The new gen Geely Emgrand is an instant blockbuster in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi new vehicle market is almost immobile year-on-year in June at -0.5% to 51,309 registrations. Toyota edges up 1.3% to 31.7% share whereas Hyundai (-23.4%) is down significantly but stays in 2nd place. Changan (+21.4%) breaks into…
The Hyundai Sonata roars into 4th place in June in the UAE. New vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates climb 16.1% year-on-year in June to 18,312 units. Toyota (+1%) is stable and holds just under 30% market share. In 2nd place, Mitsubishi soars 133.4% and overtakes a struggling Nissan…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to #3 in Qatar in June. Going clearly against the worldwide trend, new vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 58.6% year-on-year in June to 4,602 units. Yet the Top 2 carmakers vastly outpace this rate: Toyota is up 105.9% to 35.6% share while Suzuki…
Changan is now among Oman's Top 10 brands. 5,682 new vehicle hit Omani roads in June, that's a 12.4% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+7.7%) shows a slightly lower progression but remains ultra-dominant with almost half the market at 47.5% share. Nissan (+59.7%), MG (+67.6%) and Isuzu (+32.9%) all sport fantastic gains…
The Chrysler 300C is inside the Kuwait Top 10 in June. New vehicle sales in Kuwait edge down -1.1% year-on-year in June to 8,564. Market leader Toyota (+22.7%) bucks the negative trend with the only uptick in the Top 5, reaching 34.6% share. Chevrolet (-3.1%) and Mitsubishi (-19.5%) overtake Nissan…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain in June. 1,729 new vehicles found a home in Bahrain in 2022, that's a splendid 31.5% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+20.2%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but easily maintains its lead with a mammoth 34.5% market share. In…
Buying a new car is exciting, and, at that moment, it feels like the thought of your precious vehicle deteriorating is in the far away future. However, if you don't take steps early to protect your new ride, it will become an old clunker before you ever imagined it could.…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July. According to data shared by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus edge down -6.1% year-on-year in July to 1,117 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.8% to 7,250. This month the Kia Ceed…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in July. The South African new light vehicle market shoots up 30.9% year-on-year in July to 43,593 units vs. 33,312 a year ago. Exports are up 177.7% to 31,242 vs. 11,252 in July 2021. 83.6% of the July volume…
Peugeot sales are up 136% in Luxembourg in July. New car sales in Luxembourg fall -6.6% year-on-year in July to 3,721 units, smallest market drop since February. However the market is down -32.5% on the 5,509 sales of July 2020. The year-to-date tally is now off -12.8% to 25,533. Volkswagen…
Geely manages to ranks inside the Top 10 with only two models: the GX3 and Coolray. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market is up a healthy 7.3% year-on-year in July to 4,025 sales, a particularly good result given the fact July 2021 was already up 27.7% on the year prior.…
The Torres is already SSangyong's best-seller at home. New light vehicle sales in South Korea dip down -2.9% year-on-year in July to 143,557. This includes 122,134 local vehicles (-1.1%) and 21,423 foreigners (-12.2%). Year-to-date, the cume stands at 943,452 (-10.1%) including 791,020 locals (-9.9%) and 152,432 foreigners (-11.5%). Kia (+6.6%)…
Fiat is up to a record 26.2% share in Turkey in July. 52,206 new light vehicles hit Turkish roads in July, a 9.1% year-on-year increase but keep in mind July 2021 was a particularly weak month at -45.2% on the year prior. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -7.3%…
Peugeot sales almost double year-on-year in Belgium. 26,161 new cars found a home in Belgium in July, a -5.2% year-on-year contraction while July 2021 was already down -38% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 221,548 units, down -14.8% over the same period last year. BMW (-0.5%)…
Citroen sales are up 131% in a market down -16.5%. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli brands data for July - models data is a quarterly occurrence. The market is down another -16.5% year-on-year this month to 21,863 sales, which means the year-to-date tally…