Uruguay Car/LCV Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

YTD registrations are down 3% and as 2024 was a record year, a good result. Historically, Chevrolet has been a top selling brand, but as is the case with smaller markets, things can be changeable. In 2025, Fiat is well and truly in the lead with Chevrolet back in third. 

BYD has been moving up steadily and is up to second place from sixth. Many other Chinese brands are now present here and doing quite well. It's unusual to see Toyota back at twelfth place, the lowest place since a poor year it had in 2015. 

For passenger car sales from 2024:

By Brand. and By Model.

Data source: Ascoma. 

Photos: Fiat Mobi & Chevrolet Captiva, from Fiat & GM Uruguay.  

Switzerland Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were up 1% in August but down -4% YTD. So things are a bit subdued down at the local car dealer. VW overtook long time leader Opel in 1999 and has led ever since despite the attention of BMW. Of course, there are four months for that to change. 

It's hard to believe that Opel is now 20th but they are not the brand they were last century so in that sense not surprising. Tesla has fallen from 8th to 14th. SEAT includes a relatively few sales that should be attributed to Cupra. 

Apart from the strong Germanic presence, Japanese and Korean do quite well but China has had little impact so far. 

The top selling models were:

VW Tiguan - 2,934

Mercedes-Benz GLC - 2,781

Tesla Model Y - 2,738

Škoda Kodiaq - 2,454

VW Golf - 2,364

BMW X1 - 2,264

Škoda - Karoq - 2,221

Audi Q3 - 2,163

Toyota Yaris - 2,138

Škoda Octavia - 2,106

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand. 

Top 50 Models.

Data source: Auto Swiss.

Luxembourg Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Luxembourg is a multilingual principality with French being the most common language. Ethnically they are mainly Germanic, as is their preference in cars. French brands do well here too. 

For August, registrations were up 1% and YTD up 1% also. As the economy is strong, premium marques are well represented toward the top of the list to the right. Mercedes-Benz (up) has closed the gap with BMW (down) while Audi is about the same as 2024.

Overall, European brands dominate, with Korea having some success. Japanese makes aren't that strong and the Chinese push hasn't been that effective here so far. Volkswagen overtook Renault in 2006 and remained at the top ever since. VW has lost some market share so far this year yet for now it retains top spot. 

As for the sales figures for models, it is all but impossible to find anything. I wish there was access to the top selling models, but no. Maybe in the future a more open data policy will improve the situation.

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand. 

Data source: Statistiques Luxembourg. Photo source: VW Luxembourg.

Austria Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were up 25% in August and up 11% YTD. So things are ticking along nicely. 

VW has been the leading brand as far back as I can go and I assume the Golf has been the top selling model for that time. VW's 14.1% is a historically low market share for the brand but as this has been the level for the past two and something years, it appears the slide has been arrested. 

Škoda has been the second most popular brand here since 2017 but is finding VW a tough nut to crack. The Škoda Octavia is currently top and VW Golf sales have been falling quite rapidly in recent years. That hasn't been enough to change the top of the leader board though.

On a negative note, Opel was second as recently as 2016 but is currently 14th. Ford was third in 2018 but now lies in 13th spot. Now going upbeat, both SEAT (picture above) and Cupra are well supported marques here. 

Asian brands are not as strong as some other countries in Europe but BYD (picture below) arrived during 2023 and already is making a splash with models like the Seal. It's up from 22nd in 2024. 

The top selling models were:

Škoda Octavia - 5,207

VW Golf - 4,684

SEAT Ibiza - 3,787

BMW X1 - 3,778

Škoda - Karoq - 3,181

Toyota Yaris - 2,994

Dacia Sandero - 2,978

Škoda Fabia - 2,970

Dacia Duster  - 2,787

Tesla Y - 2,761

VW Tiguan - 2,750

Cupra Terramar - 2,584

VW Bus - 2,501

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand. 

Data source: Statistik Austria.

Singapore Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were up 18% for August and +26% YTD. It sounds good but it comes off a very poor 2024 so is well short of a record. As the number of cars on the road is controlled anyway, changes in volume don't tell us much. 

Toyota / Lexus took the lead off Honda in 2020 and remained at the top from then through to 2024. That may not have been the case had Toyota and Lexus been combined. Regardless, T/L is down from 18.3% market share to 14.4%. That's the lowest percentage since 2011. 

BYD has taken a commanding lead, selling one in five cars! I didn't expect that sort of success. Tesla is currently 6th, its highest ranking shared with 2024. It looks like it will stay there for 2025. 

