OEMs with manufacturing operations in Mexico exported 306,288 light vehicles in May 2026, a 1.7% increase compared to the 301,112 units shipped in May 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
OEMs with increased exports in May included Mazda with a 72.5% increase to 5,927 units;
Recently, two Japanese automakers, Toyota and Honda, released their new vehicle sales figures in China for May 2026.
Toyota reported sales of 102,300 new vehicles in China in May, down 31.7% year-on-year (YoY). Cumulative sales for the January–May period totaled 579,400 units, representing a 14.8% YoY decline. Among
The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for May 2026.
China passenger car production and sales volumes in May 2026
Retail
May retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.51 million units, reflec
OEMs built 342,926 light vehicles in Mexico in May 2026, resulting in a 3.7% decrease compared to the 356,113 units built in the same month of 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
OEMs with production increases in May included Chrysler with an increase of 50.6% to 46,441 unit
Announced on June 5, 2026, Proton recorded sales of 16,995 vehicles in May, bringing year-to-date deliveries to 84,294 units, up 38% compared with January–May 2025.
The Proton Saga was the company's top-selling model with 7,398 units sold in May and 37,375 units delivered year-to-date. The Proton X50 and S70 also pos
On June 3, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries announced that new vehicle registrations of 100,206 units in May 2026 represented a 4.8% decrease from May 2025. New vehicle sales of 475,659 units in the first five months of the year represented a 2.2% decrease YoY.
Passenger car sales of 12,605 units in May r
On June 8, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) announced that retail sales of passenger vehicles (PV) increased by 23.3% YoY (year-on-year) to 402,591 units in May 2026, compared to 326,656 units in May 2025. The commercial vehicle (CV) sales rose by 5.3% (YoY) in May 2026 to 83,823 units, up fro
UK passenger car sales increased 7.1% year-on-year to 160,662 units in May 2026, marking the best May since the pre-pandemic 2019, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released on June 4. Year-to-date sales were up 8.7% with 924,763 cars registered in the first five months of 2
On June 3, Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) reported sales of 127,107 light vehicles in May 2026, representing an increase of 5.0% from May 2025. Cumulative sales from January to May totaled 627,616 units, a 4.9% increase compared to the same period in 2025.
Nissan led the market as the
On June 3, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) announced that the number of new passenger car registrations in May were up 0.1% YOY to 239,448 units, and the total sales for the January-May period of 2026 were up 3.6% YOY to 1,188,015 units. Although high interest rates and soaring fuel prices weighed
Reported on June 2, 2026, Jetour Auto Philippines posted 484 units sold in May 2026. From January to May 2026, retail sales reached 1,553 units, up 177% from 561 units recorded in the same period in 2025.
Electrified vehicles accounted for 1,399 units, or about 90% of total Jan–May volume. The Jetour T1 Lightning i-D
On June 3, Argentina’s Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ADEFA) announced that wholesale sales of 35,979 vehicles in May, remaining almost unchanged from April sales, but down 39.0% from May 2025.
Of those vehicles sold in May, 25,509 were passenger cars, 40.0% less than last May, and 10,470 were commercial ve
On June 2, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 274,317 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in May 2026, 21.6% up compared to May 2025 and an increase of 10.5% from April 2025.
Vehicle sales in
On June 1, BYD announced its sales results for May 2026.
In May, the automaker sold 383,453 vehicles, up 0.3% year-over-year (y/y). New energy passenger vehicles (NEPVs) and new energy commercial vehicles (NECVs) accounted for 376,990 units and 6,463 units, up 0.02% y/y and 16.5% y/y, respectively.
Battery electric v
On June 3, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that Canadian vehicle sales in May of an estimated 184,000 units, though higher than the 178,000 units in April, were down 1.7% from the 187,000 units of May 2025. Sales performances for May were mixed in the luxury as well as mainstream market, with double digit
Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that May new passenger car sales (registration) in France of 128,484 units increased 3.7% over the same month last year. For the first five months of 2026, sales reached 668,379 units, down 0.6% from the same period last year.
Renault Group sales of 31,873 units dec
On June 1, the automobile manufacturers association of Spain (ANFAC) announced that passenger car registrations of 111,894 units in May 2026 represented a decrease of 0.8% over May 2025. For the period from January to May, the cumulative total reached 519,283 units, representing a 5.8% increase from the same period i
Announced on June 1, 2026, Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) reported May 2026 sales of 5,994 vehicles, including Lexus. Toyota models accounted for 5,653 units, comprising 1,490 domestically assembled (CKD) vehicles and 4,163 imported units. Cumulative sales for 2026 reached 28,916 units, up around 25% YoY.
HEV sales conti
On June 1, it was announced that Leapmotor reached a new monthly delivery record in May with 81,569 vehicles (domestic and export deliveries), representing an increase of 81% compared to May 2025 and a 14.3% rise versus April.
Year-to-date deliveries totaled 263,111 units, up 51.5% year-on-year, reinforcing the brand
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