I am currently travelling in the Western Australian outback where there is little phone network and internet connection. Please expect less timely updates for the next week or so. All my apologies for the inconvenience. We'll be back on deck for November figures!
The Hyundai Accent sees its sales leap up 82.9% in 2022. 123,603 new light vehicles found a buyer in Puerto Rico in 2022, a -4.3% year-on-year drop. Note Puerto Rican sales are released separately from the US. Toyota (+17.9%) goes completely against the negative market to deliver the largest gain…
The Station Wagon accounts for 67% of Hyundai i30 sales in October. The Slovak new car market edges up 3.7% year-on-year in October to 7,807 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.2% to 75,611. Skoda (-13.2%) endures a disappointing month but at 19.1% share it almost matches its year-to-date…
Dacia scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 Preliminary data by ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up a solid 14.1% year-on-year in October to 1,039,253 units. This is however still down -14.5% on the 1.214.989 sales from pre-pandemic October 2019. Year-to-date volumes are up 16.7% or over 1.5…
The DFSK Glory is the best-selling SUV in Peru in 2022. For the first time in 3 years we can share with you today annual sales data for Peru. This market edges up 1.7% year-on-year in 2022 to 159,814 units. Toyota (+6.4%) outpaces the market to a dominant 20.6% share.…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Azerbaijan in 2022. New car sales in Azerbaijan fall -14.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 9,779 units as numerous popular models imported from Russia stopped being produced. The Toyota RAV4 climbs up four spots on last year to snap the pole position, relegating…
Today we drive the Kia Stonic through Outback New South Wales to see if Kia continues to perform well after we tested the Cerato, Seltos and Sportage. Indeed these test drives were all rather impressive so the bar is high for the Stonic. Exterior design follows the standards of urban…
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 In October I had the chance to stop in Doha, Qatar, on my way back to Australia from Europe. It's an opportunity to check out the car landscape here and to verify sales figures. The first blatant observation is the prevalence of the Toyota Land Cruiser…
The Hyundai Custin has landed in the Vietnamese charts. VAMA data shows a Vietnamese new vehicle market down a heavy -30.6% year-on-year in October to 25,369, leading to a year-to-date volume off -29.3% to 235,298. These figures climb to 32,827 (-26.6%) and 305,404 (-26.5%) when adding Hyundai who reports separately.…
Local EV market Togg is now knocking on its home Top 10's door. 20/11 update: Now with Top 40 models ranking Yet another record for the Turkish new light vehicle market with sales up 55.4% year-on-year in October to 101,367, eclipsing the previous record of 94,733 units in October 2020.…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia for the 4th straight month October wholesales in Indonesia drop -13.9% year-on-year in October to just 80,270 units, leading to a year-to-date cume down -1.8% to 836,048. Retail sales fare better at -11.4% to 79,451 for the month and 0.4% year-to-date…
The Suzuki Vitara is by far the most popular vehicle in Greece in October. 11,282 new cars hit Greek roads in October, a 44.8% year-on-year surge which is the best since last March. The year-to-date tally is now up 27.6% to 115,792. Toyota (-2.4%) keeps control of the brands charts…
Source Introduction We can't say enough about how important driver's education and road safety programs are in a world where roads link us all. Our safety and the safety of those around us rely on everyone knowing the rules of the road before we go on any trip, no matter…
When it comes to buying cars, people have innumerable reasons for making a purchase. When it comes to what car they buy, the reasons are equally high in number. From first cars to family cars, luxury cars to electric cars, diesel to petrol, not to mention style, color, and performance…
Haval Raptor Now that we have detailed October 2023 Chinese wholesales, it is time to study the new locally produced models hitting the Chinese market this month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have…