Premium marques sell well here as cars here are very expensive and wealthier car buyers are more likely to be able to afford one. Chinese brands are becoming very successful here, sharply priced electric cars being their ace card. 

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand.

Data source: LTA Singapore. Picture Source: BYD Singapore. 

Toyota Corolla GR Production Expansion

Toyota has for the majority of its UK production history assembled two models. That hasn't been the case since 2018 when the last Avensis rolled out of the plant. The Burnaston, Derby facility has been under utilised for some time now but that is going to be addressed to some degree. Cue the Toyota Corolla GR.

For the article about Toyota UK reaching 5 million cars produced, please click here.

Toyota has been producing Corolla GR for a few selected markets, the reason being the Japanese assembly line is limited in terms of volume. Now the UK plant will also take on manufacturing the model from mid 2026. Initially, it will complement Japanese assembly but may in the future become the sole producer.

As the Corolla is already made at the UK plant. I thought it would be simply a case of running it down the same production line. However, a new production line is being set up especially for the model. There will still be a cost benefit from already making the Corolla there, so a logical move by Toyota.

I can see the model being popular in the UK and Europe, a region that has always appreciated driver focused cars. Nothing much has been given away regarding which markets will be getting it but Europe is surely going to figure large in the plan. We will have to wait and see what transpires.

Peru Car/LCV Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

The market was up 21% YTD so it is going really well and could end up being a record year. The top 25 brands plus premium ones are available from AAP. 

Toyota is comfortably the top brand with 21% of the market. Hyundai and Kia shadow each other closely with a combined 18% share. The Chinese brand become evident as they tussle with more established brands. 

Changan has passed Chevrolet into fourth place. In sixth place is DFSK and the Glory 600 model is shown above. Ford has gone up three spots but Suzuki has lost three and Nissan is down seven places to fourteenth. So it is quite volatile. 

None of the premium marques make the top 25 but I assume BMW must be very close to doing so. It would be nice to have more information to confirm that but at least we can get a reasonable picture of the situation. 

Brazil Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were down 3% in August but up 1% YTD. Based on recent history, not a bad result. VW has held the lead since 2023 with GM and Fiat having been on top in years before that. 

The top six rankings from last year are repeated but BYD moving into seventh place is an improvement of three places. Renault has dropped two spots but overall there isn't much change on last year. 

The top selling models were:

VW Polo - 83,061 

Chevrolet Onix - 77,192

Hyundai HB20 69,800

Fiat Argo - 64,528 (lower picture)

VW T-Cross - 61,252

Fiat Mobi - 48,374

Hyundai Creta 45,680

Toyota Corolla Cross - 44,692

Honda HR-V 40,113

Chevrolet Tracker - 39,152

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand.

Top 50 Models.

Data: Anfavea & Fenebrave (mainly). Pictures: VW (Virtus) & Fiat Brasil.

Greece Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were up 1% for August and +2% YTD so nothing has changed from 2024 in overall volume. Toyota leads the way but was slightly down on a very strong 2024. It's been the best selling brand every year since 2013.

Hyundai and Kia have both improved their position but VW isn't quite as successful here as it has in the past. Tesla isn't going well in Europe generally and Greece is no exception. Its market share has halved this year so far. 

MG and BYD are quickly establishing themselves but Chinese brands are not that strong, due to being rather late in arriving here.

The top selling models were:

Peugeot 2008 - 4,830 (pic above)

Toyota Yaris Cross - 4,733

Citroën C3 - 3,949

Toyota Yaris - 3,893

Suzuki Vitara - 2,914

Opel Corsa 2,780 (pic below)

Kia Picanto - 2,747

Fiat Panda - 2,711

Peugeot 208 - 2,694

Suzuki Swift - 2,512

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand.

Top 50 Models.

Data source: SEAA. Picture Source: Peugeot & Opel.

Morocco Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 35% in July and +35% YTD so exceeding 2024 should be a doddle and even a record year as well is possible. Renault and its Dacia brand combined have taken 40% of the market. They assemble vehicles here which allows them that sort of dominance. Morocco is the largest producer of passenger cars in Africa. 

Data source: Aivam.

Thailand Top 40 Passenger Car Model Sales : 2024

In a market down 22%, minus figures in the '+/-' column were always going to be prolific. Toyota is the dominant player and that is shown in the list below. The Yaris tops the list, with the hatch and saloon variants combined. The Mitsubishi Attrage city car is to the right and sales held up well.

