The Kia Soluto is up to #5 in Kazakhstan in February.
Note: January sales figures are also included in the data section of this article.
The Kazakh new vehicle market shoots up 26.4% year-on-year in January to 14,244 but drops -16.1% in February to 13,399. Year-to-date volumes are up 1.5% to 27,643, keeping in mind 2025 was a record year. Kia (+183.1%) was the #1 brand in January with 19.5% share vs. 10% over the Full Year 2025, with Hyundai at #2 with 18.9% and Chevrolet #3 at 17.6%.
In February, Hyundai (-31.5%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 and despite crashing down YoY. Kia (+33.1%) drops one spot on January to #2 with 17.9% share, followed by Chevrolet (-5%), Chery (+0.5%) and Jetour (-30.3%). Changan (+34.8%) is the only additional YoY gainer in the Top 10. Note Geely Galaxy (#14) is now counted separately from Geely, and Lixiang (aka Li Auto) makes its appearance at #18 in January and #22 in February.
Over in the models charts, theΒ Chevrolet Cobalt (+96.9%) was #1 in January with 15.4% ahead of the Kia Sportage (+222.2%) at #2 with 10.4% and Hyundai Tucson (-3.8%) at #3 and 9.8%. In February, the Cobalt (-0.8%) stays on top with 13.1% share and the Tucson (+0.6%) overtakes the Sportage (+34%) for #2. The Changan CS55 (+83.8%) is up three spots on January to #4, followed by newcomer the Kia Soluto up five to #5.
Leapmotor B05 Ultra arrived at dealers across China. The new models boasts a 180 kW motor, a sporty body kit and revised interior. Sales begin in April.
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. 4Γ4 sales are up 9.2% to 12,217 and 52.5% share vs. 51.6% a year ago in March 2025 and are up 0.6% YTD to 27,025 and an unchanged 51% share. Petrol sales are off -8% to 4,894 and 21% share vs. 24.5% last year (down -11.6% YTD to 11,681 and 22% share), diesel is off -25.5% to 1,198 and 5.2% share vs. 7.4% (down -26.8% YTD to 3,004 and 5.7% share, HEVs (including MHEVs) gain 7.6% to 8,884 and 38.2% share vs. 38.1% (up 3.6% YTD to 20,450 and 38.6% share), PHEVs are up 38.9% to 2,894 and 12.4% share vs. 9.6% (up 31.3% YTD to 6,432 and 12.1% share) and BEVs soar 21.9% to 5,388 and 23.2% share vs. 20.4% (up 6.3% YTD to 11,414 and 21.5% share vs. 20.4%).
Volkswagen (+26.1%) cements its dominance of the Swiss brands charts with 11.3% share, it is followed in March by BMW (+19.2%) and Skoda (+14.2%), with BMW also overtaking Skoda in the Q1 ranking at #2. Audi (+2.4%) and Mercedes (-3.1%) are lukewarm and round out the Top 5 as they do over Q1. Toyota (+25.2%) and Volvo (+22%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, BYD (+679.3%) smashes all its records at #16 with 452 sales and 1.9% share, its previous best being #22 with 198 units and 1.3% share hit just last month. Citroen (+62.8%) and Fiat (+54.9%) also impress.
Looking at the models ranking, the VW Golf (+75.4%) surges ahead to repeat in pole position with 2.3% share. Keep in mind it hadnβt ranked #1 for over 7 years before last month. Just 12 units below is the BMW X3 (+232.9%) tripling its sales YoY to #2, a ranking it now also holds over Q1 vs. #14 over the Full Year 2025. Itβs unclear whether X3 figures include the new iX3. The VW Tiguan (+21%) remains in third position like YTD vs. #1 over the Full Year 2025. The BMW X1 (+26.9%) ensures the Top 5 is identical to the Q1 order. Notice also the Skoda Elroq (+165.4%) at #9, the Skoda Enyaq (+53%) at #10 and the Dacia Sandero (+52.9%) at #12. The BYD Seal U (+1388.9%) cracks the Top 20 for the first time at #18.
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 for the first time since last August. In 2nd place, Dacia rallies up 18.6% to 7% share vs. 5.2% so far this year (-25.2%) where it still ranks at a low #7 vs. #3 over the Full Year 2025. Peugeot (-29.4%) craters and falls to third position but remains largely in the lead year-to-date with 10.8% share. Citroen (+29.5%) lodges the biggest gain in the Top 10 at #4, a ranking it also holds YTD vs. #9 over the Full Year 2025. Nissan (+15.6%) also impresses at #5. Below, MG (+148.7%), Volvo (+64.3%), Seat (+47.3%), Hyundai (+46.9%) and BYD (+44.4%) stand out.
