Liechtenstein Car Sales : 2025

This tiny principality of 40,000 people and 160 square kilometres or 62 square miles makes a living mainly manufacturing quality industrial goods and financial services. It obviously pays as can be seen by the best selling brands.

Registrations are down 11% in 2025. Compared to the previous ten year average, it was down  21% YTD. It is the lowest taol since 1976! I know, it's tragic that  have data going back that far. 

BMW is currently on top, a palce it last occupied in 2020. It has relative advantage over Mercedes and Audi but with such small numbers, change is a constant. VW was a long term leader here but this is the second year it has been back at fourth place.  

Data source: Liechtensteinische Landesverwaltung.

Photo Source: Land Rover Liechtenstein.

Croatia Passenger car Sales : 2024/25

Registrations were up a healthy 8% in 2025. Compared to the average for the previous ten years, it was up 38%! Yet this year was well short of any record, but it is moving back to those better times. 

Škoda is the top brand and has enjoyed that status for three years, with sibling brand VW being the loser in that tussle. Opel had a pleasant return to form while the Korean duo below them were less fortunate. 

Data source: Autonet. Photos: Škoda (Octavia) & VW (T-Cross) Croatia.

Brazil Top 50 Models: 2025

Looking down the list, the mixture of colours shows the diversity of the market. Not having a local brand to support adds to that. 

Europe is strong but so too is the USA and increasingly China. Japan is not far off the pace but apart from two models, Korea is not represented. 

The leading model is the Fiat Strada, which is a small leisure vehicle/pick uptruck. The VW Polo and Chevrolet Onix are tussling it out for second the spot.

Brazil has a large car assembly industry. The country recently started phasing in increased tariffs on imported electric and hybrid cars. Renenue raised will be used to encourage local manufacturing of more sustainable vehicles. 

It will also raise tariffs on cars assembled from kits which designed to encourage more manufacturing locally, adding value to the assembly. 

Photos: Fiat (Strada) & GM (Onix) Brasil.