The BYD Yuan Up is the best-selling vehicle in Albania in January.
Since March 2025 and thanks to CE Auto we have been able to share with you exclusive sales data for Albania. Now with a bit of delay January 2026 figures are available. Sales amount to 853 this month. BYD tightens its suffocating grip on the market, monopolising the Top 8! As a result it holds at least 47.9% share for the month. The BYD Yuan Up lands in the lead with 14.5% share, distancing the Sealion 7 at 12% and the Song Plus at 5.8%. All other models are below 5% share. Notice the Seagull, leader over the Full Year 2025, down to #5 and the Tang up to #6. The VW ID.4 and ID.3 close out the Top 10.
Dongfeng sales are up 4-fold in Uruguay in February.
The Uruguayan new light vehicle market edges up 2.4% year-on-year in February to 5,754 units. This is the biggest February volume in at least 11 years. The year-to-date volume is now up 13.8% to 11,119. This month Fiat (-33.2%) reclaims the brands top spot off BYD (+10.2%) despite completely freefalling YoY. Fiat is now also #1 year-to-date for just 9 sales. Suzuki (+4.1%) is up two spots on January to #3, distancing four declining brands. Volkswagen (-2.4%) fares the best but Renault (-33.6%), Chevrolet (-32.6%) and Hyundai (-29.4%) are all hit hard. Now given the number of collapsing brands near the top of the ranking you may ask how the market manages a YoY gain. This is entirely due to Chinese manufacturers. Among the 30 selling at least one unit this month, no less than 18 grow by at least 50%. Overall, the Chinese account for 42.5% of the Uruguayan February volume vs. 23.1% a year ago in February 2025 thanks to sales up 88.9% year-on-year.
Audi sales are up 51.7% in Luxembourg in February.
New car sales in Luxembourg rally back up 7.2% year-on-year in February toΒ 4,409 units. However due to a poor start of the year the year-to-date tally is down -1.1% to 7,748. This month Volkswagen (+19.1%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025, both for February and YTD. Mercedes (+45.5%) is knocked down to #2 but soars year-on-year, as does Audi (+51.7%) in third place. Ford (+22.2%) and Toyota (+21.6%) are the only two additional Top 10 carmakers to beat the market. Below, notice MG (+105.3%), Suzuki (+83.3%), Mini (+46.9%) and Dacia (+31%).
The Suzuki Swift sold in Pakistan is still the previous generation.
According to local association PAMA, the Pakistani new light vehicle market soars 41.7% year-on-year in February to 17,212 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 38.1% to 40,176. 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 (+53.1%) remains the dominant force here, improving its share to 47.7%. Toyota (+46.2%) also beats the market but Honda (+2.9%) disappoints. Sazgar Haval (+85.5%) and JAC (+76.9%) also impress. Model-wise, the Suzuki Alto (+55.1%) is at 32.3% share ahead of the Suzuki Swift (+151%) and Sazgar Haval H6 (+85.5%). The Toyota Corolla is estimated to grow 70.5% and the Yaris 70.6%. The Suzuki Every is up 390.9%.
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.
13/03 update: Now with Top 50 best-selling foreign models.
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%).
As for the foreign models, the Tesla Model Y (+243.9%) is above 7,000 units and ranks #2 overall when including domestic nameplates. The Mercedes E Class (+19.2%) drops one spot to #2 as does the BMW 5 Series (+3.1%) a lot more discreet. The Tesla Model 3 (+658.7%) surges from outside the January Top 50 directly into 4th place. The Mercedes GLC (+13.4%) rounds out the Top 5 while the Mercedes GLE (+102.1%) more than doubles its year ago result and halves its January ranking to #6. The BYD Sealion 7 is once again the best-selling new launch and now ranks #6 year-to-date.
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.