The models ranking is completely reshuffled. The Citroen C3 (+9.4%) is up six spots on February to land in pole position. This is the third time the C3 is the most popular vehicle in Portugal afterΒ April 2022 and June 2024. It now ranks #3 year-to-date. Dacia completes the podium with the Duster (+1.8%) up 37 ranks to #2 and the Sandero (+37.2%) up 17 to #3. Two Nissans follow: the Juke (-11.2%) at #4 and the Qashqai (+59.5%) at #5. Tesla places the Model Y (+126%) at #7 and the Model 3 (-38.3%) at #8. The Seat Ibiza (+137.1%) also impresses.
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 vs. 23.8% a year ago in March 2025. Reversely Skoda (+13.9%) and Volkswagen (+10.3%) are both sturdy and leapfrog past Toyota (-1%) roughly stable. Nissan (+1681.3%) delivers the performance of the month and is up 18 spots on February to #5 with 5.5% share vs. 2.6% so far this year (#14). Newcomer Chery repeats at a record #10 with 3.3% share, a ranking it also holds YTD. BYD ranks #12 with 2.7% of the market.
Over in the models charts, the Dacia Duster (-32.8%) stays on top despite falling hard year-on-year while the Dacia Bigster (+11040%) repeats at a record #2, the same position as over Q1. Itβs an excellent score for Daciaβs newest model. The Skoda Octavia (+6.4%) climbs back up to #3 ahead of the Toyota Corolla (+40.6%) and Dacia Logan (-65.2%) hitting a wall. This means the March Top 5 is identical to Q1. The Nissan Qashqai (+1215%) shoots up to #6, potentially helped by reexports as it is also the case in Hungary. The VW Golf (+27.9%) also shines at #8 while the new Chery Tiggo 4 is up four ranks on last month to crack the Romanian Top 10 for the first time at #10. The Dacia Sandero (-38.2%) falls flat again but is back up 13 spots on February to #11. It ranks #16 over Q1 (-80.4%) vs. #3 over the Full Year 2025.
Itβs 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 pre-pandemic 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.9% to 614,854. Encouragingly, private sales pull the market up at 10.1% to 162,470 units and 42.7% share vs. 41.3% a year ago. Fleet sales are up 3.5% to 208,853 and 54.9% share vs. 56.5% in March 2025 and business sales are up 18.8% to 9,304 and 2.4% share vs. 2.2%. Over Q1, private sales are up 9.9% to 250,094 and 40.7% share vs. 39.2% over the same period in 2025, fleet sales progress 2.8% to 350,632 and 57% share vs. 58.8% and business sales soar 20.1% to 14,128 and 2.3% share vs. 2%.
BEV sales surge 24.2% to 86,120 and 22.6% share vs. 19.4% a year ago. This is the largest ever monthly volume for BEVs in the UK, however the market share is well below the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate target of 33% for 2026. Meanwhile HEVs are up 7.3% to 60,268 and 15.8% share vs. 15.7% in March 2025, PHEVs soar 46.9% to 49,671 and 13% share vs. 9.5%, petrol drops -6.1% to 165,997 and 43.6% share vs. 49.5% and diesel sinks -11.4% to 18,571 and 4.9% share vs. 5.9%. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 14.5% to 137,614 and 22.4% share vs. 20.7% over Q1 2025, HEVs are up 6.2% to 91,372 and 14.9% share vs. 14.8%, PHEVs up 46.5% to 78,666 and 12.8% share vs. 9.2%, petrol down -3.5% to 276,689 and 45% share vs. 49.4% and diesel down -9.8% to 30,513 and 5% share vs. 5.8%.
In the brands ranking, the top 2 manufacturers go against the market and lose ground year-on-year. Volkswagen (-13.3%) is hit hard but easily holds onto the pole position with 7.2% share while BMW (-1.8%) edges down to 5.6% of the market. Kia (+0.7%) is up four spots on February to #3 and ranks #2 over Q1 vs. #4 over the Full Year 2025. Ford (-18.9%) also struggles while Audi (+2.7%) rounds out the Top 5 like last month and YTD. BYD surges 134% to #11 and 4% share and is up 130.1% YTD. Jaecoo (+573.8%) is up to #17 overall, with Alpine (+1723.1%), Leapmotor (+879.8%), Omoda (+184.2%) and Citroen (+144%) posting the largest gains below.