Pick up trucks are big here but the data below excludes those not classed as passenger cars. Despite that, they still figure prominently below. The D-Max is very popular, although that didn't stop sales halving. The Yaris Cross (picture at the top) arrived and in its first full year is already up to third. That's 91,000 Yaris variants in total, or put another way, 18% of the total passenger cars market! 

Data: DLT Thailand. Photos: Toyota & Mitsubishi Thailand.

Thailand Passenger Car Sales: 2024

Figures from Thailand often cover all vehicles but here I kept it to passenger cars only which took some time to extract. It's also a bit late for 2024 but I've been spending some time trying to catch up with this sort of time consuming data collation

With the total market down 22% for the year, few managed to increase their volume. As the Diff column here is measuring market share, there is some green colour to reflect that. Improving your share in a depressed market is an important achievement.

There is import duty to limit imports, which is almost the default setting in Asia when car  manufacturing takes places. That means those that manufacture here dominate the market. Toyota has over a third of the market with Honda and Isuzu the other two main brands. The advantage of a Toyota is that it completes your life...apparently.

The figures include pick up trucks, many of which are sold as passenger cars and they are popular. So brands that have pick ups in their range do well. Chinese brands are arriving but I assume to have a strong presence here, they will need to set up assembly plants to avoid the import duty.  

Data: DLT Thailand. Photos: Toyota & Ford Thailand.

Cyprus Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were down 5% for the YTD but passed 15,000 units. Kia took the lead from Toyota in 2021 and is now well clear of its rival. Hyundai has slipped into second albeit by a hair's breadth. VW has dropped a place in the ranking but is still in with a real chance to improve its ranking. 

Nissan isn't too far back in 5th but volumes fall away after that. Premium marques do quite well here with several in the top 20. I don't want to keep mentioning Chinese brands but they are moving quickly and aggressively. Here for now at least they haven't had much impact. 

Data source Cystat.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 22% for July and 10% YTD.  Considering that 2024 was well up on the historical average, that is a strong result. 

Škoda has been the top brand here for as long as I know and its current lead is substantial. VW has been perennially in second place behind Škoda, but maybe in 2025 Toyota will supplant it. Kia has dropped from 10th to 16th and Opel from 14th to 18th. Chery is the only Chinese brand in the top 20 and and only by a whisker.  

The top selling models were:

Škoda Octavia - 647

Škoda Fabia - 323 (photo above)

Hyundai Tucson - 302

Toyota Corolla Sedan - 208

Toyota Yaris Cross - 196

Renault Captur - 193

VW Golf - 190

Renault Clio - 187

Citroën C3 - 172 (photo below)

Škoda Kamiq - 172

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand.

Data source: Proauto. 

Picture source: Netcarshow.

Sweden Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were up 6% for August and 7% YTD. 2024 was a poor year compared to recent history, so 2025 will be another one. Volvo has always been the best selling marque and will be staying there. Sales were up 7% and its 17.4% share is the highest since 2020. Plenty of loyalty on display here.

VW is up an impressive 45% but Toyota is down 1%. Subaru is a really odd case. In January 2025 it sold 2,580 for a 640% increase yoy. Since then, it has sold a mere 137 cars. I don't know why that was the case. 

Tesla was down 84% in August and -66% YTD. I wonder if this is a backlash for trade issues with the EU. The figures are saying this is more than market forces. 

Cupra was up 44% YTD with the Tavascan and Terramar the main reason for the upturn. Citroën is going the other way, down 49%. 

The top selling models were:

Volvo XC60 - 11,394

Volvo EX/XC40 - 6,100

Volkwagen ID.7 - 5,427

Škoda Kodiaq - 3,458

Volvo EX30 - 3,438

Tesla Model Y - 3,291 (-65%)

Kia EV3 - 3,256

Volvo 60 Series - 3,164

VW ID.4 / ID.5 - 3,024

Volkswagen Tiguan - 2,820

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand.

Top 50 Models.

Data source: Mobility Sweden. Picture Source: Volvo Sverige.

UK Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan- Aug)

Registrations were down 2% in August but up 2% YTD. That's still at a level below the best years, but if nothing else it's very stable. 

VW is now well established at the top, a position it took in 2021 from Ford. BMW retains its second placing, just ahead of Kia. Ford has made a comeback, moving up a place compared to 2024. 

Peugeot climbed five places to 8th but Nissan and Vauxhall are down one place. MG has fallen from 10th to 13th, perhaps losing some sales to several up and coming Chinese brands. One thing is for certain, all these new brands are making for long lists.

