The Omoda 5 is the best-selling vehicle in Scotland in April.
Thanks toΒ SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2026 UK update. In an overall market up 24.2%, England is up 25.8% to 128,201 units, Scotland up 17.5% to 12,317, Wales up 15.2% to 4,930 and Northern Ireland up 7.8% to 3,550. Year-to-date, England fares best again at +9.8% to 660,811 sales, with Wales up 7.5% to 24,538, Scotland up 6.5% to 61,150 but Northern Ireland down -4.8% to 16,775.Β
Podium finishers are as follows: the Ford Puma is #1 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, theΒ Omoda 5 is #1 in Scotland, theΒ Kia Sportage is #2 in England, #3 in Northern Ireland and Wales, the Kia Niro is #2 in Northern Ireland, theΒ Vauxhall Corsa #2 in Scotland, theΒ MG HS #2 in Wales, theΒ Nissan Qashqai #3 in England and theΒ MG 3 #3 in Scotland. Other great performers include the Toyota Yaris #4 in Northern Ireland, Jaecoo 7 #7 in England and Hyundai i20 #10 in Northern Ireland.
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in April. Upcoming 2026 model pictured.
The Chilean new light vehicle market is up 5.5% year-on-year in April to 27,572 unit. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 102,549, the first time above 100,000 sales at this stage of the year since 2023. Toyota (+2.6%) easily leads the way in the brands charts with 9% share vs. 8.1% so far this year. Like last month Suzuki (+6.7%) and Hyundai (+5.8%) complete the podium. Chevrolet (+19%) is in outstanding shape and climbs up two spots on March to #4, overtaking Kia (-7.1%) and Ford (-8.5%) both struggling. Changan (+53.2%) is the most popular Chinese carmaker at #7, distancing GWM (+8.1%) and MG (+62%). As a whole, the 36 Chinese brands present in Chile hold 36.3% of the market in April vs. 30.4% a year ago thanks to sales up 25.9%.
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (-4.4%) is back up 8 spots on March to land its first win of the year at a dominant 3.8% share. The podium is 100% pickup as usual, with the Mitsubishi L200 (-17.2%) and GWM Poer (+18.7%) in tow, the latter holding onto the YTD top spot. The Suzuki Swift (+170.2%) and Fronx (+97.2%) both post sensational scores to round out the Top 5. Excellent results also for the MG ZX (+126.1%) and Ford Territory (+29.2%).
The Skoda Elroq is up to a record #12 in Czechia in April.
22,397 new cars hit Czech roads in April, a solid 5.5% year-on-year increase. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% to 82,949. Local behemoth Skoda (+14.4%) beats its home market to remain at stratospheric heights: 38.4% share vs. 38.2% so far this year. Volkswagen (+8.5%) is also in good shape at #2 but the next seven carmakers are all in negative. Ford (-2.8%), Toyota (-5.5%) and Dacia (-6.2%) resist best but Mercedes (-10%), Hyundai (-19.2%) and most strikingly Kia (-43.4%) all struggle. Cupra surges 41.1% year-on-year to post a third Top 10 finish in the past four months at #10.
Model-wise, this time Skoda monopolises the Top 6, not the Top 7 as it was the case for the past three months. The culprit is the Superb (-19.5%) down to #9. The Octavia (-11.5%) leads the way above the Kodiaq (+59.5%) ranks at a record #2 for the 4th consecutive month, reaching a new volume record at 1,356. The Fabia (+21.1%) is up two spots on March to #3, leapfrogging past the Kamiq (+5.8%) and Karoq (+6.9%). The Scala (+39.5%) is in excellent shape at #6. The Hyundai i30 (-22.9%) is the best of the rest at #7, distancing the Tucson (+0.7%). Skoda also places the Enyaq (+115.7%) at #10, the nameplateβs first Top 10 finish since December 2020, and the Elroq (-6.1%) at a record #12, also reached inΒ May 2025.
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The Audi Q5 is up to a record 9th place in Poland in April.
51,827 new cars hit Polish roads in April, a solid 10.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume after four months is up 7.6% to 203,477. Toyota (-7.9%) isnβt able to surf on the positive market and drops to 13.1% share vs. 14.9% so far this year. Skoda (+5.8%) is catching up but remains far away at 10.1% of the market for the month and 10.6% YTD. Volkswagen (+16.6%) delivers the best performance in the Top 10 and ranks #3 like it does YTD. Hyundai (+13.9%) and Mercedes (+12.5%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Further down, BYD (+172.5%), Mazda (+132.3%) and Omoda (+116.3%) make themselves noticed.
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The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in April.
Very satisfying results for the Portuguese new car market in April with sales up 15.2% year-on-year to 21,594. The year-to-date tally is up an equally impressive 10.8% to 85,653. This month Peugeot (+19.8%) beats the market to return to the #1 spot it holds year-to-date (and held over the Full Year 2025). Mercedes (+8.2%) is knocked down to #2 with Dacia (+4.9%) also down one rank on last month to #3. BMW (+22.1%) and Toyota (+31.8%) both post strong gains to round out the Top 5. Skoda (+89.8%) is by far the best performer in the Top 10, up 11 spots on March to #8 with 4.2% share vs. 2.5% so far this year. Fiat (+338.6%), MG (+94.2%) and Hyundai (+87.3%) stand out below.
Over in the models ranking, Peugeot manages a 1-2 with the 208 (+55.3%) in the lead ahead of the 2008 (+59.8%). The rankings are reversed year-to-date. The Dacia Sandero (+13.8%) manages to stay in third place while the Toyota Yaris Cross (+26.9%) is up 12 spots on March to #4 and the Dacia Duster (-15.6%) skids to #5. Lukewarm month for the Renault Clio (-10.6%) at #6 and ranking #9 year-to-date whereas it topped the Portuguese charts outright over the Full Year 2025. Notice also the Ford Puma up 57% to #9 and the Hyundai i20 up 221% to #11.
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The Opel Frontera is only outsold by the Skoda Octavia in April.
