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The Fiat Doblo is the most popular vehicle in Montenegro in January.

According to our local partner CE Auto, 211 new light vehicles found a buyer in Montenegro in January, stable year-on-year. The Fiat Doblo surges to #1 with 2.8% share, distancing the Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson and Toyota Corolla. The Toyota C-HR scores a stunning 5th place while the Mazda3 (#6) and VW Caddy (#8) make an appearance inside the Top 10. Leader over the Full Year 2025, the Dacia Sandero is down to equal #8 in January.

Previous post: Montenegro 2025: Dacia Sandero takes the lead

One year ago: Montenegro January 2025: Toyota Yaris best-seller, VW ID.7 #2

Full January 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

Montenegro January 2026 – models:

Source: CE Auto

The Fiat Grande Panda ranks #7 in Serbia in January.

Data shared with us by our central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian market up 4.6% to 1,845 sales in January. The Skoda Fabia (+96.4%) doubles its sales year-on-year to topple the Skoda Octavia (+3.4%) for its first monthly win since last April. The Toyota Corolla (+29.3%) is also in excellent shape at #3, as are the Skoda Kamiq (+85%) and Karoq (+142.3%) rounding out the Top 5. The locally produced Fiat Grande Panda finally breaks into the Top 10 at #7.

Previous post: Serbia 2025: Toyota Corolla threatens Skoda Octavia for #1

One year ago: Serbia January 2025: Jeep Avenger soars to #2 in first ever Top 10 finish

Full January 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

Serbia January 2026 – models:

Source: CE Auto

First Bosnian Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon.

According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market falls -7.7% year-on-year in January to 723 units. The Skoda Octavia (+69.1%) remains a distant leader with 12.9% share which is its highest since hitting 16% back in October 2019. The Toyota Corolla (+31.3%) maintains itself at #2, distancing the Hyundai Tucson (-13.3%), Kia Sportage (+36.8%) and VW Transporter, the latter inside the Bosnian Top 10 for the first time since July 2021 when it ranked #1. It’s a maiden Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon at #6.

Previous post: Bosnia & Herzegovina 2025: Skoda Octavia leads again with record share

One year ago: Bosnia & Herzegovina January 2025: Toyota Corolla soars to #2

Full January 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

Bosnia & Herzegovina January 2026 – models:

Source: CE Auto

The BAIC X55 ranks on the Moldovan podium in January.

CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market edging up 1.5% year-on-year in January to 598 units. The Toyota RAV4 (+104.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to remain a distant leader at 7.9% share. For reference its Full Year 2025 share was 5.4%. The Kia Sportage (-6.9%) stays at #2 ahead the surprise of the month: the BAIC X55 shooting up to #3 for its very first Moldovan Top 10 finish. The Skoda Kodiaq (-23.3%) and Toyota Corolla Cross round out the Top 5. There are two additional Chinese models in the Top 10: the BYD Seal 05 at #8 and the BYD Sealion 5 at #10.

Previous post: Moldova 2025: Toyota RAV4 returns to #1, BYD Song Plus and Jetour X50 in Top 10

One year ago: Moldova January 2025: Skoda Kodiaq #1, BYD Song Plus #2

Full January 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

Moldova January 2026 – models:

Source: CE Auto

The Peugeot 408 ranks #2 in North Macedonia in January.

Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto we can share with you today January results for New Macedonia. The market is off -7.8% year-on-year this month, a difficult start of the year. The Citroen C3 (+54.5%) takes the lead for the first time since December 2024 with 7.5% share. After a freak pole position in December, the Peugeot 408 shows it might be in it for the long run with an impressive 2nd place in January. The Kia Sportage (+70%) returns inside the Top 10 at #3, equal with the Suzuki Vitara, with the VW Taigo rounding out the Top 5.

Previous post: North Macedonia 2025: Skoda Kamiq delivers first win, Peugeot 408 #1 in December

One year ago: North Macedonia January 2025: Renault Clio and Fiat Panda on top

Full January 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

North Macedonia January 2026 – models:

Source: CE Auto

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Thanks to one of our readers JFK we can share with you today exclusive pictures of the modern cars of Cuba. We have already covered 1950s vintage Americans (60,000 are still in circulation) symbolic of the country, so this post will focus on the more recent car park in Cuba. The Cuban car market structure is a fascinating testimony of the country’s last 60 years history. Originally though to be exclusively composed of Russian and Chinese cars, the Cuban car park is actually a lot more diverse.