Model-wise, itβs a lightning strike atop the charts, with the Chinese Jaecoo 7 taking the overall lead in the all-important March month. It holds 2.6% of the market vs. 2.4% for the traditional leader, the Ford Puma. The Puma however remains #1 year-to-date but for just 559 sales. The Nissan Qashqai (+27.4%) is very robust, climbing back up from outside the February Top 10 directly into third place. The Kia Sportage (-7.2%) and Vauxhall Corsa (-7.8%) disappoint and round out the Top 5. The Tesla Model Y (#9) and BMW 1 Series (#10) point their bonnet inside the March Top 10.
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:Β since the 83,954 units of March 2018. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.6% to 148,692. The Top 3 brands fall by double-digits. Toyota (-16.5%) claims the top spot at 14.5% share above Volkswagen (-25.5%), still #1 year-to-date, and Fiat (-11.9%). Chevrolet (+27%) posts a splendid score to advance to #4 and is up 25.7% over Q1. Peugeot (+3.7%) is the only additional Top 10 member in positive just as newcomer BYD cracks the Top 10 for the first time at #10.
Model-wise, the Peugeot 208 (-4.4%) signs its first win in over a year: since January 2025. It climbs to #2 in the YTD charts as a result vs. #4 over the Full Year 2025. Note that at 4.9% the 208 holds a much higher market share in Argentina than it does at home in France this month (3.5%). It topples the Toyota Hilux (-20.7%) down to #2 but still #1 over Q1. The Fiat Cronos (-34.2%) is also down one spot on February to #3, a ranking it also holds YTD. The Ford Ranger (-20%) and a surging Chevrolet Onix (+32.4%) complete the Top 5. The VW Tera (#7) is once again the most popular recent launch, distancing the Toyota Yaris Cross up to #12.
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 positive this month: leaders Renault (+8.3%) and Fiat (+0.5%) as well as local EV maker Togg (+39.6%) at #10. The rest suffers, with Hyundai (-2.4%) and Toyota (-9.3%) managing to fall slower than the market but Peugeot (-35.9%), Opel (-21.6%) and Ford (-18.3%) all hit full frontal. Further down the charts, notice Tesla (+835%), Jeep (+290.3%), KG Mobility (+118.6%), Volvo (+49.1%) Omoda/Jaecoo (+44.5%) and Mini (+20.9%).
In the passenger car models ranking, the Renault Clio (-4.2%) keeps the lead above the Toyota C-HR (+30.6%) up five spots on February to #2. This is a new record ranking for the nameplate, eclipsing its previous best of #3 hit just last January. The Renault Megane Sedan (-7.3%) is still valiant at #3, distancing the VW Taigo (+270.2%) up to an all-time high #4. The Fiat Egea Sedan (-35.1%) struggles unlike the Renault Duster (+264%). The new Togg T10F is up four ranks on last month to #12 and is the best-selling recent launch above the Opel Frontera (#14) and Citroen C3 Aircross (#15).
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 27,175. BEV sales are up 55.5% to 17,406 units and 98.4% share, a new record eclipsing the previous best of 98.3% hit inΒ September 2025. The March 2025 BEV share was 84.1%. Over Q1 BEVs account for 97.9% of the market, up from 90.6% a year ago. Meanwhile PHEVs drop -89.6% to 126 and 0.7% share, diesel is also at 0.7% share vs. 1.8% in March 2025, petrol is at 0.1% vs. 0.8% and HEVs at 0.03% vs. 0.4%.
Tesla surges 178.2% to 34.8% share, its highest since March 2023 (40.8%) which is still a record. Volvo (+38.7%) leapfrogs past Toyota (+32.2%) and a struggling Volkswagen (-18.1%) to rank #2 for the month and ascends to #3 year-to-date. Skoda (+93.9%), BYD (+139.1%), Xpeng (+62.5%) and Peugeot (+62.1%) all soar. Meanwhile Zeekr (+388.9%) breaks all its records at #12 with 308 sales and 1.7% share.
Model-wise, Tesla manages a 1-2 for the first time since last November, with the Model Y (+135.3%) in the lead at 24.2% share, its highest since September 2025, followed by the Model 3 (+381.9%) at 10.5% share, its highest since last November. The Volvo EX40 (+436.3%) repeats at #3 ahead of the Toyota bZ4X (+68.2%) and Volvo EX30 (+72.2%). The BYD Sealion 7 (+211.1%) is up 29 spots on February to #7, the new Toyota Urban Cruiser is down four to #8, the Skoda Elroq (+2383.3%) ranks #9 and the BMW iX3 (+2587.5%) is at #10.
