Brabus 800 Widestar (366.000€) in Monaco. It's been a while since our last South of France Photo Reports in 2012 and 2015, so time to freshen up. Away from the overcrowded beaches, some little-known villages in the Cannes hinterlands hide well-preserved local favourites like a Citroen 2CV here and a…
After exploring the Chinese wholesales market for July, it is now time to focus on the all-new locally-produced launches for the month, so you know you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. Note these updates are based on wholesales figures, and sometimes new nameplates appear first in…
The Mercedes EQC has landed in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 0.1% year-on-year in July to 25.518 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down just -0.4% to 182.654. 4x4 sales gain 1% to 12.548 and a whopping 49.2% share vs. 48.7% year-to-date and are up 3.3% YTD…
Almost brand-new Toyota Camry taxi at Dubai Airport. I had the opportunity to take an extra-quick drive in Dubai during a layover at the Airport, here are a few snapshots. As it as 3am when I "visited", there wasn't much traffic in town, and the few observations I made of…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in July. Outstanding month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 18.3% year-on-year in July to 22.904 units, its largest uptick so far this year, which leads to a YTD volume up 4.7% to 139.114. In the brands ranking, Renault (+60.2%)…
The Smart Fortwo is up 8-fold year-on-year to #8 overall in France. French weekly data is back just in time for summer, and over the first week of August the market slides down -0.8%. Keep in mind these rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt as they…
The Isuzu D-Max breaks into the South African Top 5 for the first time. New vehicle sales in South Africa continue to slide at -3.8% year-on-year in July to 46.077, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 303.701. Toyota (-21%) is hit hard but conformably remains atop the manufacturers…
The new Xpander sends Mitsubishi sales up 5-fold year-on-year. The Vietnamese new vehicle market surges 24.2% year-on-year to 26.666 units, marking a third consecutive month of double-digit gains and leading to a YTD volume up 23.4% to 181.515. Brand leader Toyota (+72.7%) grows exactly 3 times faster than the market…
Chery (+866.7%) is back into the Uruguayan sales charts. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay confirm they are on the mend with a 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain, and a very impressive one at that: +30.7% to 3.565 units, yet due to a particularly drab start of the year the YTD…
The Toyota C-HR has finally landed in New Caledonia. No sign of improvement for the new car market in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia: -21.3% year-on-year in July to just 675 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now dow -13.6% to 4.210 units. Toyota (+12.6%) absolutely…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Austrian Top 5 for the first time. Picture meinbezirk.at The Austrian new car market is almost immobile in July at -0.06% year-on-year to 31.454 registrations, an outstanding performance in itself even July 2018 volume were boosted up 13.5% by pre-WLTP sales. The YTD volume…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…
Toyota Corolla sales surge 71.8% in New Zealand in July. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are down for the third straight month in July at -3.3% year-on-year to 11.897 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.2% to 87.510. Passenger cars are down -2.1% in July to 2.689 and…
The MG ZS is now among Chile's Top 10 best-selling SUVs. The June 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. The Chilean new car market scores its first year-on-year uptick since January at +0.6% to 31.474 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.4% to…
Honda sales surge 115.9% in Singapore in July. The Singaporean new car market bounces back 32.5% in July to 6.990 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 46.858 units. Both brand leaders Honda (+115.9%) and Toyota (+88%) vastly outpace the market by roughly doubling their sales year-on-year, distancing Mercedes…