After January 2019 (world car market), April 2019 (Chinese market), April 2020 (Coronavirus impact) and July 2020 (public transport in China), BSCB and I continue our collaboration with French newspaper Le Monde, one of the most important and widely respected newspapers in the world according to Wikipedia. It’s always an honour to appear…
It's official: the VW ID.3 is an instant blockbuster. Provisional data released by ACEA shows the very first year-on-year uptick of 2020 for the European new car market in September at +1.1% to 1.300.048 registrations (EU+EFTA+UK), an evolution you were already able to track over the past two weeks on our Live…
The VinFast Lux SA2.0 breaks into the Vietnamese Top 10 for the first time. New vehicle sales in Vietnam edges down -1.9% year-on-year in September to 27.252 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -22.2% to 179.155 according to VAMA. These figures climb to 39.149 and 240.078 respectively once adding Hyundai and…
The Toyota Corolla returns to the YTD pole position in Israel. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today September brands data for Israel as well as monthly models data for Q3. The Israeli new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in September, leading to a year-to-date…
Kia sales soar 33.1% in a market down -24.9%. New Zealand new vehicle sales remain in doldrums in September at -24.9% year-on-year to just 10.902 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -23.8% to 87.301. SUV sales edge down -8.1% to 5.491 and 50.4% share vs. 41.2% a year ago,…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in September. According to our data partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus fall back into double-digit losses in September at -13.2% year-on-year to 862 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally off -20.3% to 7.539. This month the VW T-Roc…
The Suzuki Vitara cracks the Colombian Top 10 in September. 16/10 update: Now with Top 30 brands and Top 75 models. Colombia is now the 5th most affected country in the world with 924.000 total Covid-19 cases as of today. However the situation is bettering and the country has been…
First Slovenian podium for the Hyundai Kona. Picture avtofotomarket.si New car sales in Slovenia remain in a rut, enduring a 5th double-digit fall, and 8th year-on-year drop for the year at -16.5% to 4.441 registrations. This leads to a year-to-date tally down -24.7% to 42.232. Brand leader Renault is stable but…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling car in Estonia in September. The Estonian new car market drastically reduces its fall in September at -2.4% year-on-year to 1.734 units vs. -42.3% in August. The year-to-date tally now stands at 14.697 sales, down -28.7% over the same period in 2019. Toyota (-17.6%) retains…
The S-Presso is Suzuki's best-selling model in South Africa. Two months after the national Covid-19 lockdown was eased, new vehicle sales in South Africa remain well below their year-ago level with September volumes off -23.9% year-on-year to 37.403, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.2% to 265.943. Passenger cars are down…
The Suzuki Alto is now #1 year-to-date in Pakistan. Thanks to PAMA we can share with you September sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan, a fair representation of what the local new car landscape given high taxes make new car imports negligible. Pakistani sales register a second consecutive year-on-year gain…
BMW sales surge 23.4% year-on-year in a market down -18.1%. After a +1.6% spike in August, new car sales in Singapore return to hell in September at -18.1% year-on-year to 4.566 registrations. The year-to-date tally now stands at 31.064, off -45.9% over the same period in 2019. Toyota (-17.7%) almost matches…
Mitsubishi holds 13.6% of the Filipino market in August. While the country totals 344.000 Covid cases (#18 in the world), new car sales in the Philippines remain decimated by the crisis at -39.5% year-on-year in August to just 19.770 according to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI).…
When shipping a car domestically, one of the important things the vehicle owner can do is to prepare the car for shipment. Before the car gets loaded onto the carrier, there are several things that you need to take care of. Taking these steps will help you ensure that your…
Subaru sales in Canada shoot up 39% year-on-year in September. Picture caranddriver.com 14/10 update: Now with complete models data and revised Tesla + overall market volumes. Similarly to its neighbour the U.S., in September Canada scores its first year-on-year gain since the pandemic hit with volumes estimated up 2.4% to…