Lexus UK Model Sales : 2021-24

Lexus isn't a big player in the premium segment in Europe although it does quite well in the UK. The new LBX (picture above) is the new big thing for the marque and has quickly become the best selling model. The RZ (picture below) is in its first full year and currently 4th. The new LM people mover is not going to be anything more than a low volume model.   

Total sales in the UK for 2024 was 16,652 which eclipsed 2023's 15,963. It should grow again in 2025 but that depends on how the market as a whole will go which could be down in 2024.

Data and pictures: Toyota UK.

Toyota UK Passenger Car Sales : 2021-24

The Toyota brand has been gaining steadily in the UK, its hybrid technology winning over customers. The Yaris (GR version pictured below) and Yaris Cross are the most popular models with the electric bZ4X doing well too despite its odd name. In between them is the C-HR (picture above).

Total sales in the UK for 2024 were 101,465 which is close to the complete 2023 number of 109,415. The ProAce Verso and City Verso are vans with seating so people movers or MPVs. They have previously been included in commercial vehicle data provided by Toyota but this year moved to the passenger car category. 

Data and pictures: Toyota UK.

Toyota LCV UK Model Sales : 2021-24

Toyota light commercials are an important part of the range in Europe, an area that was somewhat neglected. The Hilux is the best selling although 2024 doesn't look like it will match 2023. In 2024 registrations reached 5,520, compared to a full 2023 figure of 10,887. 

The Corolla Sportsvan commercial (picture below) is doing better albeit at a lower sales level, the 2,015 sales are well up on 2023. Taking a passenger car wagon and converting it into a van makes sense. Stylish, carlike handling and comfort yet also cost effective.

The ProAce range is sourced from Stellantis and which are already popular within that Group. An example is the ProAce City pictured above. The large Max van is about to join the range to add impetus to sales volume.  

The ProAce Verso and City Verso are vans with seating so people movers or MPVs. They have previously been included in commercial vehicle data provided by Toyota but this year moved to the passenger car category. However, in the case of the ProAce Verso (included below under the ProAce), it seems that they are being double counted in 2024, but as only 142 sales are involved I presented the data as provided. 

Total sales in the UK for 2024 are 15,136 which is down on the complete 2023 number of 19,764. The Hilux is the main reason so we shall have to see if that model will fare better in 2025 because a new generation is due sometime soon. 

Data and pictures: Toyota UK.

Türkiye Car/LCV Sales : 2025 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were down 8% in February and also -10% YTD. Renault and Fiat have been exchanging top spot for the last few years but Fiat has dropped down to fifth so far this year so Renault is clearly ahead of the rest.

It seems Renault is now selling the Dacia Duster as its own model here so that will help Renault maintain a strong position in the market. 

Toyota is making a concerted effort to bridge the gap, up from seventh last year. Hyundai and VW have also passed Fiat.

BYD is up to eighth while Chery and Jaecoo are prominent. MG isn't as strong here as it is in many other European markets. 

Mazda isn't in Türkiye because the e-call (emergency call) system used in cars, requires the SIM card to be used in the system to belong to one of the operators operators. 

Mazda was unable or unwilling to meet this requirement so it is not possible for the vehicles to be sold here. It sounds rather strange. 

Mitsubishi left the market during 2024 but is cooperating with Renault which had a factory in Türkiye. Model sharing may come into play so where that leads I'm unsure. 

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Data source: ODMD. 

Estonia Car/LCV Sales : 2025 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were down 66% in January and again down 57% in February, -62% YTD. This is due to a tax on cars introduced in 2025.

In 2024, registrations were poor early in the year then took off toward the end of the year, with December up 105%. The total year was only up 12%, showing how low the earlier part of the year was.

Toyota lost the top spot to Škoda last year but has decisively taken the lead back so far in 2025. Volkswagen is second, just ahead of Dacia which is at it's highest position ever at fourth.  

The top selling models were:

Toyota Corolla - 113 

Škoda Octavia - 64

Toyota RAV4 - 54

Škoda Kodiaq - 53

VW Tiguan - 47

Dacia Sandero - 41

Kia Sportage - 32

Toyota Mirai - 25

Toyota Yaris Cross - 25

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Data source: Transpordiamet.

Aston Martin Global Deliveries : 2023/24

Aston Martin deliveries are a mixed bag in 2024. The sports cars increased but the SUV took a volume hit, albeit reduced toward the end of the year. That has seen 2024 deliveries drop by 9% YTD, again much improved in the last quarter. SUVs sell well but every premium marque bar McLaren has them as part of their range so there is plenty of competition. 

