The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza crosses the 20,000 monthly sales mark. It's yet another record month for new car wholesales in India, with October volumes up 12.3% year-on-year to 524,226 units. This is the first time the Indian market crosses the 500,000 monthly unit mark, keeping in mind October 2025…
The Proton S70 is up to 4th place in Malaysia in October. 75,004 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in October, a -6.8% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date volume is up 3.8% to 715,879 units. Perodua (-16%) is in great difficulty year-on-year but still manages a 38.2% market share, in line…
Ram 1200 sales are up 232.4% in October. It's a new record for new light vehicle sales in Mexico, up 3.1% year-on-year on revised October 2025 figures (including Geely, Jetour, Soueast and GAC) to 137,395 units. This is a new October high mark, eeking past the previous best of 137,383 in…
The VinFast VF 8 is up to #6 in October. According to data by local association VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is off -13% year-on-year in October to 55,275 units, yet the year-to-date volume is still up, at +21.9% to 554,198. Local EV maker VinFast (+12.3%)…
Xpeng cracks the Top 10 for the first time thanks to the new Mona L03. According to local association CPCA, the Chinese new passenger car market continues to freefall in October at -27.1% year-on-year to 1.643 million units, down from 2.242 million in October 2025. We're looking at a 13th…
The Suzuki Alto reaches a record 46.5% share in October. 24,418 new locally made light vehicles found their way into Pakistani roads in October, a splendid 40.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 20.8% to 177,471. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to PAMA but…
The BMW X1 is the most popular vehicle in German private buyers in October. 103,833 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in October, up 20.7% year-on-year to a Private Sales Ratio (PSR) of 40.8% vs. just 34.4% a year ago in October 2025. The year-to-date volume is up…
BYD holds 16.3% of the Uruguayan market in October. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay edge down -0.4% year-on-year in October to 6,817 units. This way the year-to-date tally is now up 13.1% to 63,321. BYD (+52.6%) surges ahead to smash the competition at 16.3% share, which is its second…
The Jaecoo J5 ranks #7 in Indonesia in October. The Indonesian new wholesales market shoots up 10.1% year-on-year in October to 81,482 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.6% to 760,476. Retail sales are up 10.3% to 82,429 for the month and 14.8% YTD to 758,652. In the wholesales…
The Jaecoo 7 is up to #11 in Austria in October. 24,174 new cars hit Austrian roads in October, a slight -1.2% year-on-year loss. Through October, sales are up 10.7% to 265,282. Volkswagen (-20.6%) and Skoda (-19.4%) remain atop the brands charts despite crumbling year-on-year to 11.8% and 9.6% share…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time since November 2021. The South Korean new car market is up by a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year in October to 136,776 units. This is split between 105,659 local brands (+2.9%) and 31,117 foreigners (+29.3%). The year-to-date however remains…
The MG ZX is up to a record 2nd place in Chile. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge 17.7% year-on-year in October to 27,687 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 264,868. Toyota (+44.8%) and Suzuki (+92.1%) both post fantastic YoY gains and cement their domination. Hyundai…
The Leapmotor B10 ranks #10 in Slovenia in October. The Slovenian new car market is up 3.1% year-on-year in October to 5,037 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 56,358. Volkswagen (-20.5%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 13.5% even though is sinks year-on-year. Skoda (+2.2%) overtakes…
Kia is only one of two year-on-year gainers in the Moroccan Top 10. The Moroccan new passenger car market is stable in October at +0.2% year-on-year to 17,235. Local manufacturer Dacia (-7.7%) remains on top of the brands charts but sees its share thaw from 23.6% a year ago to…
The Haval V7 is new to 2026 in Saudi Arabia. Only 448,306 new light vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia over the first 9 months 2026, a catastrophic -27.7% year-on-year loss. Toyota (-29.1%) drops to 27.5% share from 28.4% last year, Hyundai (-35.1%) is down from 15.6% to 13.8%…