The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India for the 4th time in the past 5 months.
The Indian new wholesales market is up by a sturdy 10.5% year-on-year in February to 420,613 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 873,102. These are both new records. This is the 5th consecutive month of 400,000+ sales, a milestone that was reached for the first time in January 2025. Maruti Suzuki (+0.1%) is stable at 38.3% share, which is a rather poor performance given the marketβs dynamism. Tata (+34.2%) soars to 14.8% share with Mahindra (+19%) in tow at #3. Hyundai (+9.8%) matches the market at #4 while Toyota (+16.4%) rounds out the Top 5. Excellent performances also by Citroen (+254.5%) off a low base, Renault (+30.6%), MG (+23.9%) and Skoda (+13.9%).
The Tata Sierra sells over 7,000 units for the 2nd straight month.
Model-wise, the Tata Nexon (+26.6%) signs a 4th win in the past 5 months but its advantage over the #2, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire (+31.5%) is now just 104 units. The Tata Punch (+28.8%) and Hyundai Creta (+9.9%) ensure the Top 4 is unchanged on January. Four Maruti Suzukis follow, with the Ertiga (+19.8%) and Vitara Brezza (+16.1%) performing best but the Wagon R (-25.1%) and Swift (-8.8%) disappointing. The new Maruti Suzuki Victoris confirms its success even though it falls two spots on January to #12 with just over 13,000 wholesales. Excellent scores also by the Toyota Hyryder (+116.9%) and Kia Seltos (+59.9%). The new Tata Sierra is up to #24 with a record 7,100 sales.Β
The Li i6 scores its first Top 10 finish only five months after launch.
According to data by the CAAM, Chinese wholesales drop a harsh -15.2% year-on-year in February to 1,805,000 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -8.8% to 4,152,000. Passenger Vehicles are down -15.4% to 1,536,000 for the month and down -10.7% to 3,524,000 year-to-date while Commercial Vehicles are off -14% to 269,000 in February but up 3.9% year-to-date to 627,000. A few factors explain this paltry result. The period corresponds to the end of tax breaks for electric vehicles and the scaling back of local government trade-in subsidies. Also, this yearβs Chinese New Year holiday fell in the latter half of February and lasted longer than usual, leaving only 16 working days for the month. Also at play are earlier-than-usual demand releases in late 2025 and a high comparison base from the previous year. Domestic sales sink -32.9% to just 1,133,000 and are down -23.1% to 2,799,00 after two months.Β
For once sales of electrified vehicles (NEVs) also fall. BEVs are off -10.9% to 484,000 for the month, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -3.7% to 1,081,000. PHEVs are hit harder at -19.4% to 280,000 in February and -11.9% to 628,000 so far this year. In February, NEVs account for 42.7% of domestic sales, that market share being 46.8% for Passenger Vehicles and 21.1% for Commercial Vehicles. Meanwhile exports surge 58% to 586,000 Passenger Vehicles while Commercial Vehicle exports are up 23.1% to 87,000. Of note is the unsold car inventory reaching 3.57 million at the end of January, up from 580,000 a year earlier. Finally, Chinaβs domestic passenger car brands are down -15.9% to 1,078,000 units or 70.2% share vs. 70.6% a year ago in February 2025, while the year-to-date tally is off -12.1% to 2,409,000 and 68.3% share vs. 69.4% over the same period in 2025.
The best-selling brand again, Geely places the Xingyuan at #1.
Looking at the brands ranking, we have not yet returned to βnormalβ. Geely (-24.6%) leads the way for the second straight month despite falling significantly faster than the market. Five Geely models manage to surpass the 10,000 sales mark: the Xingyuan (-4.3%), Boyue L (+82.8%), Xingrui (-18%), Emgrand (+39.4%) and Xingyue L (-61.9%). The carmakerβs Galaxy NEV sub-brand is up 16.7% to 21,865 sales or or 19.4% of its total volume for the month. Volkswagen (-18.9%) places 2nd with just over 100,000 sales. However all its models are in negative bar the Tiguan L (+20.7%), Lamando (+6.7%) and Tayron (+2.3%). Toyota (-13.7%) holds onto the third position, with the Highlander (+29.9%), Camry (+8.6%) and Sienna (+5.9%) preventing it from falling faster.