Where I've listed the Valkyrie is in fact the Specials division, which is mainly that model but also now the Valour and in future the Valiant models. Next year I'll rename it to reflect that shift. 

Regionally, there is little to learn except they all took a similar path to each other. The evenness of it confirms the reduction in units delivered was managed. Which of course leads to the question of what the reason was for that?

Well, since you've asked Aston Martin explained why. It's been due to what is called product transformation as volume lowered as the new Vantage, upgraded DBX707 and V12 Vanquish were intoduced. Volume improved in Q4 which would confirm that. I've already noticed stronger sales in 2025. They also mentioned some supply chain disruptions. 

So in Q4, the UK and Americas increased while the rest wasn't so bouyant as they await the arrival of new models. Overall Q4 wholesale volume increase 8% as production increases. 

Sweden Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were up 4% for February and +9% YTD.  Volvo has always been the best selling marque and will be staying there. 17% share is large for a brand with a full range of competition and a not too extensive range.  

VW is up 58% already and has 14.9% share so is keeping in touch with the leader. Toyota is down 13% and Kia +5%. 

Subaru was up 262% YTD but was down 97.5% in February so I don't know what's going on there. Tesla is down 43% for the year which is a common occurence for the brand so far. Maybe a large shipment is due in March.

Cupra was up 127% with the Tavascan and Terramar the reason for the upturn. Citroën is going the other way, down 67%. 

The top selling models were:

Volvo XC60 - 2,801

Subaru Outback - 1,657

Volkwagen ID.7 - 1,193

Volvo EX/XC 40 - 1,109

Volkswagen Golf - 849

VW ID.4 / ID.5 - 809

Tesla Model Y - 775

Kia EV3 - 728

Škoda Kodiaq - 697

Volkswagen Tiguan - 649

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Data source: Mobility Sweden. 

Picture Source: Volvo Sverige.

Finland Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations were down 11% in February and also -12% YTD. Toyota has been the best selling brand since 2017 and is clearly intent on staying there. It's market share so far this year is down on the previous three years but still well ahead of Volkswagen in second place. 

VW was dethroned by Toyota but is still a popular brand here with 10% of the market and up from fourth in 2024. Volvo and Škoda have slipped slightly. 

Further down, Mercedes-Benz registrations are down a third but Polestar is up 500%. Peugeot, Dacia and Renault have doubled their sales YTD. 

BYD arrived during 2023 and MG during 2024 and while both have settled in OK, Chinese brands are not prominent.  

The top selling models were:

Nissan Qashqai - 400

Toyota Yaris Cross - 361

Toyota Yaris - 301

Toyota RAV4 - 296

Volvo XC60 - 268 

Škoda Enyaq - 257

VW Tiguan - 214

Toyota Corolla - 206

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Data source: Tilastokeskus. 

NZ Pick Up Sales : 2022-25 (Jan-Feb '25)

Pick up vehicles are popular here, suiting the outdoor leisure lifestyle and are sought after by tradesmen. Japanese models dominate, US and European brands have a few representatives but China is starting to make inroads.

The Toyota Hilux (picture above) was last top in 2013 but since then it has been the Ford Ranger on top. Ford's sales superiority is under threat with two months of 2025 having passed. There is a new tenth generation Hilux coming soon so the old ninth generation getting a sales spurt and taking the lead surprised me. 

Mitsubishi, Nissan and Isuzu are always in the mix behind the top two. Mazda was also in the mix but has pulled the plug on a relatively new pick up sourced from Isuzu. It's now in run out mode. That's another surprise.

The rest are small selling models except for one new brand that is making big waves in a short period of time. That's the hybrid BYD Shark (see pic below chart). I live in a smallish town in NZ but already and I'm seeing Sharks on the road. Pick up truck owners are a loyal bunch but BYD is winning over customers.

RHD conversions of US sourced trucks are gaining traction in Australia and some are coming across the Tasman Sea. RAM and Chevrolet are two that make that journey. However, Toyota has no plans to bring the Tundra over and the Ford F-150 is unconfirmed as far as I know. 

Data source: Thanks to NZTA. Photos: Toyota & BYD NZ.

UK Truck Registrations : 2024

Truck registrations in the UK have been going well and 2024 was also a good year, despite a 3% dip in the total. There aren't many brands involved - ten in all - with most being European. 

