The BMW iX3 is the best-selling BEV in Austria in July. New car sales in Austria are up 3.8% year-on-year in July to 25,823 units. This is a great performance given July 2025 was itself up 31.6% on the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now up…
The Kia Seltos climbs to #2 for the first time in the nameplate's history. In July, the South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 0.6% year-on-year to 138,895 units. This is solely due to foreign manufacturers up 14.4% to 30,976 whereas locals are actually down -2.8% to 107,919. Same…
The VinFast VF 3 is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time since February. According to data by VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast, the Vietnamese new vehicle market shoots up 26.1% to 59,031 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 28.6% to 387,849. Local EV maker VinFast (+89.7%) remains…
The Renault Twingo is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in July. 5,743 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in July, a splendid 12.4% year-on-year improvement. After seven months, the YTD tally is up 16.6% to 41,086. Volkswagen (+1.9%) misses out on the market's euphoria but remains a distant leader…
The Dongfeng Nammi is the best-selling vehicle in Uruguay in July. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay are up 13.4% year-on-year in July to 6,698 units. This is believed to be the 2nd highest ever monthly volume record in the country below the 6,755 units of last December, and a…
The Geely EX2 is up to #9 in Brazil in July. 265,907 new cars hit Brazilian roads in July, a splendid 15.5% year-on-year improvement. This is the highest July volume in 12 years: since the 279,815 units of July 2014. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.5% to 1,626,541, here…
The Kia Stonic is by far the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus drop -4.9% year-on-year in July to 1,368 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -10.8% to 8,612. Market leader Kia (+51.4%)…
The Leapmotor A10 is now up to 2nd place overall in China. Official data by CAAM hasn't been communicated yet, so we'll go with CPCA data for now. Overall passenger vehicle sales in July continue to crater at -20.9% year-on-year to just 1,461,000 units. This is the 10th consecutive month…
The previous generation Suzuki Swift is still on sale in Pakistan. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, sales of new locally made cars in Pakistan surge 79.6% year-on-year in July to 19,818 units. This brings the year-to-date volume up 40.2% to 137,941. Note Changan and Kia do not share sales…
The Proton e.MAS 5 is a rebadged Geely EX2/Xingyuan 80,030 new cars found a buyer in Malaysia in July, a solid 6.5% year-on-year lift. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 4.4% to 489,340. Local hero Perodua (-4.9%) can't capitalise on its home market's growth but still delivers a…
The Mercedes GLC hits a ranking record at #4. 268,068 new cars hit German roads in July, a small 1.2% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.1% to 1,752,461. This is to be compared with the 332,788 sales of pre-pandemic July 2019 and 2,818,788 units at the same…
Ram 1200 sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico grow 3.4% year-on-year in July to 130,835 units (on revised 2025 figures). This is the second largest July volume in Mexican history and the best in 10 years, below the record 131,772 units of July 2016. The…
The Price Is Right first gave a car away in September 1972, a Chevrolet Vega Kammback, with bucket seats, power steering, front disc brakes, and AM radio. At the time, this was a real grand prize. Not much has changed, in fact. Today, a car is still looked at as…
Peugeot sales are up 73.2% year-on-year in July. New car sales in Luxembourg edge down -3.9% year-on-year in July to 4,337 units. However thanks to a strong H1 the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.6% to 30,849. BMW (-13.9%) threepeats at #1 with 11.9% share and despite a harsh…
JAC La Venezolana Pro The Venezuelan new vehicle market continues to rally back up, with H1 2026 sales soaring 66.8% year-on-year to 25,173. JAC (+94.9%) overtakes Toyota (+13.9%) to easily snap the brands pole position at an overwhelming 42.5% share vs. 26.2% for Toyota. Changan (+73.5%) stays in third place…