BYD's Yangwang has announced a four-seater version of its flagship U8L SUV, and a limited edition of the U9 Xtreme, the world's fastest production car.
The Polish new passenger car market is euphoric in March at +20.4% year-to-date to 63,900 units. The Q1 volume is up 6.7% to 151,650 as a result. Toyota (+10.6%) disappoints somewhat at 12.8% share vs. 15.5% year-to-date. In a Top 5 unchanged on last month it is followed by Skoda (+26.6%), Volkswagen (+5.2%), BMW (+34%) and Audi (+4.5%). This way, BMW overtakes Audi in the YTD order to reach #4, a ranking it also held over the Full Year 2025. Volvo (+34%) also shines at #9 with 4.3% share. Below, BYD (+316.7%), Omoda (+191.5%), Mazda (+153.4%), Peugeot (+50.4%) and MG (+47.5%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla (+25.4%) snaps the top spot over the Skoda Octavia (+28.1%) for just five sales, ahead of the Nissan Qashqai (+1.8%) back to a traditionally strong month of March. The Volvo XC60 (+46.1%) repeats at a record 4th place, the third time it reaches that ranking alongside April 2025 and last month. distancing the Kia Sportage (+38.3%), Hyundai Tucson (+62.9%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (+26.8%) all in outstanding shape. The BMW X1 breaks into the Top 10 at #10.
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in March.
Itβs another astonishing month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 53.5% year-on-year in March to 28,196 units. The Q1 volume is up 47.9% to 73,776. Brand leader Kia (+65.3%) manages to outpace the galloping market to 14.3% share and over 4,000 sales. It distances Renault (+8.6%) a lot more muted. The performance of the month goes to Tesla: up to #3 brand overall with 8.7% share for its first full month in market, a stunning initial success for the American brand. Mazda (+43.9%) is up one spot on February to #4, leapfrogging past Chevrolet (+17%) and Toyota (-8.5%). Volkswagen (+69.9%) also shines at #8.
History is made in the models charts: the Tesla Model Y storms into pole position with a stunning 1,793 sales and 6.4% share, all this in its very first appearance in the ranking! Itβs an extraordinary success for Teslaβs star model. At the same time, the Model 3 climbs to #6 with 2.4% of the market. The Kia K3 is up one spot on last month to #2, overtaking the Kia Picanto (+73.4%) at #3. The Mazda CX-30 (+35.5%) and Renault Duster Nacional (+18.2%) round out the Top 5. The Kia Stonic (+246.7%) and Sportage (+416%) surge ahead to close the Top 10.
The Nissan Juke is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in March.
New car sales in Greece grow by a robust 15.7% year-on-year in March to 14,710 units, lifting the year-to-date tally into positive territory after three months at +4.9% to 34,812. Toyota (+8.8%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but trails the market to 12.9% share vs. 14% so far this year. Nissan (+38.3%) is the hero of the month, jumping up 21 spots on February to #2 overall with 8.5% share, almost double the 4.3% it holds YTD. Peugeot (-14.4%) repeats at #3 ahead of Opel (+21.2%) and Citroen (+26%) both in great shape. Dacia (+370.8%) rallies back up from dismal year-ago results.Β
Model-wise, the Nissan Juke (+80.4%) is a surprise leader, climbing from #50 in February to #1. This month, in some European markets Nissan is posting some unusually strong results which could be due to fleet orders or re-exports. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+40.1%) is up one spot to #2, followed by the Peugeot 2008 (+7.3%) and Renault Clio (+112.8%). #1 in January and February, the Citroen C3 (-13%) falls to #5 but holds onto the YTD top spot. The Dacia Sandero (+493.5%), Toyota C-HR (+72.4%) and Opel Corsa (+34.1%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10.
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The VinFast Limo Green is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in March.
