VW's new Jetta low-cost brand has now officially landed in China. Chinese wholesales endure a ghastly 15th consecutive month of year-on-year fall in September but, somewhat encouragingly, a third straight single-digit drop at -5.2% to 2.271.000 units for the month. This is split into 1.931.000 passenger cars (-6.3%) and 340.000…
Skoda is the most popular carmaker in Estonia in September. The Estonian new car market leaps 12.2% year-on-year to 1.725 sales, tilting the year-to-date tally back into positive at +0.5% and 20.618. Skoda (16.6% share) edges past Toyota (16.5%) to snap the brands top spot for the month for just…
The Renault Kwid is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the first time. New vehicle sales in Colombia enjoy a 5th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in September at +5.8% to 22.673 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 185.092. Renault (+21%) continues to vastly outperform the market,…
The Kia Seltos is up to #4 in South Korea in September. 18/10 update: Now with the Top 10 foreign models. The South Korean new car market manages to post its first gain since last January at +4.1% to 132.611 units thanks to foreign manufacturers particularly strong at +17.3% to…
The T-Cross is instrumental in Volkswagen's European recovery this month. According to preliminary figures released by ACEA which are traditionally just a tiny bit higher than JATO data due to the inclusion of markets such as Bulgaria and Iceland, the European new car market soars 14.4% year-on-year in September to…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Greek Top 10 this month. The Greek new car market enjoys a third consecutive month of double-digit gains in September at +19.8% to 5.899 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.3% to 92.772. 6 of the Top 7 best-selling carmakers outpace the galloping…
Vance our Toyota RAV4 measuring up against a termite mound. This is Part 2 of our epic 11.000 km / 7.000 miles Test Drive of the new Toyota RAV4 into Indigenous Australia. You can check out Part 1: Cape York here. By the time we reached Mataranka in the Northern…
Considering how reliable modern day cars are, it is quite easy to slip into the routine of maintaining the car only when absolutely necessary. That is an expensive habit for everyone, no matter how wealthy you are. Just as the human body needs to be taken care of to stay…
The Mitsubishi Xpander reaches 7.5% share in Vietnam this month. The Vietnamese new vehicle market gains 9.5% year-on-year in September to 27.767 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.3% to 230.334. Toyota (+17.2%) easily retains the manufacturers crown at 26.4% share ahead of Thaco-Kia (+10.9%) at 17.4% and Mitsubishi (+203.9%)…
Volkswagen is now the #1 brand in Uruguay YTD. New car sales in Uruguay skid down -2.5% year-on-year in September to 3.355 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.9% to 29.179. Volkswagen (+35%) holds onto the monthly top spot for the 5th time in the past 6 months, snatching…
The VW T-Cross is already close to the South African Top 10. The South African new vehicle market endures a 5th consecutive year-on-year drop but this time it is limited to a tiny -1% to 49.191 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -3.5% to 398.341. In the carmakers ranking, Toyota…
Mercedes sales soar 35% in a market down -9.7% in September. The Singaporean new car market continues to skid in September at -9.7% year-on-year to 5.577 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 57.444. The Top 3 carmakers however swim upstream, each posting a double-digit gain: Honda is up…
Vance our Toyota RAV4 with Krys the Croc in Normanton, Queensland. Since it launched in late 2018, the new generation Toyota RAV4 has been hitting sales records almost everywhere it landed - including almost 50.000 monthly sales in the US in August - and is poised to take the lead…
The Mitsubishi Triton 4x4 outsells the Hilux 4x4 for the first time in 4 years. 12/10 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 310 All-models. New vehicle sales in Australia continue on their dreadful run, enduring an 18th consecutive year-on-year drop in September at -6.9% to 88.181 units, the…
Ford Focus sales are up 130% year-on-year in Austria in September. The Austrian new car market bounces back up 22.4% year-on-year in September to 21.047 units on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 258.298. Volkswagen (+33.9%) leads the brands ranking ahead of Skoda (+14.3%) and…