The Moroccan new light vehicle market significantly slows down its growth in February at βonlyβ +8.8% year-on-year to 17,143 whereas it had got us used to double-digit gains. This is split between 14,825 passenger cars (+9.8%) and 2,318 light commercials (+2.9%). The year-to-date volume is up 22.1% to 37,564. Dacia (+1.6%) continues to underperform but still leads the way with 22% of the market. As it has been the case in recent months, Renault (+14.3%) is catching up but remains at a fair distance at 17.1% share. Peugeot (-3.7%) disappoints at #3 while Hyundai (-28.8%) freefalls at #4. Excellent scores by Citroen (+48.4%), Audi (+30.6%) and Volkswagen (+23.9%) in the remainder of the Top 10. Soueast (#19) is the best-selling newcomer above Deepal (#22), Dongfeng (#27) and Lynk & Co (#30).
The Mercedes CLA is up to a world best 4th place in Finland in February.
Itβs a rare positive month in Finland with February sales up 2.5% year-on-year to 4,820 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -1.6% to 10,194. Toyota (-3%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 14.7% share, distancing Volkswagen (+4%) and Skoda (+16.5%). Volvo (-4.8%) and Kia (+0.3%) follow while Tesla (+175.4%) continues to impress at #6 vs. #9 last month. Mercedes (+42.7%) and Ford (+23.5%) make themselves noticed among the 10 best-sellers. Below, Smart (+533.3%), Opel (+164%) and BYD (+86.5%) stand out.
Over in the models charts, the Tesla Model Y (+513.5%) once again evolves at a significantly higher level than a year ago, improving its sales 6-fold to 6.8% share. It retains the YTD top spot as a result, with registrations up a whopping 527.9%. The Toyota bZ4X (+130.4%) also stuns at #2, a ranking it now also holds YTD whereas it failed to enter the Full Year 2025 Top 30. The Volvo XC60 (+53.7%) is up 9 spots on January to #3 while the Mercedes CLA (+1388.9%) climbs to a fantastic 4th place overall and ranks #8 year-to-date. The VW T-Roc (+907.7%), Skoda Elroq (+359.3%) and Kia Stonic (+212.1%) also surge.
The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in February.
The Bulgarian new car market is up a solid 13.2% year-on-year in February to 4,238 sales, but with a disastrous January result (-19.2%), the year-to-date volume remains in negative for now at -4.3% to 7,783. Keep in mind re-exports are rife in Bulgaria as a large part of monthly sales donβt ever see the countryβs roads. Toyota (+25.6%) manages to almost double the marketβs growth rate to stay on top of the brands charts with 12.9% share. It distances Skoda (+1.8%) a lot more discreet at 10.8%. Hyundai (+209.2%) is the hero of the month, tripling its sales year-on-year to 9.5% share. Volkswagen (-8.5%) and Renault (-34.3%) are knocked down to #4 and #5 respectively. BMW (+43.9%), Citroen (+34.2%) and Kia (+26.1%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10.
Model-wise, we have a freak event in pole position: the Hyundai i20 (+1715.4%) snaps the top spot with 5.6% share. Explanations range from a substantial fleet order to a strong re-export volume. The Toyota Corolla (+25.4%) is solid but drops to #2, keeping the YTD #1 ranking in the process. The Skoda Octavia (+26.9%) is at #3 while the Citroen C3 Aircross climbs to #4 vs. #19 over the Full Year 2025. The Toyota C-HR (+3.3%) is up five spots on last month to #5, followed by the Hyundai Tucson (+113.2%) and Kia Sportage (+6.8%). Notice also the DFSK Forthing T5 Evo (+327.8%) surging to #8 overall.
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February.
New car sales in Portugal confirm their strong start of the year with sales up 5.5% year-on-year in February toΒ 20,541. After two months, the year-to-date volume is up a round 10% to 37,380. Once again Peugeot (-1.2%) is the distant leader at 11.8% share and despite falling year-on-year. Mercedes (-0.1%) follows ahead of BMW (+3.5%). Tesla (+112.1%) and Opel (+69.6%) are the biggest gainers in the Top 10 with Citroen (+38.1%), Nissan (+22.6%) and Volkswagen (+13.3%) also beating the market with double-digit gains. MG (+187.7%), Jeep (+61.1%) and Skoda (+47.8%) stand out below.
