The new RAV4 (+10.5%) helps Toyota limit its fall to -3.6% over H1. The Covid-19 crisis stifles the Chinese wholesales market down a harsh -16.9% year-on-year over the First Half 2020 to just 10.257.000 units, the lowest H1 volume in 8 years: since the 9.62 million of 2012... However unlike the…
Thanks partly to all-time high record sales of the new Breeze, Honda breaks its all-time wholesales volume record in June. Chinese wholesales confirm their spectacular resurgence in June at +11.6% to 2.3 million units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), an all-time record for…
Mazda sales lift 8.9% year-on-year in a June market down -16.3% June new light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to drop -16.3% year-on-year in June to 155.439 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, who says "June undoubtedly saw the release of some pent-up demand into the market" as…
New local brand VinFast holds 6.8% of the Vietnamese market in June. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is down just -12.8% year-on-year in June to 24.002 units, leading to a First Half volume off -30.6% to 107.183 sales according to VAMA. However these figures climb to 31.785 and 139.528 respectively…
The Isuzu D-Max is up to a record 2nd place overall in June. In June, the South African motor industry was able to resume full operation under the current lockdown restrictions, with sales down -30.6% year-on-year to 31.867 leading to a First Half volume down -36.9% to 162.629. However the Covid-19…
The Skoda Scala lands directly at #7 in the June Passenger Cars ranking. 13/07 update: Now with June Top 10 models and H1 Top 80 models. It's definitely a seesaw year for Turkish new vehicle sales and June volumes bring their lot of good news with registrations up a fantastic…
Great Wall sales are up 372.2% year-on-year in June. The Uruguay new car market slow down their fall in June to -28.9% year-on-year and 2.344 registrations vs. a -54.2% collapse in May. This brings the year-to-date tally down -29.6% to 13.271. Volkswagen (-30.4%) reclaims the brands top spot for the…
The new G80 lifts Genesis to a third consecutive volume record at home. The post-pandemic recovery takes a spectacular turn in South Korea in June with new car sales surging by a whopping 41.2% year-on-year to 203.818 units due to the anticipated end on June 30 of a temporary 30% cut…
Geely sales lift 40.9% to #3 brand in Belarus so far in 2020. It's a seesaw First Half of the year for new car sales in Belarus, with BAA reporting January volumes down -35%, February up 31.7%, March up a massive 65.9%, April collapsing -54.9%, May off -27.7% and June…
The Audi Q3 shoots up 56% to #5 in June. The Swiss new car market drastically slows down its fall in June, going from -50.5% last month to -13.8% and 24.477 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -34.3% to 103.201. However alternatively fuelled vehicles shoot up 65.1% year-on-year in…
Mazda3 sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in Estonia in June. The Estonian new car market drops another -33.9% on corrected year-ago volumes in June to 1.673 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -35.6% to 9.390. Toyota (-37.9%) reclaims the top spot off Skoda (-20.9%) despite falling faster than the market while…
Is this the last easy victory for the VW Golf at home? After hitting a 20-year high a year ago over the First Half 2019 at 1.849.000 units, the coronavirus crisis topples the German new car market down -34.5% to 1.210.622 sales, and was disappointing in June (-32.2%). This is…
The Fiat Ducato ranks #3 overall in Germany in June. Just as France (+1.2%) completely recovers and Italy (-23.3%) drastically reduces its fall in June, Germany (-32.2%) falls to 220.272 units and is among the other European naughty kids such as the the UK (-34.9%) and Spain (-36.7%), which is surprising as…
Exclusive data show record Chevrolet Silverado sales in Australia. Picture carsales.com.au 9/07 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 305 All-models. Lockdown easing, pent-up demand and strong end-of-financial year (EOFY) incentives have combined to deliver a much better June result than expected in Australia with sales down just -6.4%…
The MG ZS is once again among the 10 most popular vehicles in Norway. The Norwegian new car market drops -25.5% year-on-year in June to 11.443 units, its best hold since the start of the pandemic but only a marginal improvement on March (-32.2%), April (-34%) and May (-39%). The…