First podium finish for the Renault Duster in Turkiye.
New light vehicle sales in Turkiye crash down -22.5% year-on-year in May to just 83,442 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -7.4% to 453,138. Renault (+21.1%) braves the negative context to score a runaway win with 13.1% share, in line with the 13% it holds year-to-date. Volkswagen (-12%) also beats the market to stay in 2nd place with 8.8% share, distancing a cratering Fiat (-41.8%). VW ascends to #3 year-to-date as a result. Hyundai (-0.3%) and local EV maker Togg (-4.7%) resist in the Top 10 with Toyota (-17.1%) also above the market fall rate, but Opel (-45.8%), Ford (-37.5%) and Citroen (-35.1%) all implode. Below, Jeep (+258.5%), KGM (+107.1%) and Omoda & Jaecoo (+103.2%) stand out.
Renault monopolises the podium in the passenger car models ranking. The Clio (-9.7%) holds onto the top spot ahead of the Megane Sedan (-8.9%) while the Duster (+203.8%) delivers its first ever podium finish at #3. The Toyota Corolla (+17.6%) is the best of the rest at #4, distancing the VW Taigo (-36.9%) and Fiat Egea Sedan (-48.8%) both freefalling. The Hyundai Bayon (+40.6%) and Nissan Qashqai (+11.4%) are also up in the remainder of the Top 10. Further down, notice the Kia Sportage (+216%), Chery Tiggo 7 (+181.5%), Renault Austral (+166.5%) and VW Tiguan (+148.9%). The new Togg T10F is back up four spots on last month to #13 and ranks #11 YTD.
Wholesales in Indonesia are up 14.2% year-on-year in May to 69,219 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.3% to 359,015. Meanwhile retail sales jump 17.2% to 71,890 for the month and are up 9.3% year-to-date to 359,490.
In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota (+18.3%) beats the market to a splendid 35.9% market share vs. 31% so far this year. Daihatsu (-0.2%) stays at its traditional 2nd place while Suzuki (+55.8%) overtakes Mitsubishi (-12.4%) in the YTD charts. Newcomer Jaecoo breaks into the Top 5 for the first time at #5. Geely (+353.6%) sports the biggest YoY gain in the Top 15 and cracks the Top 10 for the first time at #10. BYD (-68%) endures a rare month off and dives to #14 vs. #5 in April.
As for retail sales, Toyota (+6%) is more measured to 29.7% share, ranking ahead of Daihatsu (+25.3%), Suzuki (+30.8%) and Mitsubishi (+7.3%). Honda (-23.1%) sinks to #5 while Jaecoo is up two spots to #6. BYD (+9.6%) is actually up here at #7 with 4% share.
In the models charts (wholesales), the Toyota Kijang Innova (+28.7%) is head and shoulders above the competition at 9.6% share vs. 6.5% YTD, the nameplateβs highest since last September. The Suzuki New Carry Pikap (+61.6%) is also up one spot on last month to #2, followed by Aprilβs leader the Daihatsu Gran Max Pikap (+8.6%). The Toyota Avanza (+3.8%) stays at #4 ahead of the new Jaecoo J5 up one rank to #5. The Toyota Hilux (+217.6%) and Veloz (+99.5%) also impress below.
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May.
Itβs a difficult month for new car sales in Malaysia with May volumes off -10.7% year-on-year to 66,053. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just, at +0.07% to 335,853. Perodua (-22%) skids down to 37.1% share vs. 38.9% year-to-date and 42.5% a year ago in May 2025. In contrast other local carmaker Proton (+26.6%) jumps to 24.4% share vs. 17.2% last year. The Top 7 brands are unchanged on April and YTD, with Toyota (-13.3%), Honda (-37.8%) and Omoda Jaecoo (+16.3%) rounding out the Top 5 ahead of Mitsubishi (+6.5%) and Mazda (+50.4%). Jetour (+1263.4%) celebrates one year in market with a record 8th place while newcomer iCaur is up to a best ever #13.
Model-wise, the Proton Saga (+37%) lodges its second win of the year after last January with 11.1% share. The Perodua Bezza (-22.7%) is in trouble at #2 but remains in the lead year-to-date. The Perodua Axia (-21.3%), Myvi (-28.9%) and Alza (-34.1%) complete the Top 5, all in a rut. Meanwhile the Proton S70 (+34.2%) aka Geely Emgrand is up to #6 ahead of the Proton e.MAS 7 (+141%) aka Geely EX5 up 9 spots on April to #7. The new Perodua Traz slides down three ranks to #12 with fellow newcomers the Toyota Yaris Cross (#15), Proton e.MAS 5 (#16) and Jetour T2 (#22) in tow.
The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 11,518 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 59,805. Including LCVs the market is up 7.3% to 69,011. Skoda (+20.7%) is very dynamic and stays at #1 in the PC brands ranking with 9.6% share, distancing Toyota (-7.7%) and a surging Volkswagen (+46.3%). Local producer Suzuki (-17.5%) is in freefall at #4, a ranking it also holds year-to-date whereas it was #1 over the Full Year 2025. BMW (+15.3%) soars to 5th place overall with 5.6% share while Nissan (-10.2%) is down to #6. BYD (+636.7%) Β delivers its first Top 10 finish of the year at #10, just as Omoda (#16) and Jaecoo (#20) crack the Top 20.
Over in the PC+LCV models ranking, the Nissan Qashqai (+21.9%) is back in charge thanks to re-exports. It is followed by the Skoda Octavia (+14.8%) and the Suzuki S-Cross (stable). The Hyundai Tucson (+148.4%) surges to #4 with the Suzuki Vitara (-13.1%) sliding down to #5. Excellent month for the VW T-Roc (+46.9%), Toyota Yaris Cross (+26.9%) and Corolla (+21.8%). Year-to-date, the Qashqai is far above the rest at 6.2% share (including LCV), distancing the Octavia at 3.9%, the S-Cross at 3.4% and the Vitara at 2.9%. Notice also the Chery Tiggo 7 at #29, the Tiggo 8 at #30 and the Jaecoo 7 at #40.