253 units. This is still a poor result given May 2025 was down -32.7% over the year prior. After a mediocre start…
Leapmotor sales are up 620.7% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Belgium drop -2.1% year-on-year in May to 33,625 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -4.1% to 185,232. BMW (+7.3%) defies the negative market to remain by far the most popular marque in the country at 11.1%…
The Jaecoo J5 EV breaks into the Australian Top 10 in May. 106,887 new vehicles hit Australian roads, a -2.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date volume after five months stands at 491,523, off -1% over the same period a year ago. Private sales follow the market at -2.8% to 51,246, while…
Chery holds 12.5% of the Israeli market in May. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today May results by brand for the Israeli market. Models data is a quarterly occurrence. This month sales are up 13.4% year-on-year to 29,456, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive…
BYD is up to a record 8th place in Argentina in May. The Argentinean new light vehicle market falls deeper into depression in April at -26.2% year-on-year to 39,210 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -10.2% to 232,815. Toyota (-38.8%) stays on top of the brands ranking ahead of…
The Renault Captur holds 38.4% of the Montenegrin market in April. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market down -6.1% year-on-year in April to just 503 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 1,461. This month the Renault Captur triumphs with a…