We have a change of guard at the top of the models charts: the Peugeot 2008 (+39.9%) replaces the 208 (-70.6%) and now also ranks #1 year-to-date. Outstanding result by the Tesla Model 3 (+104.6%) up from 4 sales in January to 845 this month. The Opel Corsa (+69.6%), Nissan Qashqai (+51.4%) and Mercedes A Class (+34.7%) round out the Top 5 in fantastic fashion. The Citroen C3 (+9.6%) and Nissan Juke (+7.3%) also outrun the market at #7 and #6 respectively, while the Jeep Avenger (+61.5%) storms into the Top 10 for the first time at #10.
The Xpeng G9 is up to a record 5th place in February.
The Norwegian new car market is starting to recover from its early year hangover due to an increase in the list of models with 25% VAT rates. February volumes are down -18.7% to 7,272 vs. -76.3% in January. The year-to-date tally is now down -48.1% to 9,490. BEV sales are down -15.9% to 7,127 units, resulting in a 98% market share vs. 94.7% a year ago in February 2025. PHEV sales are down -66.2% to 46 and 0.6%, HEVs down -87% to 20 units and 0.3%, petrol is at 0.2% share and diesel at 0.9%. Year-to-date, BEVs are off -47.2% to 9,211 and 97.1% share.Β
Tesla (+32%) impresses with a market-defying surge to 16.6% share and also reclaims the year-to-date top spot with sales off -19.5% to 13.6% share. Toyota (+25.8%) also goes against the grain with 12.9% of the market vs. 13% so far this year. In contrast Volkswagen (-52.7%) is in freefall in third place with 8.6% share. Volvo (-5.8%) resists better than the market and climbs three ranks on last month to #4, with Skoda (+36.5%) excelling and rounding out the Top 5. Other great performers include Xpeng (+91.1%), MG (+54.5%), Ford (+33.9%) and Peugeot (+25.8%). Deepal (#13) confirms its strong start in Norway.
Over in the models charts, here too the traditional leader, the Tesla Model Y (+77.6%) is back in charge with 14.8% of the market. The Toyota bZ4X (-10.5%) repeats at #2 above the Volvo EX40 (+176%) up 13 spots on January to #4. The new Toyota Urban Cruiser, a rebadged Suzuki e Vitara, ranks at a world best #4 and is #3 year-to-date. The Xpeng G9 (+345.6%) breaks its Norwegian ranking record at #5 with 3.5% share vs. a previous best of #8 in November 2023. The Skoda Elroq (+439.5%) and Enyaq (+23%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10 while the Deepal S05 scores a second consecutive Top 10 finish at #10.
According to estimates by GlobalData, the U.S. new light vehicle market is down a painful -3.8% year-on-year in February to 1.18 million units. Retail sales are off 5.6% while fleet sales are up 4.5%. The reason behind this fall is multiple and include inclement weather, the end of federal tax credits for BEVs and affordability. Forecasts for the full year volume are now 16.1 to 16.2 million units vs. 16.3 million units over the Full Year 2025. The SAAR stands at 15.7 million, up from 14.9 million in January but down from 16.1 million in February 2025. BEV market share is around 5.6% for the month, which is in line with the average of 6% since October 2025 when tax incentives ended, to be compared with a rate of 8 to 12% before that date. The average retail transaction price is up 2.7% year-on-year to $46,303 units, while average incentives are up to $3,293. However EV incentives are down -13.8% to $10,356.