New car sales in Croatia drop -5.8% year-on-year in April to 8,465 units. However after a strong start of the year the YTD tally is still in positive at +5.2% to 25,203. Skoda (-4%) returns to its traditional pole position in the brands ranking with a strong 12.1% share. It is followed this month by Opel (+82.1%) up two spots on March to #2. Volkswagen (+0.6%) stays at #3 whereas Renault (-42.1%), leader last month and a year ago, is in complete freefall at #4. Hyundai (+3.4%) is the only additional YoY gainer in the Top 10, with Suzuki (-21.7%) and Dacia (-21.1%) hit the hardest. Further down, BYD (+636.8%), MG (+271.7%) and Mini (+204.3%) all post surreal upticks.
Over in the models charts, the Skoda Octavia (-8.2%) is back to #1 with 5.2% share, in line with the 5.1% it commands year-to-date. The new Opel Frontera is the performer of the month, up to a record 2nd place with 4.4% share. It ranks #6 so far this year. The Mokka (+158.6%) makes it two Opel models on the podium. #1 last month and a year ago, the Renault Clio (-50.7%) halves its year-ago sales and falls to #4 but poor results from similarity selling models means it is actually up to #2 year-to-date. First Croatian Top 20 finishes for the Volvo XC40 (#19) and Dacia Bigster (#20).
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The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in April.
5,612 new cars hit Ukrainian roads in April, a steep -7.4% year-on-year decline, leaving the year-to-date tally hanging by a threat at +0.3% to 20,056 units. Toyota (-5.7%) remains in the brands pole position with 12.5% share, with the Top 4 identical to last month. Renault (+1.5%) takes the 2nd spot ahead of Volkswagen (-21.9%) and Skoda (-23.1%) both in dire straits. In contrast Mazda (+191.5%), BYD (+40.1%), BMW (+16.9%) and Hyundai (+14.2%) ignore the negative context with splendid YoY lifts.Β
Model-wise, the Renault Duster (-16.9%) returns to #1 for the second time this year after last January but remains #2 year-to-date below the Toyota RAV4 (+22.9% in April). The Hyundai Tucson (+4.3%) stays at #3 ahead of the Skoda Kodiaq (-28.8%) and Karoq (+21.1%). The Mazda CX-5 (+166.7%) sports a stunning gain with the Nissan Qashqai (+17.5%) and VW Tiguan (+5.5%) also in positive in the remainder of the Top 10. The VW Touareg (-35.9%), despite a catastrophic YoY loss, still ranks at a world best #7 and is #6 so far this year. The BYD Sealion 6 is the most popular recent launch at #9. Note the Top 14 best-sellers are all SUVs.
Honda Accord sales are up 42.5% and tilt the brand into positive.
Three factors have combined to trigger the 4th consecutive year-on-year market decline in the US at -6.7% to 1,367,000 units according to GlobalData. First, April 2025 was propped by a pre-tariff rush that lifted the market by 10%. Second, the loss of federal electric vehicle tax credits have depleted the market for BEVs and third, record high petrol prices have degraded affordability further. The SAAR stands at 16.1 million according to Motor Intelligence, down from 17.2 million in April 2025 and 16.3 million last month.
Illustrating the impact of tariffs,Β Imports are down 16% for the month and -9.9% year-to-date whereas vehicles produced in North America fall just -3.9% in April and -3.5% year-to-date. Manufacturers are doing their best to counter affordability pressure. According to JD Power and GlobalData, the average incentives on non-EV vehicles stands at $2,860, a whopping 16% more than April 2025. Meanwhile average EV incentives are significantly higher at $10,018, however down -1.7% on a year ago.
All OEMs reporting monthly data are down. American Honda resists best at -0.2% while Hyundai-Kia is at -2.1% and Toyota Motor at -4.6%. Brand-wise, Honda (+1.6%) and Genesis (+0.8%) are the only ones reporting in positive. Hyundai (-1.7%), Toyota (-1.9%), Kia (-2.8%) and Subaru (-5.9%) contain their loss even though this isΒ Subaruβs 9th consecutive month of YoY declines. In contrast Ford (-14.1%), Acura (-15.6%), Mazda (-17.3%), Lexus (-19.9%) and Lincoln (-21.4%) all struggle.
The Ford F-Series remains the dominant force in the market but falls a stark -14.7% year-on-year, in line with the -15.7% it lost so far in 2026. The Honda CR-V (+2.9%) smashes its archenemy the Toyota RAV4 (-32.8%) by almost 15,000 sales and extends its YTD advantage to a probably insurmountable 54,000 units. In a mini sedan revival, the Toyota Camry (+17.9%) and Corolla (+12.6%) surprise with double-digit gains while the Honda Civic (+6.3%) is more measured but still in positive. Excellent results for the Honda Accord (+42.5%), Ford Transit (+22%) and Bronco (+18.6%).Β
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Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down -3.9% year-on-year in April to an estimated 178,000 units. Keep in mind April 2025 was the biggest April volume since 2018 so the comparison base is quite high. In this context, and given record high petrol prices, this monthβs result is actually not that bad. Indeed the SAAR of 1.83 million, although down from the 1.90 million of April 2025, is also quite satisfying and just down from the 1.85 million of March. Note total sales for manufacturers still reporting monthly are down -7.1% to 77,349. The year-to-date result after four months stands at 584,000, -5.3% below the same period a year ago.
Among OEMs reporting monthly data, Toyota Motor (+5.9%) is the only one in positive, with Hyundai-Kia (-2.6%) resisting slightly better than the market but Honda Canada (-14.8%) skidding. Brand-wise, Genesis (+16.1%), Volvo (+16%) and Toyota (+8.5%) keep their head above the water, Hyundai (-0.7%) is stable while Kia (-6.8%), Acura (-8.5%) and Lexus (-8.9%) contain their fall to the single digits. Subaru (-27.3%) and Mazda (-26.7%) are in serious trouble.
As for models with monthly sales available, the Toyota RAV4 (-37.4%) is back above its archenemy the Honda CR-V for the first time this year and despite a still catastrophic YoY loss. The CR-V leads by almost 5,800 sales YTD. The Hyundai Tucson (+13.7%) is very solid as are the Kia Sportage (+25.7%) and Toyota Corolla (+27.4%), the latter surprising given the traditional poor performance of passenger cars. The Toyota Sienna (+65.2%), Tacoma (+54.4%) and Kia Seltos (+42.8%) all shoot up.
