Honda sales gain 15.1% in a declining market. New vehicle sales in Thailand hit the brakes in June at -2.1% year-on-year to 86.048 units, understood to be the first year-on-year decline in the country since December 2016, that's over 2.5 years ago. Thanks to a strong first few months this…
The Tacoma is one of Toyota's best-sellers in Puerto Rico. New car sales in Puerto Rico gain 3.7% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 52.536 units. Brand leader Toyota (+13.9%) almost quadruples the market growth to hit 28.7% share, while #2 Hyundai (+22.5%) does even better to reach…
First generation 1977 Toyota Kijang. 21/07/2019 update: All-brands and All-models annual data is now available from 1990 to 2006 (10 additional articles and 2 enhanced articles). The direct links to 22 Indonesian Historical articles are below. BSCB is offering you Historical info for the Indonesian new car market covering over…
The Suzuki Alto and Renault Kwid are among the best-sellers in Uruguay. New car sales in Uruguay finally end a ghastly 17 consecutive months of decline with a 9.1% year-on-year uptick in June to 3.296 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -15.6% to 18.859. Suzuki (+98.2%) almost doubles its…
Mitsubishi sales soar 62.9% year-on-year in Singapore. New car sales in Singapore implode -41.1% year-on-year in June to just 6.158 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -8.1% to 39.868. Honda (-42.1%) follows the market and remains easily on top with 25.1% share vs. 16.7% for Toyota (-58%) in absolute perdition.…
The Proton Saga topped Malaysian charts from 1986 to 1993, peaking at 52.2% share in 1992. 18/07/2019 update: Now with All-brands and All-models data from 1990 to 2006 (15 additional articles). Historical data spanning the past three decades is available on BSCB. Witness the oppressing domination of Proton during the…
The Ford Escort was #1 in Ireland in 1974 The direct links to 27 Historical Data articles are below. 18/07/2019 update: Now with an All-brands ranking annually from 1990 to 2000 (7 new articles). Thanks to British Leyland Chronicles I am now able to share with you the best-selling models in…
Seat sales are up 7.4% in Europe in June, the largest gain in the Top 20. According to ACEA preliminary figures covering the European Union and EFTA (30 markets), new car sales in Europe return to decline for the 9th time in the past 10 months in June at -7.9%…
The Hongqi HS7 has arrived. After detailing national trends in our June 2019 wholesales update, it is now time to focus on the all-new locally-produced launches for the month, so you can make sure you are updated on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. Note these updates are based…
The Hyundai Sonata is the best-selling vehicle at home for the 2nd month running. This article has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea drop -7% year-on-year in June to 144.349 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.3% to 863.663. Local carmakers…
The Toyota Prado breaks into the New Zealand Top 10 in June. The New Zealand new vehicle market endures a second consecutive loss in June at -8% year-on-year to 13.952 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -5.5% to 75.657. Passenger Cars (incl. SUV) drop -10% in June to…
The Fiat Panda is the darling of Greek rental car companies. The Greek new car market is up 4.5% year-on-year in June to 13.133 registrations, resulting in a YTD volume up 1% to 65.557 units, the highest First Half volume in Greece since 2010 (98.531). Fiat (+62.8%) is the hero…
Honda manages to swim upstream in China, and the facelifted XR-V will continue the trend in H2. It's a Semester to forget for new light vehicle wholesales in China, down a ghastly -12.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 12.323.000 units. This cancels four years of growth, represents…
The new Aion S EV helps GAC sales up 28% in a market down -9.6%. The loop is looped: with a -9.6% year-on-year decline in June, the Chinese wholesales market has now been down for a full year or 12 consecutive months, something that hadn't happened in at least 30…
The Toyota RAV4 scores a third straight double-digit gain in June. It's a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in Canada where the automotive market is sinking ever deeper into recession with June deliveries down -9.5% year-on-year to just 182.279 units, pulling the First Half 2019 tally down -4.8% to…