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 first hit last month with an improved and record 14.3% share. Toyota (-29.6%) and Hyundai (-30.4%) both freefall and complete the podium. Note Omoda Jaecoo (+205.1%) is also #1 over Q1 with over 2,000 units more than #2 Toyota (-13%). Kia (+22.2%) advances to #4 while Chery (+85.1%) surges YoY to round out the Top 5. The best performers in the Top 10 are Tesla (+281.2%) and BYD (+132.1%), with Geely (+42.6%) and MG (+9.6%) also outpacing the market. All in all, Chinese brands soar 90.3% to 38.3% share vs. 19.9% a year ago and represent 36.7% of the market over Q1.
Over in the models charts, as per every Quarter we now have access to each month in detail. The Jaecoo J7 (+17.7%) holds onto the top spot over Q1 and was #1 in January with almost 2,600 sales but dropped significantly in February and March. Instead, itβs it smaller sibling the new Jaecoo 5 that brilliantly took the lead in both February and March. Jaecoo also places the 8 at #7 over Q1. The Hyundai Kona (-8.7%) ranked #2 in January and February, a position it also holds over Q1. The Toyota Corolla Cross (+37.2%) was #3 in February and #2 in March, for a 4th place over Q1. The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (+380.6%, #6 over Q1), Tiggo 8 Pro (+100.8%, #8) and Tiggo 4 Pro (+341.6%, #9) all post surreal gains.
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. This month we are starting to see the consequences of the Middle Eastern war and inflated fuel prices. Sales by alimentation show petrol sales sinking -20.8% to 34,694 and diesel down -10.1% to 28,364. Reversely hybrids are up 6.7% to 17,953, BEVs rise 88.9% to 15,839 and a record 14.6% share vs. 7.5% a year ago in March 2025 and PHEVs gain 18.5% to 8,215. BEV share over Q1 stands at 11.8%. Private sales are down -4.8% to 52,176, business fleets off -2.7% to 40,296, rentals up 23.6% to 6,714 and government fleets down -20.9% to 2,234.
SUVs gain 2.5% to 69,258 and 63.7% share vs. 60.6% in March 2025 and 58.9% two years ago but light commercials drop -10.5% to 21,990 and 20.2% share vs. 22% last year and 21% in 2024, passenger cars fall -9.9% to 13,817 and 12.7% share vs. 13.7% in 2025 and heavy commercials gain 5.5% to 3,638 and 3.3% share vs. 3.1% last year. Excluding Tesla and Polestar sales, all states and territories are down this month bar Queensland up 3.9% to 22,812. New South Wales is down -5.9% to 31,513, Victoria down -2.5% to 28,791, Western Australia down -7.3% to 11,202, South Australia down -7.3% to 6,622, Tasmania down -1.7% to 1,744, Australian Capital Territory down -4.7% to 1,579 and Northern Territory off -17.3% to 795. Looking at sales by country of origin, China (+45.1%) cements its newfound dominance with 30,993 sales ahead of Japan (-20.4% to 26,892), Thailand (-7.1% to 20,251), South Korea (-1.8% to 13,055) and Germany (-10.2% to 4,513).
There is a big reshuffle in the brands ranking. Toyota (-19.3%) continues to underperform at 15.2% share. This is still well above twice any other carmaker in the country. Kia (+0.2%) is stable year-on-year but climbs to a record 2nd place, also hit in June 2022 and September 2022. The event of the month is the best-ever third place of BYD (+50%) with 6.6% share and just 103 sales below Kia. This is the first time a Chinese manufacturer enters the monthly Australian podium. Mazda (-10.6%) and Ford (-13.2%) both struggle and are relegated to #4 and #5 respectively. GWM (+29.3%) is back to #7 and ascends to a record volume (5,680) and share (5.2%). For its part Chery (+84.1%) ranks #10 and manages an unbelievable 14th straight month of record volumes at 4,018. Tesla is up 23.2% to #13, Geely up 542.6% to #20 and Zeekr up 533% to #27.
Model-wise, the Ford Ranger (-9.7%) keeps the lead but falls heavily, it is followed like last month by the Toyota Hilux (+2.1%) and Tesla Model Y (+63.4%). The Model Y is now up to #8 year-to-date vs. #10 over the Full Year 2025. Boosted by promotions on the outgoing generation and demo sales of the new model, the Nissan X-Trail (+25.3%) surges 40 spots on February to #4, the nameplateβs new ranking record eclipsing its previous best of #6 reached in September 2018 and February 2024. The Hyundai Kona (+15.2%) is strong at #6 followed by the Chery Tiggo 4 (+80.4%) down three spots on last month to #7 but staying #3 year-to-date. Notice also the BYD Sealion 7 (+243.8%) up to #11. Still handicapped by a lengthy generation changeover, the Toyota RAV4 (-68.5%) ranks #20 both for the month and YTD. The BYD Sealion 8 is the best-selling recent launch at #35 above the Zeekr 7X (#42), Geely Starray (#46) and BYD Atto 2 (#49).