The Toyota RAV4 is by far the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in April.
Exceptional month for new car sales in Ireland at +17% year-on-year in April to 10,184 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.2% to 75,073. Toyota (+38.4%) and Skoda (+34.9%) end the month just 11 units apart, which means Toyota widens the gap with its followers and Skoda ascends to #3 year-to-date. Volkswagen (+2.4%) is weak YoY in comparison but holds 13.7% of the market vs. 10.6% so far this year. BYD (+83.1%) stays inside the Top 10 at #9 with Ford (+61.9%) also very dynamic at #6. Hyundai (+14.7%) and Audi (+11.2%), although managing double-digit YoY lifts, trail the market. Further down, notice Citroen (+161.8%), Opel (+72.7%), MG (+47%) and for once Seat (+38.8%) all in outstanding shape.
Model-wise, the Toyota RAV4 (+166.3%) surges from #119 in March to #1 in April with a stunning 8.4% share, by far the nameplateβs highest ever with a previous best at 4.6% in January 2022. This is also the RAV4βs first win in exactly a year, since April 2025. Due to a particularly slow start of the year the RAV4 stands at #19 year-to-date vs. #5 over the Full Year 2025. The Skoda Octavia (+46.2%) and Kodiaq (+45.4%) complete the podium ahead of surging VW Golf (+72.1%) and Toyota C-HR (+160.7%). The Skoda Enyaq (+262.3%) and VW ID.4 (+94.7%) also shoot up in the remainder of the Top 10 while the BYD Seal U (+176.4%) and Skoda Elroq (+107.1%) are in equally great shape below.
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AMD expects that overall PC and Gaming demand will decline in the second half of this year due to rising memory and component prices. RAMpocalypse Is The Primary Reason Why PC and Gaming Demand Will Decline In The Second Half of This Year, Says AMD In its Q1 2026 earnings, AMD's Client and Gaming segment saw a 23% increase in revenue versus the prior year, reaching $3.94 billion, while declining 9% versus the previous quarter. AMD states that its client side, which includes desktop and laptop segments, saw great traction through a strong portfolio of products, which includes its latest [β¦]
AMD's MI450 GPUs are now being sampled to customers, and there's already huge interest in the MI500 series within AI Inference data centers. Customers Are Lining Up To Deploy AMD's MI450 GPUs As Sampling Begins, Next-Gen MI500 Also Gains Traction In The "AI Inferencing" Segment During the Q1 2026 earnings call, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed that they have started sampling the first Instinct MI450 GPUs to "lead" customers, and the chips remain on track for deployments at various data centers in the Helios rack, which will see production shipments commence in the second half of this year. Several [β¦]
AMD has just announced its earnings for Q1 2026, posting a record revenue of $10.3 billion driven by strong demand for its EPYC CPUs & Instinct accelerators in the AI segment. AMD Delivers An Outstanding Q1 2026, Driven By Strong Sales of EPYC CPUs & Instinct Accelerators While Tackling Supply Constraints In The Agentic AI Era AMD's CEO outlined an "outstanding" first quarter for the company, with revenue of $10.3 billion, a 38% increase versus the previous year. This growth was driven mainly by strong demand in the data center and AI segments, which were up 7% year over year [β¦]
Shortly after the new leadership cabinet for Xbox chief executive officer Asha Sharma was made public, Sharma took to her personal X (formerly Twitter) account to comment on the appointments but also to reveal another change regarding Xbox's direction. Microsoft's Copilot AI, which had been introduced into the gaming ecosystem as Gaming Copilot through the mobile Xbox app and the Xbox PC app, is seemingly something that no longer aligns with platform's direction. "Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers," Sharma began in her statement. "Today, we promoted [β¦]
Anthropic venture with Blackstone and Goldman Sachs will deliver enterprise AI tools to private equity-backed companies. Anthropic is close to finalising a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman and Friedman, targeting private-equity-backed companies as its primaryβ¦
With Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks.
Christophe Fouquet, who became ASML's CEO in 2024 after more than a decade at the company, sat down with this editor on the rooftop deck of his Beverly Hills hotel Tuesday morning ahead of his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference. Dressed in a blue suit and white shirt, he was relaxed β even when the conversation turned to the rivals.
Previous reports suggested that OpenAI was exploring hardware such as AI-focused earbuds and possibly a phone developed with partners like MediaTek and Qualcomm. Now, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has shared deeper insights into a dedicated AI agent smartphone, including timelines, specifications, and the broader strategy behind it.
OpenAIβs AI agent smartphone vision takes shape
According to Kuo, OpenAI may accelerate development of its first smartphone, targeting mass production as early as the first half of 2027. MediaTek is currently the leading candidate to supply the processor, which is expected to be a customised chip based on the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 and manufactured using TSMCβs N2P process in the second half of 2026.
The hardware is said to focus heavily on AI-driven tasks, with a dual NPU architecture designed for layered computing. Memory and storage could also see upgrades with LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0, aiming to reduce bottlenecks when handling continuous AI workloads. For imaging, an enhanced ISP is expected to improve high dynamic range output, which could help the device better interpret real-world environments visually.
Kuo suggests that the device may rethink how users interact with smartphones. Instead of relying on multiple apps, the focus could shift to AI agents that handle tasks directly based on user intent. This approach may require deep integration between hardware and software, allowing OpenAI to control the entire experience without platform-level restrictions seen on existing ecosystems.
The phone is also expected to continuously process user context, which includes behaviour and usage patterns, making on-device efficiency critical. Simpler tasks could be handled locally, while more demanding processes may be executed through cloud-based AI systems.
Security features such as pKVM and inline hashing are also expected to be part of the system design. If development stays on track, shipments could reach around 30 million units across 2027 and 2028 combined.