New vehicle sales in Vietnam surge 51% year-on-year in March to 70,859 units. This leads to a Q1 tally up 41.8% to 162,039. Local EV maker Vinfast almost triples its year-ago volume (+181.7%) to reach a record 39% share of its home market. Toyota (+51.6%) follows at a distance with 11.5% of the market ahead of Thaco-Kia (+19.4%) and Mitsubishi (+15.3%) both quiet. Hyundai (-15.3%) goes completely against the market and endures a disappointing YoY loss.
Model-wise, Vinfast spectacularly monopolises the Top 5 for the second month in a row. The new Limo Green reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date, toppling the VF 3 (+27.8%) while the VF 5 (-4.1%) stays at #3. The VF 6 (+186.5%) and the new MPV 7 exchange rankings to #4 and #5 respectively. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+100.7%) is the best of the rest, up 7 spots on last month to #6. Vinfast places another two models inside the Top 10: the new Minio Green at #7 and the VF 7 (+188.7%) at #9. Notice also the new Mitsubishi Detonator rounding out the Top 10.
Full March 2026 Top 18 All brands and Top 66 All models below.
Note: Brands ranking includes medium and heavy commercial vehicles, models ranking doesnβt. Some brands such as BMW, Mini, Lexus and Peugeot donβt share models detail.
The VW T-Roc is the third best-selling vehicle in Belgium over Q1 2026.
New car sales in Belgium are back into positive territory in March at a solid +8.8% year-on-year to 43,733 units. The Q1 volume is off -5.9% to 113,805. Over Q1, private buyers account for 48.8% of Β the market, their highest share in years and to be compared with 41.7% over the Full Year 2025. Reversely fleet sales fall to 51.2% vs. 58.3% last year. Electrified cars (HEV, PHEV and BEV) hold 52.7% of the market vs. 55.6% a year ago. BEVs on their own account for 34.7% share, unchanged. Private buyers choose petrol cars (62.8% share), while HEVs have 20.3% of sales and BEVs only 8.7%. In contrast BEV represent 59.5% of fleet registrations, with petrol at 26.9%.
In the March brands ranking, BMW (+34.5%) spectacularly reclaims the top spot with 14.2% share, its highest since January 2025. Volkswagen (-1.2%) is relegated to 2nd place both for the month and YTD. Audi (+6.2%) is up four spots on last month to #3, distancing Peugeot (+10.5%) up two, Mercedes (-12.5%) down one and Renault (+7.7%) down three. Tesla (+88.5%) rallies back up to #10 and sees its Q1 sales progress 22.6% year-on-year. Opel (+23.1%), Ford (+14.3%) and Skoda (+13.5%) also make themselves noticed below while MG (+99.5%) and BYD (+85.3%) soar further down.
Over in the Q1 models charts, the BMW X1 (-19.1%) and Dacia Sandero (-13.1%) remain on top despite harsh year-on-year falls. The VW T-Roc surges from outside the Full Year 2025 Top 20 directly into third place, followed by a soaring Tesla Model Y (+47.3%) and the Citroen C3 (+7%). New models in the Top 20 are the Mercedes CLA (#8), Peugeot 3008 (#9), Peugeot 5008 (#13), BMW 1 Series (#15) and Dacia Bigster (#18), the latter ousting the Duster (#6 over the Full Year 2025) from the Top 20.
The Dolphin Surf is BYDβs best-seller in South Africa in March.
18th straight month of year-on-year gains for the South African new vehicle market, with March volumes up a splendid 17.3% to 58,060. For the second consecutive month, this is a new record, eclipsing the previous March best ofΒ 56,110 hit in March 2012. The year-to-date tally is now up 12.4% to 161,978 units. In contrast exports drop -5.3% to 37,388 and are down -11.6% over Q1 to 86,281.