I was recently reading a comment from a person in the UK saying he would make a point of not buying a locally made car unless it was made by a British owned company, which rules out about everything. I assume that includes the likes of the Nissan Juke and Qashqai, both designed and built in the UK. 

So instead, he would therefore buy cars from overseas owned companies designing and building vehicles elsewhere. Amazingly, he's not the only one to express this sentiment. So a company like Nissan is punished for designing and building cars in the UK. 

It sounds to me that some people who buy whatever they like are trying to justify their self centredness. People should buy what they want but if they can support local industry, they should do that if possible. They shouldn't make up an irrational argument for not doing so, even going out of their way to avoid buying local. Thankfully not everyone thinks that way.  

Best selling models:

Ford Puma - 33,221

Kia Sportage - 29,279

Nissan Qashqai - 25,571 (photo above)

Vauxhall Corsa - 23,486

Nissan Juke - 22,457 (photo below)

VW Golf - 20,016

VW Tiguan - 19,276

MG HS - 18,931

Peugeot 2008 - 18,662

Hyundai Tucson - 18,382

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand.

Data source: SMMT (mainly). Picture Source: Nissan.

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

Registrations were up 19% in August and also +8% YTD. Renault and Fiat have been exchanging top spot for the last few years but Fiat has dropped down to fourth so Renault is now clearly ahead of the rest. It seems Renault is selling the Dacia Duster (photo below data) as its own model in Türkiye 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. BYD is up to seventh while MG isn't as strong here as it is in many other European markets. Local brand Togg is well established (picture above) and doing well despite only starting to sell vehicles in 2023.

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

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand.

Data source: ODMD. Picture source: Toog & Renault Türkiye.

Germany Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were up 5% for August but -2% YTD. Not far off last year then but some way short of the best of years several years ago. 

 

VW leads the way and it is gaining ground. Sales were up 3% YTD in a market that is slightly down. Mercedes-Benz and BMW are about the same as last year for market share while Audi is down, so has lost ground to its rivals. 

Škoda is up slightly as is Ford. Opel has lost still more of its share of the pie but has at least held its ranking. Toyota has been dropping around Europe and in Germany has dropped two places to tenth. 

Chinese companies are here but are yet to make much of an impact. The British brand MG is back on 23rd, BYD 29th and Leapmotor have lived up to its name by jumping to 32nd. 

There are some quirks with the data supplied. Cupra sales are counted with SEAT and I have separated them as best I can but a few Cupra sales are included in the SEAT figures. Genesis is counted within Hyundai but at least that is easy to separate. 

About half way through the following year, sales data is released for the previous year and I have noticed that Aston Martin and GM US sales are much higher in the new data. So I have increased their sales in 2025 to reflect what is a more realistic number. McLaren is never counted in the current figures but pops up in the later data so again an estimate based on last year's figure. 

The top selling models were:

VW Golf - 55,365

VW T-Roc - 55,024

VW Tiguan - 43,563 (pic above)

Opel Corsa - 32,091 (pic below)

BMW X1 - 31,091

VW Passat - 30,744

Škoda Octavia - 30,094

SEAT (Cupra) Leon - 26,204

Fiat Ducato - 24,778

Audi A6 - 24,003

BMW 5-Series - 23,692

Mercedes GLC - 23,625

Opel Astra - 23,377

For 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand.

Top 50 Models.

Data source: KBA. Picture Sources: VW, Stellantis.

Belgium Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Aug)

Registrations were down 11% for August and -10% YTD.  That doesn't sound too good and it isn't as 2024 wasn't very good compared to better years.  

BMW became the best selling marque in 2021 and hasn't reliquished it since. The 11% for 2025 is its second best best ever market share (after 2024) in Belgium. VW is in second place, a brand that has had the lead on and off for many years.  

Mercedes-Benz moved up a place to third at the expense of Audi. The latter recently ended car manufacturing in the country which may have had a slight bearing on that. Tesla looks not too bad at 16th...until it's compared to last year's 10th ranking. With sales down 56% YTD, it's not going well. 

For the eight months so far Volvo was down 41% and Mazda dropped 58%. MINI was up 40%, Polestar improved its numbers by 37% and BYD gained 75% volume. Chinese brands haven't been that successful here so far and while some of their increases are impressive they are from a low level of sales in 2024.  

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand.

Data source: FEBIAC. Picture Source: BMW & MINI Belgium.