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NVIDIA CEO has said that China should not have access to its most advanced AI chips, such as Blackwell or Rubin. Blackwell or Rubin AI Chips are a no-go for China, but NVIDIA's CEO Wants US Firms To Continue To Compete In Global Markets The US AI policy shift towards China has been ongoing since NVIDIA's Hopper generation of chips. Export controls restricted NVIDIA from selling its bleeding-edge chips to Chinese firms & this ban has extended into the Blackwell generation. Reaffirming the US-first policy, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has stated that the company's most advanced AI chips, Blackwell and [β¦]
XRP Evernorth has named Robert Kaiden, CFO of the OpenAI Foundation, to its board of directors XRP Evernorth, the Ripple-backed treasury company building an XRP-denominated balance sheet ahead of a Nasdaq listing, has appointed two senior executives to its board.β¦
According to Pennsylvania's filing, a Character.AI chatbot presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation, and also fabricated a serial number for its state medical license.
The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive areas such as law, medicine, and finance, while maintaining the low latency of its predecessor.
The growth in agentic AI software will lead to high demand for CPUs in the AI era, believes investment bank UBS. In an investment note, the bank explains that agentic AI increases the workload for processors. It adds that this workload typically favors firms that offer chips with higher cores and are able to cater to power efficiency. As a result, UBS outlines that in the era of agentic AI workloads, chips from Arm and then AMD are slated to benefit the most, with Intel also benefiting as the total addressable market (TAM) grows. Agentic AI Workloads To Favor CPUs [β¦]
NVIDIA has expanded its RTX & AI feature set with more capabilities provided to developers for integration within their latest apps, including games. NVIDIA Bets Big on Its "AI PC" Ecosystem With RTX GPUs, Provides Devs With New & Improved Tool Sets The NVIDIA RTX and AI PC technologies are one of the industry's most advanced tool sets offered to developers. These tools make integration of the latest features and capabilities in apps & games easier than ever. Today, NVIDIA has announced more integrations that help developers create next-gen experiences. Last month, NVIDIA rolled out its DLSS 4.5 SDK, allowing [β¦]
Micron has just released the highest capacity and commercially available SSD to date, its 6600 ION, with a capacity of 245 TB. You Can Practically Fit Anything You Want on Micron's 245 TB "6600 ION" SSD, but These Still Aren't Enough For Data Centers Press Release: Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced it is now shipping the 245TB capacity MicronΒ 6600 ION SSD, the worldβs highest capacity commercially available SSD. The drive marks a major step forward in rack-scale storage density for data centers and is designed to support AI, cloud, enterprise, and hyperscale workloads, including next-generation AI data lakes [β¦]
PayPal is pitching an AI-led turnaround, tying automation and restructuring to $1.5 billion in savings as it cuts jobs and works to modernize its tech stack.
Microsoft, Google, and xAI have agreed to provide the U.S. government with early access to upcoming artificial intelligence models, allowing officials to examine potential national security risks before the systems are released to the public. The arrangement will enable theβ¦
Elon Muskβs claim that OpenAI wouldnβt exist without him lays bare a deeply personal battle with Sam Altman over credit, control, and the future of the company behind ChatGPT.
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The United Arab Emirates has launched a national facility to test and certify artificial intelligence systems, as the country pushes ahead with large-scale AI deployment across government and industry. The UAE Cyber Security Council, in collaboration with Open Innovation AIβ¦
The United Arab Emirates Innovation City has rolled out a blockchain-based system that assigns every registered company a sovereign, verifiable digital identity on-chain. According to an official announcement from Innovation City, businesses incorporated in the Ras Al Khaimah free zoneβ¦
UK new car sales in April soar 24% year-on-year to 149,247 units, however year-ago volumes were particularly weak as buyers pulled purchases forward to March to beat incoming vehicle tax increases. The year-to-date tally is now up by a robust 9% to 764,101 and local association of manufacturers SMMT now predicts a Full Year 2026 tally at 2,093,000 units, up 3.6% on 2025. Private sales improve 20.2% to 56,116 units and 37.6% share vs. 38.8% a year ago while fleets are up 26.8% to 90,462 and 60.6% share vs. 59.3% and business sales are up 15% to 2,669 and 1.8% share vs. 1.9%. Year-to-date, this time private sales fare better at +11.7% to 306,211 and 40.1% share vs. 39.1% over the same period in 2025, fleet sales are up 6.9% to 441,094 and 57.7% share vs. 58.9% and business sales are up 19.3% to 16,796 and 2.2% share vs. 2%.
Looking at sales by fuel type, BEVs surge 59.1% to 39,084 and 26.2% share vs. 20.4% in April 2025. SMMT noted that April marked the registration of the 2 millionth BEV in the UK. Meanwhile HEVs are up 18.8% to 19,711 and 13.2% share vs. 13.8% a year ago, PHEVs are up 46.4% to 20,597 and 13.8% share vs. 11.7%, petrol is up 8.2% to 63,541 and 42.6% share vs. 48.8% and diesel down -1% to 6,314 and 4.2% share vs. 5.3%. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 22.1% to 176,698 and 23.1% share vs. 20.7% over the first 4 moths of 2025, HEVs are up 8.3% to 111,083 and 14.5% share vs. 14.6%, PHEVs are up 46.5% to 99,263 and 13% share vs. 9.7% while petrol is down -1.5% to 340,230 and 44.5% share vs. 49.3% and diesel falls -8.4% to 36,827 and 4.8% share vs. 5.7%.
Volkswagen (+23%) follows the market to keep a comfortable distance with the other carmakers present at 8.6% share vs. 6% for #2 Kia (+7.2%). BMW (+7.6%) completes the podium as it does YTD. In fact the Top 5 is identical to YTD with Ford (+17.5%) at #4 and Audi (+0.9%) at #5. MG (+84.9%) surges ahead to #6 with 4.7% share, distancing Mercedes (+30.1%) and Skoda (+13.9%). BYD (+101.5%) delivers the biggest YoY gain in the Top 15 at #12 with Jaecoo (+268.2%), Omoda (+259.9%), Citroen (+167%) and Mini (+90%) also impressive.Β
Model-wise, the Ford Puma (+27.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 2.8% share, ahead of the Kia Sportage (+3.7%). The Nissan Qashqai (+29.5%) stays at #3 ahead of two surging models: the VW Golf (+77.9%) scoring its best ranking since last October at #4 and the Mini Cooper (+58.7%) at #5. We have a new entrant in the Top 10: #1 in London over the Full Year 2025, the Omoda 5 lands directly in 6th place with 1.5% share. The VW Tiguan (+46.6%) and MG HS (+67.9%) also impress below. Surprise #1 in March, the Jaecoo 7 falls to #10 and #3 year-to-date.