The leader is DAF Trucks (picture above) which is how the SMMT names it but I've gone with its UK name, Leyland DAF. The vehicles are sourced from the UK plant in Leyland, Lancashire, and from Europe. It's the third consecutive year market share has fallen, albeit only slightly on each occasion. It has maintained five digit sales volume every year since 2014.

Then comes some heavy hitters from Europe before the first of two Japanese brands in the form of Isuzu and Fuso, the latter owned by Mercedes-Benz. In between them is Dennis Eagle (pic below), a UK based maker of waste management trucks. The 956 registrations was the best result since 2013 and the second best this century. 

Data source: SMMT.

UK Bus Registrations : 2024

By the term bus, it surely includes vans with seats with the vans over a certain size. Hence, we see Ford and Peugeot leading the way in 2024. I'm interested in the full sized bus but that is how the data is supplied. 

Registrations were up an impressive 70% but still only the best year since 2016. The 'Diff' figure below is for market share change so any brand in yellow would have increased volume but not kept up with the surging market. Overall, the best result since 2017 when nearly 8,800 were registered. I'm not sure why there was a dramatic fall after that. At least it's returning to better numbers.  

Of the local companies, Alexander Dennis (picture above) managed an increase in share and the highest sales figure since 2019. Northern Ireland based Wrightbus (picture below)- which are leaders in hydrogen buses - reached 850 units registered, 2017 the last time that figure was bettered. BYD are not a UK brand but the bodies on their buses may be provided by Alexander Dennis.

For imports, diesel buses have a 16% duty and electric 10%. The latter seems too low to protect local manufacturing and imports from China could prove disrupters for local manufacturers. That probably needs a review to provide some help to protect domestic electric bus manufacturing - which use Chinese made chassis' anyway - but unlikely to happen. The 2025 figures may have some different brand names included, assuming they will be reported. 

Data source: SMMT.

Serbia Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)

There were 1,492 passenger cars sold in January, down 2% on the corresponding month in 2024. There were 284 light commercials sold as well but not included in the chart.

Škoda claimed one sale in five, down slightly on the 2024 total. Hyundai and Renault were well up but when registrations are of a more diminutive nature, change is more drastic. 

Jeep is an example of that, leaping to sixth spot but it would be surprising if that could be maintained through the year. VW and Kia will be hoping for better times for the rest of 2025. 

The best selling model for 2024 was the Škoda Octavia as one would expect with the penetration the brand enjoys. 

Data source: Serbian Association of Vehicle and Parts Importers and Cube Team. 

Picture source: Škoda Facebook, Serbia.

Iceland Pick Up Sales 2020-24

The Icelandic market isn't big but it has a rural ruggedness and at times harsh conditions. Ideal for vehicles best suited to that and pick ups would without doubt be included among them. 

Nearly 700 were sold in 2017 but since then the numbers have been regressing. I'm not sure of the reason but there were still 305 sold during 2024. The Toyota Hilux made up two thirds of the total. Some of the units sold are of the large kind, the RAM 3500 has been very popular for example. 

How sales go in 2025 will be interesting. 

Picture source: Isband (link click here). Data source: Samgongustofa.

Kia Korea Model Production : 2024

Kia made 1.46 million cars in Korea last year. That was down 3% on 2023. The top three all improved but most of the rest didn't. The Tasman pickup and EV4 will add their presence to the lineup so they should give things an uplift. 

I believe the K3/Cerato may be on the way out as to the Mohave due to slow sales and to make way for the new models on the production line. 

Data source: Kia.

Kia also made some commercial vehicles and the absence of any import competition due to tariff protection probably makes it viable despite modest numbers.

Kia Plant Sales By Nation : 2024

Kia made 3 million passenger cars and SUVs in 2024. It manufactures in six countries with close to half made at home. If the CKD kits* are also originating from Korea (and I assume they do), then just over half. The rest is fairly evenly spread between plants. 250,000 to 350,000 covers all of them. 

China was the first overseas production facility back in 2002 but in recent years the volume has dropped substantially as is the case with other manufacturers. In the last two years production in China has made improved. 

The USA (since 2010) and Slovakia (2006) are both around 350,000 cars per annum. India (2019) was down this year and Mexico (2016) was steady. The latter has started making a model for Hyundai but is not counted here. 

*The 'CKD' I believe are cars made from knocked down kits but due to the content being split between facilities, not attributed to either. The model(s) involved are not given either. That's how I've read the data provided but it doesn't clearly specify if that is so.

