Insights
Monthly reads on vehicle sales, OEM market share, EV adoption and country-level demand — written by the Race Auto Analytics research team from the same data behind our flash reports and forecasts.
Russia’s Top 5 EV passenger vehicle OEM sales declined 3.3% MoM to 231 units in July 2026. Evolute became the market leader with 107 units and a 46.3% market share, supported by strong 205.7% month-on-month growth.
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France’s tracked Top 5 passenger vehicle OEM sales declined 30.9% MoM to 65,009 units in July 2026. Renault remained the market leader with 19,804 units and a 30.5% share, while all Top 5 OEMs recorded lower sales compared with June.
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Germany’s tracked Top 5 EV passenger vehicle OEM sales reached 140,034 units in July 2026, declining 3.4% MoM from June. Volkswagen led the market with 48,003 units and a 34.3% share, while Mercedes-Benz was the only Top 5 OEM to record positive growth, rising 12.2% MoM to 26,624 units. BMW, Skoda and Audi recorded monthly declines.
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Australia’s Top 5 passenger vehicle OEM sales declined 10.3% MoM to 45,811 units in July 2026. Toyota remained the market leader with 20,409 units and was the only Top 5 OEM to record positive growth at 6.7%.
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Finland’s tracked Top 5 passenger vehicle OEM sales declined 14.7% MoM to 3,240 units in July 2026. Toyota remained the market leader with 1,385 units, while Volvo was the only Top 5 OEM to record growth at 6.7%.
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Brazil’s Top 5 two-wheeler OEM sales increased 3.5% MoM to 182,052 units in July 2026. Honda led with 127,378 units and a 70.0% share, while Avelloz recorded the fastest growth at 12.5%.
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Japan’s tracked Top 5 EV OEM sales increased 4.4% MoM to 8,165 units in July 2026. Toyota remained the market leader with 3,047 units, while Subaru recorded the strongest growth at 135.2%.
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Austria’s passenger vehicle market declined 12.8% MoM to 10,866 units in July 2026. Škoda led the market with 3,100 units, while SEAT was the fastest-growing OEM, recording 23.8% growth.
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Chile's passenger vehicle market declined 8.0% MoM to 17,543 units in July 2026. Hyundai led the selected Top 5 OEMs with 1,711 units, while Kia recorded the strongest growth at 35.8%.
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Sweden’s EV passenger vehicle market declined 38.8% MoM to 7,967 units in July 2026. Volvo led with 1,714 units and 21.5% share, while the Volvo EX/XC40 was the top-selling EV model.
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India's EV passenger vehicle market grew 5.0% MoM to 27,737 units in July 2026. Tata Passenger Electric Mobility led the market with 13,619 registrations and a 49.1% share, while the top three OEMs accounted for 95% of total EV sales.
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Russia’s automotive market grew 1.3% MoM in June 2026, reaching 130,967 units. Car sales rose 2.2% to 115,956 units, while CV sales increased 4.3% to 6,481 units. Trucks led growth at +6.8%, but bus sales declined 10.9% and two-wheeler sales fell 11.0%, reflecting mixed segment performance.
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Japan’s automotive market grew strongly in June 2026, rising 27.6% MoM from 353,416 units in May to 451,002 units.The growth was mainly driven by the Car segment, which added 83,542 units and increased 30.2%. Commercial vehicles also improved, with CV sales up 18.4%, supported by stronger truck and bus demand. Overall, Japan showed a broad monthly rebound across cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles.
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India’s automotive market recorded a moderate 1.1% month-on-month growth in June 2026, reaching 25.64 lakh units from 25.38 lakh units in May. Growth was driven by Construction Equipment (+33.5%), Tractors (+22.0%), Buses (+24.1%), Commercial Vehicles (+5.5%), and Passenger Vehicles (+2.4%). However, 2W sales declined 0.9%. Overall, strong rural demand, infrastructure activity, passenger mobility, and fleet demand supported market growth.
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Finland’s automotive market grew 6.3% month-on-month to 10,328 units in June 2026, driven by an 11.5% rise in car sales and 33.9% growth in trucks, despite declines in vans, buses, two-wheelers and tractors.
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