The Toyota Crown is up to #14 in January. The Japanese new vehicle market lifts 16% year-on-year in January to 382,338 registrations. The Top 8 order of best-selling carmakers are identical to December and the Full Year 2022. Toyota (+17.4%) climbs to a very strong 32.4% market share vs. 29.7%…
Mahindra Scorpio sales are up 188% year-on-year in January. New wholesales in India surge 17.3% year-on-year in January to 345,805 units, by far the biggest January volume in Indian history. Maruti Suzuki (+14.3%) trails the market but sees its share up to 42.6% vs. 41.6% over the Full Year 2022.…
Ford Bronco Sport sales are up 51.7% year-on-year in January. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to gain 5.4% in January to 1,043,100 units according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. The SAAR stands at 15.9 million units vs. 15.1 million in January 2022. According…
Lexus NX sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in January. Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up a solid 7.5% year-on-yea in January to an estimated 98,259 units as supply improves across the board. January 2022 had the biggest SAAR of the year at 1.67 million…
Wuling is the most popular LCV brand in China in 2022. The Light Commercial Vehicle market in China freefalls -21% year-on-year in 2022 to 2,772,652 units. Wuling (-19.1%) resists slightly better than the market to easily hold onto the brands top spot with over 500,000 sales. Foton (-24%) remains in…
There are five Haval models in the Passenger Car Top 10 in January. Picture zr.ru The Russian new car market implodes -63.1% year-on-year in January to just 32,499 sales. As most foreign carmakers have now exited this market, the remaining brands with significant sales are either Russian or Chinese. Lada…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the most popular vehicle in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland rise 20.1% year-on-year in January to 34,375 units, Toyota (+39.9%) doubles the market growth to fly off into the distance at 23% share, smashing its previous record of 19.7% from January 2022.…
BMW ranks #2 in Luxembourg in January. The Luxembourg new car market gains 12.9% year-on-year in January to 3,726 sales. Volkswagen (+19.3%) beats the market to manage 13.4% share, well above the 11.8% it commanded over the Full Year 2022. BMW (+63%) displays fantastic health and repeats at #2 for…
The Ford Ecosport is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. New car sales in Croatia gain 12.6% year-on-year in January to 3,346 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (+12.7%) matches the market to remain in the lead with 11.7% share. Ford (+154.4%) manages a very impressive lift and lands in 2nd…
Volvo scores the largest gain in the Belgian Top 10 in January. The Belgian new car market soars 17.4% year-on-year in January to 39,847 units. BMW (+24.9%) does even better and cements its leadership, matching its FY2022 share at 10.4%. In 2nd place, Mercedes (+40.8%) is even more impressive at…
The MG HS is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in January. 131,994 new cars hit UK roads in January, a 14.7% year-on-year improvement and the 6th consecutive month of gains. Private sales go against the market at -4.3% to 59,639 units and 45.2% share vs. 54.2% a year ago…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in January. The Brazilian new vehicle market advances 11.9% year-on-year in January to 130,460 registrations, keeping in mind January 2022 was off -28.3% on the year prior so still very low levels. In the brands ranking, Fiat (+22.7%) almost doubles the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks third in Hungary in January. New car sales in Hungary are up 2.8% year-on-year in January to 8,314 units. Toyota (+74.8%) soars to the brands pole position with a huge 17.4% share vs. 11.9% over the Full Year 2022, leaving Suzuki (-36.8%) with less that…
Hyundai sales are estimated to climb 35% in a market off -14.4%. Taiwanese new light vehicle sales drop a steep -14.4% year-on-year in January to 34,788 units. Brand leader Toyota (-4.6%) limits its fall to climb to a gargantuan 34.1% market share vs. 28.7% over the Full Year 2022. Mercedes (-23.5%)…
Chery repeats inside the Top 10 in Israel. Based on data by our local partner cartube.co.il, after falling to a paltry 11,442 units in December, the Israeli new light vehicle market rallies back up to 47,196 sales in January. That's a 26.2% improvement on the 37,404 units of January 2022. Hyundai (+0.3%)…