Among OEMs still reporting monthly, Hyundai-Kia (+5%), Toyota Motor (+3.2%) and American Honda (+1.1%) defy the negative market with YoY upticks but Ford Motor drops -5.5%. Brand-wise, the best performers are Acura (+17.3%) and Lincoln (+12.2%) with both Hyundai (+5.9%) and Kia (+4.3%) setting February records. Toyota (+3.3%), Genesis (+3.3%) and Lexus (+2.5%) are also up but Mazda (-0.1%) endures a 7th consecutive month of YoY decline, albeit by a tiny margin. As for models, the Ford Explorer (+33.4%), Toyota Tacoma (+33.2%), Subaru Forester (+24.9%), Toyota Corolla (+20%) and Camry (+19.3%) all post great gains among the best-sellers, while the Toyota RAV4 (-57.2%) suffers from its generation changeover and the Ford F-Series drops -16.2%.
The Ford Puma holds a record 3.6% of the UK market in February.
The UK new car market is up by a solid 7.2% year-on-year in February to 90,100 units. This is the strongest February volume in 22 years: since the 91,460 sales of February 2004. The year-to-date tally is up 4.8% to 234,227. Encouragingly, private sales surge 17.6% to 35,227 and 39.1% share vs. 35.6% in February 2025, while fleet sales only edge up 1.8% to 53,506 and 59.4% share vs. 62.5% a year ago. Business sales are down -12.7% to 1,367 and 1.5% share vs. 1.9%. Year-to-date, private sales are up 9.4% to 87,624 and 37.4% share vs. 35.8% over the first two months of 2025, fleet sales are up 1.7% to 141,777 and 60.5% share vs. 62.4% and business sales up 22.8% to 4,826 and 2.1% share vs. 1.8%.
Looking at sales by fuel type, petrol is up 5.2% to 41,935 units, diesel is off -3.8% to 4,080, HEV up 3.3% to 11,807 and PHEV up 43.5% to 10,438 and 11.6% share vs. 8.7% a year ago. BEV sales are up just 2.8% to 21,840 and 24.2% share vs. 25.3% in February 2025. This is the second straight month that BEVs lose share year-on-year. Year-to-date, petrol edges up 0.7% to 110,692, diesel is off -7.2% to 11,942, HEV up 4.2% to 31,104 and PHEV up 45.9% to 28,995 and 12.4% share vs. 8.9% over the first two months of 2025. BEVs are up just 1.2% to 51,494 and 22% share vs. 22.8% last year.
Source: SMMT
Volkswagen (-11.5%) struggles year-on-year but remains the favourite car brand in the country with 7.9% share. Ford (+36.6%) rallies back up to 2nd place with 6.7% of the market, its best performance since last August. BMW (-2.1%) for its part repeats at #3 ahead of Mercedes (+33.9%) and Audi (+17.2%), the three German premium carmakers all fitting within a hundred sales. Skoda (+17.3%) and Vauxhall (+16.1%) also impress, while further down BYD (+83%), Jaecoo (+179.7%), Citroen (+82.8%), Omoda (+147.8%) and Suzuki (+77.6%) stand out. Tesla is off -37.1%.
Over in the models charts, the Ford Puma (+119.6%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reclaim the top spot it has held over the past three years, both for the month and YTD. The nameplate even smashes its UK share record to 3.6%, its previous best being 3.2% hit in April 2024, November 2025 and December 2025. The Kia Sportage (+45.4%) is also in outstanding shape at #2, while last yearβs leader the Mini Cooper (-11.9%) ends the month at #3. The Tesla Model 3 (-20.4%) reappears at #4 with the Jaecoo 7 confirming its stunning success in the UK at #5, the modelβs 7th straight monthly Top 10 finish.
The bZ4X is Toyotaβs most popular model in Canada in February.
Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down -0.2% year-on-year in February to just under 122,000 units. Even though February 2025 was already off -8.2% on the year prior, this is a relatively solid performance given the current trade environment and the extreme weather the country has faced over the past month. The SAAR comes at a sturdy 2.00 million, identical to last year and slightly lower than the 2.08 million of January. The year-to-date tally is off -1.7% to 236,000 units.