The big event of the month is, like in January, the complete collapse of BYD. The star carmaker sees its sales fall off a cliff at -64.3% year-on-year to just 68,623 units. Its best placed model is the Song Pro (-38%) at a paltry #27. These catastrophic results are spread across the lineup, with the Seagull down -78.3%, the Qin Plus at -73.5%, the Tang at -68.6% and the Yuan Plus at -34.1%. The Seal 05 (+227.1%) and Dolphin (+1.2%) are the only models in positive just as the new Sealion 06 is able to inject an additional 6,287 sales to the brandβs total. Explanations for these two months of horrendous performance are difficult to isolate. The most probable cause is pulled-forward sales to the end of 2025, but the brand was already falling heavily then. Perhaps BYD has lost the pricing race to the bottom and dealers are reluctant to reduce prices further, resulting in a lack of competitiveness. The first two months of the year are usually pretty chaotic so the brandβs March performance will be a more reliable indicator of its long-term health.
The new Sealion 06 adds a much needed 6,300 sales to BYDβs total
Despite the surrounding gloom, there are still brands in YoY positive this month. Chery (+9.55) advances to 5th place, a ranking it now also holds year-to-date. Tesla (+42.7%) impresses at #6 but ranks #14 year-to-date vs. #9 over the Full Year 2025. BMW (+0.6%) edges up at #9 as does Li Auto (+0.6%) at #12, its highest ranking since December 2024. Further down, notice Fang Cheng Bao (+193.2%), NIO (+65.4%), AITO (+55.5%) and Nevo (+52.3%), all brands above the symbolic 10,000 volume mark. Disappointing are Mercedes (-48.4%), Wuling (-35.1%), Hongqi (-29.6%) and Buick (-24.6%). As for Audi (-12.8%) it canβt benefit from the launch of the βmade exclusively for Chinaβ E5 sportback which only sold a meagre 303 units in February.
As far as the models ranking is concerned, the Geely Xingyuan (-4.3%) reclaims the pole position for the first time since last August. The Tesla Model Y (+215.8%) surges to #2, outclassing its local competitor the new Xiaomi YU7, down to #3 but still in the YTD lead after a fantastic victory in January. The Geely Boyue L (+82.8%) shoots up but drops two spots on January to #4 while the VW Lavida (-14.8%) is back up three ranks to round out the Top 5. The best performer in the Top 10 is the new Li i6 up 14 spots on last month to a record #6. This is a particularly strong result for a model launched last September, and could push Li Auto to release more BEVs after relying almost exclusively on EREVs. Further down, the NIO ES8 (+2250.7%) continues to impress at #17.
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in February.
4,825 new cars hit Slovenian roads in February, a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.2% to 9,966. Volkswagen (-4.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 13.2% share and despite falling year-on-year. Skoda (+21.5%) improves to 11.5% of the market, followed by Renault (-27.2%) in freefall and Toyota (+19.8%). At #5, Peugeot (-2.5%) ensures the Top 5 is identical to last month. Dacia (+86.5%), Opel (+63.3%) and Citroen (+25.7%) shine below.
The Skoda Octavia (+33.3%) surges seven spots on last month to score its first win since last April with 3.6% share. It now ranks #2 year-to-date. Leader last month and YTD, the Renault Clio (-26.4%) suffers at #2. Outstanding results for the Peugeot 2008 (+41.9%) up to #3, its best ranking since February 2024 (#2), and the Toyota Corolla (+228.9%) up to #3 year-to-date vs. #15 over the Full Year 2025. The VW T-Roc (+77.1%) also impresses below, while the new Dacia Bigster is up a whopping 41 ranks on January to a record #11, missing out on a first Top 10 finish by just 2 sales.
The Nissan Kicks hits a record 5th place in Mexico in February.
The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable in February at -0.2% year-on-year to 118,305 units. The year-to-date volume is up 4.4% to 250,084. Nissan (-5.5%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but sees its share drop to 17.1%. Chevrolet (+4.4%) is solid in 2nd place with 12.7% share, with Volkswagen (+0.4%) and Kia (+3.4%) in tow. Weak month for Mazda (-10.5%) and Toyota (-1.4%). Ram (+54%) posts the largest YoY gain in the Top 10, while Geely (+283.6%) is up to a record #11. Notice also Jetour (+707.7%), Cupra (+89.6%) and Changan (+63.9%).
