China grants first conditional L3 self-driving permits to Changan’s Deepal SL03 and BAIC’s Arcfox S

15 December 2025 at 12:58

Changan's Deepal and BAIC's Arcfox Receive China's first conditional L3 self-driving approvals

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Poland November 2025: Chinese up 213.6% to 10.4% share

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By:Matt Gasnier

10 December 2025 at 06:32

Leapmotor ranks #28 in Poland in November.

49,027 new passenger cars found a buyer in Poland in November, a tiny -0.2% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date tally remains in frank positive however at +6.8% to 529,648. Toyota (-32.7%) collapses but stays atop the brands charts with 13.5% share vs. 15.7% so far this year. Skoda (+10.3%) is catching up, to 12% of the market vs. 10.9% over the first 11 months of the year. Volkswagen (-2.8%) is weak at #3 unlike Audi (+15.4%), BMW (+23.3%) and Mercedes (+5.6%) all very solid. Just outside the Top 10, MG (+46.8%) and Cupra (+43.6%) stand out. Chinese carmakers are up 213.6% year-on-year to 5,105 units and 10.4% share vs. 3.3% in November 2024, with BYD up 1059.4%, Jaecoo (+274.8%), Omoda (+243.4%) and BAIC (+84.8%) among the best performers. Tesla is up 98.2%.

The Skoda Octavia (+24.1%) stays above the traditional leader, the Toyota Corolla (-61.1%) for the 2nd month running while the Toyota Yaris Cross (-18.2%) rounds out the podium with 2.4% share. The VW T-Roc (-11.9%) is up five spots on last month to #4 with the Kia Sportage (-19.3%) and Hyundai Tucson (-23.1%), both struggling, in tow. The MG HS (+17.4%) is down one rank on October to #7 but delivers only the 2nd year-on-year uptick in the Top 10. The Renault Captur (-0.9%) points its bonnet at #9.

Previous month: Poland October 2025: Skoda Octavia #1, MG HS up to #6, market up 9.6%

One year ago: Poland November 2024: MG breaks into Top 15, Toyota Corolla ultra dominant, sales up 18.4%

Full November 2025 Top 50 brands and Top 10 models below.