Toyota (+14.3%) scores a 22.9% share, similar to the 23.1% it holds year-to-date. The VW Group (+13.5%) is back above Suzuki (-4.5%) for the first time this year. Isuzu (+27.3%) surges three spots on February to #4, overtaking Hyundai (+5%), Ford (-2.7%) and GWM (+34.4%). Chery (+25.7%) is also in excellent shape at #8 while Jetour (+238%) manages a second ever Top 10 finish after last December and breaks its volume record at 1,768. BYD (#21) and Tata Passenger Cars (#22) now report sales. BYDβs best-sellers are the Dolphin Surf (239 sales) and Shark (94).
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (+40.9%) surges ahead to 7.1% share, its highest since December 2024, and cements its YTD dominance at 6.1% of the market, the only nameplate above 4%. The Isuzu D-Max (+33.7%) climbs up three ranks on February to #2, its best ranking since exactly a year ago in March 2025 when it was also #2. The VW Polo Vivo (+32.6%) is another great performer at #3 whereas the Ford Ranger (-4.8%) is in trouble at #4. The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+71.3%) remains the best-selling Chinese vehicle in the country.
The March new US light vehicle market brakes -14% year-on-year to just 1.39 million units, with retail volumes down -16% and fleets off -2.3% according to GlobalData. Fleets account for 18.4% of the total light vehicle volume, up from 16.6% in March 2025. The Q1 tally is down -6.2% to 3,684,000. The SAAR for March is at 16.2 million vs. 17.8 million in March 2025 and 15.7 million in February. Q1 sales slow to 15.5 million annualised vs. over 16 million in 2024 and 2025. Keep in mind March 2025 is a high comparison base as customers rushed to purchase vehicles in the wake of the implementation of US tariffs.
Severe weather, the end of federal EV tax credits, record retail prices and economic uncertainty all contributed to a weak result in the US over the quarter. EV sales stumble -27% to 216,399 over Q1 according to Kelley Blue Book, thatβs a 5.8% market share down from a peak of 10.6% over Q3 2025. The average incentive per vehicle is up $165 to $3,325 according to JD Power and GlobalData, while EV discounts average $11,258, down $940 year-on-year.Β
In the OEM charts, General Motors (-9.6%) suffers but stays on top ahead of a stable Toyota Motor (-0.1%). Ford Motor (-8.7%) also struggles just ahead of Hyundai-Kia (+2.6%) hitting record levels and American Honda (-4.2%). Stellantis (+4%) confirms its recovery with a third consecutive quarterly increase.
Brand-wise, Toyota (+0.3%) is stable and easily stays on top ahead of Ford (-9.1%) and Chevrolet (-7.9%) both in difficulty. Honda (-5.1%) and Nissan (-7.7%) donβt fare much better and round out the Top 5. Below, both Kia (+4.1%) and Hyundai (+0.9%) post Q1 records. Note Kia sales have increased for six consecutive quarters. Ram (+20.1%) is the best performing brand near the top. Subaru (-15%) endures an 8th straight month of decline in March. Similarly Mazda (-14.4%) is down for a fourth consecutive quarter and Volkswagen (-16.1%) also.
Looking at models, the Ford F-Series (-16%) is in difficulty but still a distant leader above the Chevrolet Silverado (-0.1%), stable which is a good performance in the current context. The Honda CR-V (-3.8%) advances to #3 and #1 SUV as its archenemy the Toyota RAV4 (-48.1%) plunges to #13 due to its generation changeover. The Ram Pickup (+24.8%) is back in shape thanks partly to the return of V8 models. The Toyota Camry (+11.3%) surprises with a year-on-year gain, as more affordable sedans may be back in fashion in a record price context. The Camry (and not the RAV4) is Toyotaβs best-seller over a quarter for the first time since late 2017.Β
The Sazgar Haval H6 is up to #2 in Pakistan in March.
Data by local association PAMA shows sales of new locally produced light vehicles in Pakistan surging +39.9% year-on-year in March to 15,531. This leads to a Q1 volume up 38.6% to 55,707. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA such as Kia, Changan and MG notably and therefore donβt appear in these statistics. Suzuki (+37.7%) matches the market to stay on top of the brands charts but at 40.2% share it is well below the 45.5% it commands over Q1. Below Toyota (+23.7%), Sazgar Haval (+84.4%) and Honda (+62.7%) stun while JAC surges 278.9%. Model-wise, the Suzuki Alto (+47.9%) remains ultra dominant at 29.4$% share just as the Sazgar Haval H6 (+84.4%) climbs to 2nd place. The Honda Civic is estimated to grow 71.5% at #4 and the Suzuki Swift is up 66.4% to #6.
Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down a steep -8.2% year-on-year in March to 170,000 units. The SAAR is down to 1.85 million, the lowest since September 2025. The Q1 volume is down -4.4% to 406,000. Desrosiers considers this result as a solid one given the soaring gas prices and tariff-related economic headwinds. In the Q1 OEM charts, Ford Motor (+14.4%) brilliantly overtakes General Motors (-13.1%) while Hyundai-Kia (+0.8%) remains above Toyota Motor (-2.4%). Stellantis (+14.6%) stages a comeback with the Volkswagen Group (+7.7%) also strong.
In the Q1 brands charts, Ford (+14.1%) defies the negative market to sail away into the distance at almost 68,000 sales vs. under 43,000 for #2 Toyota (-1.1%). Chevrolet (-6.5%), Hyundai (+1.8%) and Honda (-8.7%) complete the Top 5. Volkswagen (+12.7%), Mitsubishi (+7.3%), Ram (+6.9%) and Jeep (+3.2%) also shine below. Hit hard are Tesla (-39.2%), Buick (-33.5%), Cadillac (-21.8%) and Mercedes (-20%).
Over in the models charts, the Ford F-Series (+9.4%) widens the gap with its followers to an outstanding Β 20,431 units while selling just over 34,000 units itself. The GMC Sierra (-15.2%) grabs the 2nd spot despite falling heavily year-on-year, while the Honda CR-V (-5%) climbs to #3 and #1 SUV. The Chevrolet Silverado (-11.9%) is in difficulty in 4th place whereas the Hyundai Tucson (+47.7%) surges to #5 ahead of the Nissan Kicks (+27.4%) and Ram Pickup (+16.6%). Other great performers below include the VW Tiguan (+135.8%) and Kia Sportage (+51.4%). Handicapped by a lousy generation changeover the Toyota RAV4 dives -62.7% to #13 vs. a traditional 2nd spot overall.
The Nissan Juke is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in March.
According to numbers by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we have another difficult month for new car sales in Cyprus. March is off by a harsh -24.2% year-on-yearΒ to 1,214 units. This means the Q1 volume is down -18.8% to just 3,614. This month Nissan (+15.7%) ignores the surrounding gloom to climb to 21.8% share which should be a new record for the carmaker and up from 6.9% in January. In contrast, the new four brands all crash and lose more than half their year-ago volume: Kia is down -50.8%, Toyota down -51.4%, Volkswagen down -56% and Hyundai down -54%. Newcomer BYD repeats at #6 but sees its share thaw to 5.1%, its lowest since last November. MG (+200%), Land Rover (+122.2%) and Peugeot (+121.1%) also make themselves noticed below.
Model-wise, as expected given the manufacturerβs performance, itβs a Nissan festival with the Juke (+56.5%) in pole position with 11% share and the Qashqai (+18.9%) at 8.8%. The Qashqai snaps the #1 YTD spot in the process. Far below we have the Kia Stonic (-64.7%) cratering on its winning year-ago performance, and the Kia Sportage (-26.3%) which was still #1 after two months this year. The Jeep Avenger (+5.4%) is solid in 5th position while the Kia EV3 is estimated to rank #7. The BYD Seal U brilliantly breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #8 while the Dolphin Surf repeats at #20.