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 to other EU countries. Skoda (-7.5%) overtakes Toyota (-7.8%) to #1 brand with 9.9% share, as the two manufacturers lodge disappointing YoY drops. Volkswagen (+9.9%) is up one spot on February to #3 ahead of a surging Hyundai (+98.2%). Fiat (+108.2%), Opel (+107%) and Citroen (+52.1%) also shine.
In the models charts, the Hyundai i20 (+642.9%) repeats at #1, but this is still not enough to topple the Toyota Corolla (stable) for the #1 YTD spot. The Citroen C3 Aircross is up one rank on last month to land on the third step of the podium, with the Dacia Duster (+37.1%) and Skoda Octavia (-3.1%) in tow. The VW Caddy (+393.3%), Fiat Doblo (+360%), Toyota Yaris Cross (+60.9%) and Hyundai Tucson (+32.4%) make themselves noticed below.
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 and despite falling faster than the market. Skoda (-8.6%) advances two spots on last month to #2 and 9.6% share whereas Volkswagen (-35.3%) falls flat after topping the ranking in February. Kia (+3.4%) is the only gainer among the Top 7 brands, with Nissan (-18.5%) and BMW (-12.6%) hit the hardest. In contrast Mercedes (+155.6%), BYD (+81.4%) and Telsa (+71.2%) all surge. Itβs BYDβs first Top 10 finish in 2026.
Over in the models ranking, Toyota spectacularly monopolises the podium (like a year ago in March 2025) with the Corolla (+7.9%), Yaris Cross (+0.7%) and a surging C-HR (+73.3%) the overall best-sellers. The Kia Sportage (-0.7%) is relegated to 4th place while the Nissan Qashqai (-13%) is up four spots on last month to #5 and the Nissan Juke (-20.5%) up six to #6, both despite steep falls. The Tesla Model 3 (+32%) is up to #10 and the Model Y (+156.2%) up to #14 but the real surprise of the month is the paltry score of the traditional leader, the Hyundai Tucson (-36.3%) down to #13 and losing the YTD top spot to the Toyota Yaris Cross.
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 market and sport their biggest monthly volumes so far this year. Hyundai (+50.8%) impresses at #4 but itβs BYD (+103.5%) that is the star of the month with sales doubling year-on-year. At 6.4% share it is just below its record of 6.5% reached in February. Caoa Chery (+126.5%) is the only additional Top 10 brand to beat the market, scoring its first Top 10 finish since last November. GWM (+233.2%) and Mercedes (+130.7%) also shine below.
Model-wise, the Fiat Strada (+62.9%) sails off into the distance with 6.5% share vs. 4.3% for the #2, the VW Polo (+36.1%). The Chevrolet Onix (+77.1%) climbs up two spots on last month to #3, a ranking it also now holds year-to-date. This is the Onixβs first five-figure monthly volume since November 2024. Below a stable Fiat Argo (+0.4%), the new VW Tera is back up two ranks to round out the Top 5. The BYD Dolphin Mini (+190%) breaks into the Brazilian Top 10 for the first time at #9.
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% to 6,466 and 24.3% share vs. 26.1% in March 2025. As a whole, rechargeable cars shoot up 17.9% to 17,341 and 65.2% share vs. 60.7% last year.
Brand leaders Volvo (-9.7%) and Volkswagen (-10.8%) both disappoint at 14.5% and 11.7% share respectively, vs. 15.9% (-10.6%) and 11.9% (-21%) year-to-date. In contrast Kia (+44.2%) shoots up to #3 ahead of Toyota (-5.7%), also in difficulty. BMW (+50.4%) is also in outstanding shape, but none more so than Tesla (+95.8%) truly getting back into the game at #6. Note the US carmaker was down -63.9% on the year prior in March 2025. Notice also Subaru (+1581.8%), Mazda (+159.9%) and Fiat (+88%) making themselves noticed.
Over in the models charts, the Tesla Model Y (+80.2%) regains traction and signs its first monthly win since December 2024. The Volvo XC60 (-25.5%) repeats at #2 but sinks year-on-year and ends the month above the Volvo EX/XC40 (+25.8%), still leader year-to-date. The VW Tiguan (+89%) soars 7 spots on February to #4, the nameplateβs highest ranking in Sweden since hitting #3 over 6 years ago in November 2019. The Skoda Kodiaq (+34%) brilliantly rounds out the Top 5 ahead of a surging Volvo EX30 (+84.4%), ensuring the Top 6 is entirely composed of SUVs.