OpenAI appears to be fast-tracking its plans for an AI-enabled smartphone, partially in a bid to bolster its IPO that might land as soon as this year. And, in its urgency, OpenAI appears to be settling on a customized version of MediaTek's upcoming flagship Dimensity 9600 chip as the SoC of choice for the planned smartphone. OpenAI's smartphone will use a customized version of the Dimensity 9600 chip, replete with a dual-NPU architecture and enhanced HDR for real-world visual sensing The famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed towards the end of April that OpenAI had relegated its planned range of consumer [β¦]
Itβs another excellent month for new car sales in Spain: up 8.4% year-on-year in April to 106,862 units. This is the best April volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (123,833). The year-to-date tally after four month is up a solid 7.8% to 407,389. Rechargeable cars (BEV+PHEV) are up 42.5% for the month to 22,758 or 21.3% of the market vs. 16.2% a year ago and 9.7% in 2024. Year-to-date volumes are up 54% to 85,724 and 21% share vs. 14.7% over the first four months of 2025.
All channels are up, with private sales faring best at +11.2% to 44,102, while company sales are up 9.2% to 33,567 and sales to rental companies gain 3.7% to 29,193. Year-to-date, private sales are up 7% to 173,640, company sales up 5.8% to 128,653 and rental sales up 11.7% to 105,096. Looking at regions, Baleares (+65.7%), La Rioja (+46.8%), Navarra (+34.8%) and Extremadura (+29.8%) post the biggest gains while all important Madrid (44.8% of the total volume) is up 7.6%.
In the brands ranking, Toyota (+2.8%) is the clear leader again at 8% share, but this time itβs Seat (+23.4%), in excellent shape, that accesses the 2nd place with 6.5% share followed by Volkswagen (+8.3%). Peugeot (+18.3%) shines at #4, up two spots on last month. In contrast Renault (-10.5%), Kia (-10.5%) and Hyundai (-26.8%) all underperform. Further down, BYD (+161.4%) breaks its share record at 3.8%, with Omoda (+163.6%), Ebro (+137.8%), Jaecoo (+66.5%) and Cupra (+59.9%) all in excellent shape.
Model-wise, the Dacia Sandero (+22.7%) stays on top and even manages to significantly beat the market. In fact, the entire Top 5 is in the same position. The Seat Ibiza (+18.4%) returns to the 2nd place it holds year-to-date and distances the Peugeot 2008 (+35%) up 20 spots on last month to #3, the Toyota Corolla (+55%) and Peugeot 208 (+41.6%). The MG ZS (-4.6%) is back up 7 ranks to #6 but is down YoY unlike the Seat Arona (+40.2%) at #7.
Nintendo fans and Nintendo Switch 2 owners have a lot to look forward to in 2027-2028, if interviewer Kiwi Talkz is to be believed. Reece 'Kiwi Talkz' Reilly, who you may recognize as a YouTuber who regularly interviews game developers and someone who has occasionally leaked accurate information ahead of its official reveal, has shared his latest tidbit that's stirred speculation, and it points to more Metroid, Zelda, and Smash Bros. to look forward to. What 'more' for any of those franchises means is less clear. There's the Legend of Zelda movie that's coming next year, which Reilly mentions, but [β¦]
The UAE has restored full air operations after months of disruption caused by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, marking a major step towards recovery for regional travel and key hubs, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi. [β¦]
NVIDIA's Open-Source "Nemotron 3 Super" AI model has topped the EnterpriseOps-Gym leaderboard, showcasing NVIDIA's software prowess. NVIDIA Is Topping Both AI Hardware and Software Leaderboards With Its Open-Source Nemotron 3 Super, Leading The Pack In March this year, NVIDIA introduced its Neomtron 3 Super, a 120B AI model with 12B active parameters. Based on a hybrid MoE architecture, the model is designed to deliver a 5x throughput versus the previous Nemotron Super model, and tackles large context with a native 1M-token context windows that gives agents long-term memory for aligned, high accuracy reasoning. Some of the highlights of NVIDIA's Nemotron [β¦]
In a recent interview with Mundfish founder and CEO Robert Bagratuni about the Atomic Heart series, I inquired about the studio's opinion on NVIDIA DLSS 5, the surprise announcement at GDC 2026 that proved highly controversial among developers and modders: some people love it, others hate it. Atomic Heart already supports NVIDIA DLSS technologies like Super Resolution and Frame Generation. Is Mundfish considering DLSS 5? Well, Bagratuni called it "highly promising", though he added that the developers are following its progress and will evaluate its potential addition in future releases. In short, he hasn't committed yet. DLSS 5 is aΒ very [β¦]
Applied Digital closed a Goldman-led $300M senior secured bridge loan to accelerate its next 150 MW AI data center, layering it on top of $2.15B in notes and a $7.5B hyperscaler lease. Bitcoin mining hosting and cloud services provider Appliedβ¦
The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with β capital the company says it will use to become the "global standard" for AI-powered customer experiences.
Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America" if OpenAI doesn't settle the suit.