Model-wise, the Nissan Versa (-24.6%) freefalls but still keeps the lead with 5% share vs. 6% so far this year. In contrast the Chevrolet Aveo (+13%) is in great shape at 4.5% share and is also up 19.8% year-to-date. The Kia K3 (+5.8%) and Nissan NP300 (-22.3%) ensure the Top 4 is identical to YTD. The Nissan Kicks (+15.5%) is up 20 spots on January to a record 5th place, its previous best being #6 hit in March and August 2025. The Ram 1200 (+128.8%) improves a further two spots on a record January showing to an all-time best #6. The Nissan Magnite confirms its instant blockbuster status at #8, its highest ever ranking also reached in August and December 2025.
New vehicle sales in Chile advance 6.1% year-on-year in February to 22,318, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.6% to 47,619. In the brands charts, Toyota (-0.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 despite edging down. #1 in January, Suzuki (-9.4%) is knocked down to #2 but retains the YTD top spot. Hyundai (+21.2%) overtakes sister brand Kia (+7.5%) for #3 while GWM (+23.1%) stays at #5. Below, notice Geely (+301%), Jetour (+108%), MG (+64%) and JAC (+41.7%) all posting great upticks. Overall, Chinese carmakers see their sales surge 22% year-on-year to 34.2% share, exactly the same level as last month.
Over in the models charts, the GWM Poer (+15.3%) scores its third ever monthly win afterJuly 2025 and September 2023. This is however not enough to snap the YTD pole position, still held by the Mitsubishi L200 (+15.7%) down to #2 for the month. The best performer near the top is the MG ZX (+192.9%), the previous generation ZS, soaring to #3 for what is the nameplateβs first incursion into the Chilean podium, its previous best being #7 reached in September and October 2022. This result is partly due to steep discounts. The Peugeot Partner (+14.9%) remains solid at #4 while an underperforming Toyota Hilux (-20.8%) drops to #5 whereas it was #1 over the Full Year 2025.
The Toyota bZ4X holds 11.4% of the Danish market in February.
The Danish new car market posts another positive month in February with sales up 2.7% toΒ 11,933. The year-to-date tally stands at 24,735 units, up 10.2% over the same period a year ago. Brand leaders Toyota (+92.8%) and Skoda (+97.2%) both double their sales year-on-year to reach 14.6% and 11.4% share respectively, cementing the dominance on the market. Leader over the Full Year 2025, Volkswagen (-48.4%) is in complete freefall and sinks to #3. Mercedes (-6.2%) also struggles year-on-year but climbs back up three spots on last month to #4. Citroen (+2166.7%!), MG (+158.7%), Xpeng (+96%) and BYD (+80.4%) stand out below.
Model-wise, the Toyota bZ4X (+226.3%) continues to evolve at significantly higher levels vs. a year ago and increases the gap with the #2 with 11.4% share vs. 5.7% for the Skoda Elroq (+665.2%). The VW ID.4 (-23%) distances the Skoda Enyaq (+1.5%), Audi Q4 e-Tron (+50.4%) and Tesla Model Y (-9.6%). The Xpeng G6 (+112.8%) scores a second ever Top 10 finish ahead of the Renault 5 (+8633.3%), BMW iX1 (+48.1%) and Citroen C3 (+1615.4%). The Top 15 is entirely composed of BEVs, with the Cupra Formentor (+59.2%) the best of the rest at #16.
The Fiat Ducato is the best-selling vehicle with German private buyers in February.
German private sales are stable in February, at +0.7% toΒ 66,548 and a 31.5% private sales ratio (PSR), compared to 32.5% a year ago in February 2025. Year-to-date, the volume is off -11.2% to 125,200 and a 30.9% PSR vs. 34.3% over the same period in 2025. This month the Fiat Ducato leads the private sales models charts thanks to a surge in camper van registrations (45.4% PSR). The Skoda Elroq (50.1% PSR) repeats at #2 and snaps the YTD lead. Skoda manages to place two models on the podium, with the Karoq (62.9% PSR) coming in at #3. Leader last month, the VW Golf (18.9% PSR) falls to #4 ahead of the Hyundai Tucson (61.1% PSR) at #5. The Mercedes CLA (49.9% PSR) is up to a stunning 6th place. Other models delivering strong PSR include the Dacia Sandero (73.1%), Tesla Model Y (70.1%), Dacia Bigster (68.9%) and Mercedes GLA (65.1%).
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia so far in 2026.