Poland November 2025 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Nov-25	%	/24	Oct	2025	%	/24	Pos	FY24
1	Toyota	6,617	13.5%	– 32.7%	1	82,953	15.7%	– 10.8%	1	1
2	Skoda	5,886	12.0%	+ 10.3%	2	57,709	10.9%	+ 8.5%	2	2
3	Volkswagen	3,855	7.9%	– 2.8%	3	38,423	7.3%	+ 12.4%	3	3
4	Audi	2,818	5.7%	+ 15.4%	6	27,147	5.1%	+ 3.2%	6	6
5	BMW	2,706	5.5%	+ 23.3%	4	28,193	5.3%	+ 14.3%	5	7
6	Mercedes	2,468	5.0%	+ 5.6%	7	26,543	5.0%	+ 2.3%	7	8
7	Hyundai	2,216	4.5%	– 19.3%	8	25,918	4.9%	– 7.8%	8	5
8	Renault	2,064	4.2%	– 7.0%	10	19,042	3.6%	+ 2.2%	10	10
9	Kia	1,996	4.1%	– 26.7%	5	28,232	5.3%	– 7.0%	4	4
10	Dacia	1,950	4.0%	– 15.9%	9	19,703	3.7%	+ 13.4%	9	9
11	MG	1,326	2.7%	+ 46.8%	11	13,107	2.5%	+ 124.2%	14	n/a
12	Cupra	1,274	2.6%	+ 43.6%	12	12,290	2.3%	+ 16.5%	15	14
13	Ford	1,273	2.6%	– 9.6%	13	14,207	2.7%	+ 9.7%	12	13
14	Lexus	961	2.0%	– 15.6%	14	13,500	2.5%	+ 3.6%	13	12
15	Nissan	814	1.7%	+ 17.3%	23	9,335	1.8%	+ 9.6%	16	n/a
16	BYD	800	1.6%	+ 1059.4%	19	5,220	1.0%	+ 2179.5%	24	n/a
17	Opel	796	1.6%	– 25.3%	15	8,531	1.6%	– 12.1%	18	n/a
18	Citroen	746	1.5%	+ 67.6%	20	8,069	1.5%	+ 30.9%	19	n/a
19	Peugeot	741	1.5%	– 11.0%	18	9,001	1.7%	+ 2.4%	17	n/a
20	Volvo	735	1.5%	– 32.9%	16	15,200	2.9%	+ 8.5%	11	11
21	Omoda	680	1.4%	+ 243.4%	17	6,769	1.3%	+ 749.3%	21	n/a
22	Jaecoo	611	1.2%	+ 274.8%	21	5,572	1.1%	+ 1715.0%	22	n/a
23	Mazda	551	1.1%	+ 32.8%	24	5,228	1.0%	– 49.4%	23	15
24	BAIC	486	1.0%	+ 84.8%	29	4,262	0.8%	+ 185.1%	26	n/a
25	Suzuki	462	0.9%	– 45.5%	22	6,995	1.3%	– 20.0%	20	n/a
26	Tesla	454	0.9%	+ 98.2%	37	3,931	0.7%	– 3.4%	27	n/a
27	Chery	431	0.9%	new	34	904	0.2%	new	39	–
28	Leapmotor	423	0.9%	n/a	27	1,928	0.4%	+ 27442.9%	36	n/a
29	Honda	414	0.8%	+ 18.3%	25	4,304	0.8%	+ 18.5%	25	n/a
30	Fiat	379	0.8%	+ 187.1%	26	2,524	0.5%	– 0.1%	32	n/a
31	Seat	231	0.5%	– 42.1%	35	3,639	0.7%	– 12.7%	28	n/a
32	Mini	220	0.4%	+ 56.0%	28	3,229	0.6%	+ 45.4%	29	n/a
33	KGM	219	0.4%	– 11.0%	33	2,436	0.5%	– 0.2%	33	n/a
34	Alfa Romeo	196	0.4%	+ 36.1%	32	2,069	0.4%	+ 56.5%	35	n/a
35	Jeep	186	0.4%	– 11.0%	31	2,668	0.5%	+ 16.3%	31	n/a
36	Land Rover	172	0.4%	– 13.1%	36	2,376	0.4%	+ 19.2%	34	n/a
37	Porsche	169	0.3%	– 35.0%	30	3,167	0.6%	– 18.7%	30	n/a
38	Mitsubishi	160	0.3%	+ 31.1%	38	1,490	0.3%	– 17.9%	37	n/a
39	Geely	92	0.2%	new	42	170	0.0%	new	42	–
40	Subaru	74	0.2%	+ 34.5%	40	1,138	0.2%	+ 13.7%	38	n/a
41	DS	53	0.1%	+ 3.9%	39	516	0.1%	+ 14.4%	41	n/a
42	JAC	52	0.1%	new	n/a	99	0.0%	new	48	–
43	Hongqi	35	0.1%	n/a	44	103	0.0%	+ 2475.0%	45	n/a
44	Dongfeng	34	0.1%	n/a	45	105	0.0%	+ 10400.0%	44	–
45	Bestune	33	0.1%	new	43	146	0.0%	new	43	–
46	Forthing	29	0.1%	+ 0.0%	41	649	0.1%	+ 930.2%	40	n/a
47	MAN	23	0.0%	+ 228.6%	50	103	0.0%	+ 145.2%	47	n/a
48	DFSK	12	0.0%	+ 500.0%	46	103	0.0%	+ 593.3%	46	n/a
49	Bentley	6	0.0%	+ 20.0%	48	76	0.0%	– 3.8%	50	n/a
50	Ferrari	4	0.0%	– 20.0%	49	79	0.0%	– 3.7%	49	n/a
–	Others	94	0.2%	+ 276.0%	–	546	0.1%	+ 0.7%	–	–

Poland November 2025 – models:

Pos	Model	Nov-25	%	/24	Oct	2025	%	/24	Pos	FY24
1	Skoda Octavia	1,894	3.9%	+ 24.1%	1	18,526	3.5%	+ 8.4%	2	2
2	Toyota Corolla	1,613	3.3%	– 61.1%	2	21,471	4.1%	– 16.4%	1	1
3	Toyota Yaris Cross	1,201	2.4%	– 18.2%	4	12,132	2.3%	– 15.5%	5	3
4	VW T-Roc	976	2.0%	– 11.9%	9	9,212	1.7%	+ 13.0%	8	10
5	Kia Sportage	962	2.0%	– 19.3%	3	12,700	2.4%	– 0.4%	4	6
6	Hyundai Tucson	937	1.9%	– 23.1%	8	10,655	2.0%	– 10.8%	6	7
7	MG HS	884	1.8%	+ 17.4%	6	7,284	1.4%	+ 93.1%	11	30
8	Toyota C-HR	829	1.7%	– 36.1%	7	12,822	2.4%	– 1.5%	3	4
9	Renault Captur	812	1.7%	– 0.9%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
10	Toyota Yaris	803	1.6%	– 26.1%	10	9,763	1.8%	– 24.6%	7	5
n/a	Skoda Superb	725	1.5%	– 4.7%	n/a	6,976	1.3%	– 4.7%	12	11
n/a	Dacia Duster	703	1.4%	– 42.3%	n/a	7,698	1.5%	– 16.8%	10	9
n/a	Skoda Fabia	675	1.4%	+ 5.6%	n/a	6,783	1.3%	+ 5.4%	15	14
n/a	Skoda Kamiq	614	1.3%	– 13.2%	n/a	6,906	1.3%	– 4.2%	14	12
n/a	Toyota RAV4	513	1.0%	+ 90.7%	5	8,315	1.6%	– 17.1%	9	8
n/a	Volvo XC60	354	0.7%	– 31.5%	n/a	6,974	1.3%	+ 24.0%	13	16

Source: SAMAR

New Caledonia (France) January-November 2025: Toyota Hilux and Suzuki Swift on top

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By:Matt Gasnier

9 December 2025 at 04:59

Suzuki Swift sales are up 19.9% year-on-year.

The New Caledonian new car market is on the mend in November with sales rallying back up 59.1% year-on-year to 409. The year-to-date tally however remains in stark negative at -11.7% to 3,345 units. Toyota (-36.5%) is in complete freefall but still dominates the brands charts head and shoulders with 15.2% share. Suzuki (+7%) goes against the negative trend to climb to 2nd place ahead of Renault (-0.6%). Hyundai (+15.6%) and Ford (+5.5%) round out the Top 5 in strong fashion. At the bottom of the Top 10, Mitsubishi (+44%) and Subaru (+26.3%) impress. Further down, notice BYD (+53.2%) up to #12, Fiat (+107.7%) at #15 and BAIC (+74.1%) up to #17.

The Toyota Hilux (-42.4%) is the most popular vehicle on the archipelago but collapses year-on-year. It is followed by the Suzuki Swift (+19.9%) lodging an excellent score to #2. The Dacia Duster (-22.4%) suffers at #3 above a surging Ford Ranger (+15.2%). The Hyundai Grand i10 (+40%), Renault Kangoo (+27.4%) and Hyundai Tucson (+13.1%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10.

Previous post: New Caledonia (France) January-September 2025: Mitsubishi, Subaru defy market off -23.3%

One year ago: New Caledonia (France) November 2024: Market down -62.6%

Full January-November 2025 Top 45 All brands and Top 30 models below.

New Caledonia (France) January-November 2025 – brands:

Pos	Brand	1-11 2025	%	/24	FY24
1	Toyota	507	15.2%	– 36.5%	1
2	Suzuki	320	9.6%	+ 7.0%	3
3	Renault	314	9.4%	– 0.6%	2
4	Hyundai	245	7.3%	+ 15.6%	8
5	Ford	232	6.9%	+ 5.5%	7
6	Citroen	221	6.6%	– 7.5%	6
7	Peugeot	208	6.2%	– 16.5%	5
8	Dacia	152	4.5%	– 39.0%	4
9	Mitsubishi	121	3.6%	+ 44.0%	12
10	Subaru	120	3.6%	+ 26.3%	10
11	Kia	100	3.0%	– 36.3%	9
12	BYD	72	2.2%	+ 53.2%	17
13	Nissan	61	1.8%	– 41.9%	11
14	Changan	58	1.7%	+ 11.5%	16
15	Fiat	54	1.6%	+ 107.7%	24
16	Isuzu	49	1.5%	– 31.0%	14
17	BAIC	47	1.4%	+ 74.1%	23
18	MG	44	1.3%	– 39.7%	13
19	Mercedes	43	1.3%	– 25.9%	15
20	Opel	42	1.3%	+ 0.0%	19
21	Geely	33	1.0%	– 8.3%	20
22	Great Wall	32	1.0%	+ 77.8%	30
23	BMW	31	0.9%	– 3.1%	22
24	Chevrolet	27	0.8%	+ 145.5%	34
25	Dongfeng	22	0.7%	– 37.1%	21
26	Iveco	21	0.6%	+ 31.3%	31
27	Land Rover	19	0.6%	– 26.9%	26
28	Honda	16	0.5%	– 64.4%	18
29	Porsche	16	0.5%	– 15.8%	27
30	Audi	15	0.4%	– 16.7%	29
31	FAW	15	0.4%	– 46.4%	25
32	DS	13	0.4%	– 18.8%	32
33	Mazda	12	0.4%	+ 20.0%	35
34	ZNA	12	0.4%	new	–
35	DFSK	11	0.3%	– 42.1%	28
36	Mini	10	0.3%	– 28.6%	33
37	Alfa Romeo	6	0.2%	+ 100.0%	39
38	Ram	6	0.2%	+ 20.0%	37
39	Jaguar	5	0.1%	+ 25.0%	38
40	Jeep	3	0.1%	+ 200.0%	41
41	Seres	3	0.1%	+ 200.0%	42
42	Leapmotor	3	0.1%	new	–
43	Alpine	2	0.1%	+ 100.0%	43
44	ZX Auto	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	36
45	Volkswagen	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	40

New Caledonia (France) January-November 2025 – models:

Pos	Model	1-11 2025	%	/24	FY24
1	Toyota Hilux	209	6.2%	– 42.4%	1
2	Suzuki Swift	181	5.4%	+ 19.9%	3
3	Dacia Duster	125	3.7%	– 22.4%	2
4	Ford Ranger	106	3.2%	+ 15.2%	5
5	Suzuki Jimny	90	2.7%	– 3.2%	4
6	Renault Kangoo	79	2.4%	+ 27.4%	16
7	Hyundai Tucson	69	2.1%	+ 13.1%	14
8	Citroen Berlingo	68	2.0%	– 15.0%	6
9	Renault Master	65	1.9%	– 9.7%	8
10	Hyundai Grand i10	63	1.9%	+ 40.0%	24
11	Mitsubishi ASX	62	1.9%	+ 87.9%	39
12	Toyota RAV4	60	1.8%	– 7.7%	12
13	Subaru Crosstrek	58	1.7%	+ 23.4%	20
14	Kia K2700	57	1.7%	– 14.9%	7
15	Subaru Forester	57	1.7%	+ 29.5%	21
16	Citroen Jumpy	50	1.5%	+ 16.3%	22
17	Citroen C3	49	1.5%	– 24.6%	9
18	Ford Puma	49	1.5%	– 7.5%	17
19	Renault Trafic	45	1.3%	+ 114.3%	54
20	BAIC X35	43	1.3%	+ 59.3%	35
21	Toyota Land Cruiser	43	1.3%	+ 2.4%	27
22	Isuzu D-Max	42	1.3%	– 34.4%	13
23	Toyota Hiace	42	1.3%	+ 61.5%	40
24	Hyundai Staria	41	1.2%	+ 20.6%	32
25	Peugeot Partner	41	1.2%	+ 2.5%	26
26	Renault Kwid	41	1.2%	+ 5.1%	28
27	Toyota Raize	41	1.2%	– 28.1%	18
28	Renault Clio	39	1.2%	– 23.5%	19
29	Peugeot 2008	38	1.1%	+ 8.6%	37
30	Fiat Ducato	35	1.0%	+ 133.3%	n/a
31	Peugeot 208	35	1.0%	– 52.1%	11

Source: Manufacturers

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