Data source: Kia.

Spain Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)

Registrations were up 5% for the month. Toyota has been the best selling brand for the past three years and started 2025 clearly intent on staying there. It even broke the 10% share mark, something not common in Spain. 

There are two brands that Spaniards call their own, SEAT and the spinoff Cupra marque. Both were down on share in January with the former on 8th and the latter 16th. Early days of course. 

Some Chinese brands are making their mark here. BYD is at 19th, with Omoda just two places behind it. Several others are scattered further down the list. 

The top selling models were:

Dacia Sandero 2,706

Hyundai Tucson 2,103

MG ZS 2,103 (top picture)

Toyota Corolla 1,736

Toyota C-HR 1,588

Nissan Qashqai 1,546

Toyota Yaris Cross 1,484

Renault Captur 1,349

SEAT Ibiza 1,339

Kia Sportage 1,319

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Data source: ANFAC.

Picture Source: Fiat.

Italy Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)

Registrations were down 6% in January. The good news for locals was that Fiat's market share of 11.9% was higher than the last two complete years. We await to see if it is sustainable. 

Dacia reached its highest penetration ever at 8.6%. Regular readers will know I'm all for a value product so good to see one with essential features but not excess ones. 

VW hit its lowest share since 2009 when Fiat had just over a quarter of the market. At least the VW Group can take heart knowing Audi reached an all time high at 5.1%. 

Italy has some local brands with Chinese connections in the form of DR Motors, Evo, EMC and Sportequipe.

The top selling models were:

Fiat Panda 13,333

Dacia Sandero 5,577

Jeep Avenger 4,685

Citroën C3 4,565

Dacia Duster 4,363

Peugeot 208 3,727

Toyota Yaris 2,935

Renault Captur 2,575

Toyota Yaris Cross 2,573

MG ZS 2,438

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Data source: UNRAE. 

Picture Source: Fiat.

France Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)

Registrations were down 6% in January. Peugeot, Renault and Citroën each recorded an increase in market share. Last year they had 36% of the market when combined and in January 40%. 

Toyota especially but also Daicia increased their portion which makes you wonder who were the losers. 

Mercedes-Benz lost nearly two thirds of its share and Tesla well over half. DS was down 49% and Fiat -46%.

The bizarre result of the month goes to Land Rover which sold over 10,000 vehicles last year but only recorded one sale in January. I did a web search but couldn't find an explanation.

The top selling models were:

Peugeot 208 5,984

Renault Clio 5,282

Dacia Sandero 4,916

Peugeot 2008 4,721

Citroën C3 4,587 (picture above)

Peugeot 3008 4,095

Toyota Yaris Cross 3,760

Dacia Duster 3,075

Renault 5 2,813

Peugeot 308 2,588

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Data source: AAAData.

Picture Source: Fiat.

Portugal Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)

Peugeot took the lead in Portugal in 2021 and continues with that down to 2025. Dacia is 

up to second, it's highest ranking ever here. 

Toyota is up from seventh in 2024 but Mercedes-Benz has dropped two places to fourth. It is being pressed by BMW that hasn't led MB since 2014.

Nissan has moved up two spots to seventh with the Juke (pictured above) now the second most popular model in Portugal. 

Kia has been making its way up the chart but never has it been ion the top 10 brands. Well, it is in January.

The top selling models were:

Dacia Sandero 616

Nissan Juke 482

Peugeot 208 421

Renault captur 398

Opel Corsa 397

Peugeot 308 358

Peugeot 208 332

Tesla Model 3 328

Dacia Duster 326

Toyota Yaris cross 323

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Data source: ACAP.

Netherlands Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)

Registrations were down 4.6% for the month. Kis first went to the top in 202, then returned in 2024. It has established a strong case for remaining there through 2025 although early days of course. 

With the Netherlands encouraging electric cars, brands that have invested well in that area are well represented here. One that didn't do well in January was Tesla, down at 15th after finishing 4th in 2024. 

In view of the above, where are the Chinese brands that have put so much into the electric car? Well, they aren't proving that popular in the Netherlands, so far at least. 

The top selling models were:

Kia EV3 1,757

Toyota RAV4 1,023

Kia Picanto 855

Volvo EX30 724

VW Polo 696

Kia Niro 558

Škoda Kodiac 555

Suzuki Swift 550

Toyota Aygo 529

VW ID.3 523

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