New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located north east of Australia, rally back up 33.3% year-on-year on devastated year-ago results (-53.5%) to 633 registrations over the first two months of the year. Dacia (+162.1%) shoots up to first place with 12% share, with Suzuki (+87.5%) also posting a fantastic result just one unit below. Leader over the Full Year 2025, Toyota (+1.9%) canβt match the market growth rate and falls to #3 with 8.5% share. Below, Hyundai (+7.1%), Ford (+14.3%) and most strikingly Citroen (-19%) all disappoint. Isuzu (+312.5%) and Kia (+123.1%) are both euphoric.
The Dacia Duster (+216.7%) is a distant leader over the period with 9% share, distancing the Suzuki Swift (+208.3%) and Isuzu D-Max (+400%). The Hyundai Tucson (+17.6%) is more discreet at #4. Leader a year ago, the Ford Ranger (-20.8%) crashes to #5. Notice also the Subaru Crosstrek (+157.1%), Fiat Panda (#7), Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (+400%) and Renault Kangoo (+66.7%).
The Skoda Elroq is by far the best-selling BEV in Germany in February.
211,262 new cars hit German roads in February, a 3.8% year-on-year improvement. Due to a weak start of the year, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.4% to 405,243. BEV sales are up 28.7% to 46,275 and 21.9% share vs. 17.7% a year ago. Year-to-date, sales of electric vehicles gain 26.3% to 88,967 and 22% share vs. 17.1% over the same period in 2025.
Volkswagen (-2.1%) canβt benefit from the market lift and ends the month at 19% share. Skoda (+26.5%) posts a splendid score and repeats at a record 2nd place with 9% share. BMW (+0.3%), Mercedes (-9.9%) and Audi (-2.3%) follow and all underperform. Opel (+44.4%) is in sensational shape with 5.2% share in 6th place ahead of Seat (+13.6%) also strong. Fiat (+113.2%) impresses at #10. BYD (+1550.3%) is up to #20 and outsells Tesla (+59.3%) at #24. Alpine (+650%), Leapmotor (+486.6%) and Xpeng (+104.3%) stand out below.
Model-wise, the VW Golf (-5.1%) stays on top with 3.1% share. Thatβs a full one percentage point above its next followers the VW T-Roc (+20%) and Tiguan (-18.8%) both collapsing. The Fiat Ducato (+106.1%) soars 30 spots on last month to #4, followed by the Skoda Octavia (-1.3%). At a record #6, the Skoda Elroq (+651.9%) confirms it is a new blockbuster in Germany and ranks #1 BEV by a distance. Notice also the VW Tayron (+1176%) at #13, the BMW X3 (+82.6%) at #14 (4.4% of which are the iX3), and the Mercedes CLA (+143.4%) at #18.
The Kia PV5 is up to a record 4th place in South Korea in February.
The South Korean new vehicle market is down a harsh -7.3% year-on-year in February to 122,874 units. Indeed if foreign manufacturers are euphoric at +34.6% to 22.1% share, local carmakers sink -14.8% to 77.9% of the market. Year-to-date, thanks to a strong January sales are up 2% to 243,320 including 195,179 locals (-3.9%) and 48,141 foreigners (+35.9%).
For the 2nd month in a row, Kia (-8.6%) is above sister brand Hyundai (-14.7%) and cements its YTD dominance with 35% share vs. 33.5%. Tesla (+254.1%) is the performer of the month, breaking its records for ranking (#3) and share (6.4%). Genesis (-32.1%) is in complete freefall at #4 and falls to its lowest volume in almost 6 years: since March 2020. BMW (+0.6%) and Mercedes (+14.1%) follow, both defying the negative market while KG Mobility (+38.3%) surges ahead but drops one spot on last month to #7. Audi (+62.7%), Toyota (+27.3%) and Volkswagen (+20.2%) also shine while newcomer BYD is down two ranks on January to #12.
Looking at the domestic models ranking, the Kia Sorento (-15.2%) remains in 2nd place, followed this time by the Hyundai Porter (-10.4%) and Sonata (-3.2%). The surprise of the month is the 4th place of the new Kia PV5, up 23 ranks on last month and now #16 year-to-date vs. #45 over the Full Year 2025. The Hyundai Grandeur (-28.2%) rounds out the Top 5 in paltry fashion. The rare gainers this month are almost all BEVs and include the Hyundai Ioniq 9 (+867.4%), Ioniq 5 (+120.6%) and Kia EV3 (+53.7%).
Foreign models data will be uploaded when made available to us.
The Chery Tiggo 7 scores its first podium finish in any UK nation.
Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 7.2%, Wales surges 16.4% to 2,705 sales, Scotland is up 11.5% to 6,508, England gains 7.1% to 77,306 but Northern Ireland underperforms at -3.3% to 3,380. Year-to-date, England is the best performer at +6% to 200,967 sales, Wales is up 5.6% to 7,333, Scotland is off -1.2% to 17,831 and Northern Ireland falls -7.9% to 7,676.
Podium finishers are as follows: The Ford Puma is #1 in England, Scotland and Wales, #2 in Northern Ireland, theΒ Kia Sportage #1 in Northern Ireland, #2 in England and Wales, theΒ Jaecoo 7 #2 in Scotland, #7 in England and #8 in Wales, theΒ Mini Cooper #3 in England, the Hyundai Tucson #3 in Northern Ireland, the Chery Tiggo 7 #3 in Scotland and theΒ MG HS #3 in Wales.
Other great performers include the Nissan Qashqai #4 in Northern Ireland, Omoda 5 #5 in Scotland, Peugeot 2008 #5 in Wales, Renault Captur #7 in Northern Ireland and #9 in Wales, Hyundai Kona #9 in Northern Ireland, Suzuki Swift #8 in Scotland and VW Golf #10 in England.
The Proton Saga holds 15.2% of the Malaysian market in January.
67,540 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in January, a sturdy 24.3% year-on-year improvement. We have some movement in the brands charts, with Perodua (+12.4%) trailing the market to 38.7% share vs. 41.7% over the Full Year 2025. Proton (+103.9%) is the performer of the month, doubling its sales year-on-year to reach a stunning 29.2% share vs. 14% in December and 17.6% over the FY2025. Toyota (-20%) is relegated to a distant third place above Honda (-15.1%) also freefalling. Chery (+79.5%) excels at #5, with BYD (+80.8%) the only additional Top 10 member to beat the market. Jetour is up five spots on last month to a record 11th place.
We have a big event in the models charts: the Proton Saga shoots up 130.6% to lead the way with a stunning 15.2% share, partly thanks to a facelift launched last December. This is the first time since we started following Malaysia monthly in August 2024 that the Saga is #1, and most probably the first time in many years. Although it is down to #2, the traditional leader, the Peridua Bezza (+65.1%) also has a fantastic month at 12.5% share vs. 9.6% in December. The Perodua Axia (-7.3%) and Myvi (+8%) follow, both disappointing. Another Proton makes itself noticed: the new e.MAS 5 is up 53 ranks on last month to a record 5th position with 4.5% share, by far the best-selling BEV in the country. The new Perodua Traz (aka Toyota Yaris Cross) also breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #8, with the Proton X50 (+72%) and S70 (+41.6%) also justifying the brandβs surge.
The Dolphin, #3 in February, helps BYD reach a record 14.2% share.
Itβs an exceptional month for Thai new light vehicle sales, with January volumes up 41.9% year-on-year to 90,283. Brand leader Toyota (+0.5%) doesnβt benefit from the marketβs euphoria and sees its share thaw to 26.1% vs. 33.6% last month and 38% over the Full Year 2025. There are two main performers this month: BYD surges 193.7% to land in 2nd place overall with 12,791 sales and 14.2% share, smashing its previous records of 6,370 units and 11.9% share established in June 2025. Honda (+9.5%) significantly trails the market at #3 with 9.1% share, while just 2 units below is Jaecoo (+3171.6%) celebrating one year in market with a splendid 4th place. This is however below its December scores of #2 and 9.9%. TANK (+1083%), GAC Aion (+438.5%), Ora (+276.5%), MG (+161%) and Changan (+110.4%) also impress below. Overall Chinese carmakers see their sales soar 228.2% to 42,251 units, accounting for 46.8% of the Thai market vs. 20.2% a year ago in February 2025.
Model-wise, the Toyota Yaris Ativ (+35.3%) is back to #1 for the third time in the past four months, while the new Jaecoo 5 EV advances one spot to a record 2nd place with 7.5% share. The BYD Dolphin (+307.5%) leaps up seven ranks to #3 with 6.5% of the market vs. 2.2% last month. The Toyota Hilux Revo (-4.6%) and Isuzu D-Max (-25.4%) are both in great difficulty and round out the Top 5. Outstanding performances by the BYD Atto 3 (+1158.6%) at #6 and the MG 4 (+115.6%) at #10.
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.