Looking at OEMs with available monthly data, Hyundai-Kia (+4.8%) is strong, Honda Canada (+0.1%) is stable and Toyota Motor (-7.6%) suffers. As for brands, Genesis (+45.4%) delivers the best performance, with Acura (+5.3%), Volvo (+4.2%), Kia (+4.2%) and Hyundai (+3.6%) also solid. Mazda (+1.3%) edges up, Honda (-0.4%) edges down, and Lexus (-9.8%), Subaru (-8.7%) and Toyota (-7.1%) struggle.Β
Among the models with monthly sales, the Toyota bZ4X (+1228%) stuns with over 1,400 sales as the brandβs best-seller in Canada for the month. But the generation changeover of the RAV4 (-79.3%) is what sinks Toyota this month. The Hyundai Palisade (+72.9%), Tucson (+66.2%), Kia Sportage (+64.4%) and Mazda CX-30 (+43.2%) also make themselves noticed.
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February.
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New passenger car sales in Hungary edge up 1.5% year-on-year in February to 10,729 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.5% to 19,016. Toyota (+11.1%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country but falls back to more realistic share market figures at 11.9% (it reached a record 17.5% in January). Local favourite Suzuki (-26.9%) is back up three spots on last month to #2 but sinks year-on-year. It is now #3 year-to-date. Skoda (+25.2%) also excels at #3 but Ford (-34.5%) and Volkswagen (-10.6%) struggle. BYD (+76.2%), Peugeot (+52.4%) and Nissan (+42.3%) stand out below.
Model-wise, the Suzuki S-Cross (-32.8%) and Vitara (-9.3%) reclaim the top of the charts with 5.7% and 4.6% share respectively, followed by the Skoda Octavia (-6.1%) and Nissan Qashqai (+46.1%). The Toyota Corolla (+68.2%), Hyundai Tucson (+55.3%), Toyota Corolla Cross (+35%) and Kia Sportage (+30.5%) also post impressive scores. Notice also the Toyota Aygo X up to #15 year-to-date, the Citroen C3 Aircross up to #17 and the Dacia Bigster up to #20.
The BYD Dolphin Mini is up to #11 in Brazil in February.
177,076 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in February, a small 2.1% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is also up 2.1% to 339,855. The Top 5 best-selling carmakers all outpace the market. Fiat (+6.2%) leads with 22.4% share, ahead of Volkswagen (+6.2%) at 16.5% and Chevrolet (+5.4%) at 9.5%. Hyundai (+3%) follows at 6.9% but the best performer of the month is once again BYD, surging 62.5% to threepeat at a record 5th place and break its share record to 6.5%. GWM (+143.7%) repeats at an all time high #11 and lifts its share record to 2.8% and newcomer Omoda is up three spots to a record #16.
The Fiat Strada (+9%) remains by far the most popular vehicle in Brazil this month with 6.3% share, distancing the VW Polo (-5.6%) back up to #2 but struggling year-on-year. The Fiat Mobi (+18.2%) soars 11 spots on last month to #3, its highest ranking since November 2022 when it also hit #3. In fact Fiat places three models in the Top 4 with the Argo (+2.7%) at #4. Excellent result for the Chevrolet Onix (+36.8%) just as the VW Tera drops two ranks to #7 but still holds the title of #1 recent launch by far. The BYD Dolphin Mini (+103.2%) is up 9 spots to a record #11 and remains the #1 BEV in the country.
Omoda/Jaecoo breaks into the Top 10 brands in Czechia in February.
The Czech new car market advances 4.6% year-on-year in February to 18,591 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -1.3% to 36,634. Local behemoth Skoda (+21.8%) once again vastly outpaces its home market to 39.1% share. This is the first time since September-October 2019 that Skoda manages to stay above 39% share two months in a row. Volkswagen (+4%) repeats at #2 ahead of a freefalling Hyundai (-37.1%), with Toyota (-7.5%) and Dacia (-7.6%) rounding out the Top 5. Cupra (+141.9%) and Omoda/Jaecoo (#9) break all their records to end the month at 3% and 2.6% share respectively.
Over in the models charts, Skoda monopolises the Top 7 for the 9th time with the Octavia (+3%) in the lead, followed by the Kodiaq (+61.6%) repeating at a record #2, the Scala (+74.7%) and Karoq (+15%). The Kamiq (-0.7%) is shyer and distances the Fabia (+14.1%) and Superb (-2.4%). The Toyota Corolla (+65.3%) is the best of the rest at #8 with the Hyundai Tucson (-41.3%) and i30 (-46.1%) rounding out the Top 10 in paltry fashion. The Jaecoo 7 surges 55 spots on January to land at a record #11 while the Dacia Bigster is up one rank to #13.
