Singapore Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 7% in July and up 12% YTD. For a market that is open to all brands and doesn't have a local hero to support, it's amazing that BYD has captured 25% of it. One in every four cars!

Toyota and Lexus are inexplicably lumped together, yet are well and truly second. Sure, 12.4% market share is good but to be overtaken and left behind like that is not often what Toyota experiences. Tesla is solid in third place. So the top three have nearly half of the total sales. 

The next three are doing it tough, then we have Chery, MG and three other Chinese makes coming after them. Chinese car manufacturers have surplus production capacity and they want to utlilise that to a greater extent. Singapore is part of the solution. 

Please note: The 2025 share below is for the complete year. 

Data source: LTA Singapore. Photo source: BYD (Atto 2) & Xpeng (G6).

Estonia PC/LCV Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were down 49% last year, but in seven months of 2026 they are up 60%!  July was up 45%. This sort of upheaval produces drastic movements and we see that here. In the chart below, the 2025 share below is for the complete year.

Škoda occasionally gets to the top place, only for a year at a time. The last time was 2024. Toyota's 22% increase in market share is widening the gap on Škoda. Kia, Dacia, Subaru and Volvo have failed to keep up with the total market increase in sales. At least Škoda has the top model. 

Data source: Transpordiamet. Photo source: Škoda (Octavia) Eesti.

Germany Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were down 10% in July but down 5% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. Volkswagen is where you would expect it to be in a country that supports its car industry. VW owned Škoda is doing well if it can elbow Mercedes-Benz out of the way. It's already done that to BMW. 

Toyota fell out of the top ten, with a 29% decline of market share. It needs to up its game. Chinese brands are not enjoying the success here that they are having in many other countries, but it may change. 

SEAT and Cupra sales are combined by the source, but are separated here. I don't know why they persist in doing it this way. Separation can't be done perfectly, but I've estimated what I do not know.

Other oddities is Cadillac being the only GM product listed when nearly all the sales for GM aren't for that brand. GM sold 1,300 cars here last year. Virtually all were not reported until several months later. There are other lesser examples of that too. 

Data source: KBA. Photo source: Fiat (Grande Panda) & Tesla (Model Y).

Denmark Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 5% in July and up 12% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year.

Toyota increased its market share by 93%! In the process, it has moved up from 7th to 1st. The bZ4X was the driving force behind it, with some help from C-HR and the new Urban Cruiser. 

Data source: Mobility Denmark. 

There were a few losers. Volkswagen took the brunt of Toyota's upsurge, down 38%. Audi and Cupra also found themselves falling back. Xpeng is the leading Chinese brand, not a usual situation. MG is also popular and was up 40% With incentives, electric cars do very well. 

Czechia Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations for July were down 3% and YTD up 5%. Local brand Škoda and its parent company Volkswagen both had substantial gains. The next six suffered accordingly to varying degrees. Overall, there were many moving up or down in a dramatic fashion. 

Previously, I kept camper vans in the data but this time weeded them out. This is in keeping with what is done elsewhere. The 2025 share below is for the complete year.

Data source: SDA. Photo source: Škoda (Enyaq) & VW (Polo).

Ireland Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 9% in July and up 5% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. The number of brands here hasn't exploded like it has in other places. A few Chinese brands have arrived and maybe more will come. 

Toyota is still top with a slight shrinkage of market share. Hyundai would love to replace the Big T at #1, a position it has never held, but that may be a bridge too far. Oh, and never forget your giraffe.

Data source: SIMI, Photo: Toyota (Corolla Tourer) & Škoda (Kodiaq).

Italy Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 4% in July and up 9% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. So how is Fiat doing in 2026?

It's been losing market share for decades but 2026 is witnessing a mini revival. The new Grande Panda is selling well along with the regular Panda, combined sales of 97,308 represented 81% of the Fiat total. Many other top selling brands have struggled to keep up with it Fiat.  

Chinese brands are closing in on top ten spots but how far they go from here will be interesting. There are still many who stick with what they know.

