BYD is the best-selling brand in China for the first time. Covid lockdowns and associated factory and dealership closures have devastated the Chinese wholesales market in April. According to the according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales are down -47.6% year-on-year this month to just 1.181 million units…
The Iran Khodro Tara, a facelifted Peugeot 301, has landed in the Iranian charts... Iran is back on BSCB with Full Year production figures for 2021. The big recent event is the end of production of the Saipa Pride which dominated the Iranian charts since 2003. Peugeot, not giving any detail…
The Khazar LD/SD remains the best-selling vehicle in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan new car market is up a shiny 25.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 11,433 registrations. In the brands ranking, Lada (+35.1%) reclaims the top spot off Khazar (+12%) with 13.9% of the market vs. 11.6% for the local brand. Toyota…
The Suzuki S-Presso ranks #8 in the Ivory Coast in 2021. 18,661 new vehicles found a new home in the Ivory Coast in 2021. Suzuki easily remains the most popular brand with 25.8% share vs. 14.4% for the #2 Toyota. Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi complete the Top 5. In the…
The Isuzu D-Max is the best-selling vehicle in Kenya in 2021. 6,948 new light vehicles hit Kenyan roads in 2021. Toyota is the uncontested leader with 47% share above Isuzu at 26.6%, which means these two brands hold almost three-quarters of Kenyan sales for the year. Ford, Nissan and Volkswagen…
The Peugeot Landtrek ranks #13 in Ghana in 2021. Today we are able to share with you very rare data on Ghana, where 11,494 new vehicles found a buyer in 2021. Toyota (33.8%) is the runaway leader, holding more than one third of sales. It is followed by Nissan (10.6%),…
The Peugeot 208 is inside all UK nations' Top 10 for the first time. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the April 2022 UK…
Toyota holds 20.7% of Singapore sales in April. Note: January, February and March 2022 data is included in the data section of this article. The Singaporean new car market sinks -38.2% year-on-year in April to 2,501 registrations, but that's better than the year-to-date volume down -41.1% to 10,361. Toyota (-45.1%)…
Hyundai holds 16.9% of the Uruguayan new light vehicle market in April. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay fall -13.8% year-on-year in April, marking the third loss this year so far. The year-to-date volume now edges down -0.1% to 16,710. Note April 2021 figures have been revised. There's a big…
The new gen Suzuki Swift has finally landed in Pakistan. According to PAMA, sales of locally-produced new light vehicle surge 29.8% year-on-year to 22,370 in April, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.6% to 91,846. Suzuki (+56.5%) almost doubles the market growth rate to hold a very strong 56.5% share…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is #1 in New Zealand in April. 9,756 new vehicles found a New Zealand home in April, that's a harsh -25.6% year-on-year fall which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.4% on the same period in 2021 to 56,800. For once Passenger Cars are up…
The Chevrolet Joy is the best-selling model in Colombia in April. The Colombian new vehicle market accelerates 8.4% year-on-year in April to 20,637 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.7% to 78,091. Chevrolet (+17.4%) repeats at #1 thanks to a weak Renault (-12.6%) but the latter holds onto the…
The Maxus T60 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile for the first time. New light vehicle sales in Chile continue to evolve markedly above their year-ago levels, with April sales up a gigantic 39% to a new record for the month at 37,867 units. The year-to-date tally is now up…
The Renault Kiger ranks #9 in South Africa in April. 37,107 new vehicle hit South African roads in April, a 4.3% year-on-year improvement. In the brands ranking, despite being severely impacted by floods in the KwaZulu-Natal region, Toyota remains dominant with 24.1% share but drops from 29.7% in March. The…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in April. The Austrian new car market continues to implode in April with sales down a steep -26.6% year-on-year to 16,364 units. This leads the year-to-date volume down -19.9% to 68,739. Volkswagen (-43.5%) stumbles down way faster than the market but holds…