The Omoda C5 is among the 10 most popular models in Poland in February.
47,466 new cars hit Polish roads in February, a 6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.4% to 87,750 units. Private sales account for 36.1% of the market while fleet sales are at 63.9%. The market share of Chinese passenger car manufacturers increases to 11.4% while BEVs fall to just 3.9% share. Toyota (-4.1%) remains the dominant force in the Polish market with 15.8% share, however this is well below the 19.5% it hit last month. Skoda (+23.5%) manages the biggest YoY gain in the Top 10 and advances to 10.8% share. Volkswagen (+7.5%) follows ahead of BMW (+14%) and Audi (-7.2%). Dacia (+20.6%) and Volvo (+4.8%) are also up in the remainder of the Top 10. Just outside, MG (+67.4%) is up to a best ever #11, previously reached 4 times. Finally Omoda (+201%) breaks all its records at #14 with 1,147 sales and 2.4% share.
The Toyota Corolla (+21.9%) is the best-selling vehicle in Poland once again, distancing the Skoda Octavia (+24.9%). The Hyundai Tucson (+43.7%) shoots up ten spots on January to land on the third step of the podium with 2.6% share. The Volvo XC60 (+12.5%) is up to a record 4th place, a ranking it also hit last April. Toyota also places the Yaris Cross (+4.5%) at #5, the C-HR (-26.3%) at #6 and the Corolla Cross (+66.6%) at #8. The big event of the month is the arrival of the Omoda C5 (+105.2%) inside Polandβs ten favourite nameplates for the first time.
Jetour hits a new volume record in South Africa in February.
Itβs an incredible 17th straight month of year-on-year gains in South Africa with February volumes up 11.4% to 53,455. This is believed to be the highest February volume in South African history, eclipsing the previous best of 53,220 hit in February 2013. The year-to-date tally is up 9.9% to 103,976. However exports crash -28.1% to just 24,221.
Toyota (+4.5%) trails the market but remains by far the most popular manufacturer in the country with 23% share. It is followed by Suzuki (+8.6%) and the VW Group (-6.7%), in difficulty. Hyundai (+2%) and Ford (+1%) are muted and complete the Top 5. We have a raft of great gainers below, including Chinese Jetour (+266.9%) β reaching a new volume record at 1,673 and equalling its best ever share at 3.1%, Omoda+Jaecoo (+68%), GWM (+52.9%) and Chery (+20.2%). Mahindra (+24%) and Kia (+17.1%) also impress.
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (+25.3%) cements its lead to 6.3% share, with the #2 this month being the Suzuki Swift (+6.7%), up two spots on January. The Ford Ranger (-3.6%) and VW Polo Vivo (-7.4%) are knocked down one spot each to #3 and #4. The Toyota Vitz (+117.6%) and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+57.7%) sport the biggest lifts in the Top 10 and rank #9 and #6 respectively.Β
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record third place in Turkiye in February.
The Turkish new light vehicle market is down -3% year-on-year in February to 88,039 sales. Thanks to a strong January figure, the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +2.5% to 163,401. Renault (+21.2%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 13.5% share but the performer of the month is without a doubt Peugeot (+62.3%) up eight spots on January to land in 2nd place overall with 9.4% share. This is compared with the 6.3% it held over the Full Year 2025. Fiat (+7.7%) is back up one spot on last month to #3, overtaking Toyota (-19.2%) down two to #4. Citroen (+56.9%), Skoda (+46.9%) and Opel (+13.9%) also deft the negative context in the remainder of the Top 10. Notice also local EV maker Togg (+44.7%) up to #11 and 3.4% share. Telsa is down -78.2%.
