Toyota Corolla sales in Iraq are up 3-fold year-on-year in 2020. New light vehicle sales in Iraq sink -38.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 27.604 units. After Q1 volumes dropped -15.4%, April sales were off -74.7% to 1.445 from 5.721 a year ago, May was down…
Mitsubishi goes from 1.8% share a year ago to 9.4% in 2020. The Lebanese new car market suffers the combined effects of an economic meltdown and the Covid-19 crisis with sales down a ghastly -65.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to just 7.557 units. After a First…
Kia overtakes Hyundai as the best-selling carmaker in Syria. New car sales in Syria have come to a stop over the past few months, with the YTD tally as of end July down an abysmal -68% to 1.437. There were zero sales in April vs. 595 in April 2019 (-100%),…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds almost 40% of the Yemeni market this year. The Yemeni new car market is down -21.4% year-on-year to 3.820 units over the first 7 months of 2020. April sales were down -33.9% to 446, May down -57% to 390, June off -3% to 553 and…
The Toyota Hilux breaks its all-time market share record in South Africa. Total Covid-19 cases in South Africa have soared from 276.342 a month ago to 568.919, hitting a record 13.944 on July 24. As a result of the continued disruption, new vehicle sales in the country remain stuck in a rut…
The Ford Bronco ranks third most successful launch in automotive history... Within three weeks of its July 13 unveiling, more than 165.000 people reportedly placed $100 online deposits to order one of the three versions of the new Ford Bronco, generating interest unseen since the launch of the Tesla Model…
After the launch of Dongfeng's new high-end EV brand Voyah a few weeks ago, a new important milestone in the Chinese automotive industry occurred last week. This warrants a new update and confirms the largest new car market in the world isn't slowing down despite the global Covid-19 crisis. Keep…
The VW ID.3 has finally landed in the German sales charts. German new car sales significantly reduce their decline from -32.2% in June to -5.4% in July at 314.938 units, reclaiming the European top spot. Yet unlike the UK (+11.3%), France (+3.9%) and Spain (+1.1%) Germany has so far failed to surf…
Local carmaker VinFast holds 6.5% share and ranks 7th in July. New vehicle sales in Vietnam edge down -9.7% year-on-year in July to 24.065 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 131.248 according to VAMA. These figures climb to 33.885 and 173.413 respectively once adding Hyundai and VinFast…
Mercedes is #1 in Singapore for the 4th time this year. After imploding in April (-90.1%), May (-99.2%), and June (-87.2%), the Singaporean new car market is on the mend in July at "only" -31% year-on-year to 4.825 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -54.5% to 21.318. Mercedes (+33.7%) lodges…
The Toyota Yaris is teasing the Suzuki Alto for the Pakistani pole position. Sales of locally-produced light vehicle in Pakistan drop just -7.4% year-on-year in July to 11.659 units, and although this is a much better showing than in June (-50.2%), keep in mind July 2019 was particularly weak month,…
4th monthly win in Slovenia for the Renault Captur, record #4 for the Peugeot 2008. 12/08 update: Now with Top 210 All-models ranking. It's back to positive for the Slovenian new car market lifting by a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year in July to 6.429 registrations, which brings the year-to-date tally down…
The Ford Puma signs a second ever Top 10 finish in Hungary. New car sales in Hungary are stuck in a rut at -21.2% year-on-year in July to 12.045 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -24.6% to 67.715. When including Light Commercials these figures are 13.672 for July…
The Skoda Octavia soars 29% year-on-year in July. 11/08 update: Now with final brands data and Top 20 models. New car sales in Austria continue to struggle in July at -21.2% year-on-year to 24.784 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.6% to 137.571. Brand leader Volkswagen (-30.1%) is hit…
The Chevrolet Onix remains the most popular vehicle in Colombia. Colombia has added almost 265.000 new Covid-19 cases over the past month alone, with total cases now nearing 400.000 vs. just 134.000 a month ago. As a result, the country has returned to strict lockdown measures and the economy has…