The RC-3 is the third new Baojun to hit the Chinese market in two months. After detailing Chinese October wholesales, we now explore the all-new locally-produced launches for the month as is our tradition, so you can keep up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. After plunging to…
The VW T-Cross scores a stunning 2nd place with Private buyers in October. 19/09 update: Now with Top 50 private sales models. As a large swath of the German market including the VW Group overused stock clearances prior to WLTP implementation in September 2018, sales were totally depleted a year…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in October. New car sales in Austria leap up 11.7% year-on-year on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes to 25.138 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -4.7% to 283.436. Volkswagen (+13.9%) just outpaces the market to easily hold onto…
The VW T-Roc manages its very first Top 10 - and Top 5 - finish in Greece. New car sales in Greece edge up 2.1% year-on-year in October to 7.276 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.7% to 100.048 registrations, the first time since 2010 that the YTD tally…
The Hyundai Sonata is now the YTD best-seller at home. 19/11 update: Now with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea are back in negative in October at -2.1% year-on-year to 156.996 registrations including 134.895 locals (-3.3%) and 22.101 foreigners (+6.2%), leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Kia Sportage doubles its sales year-on-year to tie for #1 in Cyprus. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT we can share with you today October sales figures for Cyprus, a market down -3.8% year-on-year to 959 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8% to 10.424. This…
Toyota Corolla China sales are up 41.2% year-on-year in October. The Chinese wholesales market is down for the 16th consecutive month in October but, in a potential sign of improvement, its drop is the lowest since the market started skidding down in July 2018. Wholesales dip -4% year-on-year to 2.284.000…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in October. New car sales in Slovenia gain 4.9% year-on-year in October to 5.983 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.5% to 63.391. Volkswagen (+16.9%) frankly outpaces the market to easily remain in the brands lead with 17.3% share vs.…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in October. New vehicle sales in Vietnam are stable in October, up just 0.2% year-on-year to 28.948 units and leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.9% to 259.282. Toyota (-14.4%) remains king of the castle despite a steep fall, distancing Thaco…
Volkswagen is up to 19.3% share of the Uruguayan market in October. In October the Uruguayan new car market manages its first year-on-year uptick since last July at +1.2% to 3.492 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.6% to 32.753. Volkswagen (+37.1%) cements its newfound YTD leadership thanks to…
Women are driving a spectacular market recovery in Saudi Arabia: +37.8% in Q3. The arrival of women drivers on the Saudi new light vehicle market continues to spectacularly boost sales, with the surge even accelerating over Q3 to +37.8% year-on-year at 134.582 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 27.7% to…
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport is up to #6 in the UAE. The Emirati new vehicle market has stabilised in 2019 with Q3 sales down a slim -2.5% year-on-year to 52.305 units but a year-to-date volume still in positive at +5.1% to 169.123 deliveries after 9 months. Toyota (-3.4%) almost matches…
Mitsubishi sales, almost solely composed of the L200, are up 1087%. New light vehicle sales in Iraq continue to spectacularly recover with Q3 deliveries up 41.8% year-on-year to 21.052 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 59.6% to 58.992. Kia (+12.9%) continues to dominate the brands ranking at 40.7% share…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far in 2019. The Syrian new vehicle market sinks -21.9% year-on-year over Q3 to just 2.565 registrations, in line with its YTD behaviour at -22% to 6.227 units. Only Hyundai (-27.2%) and Kia (-4.9%) still sell in the country,…
The GMC Sierra storms into the Qatari Top 10 thanks to the new model. The light vehicle sales in Qatar are definitely on the mend with Q3 volumes up a sturdy 6.7% to 10.417 units leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 34.564. Toyota (+16.8%) more than doubles the…