OpenAI has sealed a $10B joint venture dubbed DeployCo with major private equity firms, giving it capital, governance access, and a captive pipeline to roll AI across thousands of portfolio companies. Market reports indicate that OpenAI has now closed aβ¦
Intel has made two big changes: the appointment of Alex Katouzian from Qualcomm in the Client Computing & AI segment, along with Purskar Randae as CTO. Alex Katouzian Appointed to Lead Intel's Client Computing & Physical AI Group Press Release: Intel Corporation today announced two key leadership appointments to strengthen its core product business and advance the companyβs innovation agenda. Alex Katouzian will join Intel as executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing and Physical AI Group. In this role, Katouzian will align Intelβs client computing business with emerging physical AI systems that span robotics, autonomous machines, [β¦]
AMD's immense success for its CPUs and GPUs in the AI segments will be a key driver for the company in the current year & the years ahead. AMD Is Expected To Ship Nearly 1.9 Million AI GPUs By 2027, While It's Share In China Will Be Larger Than NVIDIA's Intel, gaining momentum this quarter, thanks to Agentic AI's reliance on CPUs, has given us a teaser of what to expect from AMD's upcoming earnings. As per UBS, AMD isn't as constrained as Intel in the CPU segment and is anticipated to grow its Server CPU revenue by 80% this [β¦]
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DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create new websites from existing content.
AI chipmaker Cerebras plans a $3.5B IPO at $115-125/share, reporting $510M revenue and $238M profit in 2025 as it challenges Nvidia in AI compute. Artificial intelligence chip manufacturer and data center operator Cerebras Systems is seeking to raise up toβ¦
SAP has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence startup Prior Labs, in a move aimed at strengthening its capabilities in models designed for structured business data. The German software company said it plans to invest more than β¬1 billion ($1.1 billion)β¦
Anthropic is close to finalizing a roughly $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and several other Wall Street firms to distribute artificial intelligence tools to private-equity-backed companies. A report by The Wall Street Journal said the platform willβ¦
The Toyota C-HR+ ranks #9 in the Netherlands in April.
The Dutch new car market drops -4.8% year-on-year in April to 25,704 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -9.9% to 106,611. HEV sales are up 1.7% to 13,562 and 52.8% share vs. 49.1% a year ago in April 2025, BEVs are up 4.5% to 9,616 and 37.4% share vs. 33.9%, petrol freefalls -50.6% to 1,928 and 7.5% share vs. 14.4% a year ago and diesel is down -23.7% to 468 and 1.8% share vs. 2.3%.
In the brands charts, Kia (-14.1%) remains the favourite even though it falls much faster than the market. It is followed by Toyota (+11%) up one spot on last month to #2, a ranking it now also holds year-to-date, surpassing Volkswagen (+11.6%) also ranking #3 for the month. Skoda (-21.7%) and Renault (-11%) are in trouble and round out the Top 5. Audi (+23.3%) lodges the best performance in the Top 10 with Hyundai (+11.4%) also in great shape. Further down, notice Leapmotor (+99%), BYD (+92.9%), MG (+46.5%) and Mazda (+36.8%) all positing fantastic scores.
Model-wise, the Skoda Elroq (-18.6%) reclaims the top spot it last held in November, and has now ranked #1 four times over the past 12 months. It is however #8 year-to-date whereas it ended 2025 on top. The Kia Picanto (-0.8%) is stable at #2, while the Toyota Aygo X (+49.9%) and Hyundai Kona (+48.7%) surge ahead. The Aygo X is #1 year-to-date. Leader a year ago, the Kia EV3 falls a harsh -40.6% to #5, distancing a soaring Ford Kuga (+55.4%). The new Toyota C-HR+ is up 71 spots on last month to spectacularly break into the Top 10 for its first full month in market. #1 last month, the Tesla Model Y (+100%) falls to #10 but doubles its sales year-on-year, bring its YTD tally into positive territory.
Anthropic, the creators of Claude AI, are reportedly in early talks with a UK startup whose SRAM tech can boost AI inference by 100x & reduce costs by 10x. Anthropic Reportedly In Early Talks With Fractile, A UK-based Startup Working on the fusion architecture as an AI Inference Booster Currently, Anthropic sources its chips from various companies, including NVIDIA, Google, and Amazon. This trio allows the company to keep running its AI infrastructure without major concerns that are often associated with relying on a single chipmaker. But as compute demand intensifies in the AI space, many AI firms are now [β¦]
A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases β where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.
Intel's Z-Angle Memory (ZAM) is approaching completion as it races towards taking a bite at the AI boom while challenging HBM as a viable alternative. Intel's ZAM Challenges HBM As A Big Memory Innovation In the High-Bandwidth, High-Capacity Segment Offering 2x The Speed of HBM4 Z-Angle Memory or ZAM has been stirring up a lot of talk in the memory segment. The upcoming memory standard is being developed by Intel and SoftBank & aims to offer a low-power, high-density replacement to HBM. Now, new details have been shared that provide more insight into ZAM memory. For starters, the new memory [β¦]
xAI is reportedly able to utilize just over 10% of its entire NVIDIA GPU fleet, as report suggests lackluster AI software stack optimizations. AI Software Stack Bottlenecks Are An Industry-Wide Problem, As xAI Is Only Able To Utilize 11% of Its Entire NVIDIA GPU Installation. The Information has reported that Elon Musk's xAI, the software firm behind Gorq and other key AI-based components, is only able to utilize a small chunk of its total installed GPU capacity. Currently, xAI runs around 550,000 NVIDIA GPUs, which are a combination of H100s and H200s. These are deployed within xAI's Memphis and Colussus [β¦]
Micron posted a record Q2 as DRAM demand increases, but its CEO says this is just the beginning as more memory is required for AI to reach its full capabilities. Micron CEO Sees Demand For Faster Memory To Increase Massively For AI To Reach Its Full Potential Memory & Storage maker, Micron, has seen exceptional growth across all of its businesses, which include DRAM, NAND, and HBM. The growth comes from skyrocketing demand for their products as the Agentic AI craze continues to lift off every memory and storage firm. During a conversation with CNBC, Micron's CEO said that what [β¦]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances βcredited in the filmβs legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consentβ will be eligible for Academy Awards.