Data source: Unrae. Photo: Jeep (Avenger) & Alfa Romeo (Junior).

Finland Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Data source: Tilastokeskus.

Registrations were up 12% in July and up 2% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. 

Toyota is the perennial leader and despite losing some of its lead, is not threatened. Škoda overtook VW and moved into second place. 

Tesla (+48%) and BYD (+67%) share are doing well as is Smart (+106%), the latter having being reinvented as a full electric brand and executed in a 50/50 joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely.

Photo source: Toyota (Corolla Cross) Finland.

Belgium Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were down 7% in February and 2% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year. VW was last top of the pops in 2020 but BMW has been there since. VW lead early on but has fallen well back since. 

There are some drastic fluctuations below. EVs are doing well, and that suits certain brands more than others. China has placed a lot of emphasis in EVs and that is helping their cause in markets where EVs are becoming more popular. 

Data source: Febiac. Photo source: VW (T-Roc) & Alpine (A390). 

Nederland Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were down 3% in July and down 4% YTD. The 2025 share figure below is for a full year.

A reduction in EV incentives hit the market early in the year but ev registrations have come back strongly as the year has progressed, influenced by higher fossil fuel prices. 

Kia leads Toyota but with reduced share but is maintaining a comfortable lead. on top of poor sales overall. VW and Škoda are experiencing a loss of their share as too Tesla and Ford. The Chinese are coming but still with plenty of work to do.

Data source: Bovag. Photo: Leapmotor (T03) & BYD (Seal U)

Switzerland PC Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were down 3% in July but up 2% YTD. Volkswagen is the perennial leader and even slightly improved its market share. Škoda is in second place with BMW third and losing ground this year. Mercedes-Benz and Audi are next  but they have all lost market share. Hyundai risks losing its top ten place and BYD might be the brand to do that. 

SEAT and Cupra sales are combined by the source, but are separated here. I don't know why they persist in doing it this way. Separation can't be done perfectly, with SEAT sales listed below being slightly better than they should be and Cupra the reverse. Zeekr is up over 800%.

Data source: Auto Swiss.
Photo Zeekr (001 & 7x) Switzerland.

Portugal Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 3% in July and up 10% YTD. Peugeot can't quite crack the 10% share mark. It's unusual to have no manufacturer exceeding 10%. Mercedes-Benz is surprisingly high and now second. Dacia has gone up a ranking despite a slump in volume. Renault's fall is the reason.

A plethora of Chinese brands have arrived and they are enjoying the largest increases. The question is, can that be sustained? For now, they're making hay. 

Data source: ACAP. Photos: Citroën C3 Aircross & MG S9.

Spain Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-July)

Registrations were up 4% in July and 6% YTD. Toyota became the best selling brand in 2022 and has remained there since. The 2025 share below is for the complete year. Volkswagen is holding onto second place from local brand SEAT. 

The last time a brand achieved double digit market share was Renault in 2005 (11.5%). So while in Spain no brand really dominates with a large market share, Toyota does have a strong lead in 2026. Sales are well spread among the brands below the leader.

The best selling models are the Dacia Sandero (21,732), SEAT Ibiza (18,307), Toyota Corolla (15,357), Toyota C-HR (14,686) and the Peugeot 208 (14,593). 

Data source: ANFAC. Photo: SEAT Arona, Ebro S400.

Alpine Brand Deliveries: 2025-26 (H1)

Renault has resurrected the Alpine brand designed to lift Renault's image as sporty and fun. It seems to be working. From the A110 coupé, the A290 electric hot hatch to the new A390 electric crossover. 

Q1 deliveries were up 70% on 2025 YOY. It's on a roll as it expands the range. Alpine has avoided the outright two seater convertible sports car that is currently not particularly in favour. That said, the A110 is a two seater sports car but with a hard top which makes it a coupé. Does that make a difference? Not sure it does. 

Data & photo source: Renault Group (A290 & A390 shown).