Model-wise, the Renault Clio (+45.7%) consolidates its leadership at 7.8% share vs. 5% for the #2, the Toyota Corolla Sedan (-24.2%). The Peugeot 2008 (+102.2%) shoots up 21 spots on January to #3 which is a new ranking record for the nameplate. The Renault Megane Sedan (-23.1%) and Fiat Egea Sedan (-29.4%) round out the Top 5. The Renault Duster (+233.8%), Peugeot 3008 (+27%), Kia Sportage (+110.6%) and Peugeot 408 (+61.8%) also make themselves noticed.
The Move (+39.4%) helps Daihatsu up 18.5% in February.
The Japanese new vehicle market is shy in February at -3.5% year-on-year to 394,965 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.9% to 762,717. The Top 3 carmakers all fall a little faster than the market. Toyota is off -8.1% to 29.6% share vs. 30.5% so far this year, Suzuki is down 5.7% to 16.1% share vs. 16.3% and Honda edges down -5.2% Β to 13.8% share. Daihatsu (+18.5%) on the other hand continues to catch up on depleted year-ago volumes. Mitsubishi (+14.3%), Isuzu (+7.2%) and to a lesser extent Nissan (+0.4%) all defy the negative market with year-on-year upticks. Mercedes (-2.2%) remains by far the most popular foreign brand but with just 0.9% share. BYD is up 110.9% to a still tiny 466 sales (#23).
Looking at regular cars, the Toyota Yaris/Yaris Cross (-26%) continues to lead but crashes year-on-year as does the Toyota Corolla/Corolla Cross (-32%). The Toyota Sienta (-7.3%) maintains itself at #2 while the Toyota Raize (+9.1%) ranks #4. The Honda Freed (-4.5%) is the best-selling non Toyota model at #5, distancing the Toyota Voxy (+27.5%) and Roomy (-4.5%). The Suzuki Jimny Wagon (+133.1%) impresses once again at #13, with the Toyota RAV4 (+71.9%), Mitsubishi Delica D5 (+46.3%) and Suzuki XBee (+94.8%) also standing out. The Toyota bZ4X (+8900%) confirms the facelift was a good idea Β and scores a third Top 30 finish in the past four months.
As for kei cars, the Honda N-BOX (-1.7%) stays in the lead and tops the overall vehicle charts by a large margin. In fact both the Suzuki Spacia (-8.1%) and Daihatsu Move (+39.4%) also outsell the Toyota Yaris/Cross for the month, with the Daihatsu Tanto (-9.5%) not far behind. Notice also the Nissan Roox (+35.1%), Mitsubishi Delica Mini/eK (+20.8%) and Nissan Dayz (+16.5%) all posting significant upticks.
The Mazda CX-5 represents 92% of the brandβs volume in February.
New car sales in Russia edge up 2.5% year-on-year in February to 80,027 units. The year-to-date volume after two months is down -3.9% to 160,631. Local behemoth Lada (-22.5%) continues to skid and accounts for 23.8% of its home market vs. 31.5% a year ago in February 2025. Haval (+6.1%) remains the most popular foreign carmaker at #2 with 12.7% share, while local newcomer Tenet may have reached its full potential at 10.8% share vs. 11.1% last month. Tenet is a China-Russia joint venture which assembles rebadged Chery vehicles at the Kaluga plant, previously owned by Volkswagen. Belgee (+134.6%) surges ahead to a record 4th place above Geely (-8.6%). The surprise of the month is Mazda up 1852.8% to reach an all time high 6th place, smashing its previous best of #9 hit last month and in January 2021. Toyota (+102.4%), Solaris (+29%) and Jetour (+15%) also shine below.
Looking at the models charts, the Lada Granta (-23.4%) drops to 9.1% share vs. 12.2% a year ago. It is now followed by the new Tenet T7 (aka Chery Tiggo 7L), up to a record 2nd place only 6 months after its launch. The Haval Jolion (+15%) is knocked down to #3 ahead of the Belgee X50 (+191%), aka Geely Coolray, up to a record #4, also hit in August and September 2025. The Lada Niva Travel (+25.8%) shows excellent health at #5 above the new Tenet T4 (aka Chery Tiggo 4). The Lada Vesta (-62.8%) is in complete freefall at #7 while the Mazda CX-5 (+2769.7%) stuns at a record 8th place.