Well, isn't that unexpected? A Japanese toilet maker has just announced that it will pivot to AI chips, leading to a 18% stock surge. Ceramics Used For Making Toilets Are Now Going To Power The AI Chip Industry Who would've predicted that a company involved in making toilets and other sanitary equipment would start making AI chips? Well, Toto, A Japanese company, has just announced that and is seeing a boost to its stock. The company leverages ceramics for its current operations, but the same ceramics can be used for making components that are critical to AI infrastructure. As per [β¦]
Tenstorrent made a bold claim during their TT-Deploy livestream, saying they are going to crush everyone at everything, including AI, with their Galaxy servers. Tenstorrent Galaxy Supercluster Offers 10x Faster GenAI Video, And Destroys Current-Gen GPUs With "Blitz Mode", Offering 350+ Tokens/s In DeepSeek R1 Jim Keller and his Tenstorrent are on a mission to challenge the existing AI hierarchy with their RISC-V-powered platforms. As such, the company unveiled its latest Galaxy Blackhole servers for AI at scale. With Galaxy Blackhole, Tenstorrent offers a fully Networked and native AI solution that includes compute, memory, and networking, all unified into a [β¦]
CPUs or GPUs, but require lots of memory for running Agentic AI, and this demand is spiraling to unseen levels as DRAM constraints persist. CPUs Running Agentic AI Will Be Equipped With Up to 400 GB of Memory, Further Crushing The DRAM Supply Chain Memory makers are earning big profits but are also unable to meet the demand. We have seen reports on how major manufacturers are rapidly expanding their production facilities, but these are yet to become operational, and Samsung itself has stated that 2027 will be worse for the DRAM industry than 2026, so it's looking like a [β¦]
At TechCrunch's sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell?
Elon Musk spent the better part of three daysΒ on the witness standΒ this weekΒ in his lawsuit against OpenAI, andΒ itβsΒ already getting messy. Emails, texts, andΒ his own tweetsΒ are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Muskβs argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the βnonprofit for the [β¦]
AMD's powerful Ryzen AI Halo Mini PC is reportedly launching in June and features the top Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 SoC. AMD's Powerful & Compact "Ryzen AI Halo" Mini PC Is Expected To Launch Next Month AMD recently hosted its AI Dev Day in San Francisco, where it once again showcased the Ryzen AI Halo Mini PC. A Reddit user, 1ncehost, has posted pictures from the event where Jack Hyuh was holding in the Mini PC, and based on the information, AMD is expected to launch the Mini PC in June, which is next month. The company didn't state any [β¦]
Microsoft and OpenAI restructured their landmark 2019 partnership on April 27, converting Microsoftβs cloud license from exclusive to non-exclusive, allowing OpenAI to sell its full model suite on Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud for the first time, as Amazonβ¦
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models.
Bittensor price is showing renewed strength as it climbs above the $260 level, with improving momentum indicators hinting at a potential continuation of the recent recovery trend. According to data from crypto.news, Bittensor (TAO) price was trading around $263.19 atβ¦
A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot legally dismiss employees solely to replace them with cost-saving artificial intelligence tools, setting a clear boundary on how far firms can go in using automation to reduce labour costs. On April 30,β¦
The U.S. Department of Defense has expanded its push into artificial intelligence, securing fresh agreements with several major technology firms to deploy advanced AI systems across classified military networks. According to a report released Friday, Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection AI, andβ¦
The Renault 5 is the best-selling BEV in France in April.
After getting back in positive for the first time in 5 months in March, the French new car market is back down -0.3% year-on-year in April to 138,339 units. The year-to-date tally after four months is down -1.6% to 539,895. Petrol sales are down -24.1% to 21,963, diesel is off -42.8% to 3,834, HEVs edge down -1.3% to 62,241, PHEVs drop -13.1% to 8,333 and BEVs surge 41.8% to 36,216 and 26.2% share vs. 18.4% a year ago in April 2025. YTD BEV sales are up 48.2% to 148,302 and 27.5% share vs. 18.2% over the same period in 2025.
Renault (-11.5%) struggles this month and is down to 16.8% share vs. 18.2% so far this year. In contrast Peugeot (+2.8%) edges up, but at 13.3% of the market it remains below its YTD level of 13.9%. Dacia (-5.3%) is in negative once again, yet less so than YTD (-14.7%). Citroen (+11%) is strong thanks to a renewed lineup, and is followed by Volkswagen (+8%) and a diving Toyota (-17%). Skoda is up 6.9% to a record 7th place, also reached in October 2025 and January 2026. MG is estimated to climb +44.8%, with Audi (+24.1%), Opel (+13.9%) and Nissan (+12.8%) also in solid shape.
Model-wise, the Peugeot 208 (+14%) returns to the pole position it last held last January, distancing the Dacia Sandero (+4.8%) down one spot on last month to #1. The new Renault Clio VI is still finding its groove but falls from 4% share in March to 3.7% this month. The Citroen C3 (+12.1%) satisfies with a 4th place and still ranks #2 year-to-date. Disappointing month for the Peugeot 2008 (-12.3%) down to #5. The Renault 5 (+50.8%) is back to the top of the BEV charts at #6 overall and #7 year-to-date. The Citroen C3 Aircross II (+146.2%), Nissan Qashqai (+61.1%) and Renault Scenic V (+44.5%) all impress, just as the VW T-Roc II breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #17. The BYD Atto 2 (+655.1%) surges 89 spots on March to #42, the Renault 4 (+743.4%) is down 19 ranks to #49, the new Kia EV4 is up 38 to #52 and the Renault Twingo IV is down 32 to #79 as dealerships get filled up with demo models.
The Dongfeng Box has a great start in New Zealand.
New light vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 25.1% year-on-year in March to 14,910 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 12.5% to 36,910. In the detail, passenger cars gain 19.4% to 10,063 sales while light commercials shoot up 38.9% to 4,847. Toyota (+8.6%) canβt match the flying market and holds 18.7% share vs. 18% so far this year. Ford (+31.3%) manages an excellent score at #2 unlike Mitsubishi (-14.1%) at #3. BYD (+221.9%) is up 3-fold year-on-year to #4 and 5.8% share, thatβs a new ranking record eclipsing its previous best of #5 reached in December 2023 and June 2025. Tesla is up 271% to #8 and Dongfeng ranks #14 with 2.3% share.
Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (+76.7%) gets a big new generation boost and claims the top spot for the first time since last July. The Ford Ranger (+46.1%) is relegated to 2nd place but holds onto the #1 ranking YTD. The Tesla Model Y surges to third place with 3.2% share, its best ranking since topping the charts outright in September 2023. The Mitsubishi Triton (-15.2%) and Nissan Navara (+6.5%) ensure there are four pickup trucks inside the March Top 5. The Toyota Hiace (+115.3%), Hyundai Tucson (#7), Toyota Corolla Cross (+65.9%) and MG ZS (+50.8%) also shine below. Finally the Dongfeng Box makes a splash at #12 and 1.7% for its first full month of sales.
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in March.
6,535 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in March, a very strong 23.6% year-on-year improvement. The Q1 volume is up 12.5% to 16,501. Volkswagen (+11.6%) tops the brands charts at 12.3% share ahead of Skoda (+22.8%) at 11.9%. Renault (+16.7%) stays in third place but the performance of the month is delivered by Tesla, up 173.5% year-on-year and 22 spots on February to land at a record 4th place with 6.2% share. Previous best was #6 in March and November 2023 and 5% share in March 2023. Nissan (+64%) and Dacia (+107.1%) also impress below.
The Tesla Model 3 (+363.2%) is up 5-fold year-on-year to spectacularly take the models ranking lead with 5.4% share. It now ranks #7 year-to-date vs. #45 over the Full Year 2025. This is the Model 3βs first monthly win in Slovenia, its previous best being #2 in November 2023. The Nissan Qashqai (+94.4%) also has a fantastic month at #2, distancing the Skoda Octavia (-7.4%), #1 last month but #3 in March. The Renault Clio (+178.3%) surges year-on-year but has to settle for 4th place even though it remains #1 year-to-date.
CNTXT AI today announced the launch of Munsit Emirati TTS, a text-to-speech model designed to generate real-time, human-like Emirati Arabic for enterprise and consumer applications. The release comes as voice technology continues to evolve rapidly worldwide, with recent launches from companies such as Google, OpenAI, and ElevenLabs pushing improvements in how AI generated speech sounds and performs. Yet despite this progress, many systems still struggle to reflect how language is actually spoken across regions.
Munsit Emirati TTS is built to address that gap. It enables systems to respond in spoken Emirati Arabic instantly, with a level of fluency and tone that feels natural to the listener. Whether it is a customer calling a bank, interacting with a government service, or speaking to a digital assistant, the experience is designed to feel closer to a real conversation than a scripted response.
At its core, the technology allows machines to convert written information into natural speech in real time. In practical terms, this enables digital platforms, call centers, and AI assistants to communicate directly with users, respond to requests, and guide interactions without requiring a human agent.
The model is designed with enterprise use in mind, allowing organizations to integrate voice capabilities into their operations. This includes sectors such as banking, government services, telecom, and digital platforms, where large volumes of voice interactions need to be handled efficiently and consistently.
In practical terms, this allows banks to automate customer calls while maintaining clarity and compliance, government entities to communicate with citizens at scale, and customer support teams to handle higher volumes of interactions without increasing operational overhead.
In blind testing with Emirati and Arabic-speaking listeners, 93 per cent of participants preferred Munsit Emirati over leading global models in naturalness, emotional expression, and dialect fidelity, placing it among the most advanced Arabic voice systems available today.
Beyond user experience, the impact is also operational. Organizations deploying AI driven voice systems have reported cost reductions of up to 20 to 40 percent, alongside improvements in response times and service efficiency, particularly in high volume environments such as contact centers.
The launch reflects a broader shift across the UAE and the wider region, where organizations are moving away from English-first or neutral voice systems toward solutions that better reflect local identity. For years, many voice-based services relied on imported models, creating a gap precisely where communication matters most. Native Emirati voice AI begins to close that gap, allowing institutions to speak to people in a way that feels more familiar and aligned with the communities they serve.
βVoice is no longer just an interface, it is becoming part of how services express identity,βΒ said Mohammad Abu Sheikh, Founder and CEO of CNTXT AI. βFor a long time, the region relied on systems that did not fully reflect how people communicate. This changes that. We are building technology that speaks the language the way it is actually used, and that has a direct impact on trust, engagement, and how services are experienced.β
βMost voice systems were never designed for Arabic, and certainly not for Emirati,βΒ said Shameed Sait, AI Director at CNTXT AI.Β βWhat we have built goes beyond generating speech. It reflects how people actually speak, the rhythm, the tone, and the cultural context behind it. The real breakthrough is making that work reliably in real-world environments and at scale.β
As voice becomes a more central interface across customer service, digital platforms, and public services, expectations are shifting. Performance alone is no longer enough. How technology sounds, and how it is experienced, is becoming just as important.
With Munsit Emirati TTS, CNTXT AI is contributing to this shift, enabling organizations to move beyond generic voice systems and deliver experiences that are both efficient and relevant to the markets they serve.
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The Polish new passenger car market is euphoric in March at +20.4% year-to-date to 63,900 units. The Q1 volume is up 6.7% to 151,650 as a result. Toyota (+10.6%) disappoints somewhat at 12.8% share vs. 15.5% year-to-date. In a Top 5 unchanged on last month it is followed by Skoda (+26.6%), Volkswagen (+5.2%), BMW (+34%) and Audi (+4.5%). This way, BMW overtakes Audi in the YTD order to reach #4, a ranking it also held over the Full Year 2025. Volvo (+34%) also shines at #9 with 4.3% share. Below, BYD (+316.7%), Omoda (+191.5%), Mazda (+153.4%), Peugeot (+50.4%) and MG (+47.5%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla (+25.4%) snaps the top spot over the Skoda Octavia (+28.1%) for just five sales, ahead of the Nissan Qashqai (+1.8%) back to a traditionally strong month of March. The Volvo XC60 (+46.1%) repeats at a record 4th place, the third time it reaches that ranking alongside April 2025 and last month. distancing the Kia Sportage (+38.3%), Hyundai Tucson (+62.9%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (+26.8%) all in outstanding shape. The BMW X1 breaks into the Top 10 at #10.
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