The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for May 2025.
China passenger car production and sales volumes in May 2025
Retail
May retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.932 million units, refle

OEMs with manufacturing operations in Mexico exported 301,112 light vehicles in May 2025, a 2.9% decrease compared to the 310,051 units shipped in May 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
OEMs with increased exports in May included Toyota with a 29.6% increase to 28,410 units

On June 9, General Motors said it slightly more than doubled its EV sales this year compared with the first five months of 2024, while its share of the EV market in the U.S. also doubled.
Across all brands, GM sold 62,830 electric vehicles from January to May of 2025, with the Chevrolet brand comprising 37,620 of tho

Announced on June 6, 2025, Proton reported total sales of 13,328 units in May, a 6.1% YoY increase, covering domestic, export, smart, and Proton e.MAS figures. This marked the third straight month of growth. Sales for the first 5 months of 2025 reached 61,087 units, with market share estimated at 19.2%.
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On June 6, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) announced that the retail sales of passenger vehicles (PV) decreased by 3.1% to 302,214 units in May 2025 against 311,908 units in May 2024. Commercial vehicle (CV) sales decreased by 3.7% YoY in May 2025 to 75,615 units against 78,530 units last yea

The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 16.2% YOY to 225,710 units in May 2025.
Vehicle sales in May consisted of 167,547 passenger cars; 47,059 light commercial vehicles; 9,161 trucks; and 1,943 buses.
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The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle production (excluding CKD production) in May 2025 of 214,749 units represented an increase of 28.8% from May 2024.
Of the vehicles produced in May, 154,956 were passenger cars; 44,546 were commercial vehicles; 12,

On June 4, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 105,285 units in May 2025 represented a decrease of 5.2% over the last May. New vehicle sales of 486,302 units in the first five months of the year represented a 5.2% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 14,166 units i

UK passenger car sales rose 1.6% year-on-year to 150,070 units in May 2025, the best May performance since 2021, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released on June 5. Year-to-date sales were up 2.8% with 850,903 cars registered in the first five months of 2025.
In May, VW sa

On June 5, Argentina’s Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ADEFA) announced that wholesale sales of 58,952 vehicles in May were up 12.0% from April sales, and up 111.7% from May 2024.
Of those vehicles sold in May, 42,545 were passenger cars, 125.7% more than last May, and 16,407 were commercial vehicles, 82.2%

On June 4, Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) reported sales of 119,959 light vehicles in May, representing a decrease of 0.4% from the 120,452 sales in May 2024.
Nissan sold 22,573 units in May, an increase of 8.4% from the previous year.
Overall Volkswagen Group sales of 12,618 units in

Announced on June 1, 2025, Toyota Vietnam Automobile Company (TMV) posted sales of 5,831 vehicles in May 2025, including Lexus models.
Of this total, Toyota-branded vehicles accounted for 5,665 units, comprising 2,080 domestically assembled units and 3,585 imported units. Cumulatively, TMV delivered 23,061 vehicles d

Reported on May 29, 2025, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) maintained its stronghold in the Philippine truck market, capturing a commanding 43% market share from January to April 2025 with 1,592 units sold, based on data from CAMPI and TMA.
Leading the lineup was the Isuzu N-Series, with 905 units sold, an increas

The number of new passenger car registrations in May was up 1.2% yoy to 239,297 units and the total sales for the first five months of the year were down 2.4% yoy to 1,146,596 units, according to the figures released by the Germany Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) on June 4.
Looking at May passenger car registratio

On June 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,685 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in May 2025, an increase 16.2% compared to May 2024 and an increase of 8.2% from April 2025.
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On June 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that approximately 187,000 light vehicles were sold in May 2025, very similar to April, but up 7.9% from the same month in 2024, though it should be noted that May 2025 had 1 extra selling day than May last year.
The SAAR for May was 1.81 million, lower than in r

Note: Some figures were updated on June 6.
The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in May 2025 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of June 4, was 1,468,632 units, up 1.4% y/y. The number of sales days in May was 27, one day more than in the same mont

On June 3, the Italian automobile manufacturers association (ANFIA) announced that passenger car registrations of 139,390 units in May decreased 0.2% over the same month in 2024.
Year-to-date sales decreased 0.5% with 722,452 cars registered in the first five months of 2025.
In May, Fiat registrations decreased 7.9%

On June 3, Ford reported success with its pricing strategy in the month of May in offsetting the cost of the Trump import tariffs with its "A Plan" discount program, typically reserved for employees. Ford led all other OEMs in May with a 16.3% increase to 220,959 vehicles across all powertrains, the company’s best Ma