First and foremost there are over 100,000 Lada sedans, the most visible legacy of the country’s Cold War alliance with the Soviet Union. The most popular seem to be the 2105/2107 variants that started their career in the 1980s.

Other, more recent Ladas are also seen, such as the Largus and Vesta. No Granta in sight though.

Then, again due to political closeness, Chinese cars have made a significant mark on the Cuban park, with many different brands. The Geely eK and Emgrand taxi are the most frequent. We also have the Dongfeng Rich pickup, BYD F3 and S6, Great Wall Deer, Chery Arrizo 3, MG 3 and 6, Maxus G10 and Foton Tunland pickup. However most of these cars date back to the 2010s and the real recent ones are scarce. Part of our Photo Report, we have a brand new Bestune T55.

A very surprising element of the Cuban car park is the prevalence of French models, exclusively Renault and Peugeot. While truly recent cars are rarer (Renault Logan, Sandero, Duster, Peugeot 301 and 3008), older vehicles are more common, such as the Renault 9, 19 Chamade, Fluence, Scenic and the Peugeot 205, 206, 309 and 406.

The other nationality frequent in Cuba and not related to the country’s political allegiances is Korean cars. We have very recent ones such as the last generation 2020 Hyundai Elantra pictured just below. Older generations Elantra, as well as the Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10 sedan, Hyundai Creta and even some Daewoo’s are also present.

The rest of the Cuban park is composed of additional eastern European brands such as Skoda and GAZ Volga…

… Japanese ones such as Toyota and Suzuki…

…and American ones such as GMC and Ford.

In the various section, we have the Fiat Punto, Land Rover, VW Polo and Audi RS4.

The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in January.

After progressing by 21% over the Full Year 2025, the Colombian new vehicle market starts 2026 all guns blazing with a 38.9% year-on-year surge in January to 19,998 units. Kia (+63.1%) confirms it is the new favourite of Colombian new car buyers with a splendid 14.8% share, distancing Renault (+16.4%). Mazda (+29.5%) stays in third place but trails the market as do Toyota (+13.3%) and Chevrolet (+11.1%) below. Suzuki (+113.8%) surges ahead at #6 with BYD (+55.3%) also beating the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Further down, Chery (+329.8%), JMC (+136.3%) and Dongfeng (+101.5%) stand out.

Model-wise, the Kia Picanto (+106.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to snap a second win in the past 5 months (alongside September). And it’s a clear win with over 200 units more than the #2, the Kia K3. The Mazda CX-30 (+37.4%), leader in December, falls to #3 ahead of the Renault Duster Nacional (+23.4%). The Suzuki Swift rounds out the Top 5, distancing the Toyota Prado (+136.4%), Renault Logan (+34.6%) and a struggling Toyota Corolla Cross (-20.4%). The Ford Territory (#23) and Chery iCar 03 (#25) top recent launches.

Previous post: Colombia Full Year 2025: Kia and K3 post first ever wins, market up 21%

One year ago: Colombia January 2025: Renault Kardian up to #2

Full January 2026 Top 30 brands and Top 75 models below.

Colombia January 2026 – brands:

Colombia January 2026 – models:

Source: ANDEMOS

BYD scores a third ever monthly win in Uruguay.

After a record 2025, the Uruguayan new light vehicle market starts 2026 with all guns blazing at +29.3% year-on-year in January to 5,363 units. BYD (+160.7%) is up 5 spots on December to score a third ever pole position after last July and September, reaching 12.5% share for the month. Fiat (-29.8%) crashes on a particularly strong year-ago result, while Chevrolet (-9.9%) is also in bad shape at #3 with 7.7% share vs. 11.4% over the Full Year 2025. Renault (+16.3%) and Suzuki (+120.4%) both post fantastic gains below. There are 29 Chinese brands selling at least one unit, adding up to 43.9% share vs. 19.6% a year ago thanks to sales up 189.1%.

Previous post: Uruguay Full Year 2025: Fiat Strada and BYD Yuan Pro top record market

One year ago: Uruguay January 2025: Fiat surges to highest share in 3 years

Full January 2026 Top 59 All brands ranking below.

Uruguay January 2026 – brands: