Mazda sales lift 8.9% year-on-year in a June market down -16.3% June new light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to drop -16.3% year-on-year in June to 155.439 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, who says "June undoubtedly saw the release of some pent-up demand into the market" as…
New local brand VinFast holds 6.8% of the Vietnamese market in June. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is down just -12.8% year-on-year in June to 24.002 units, leading to a First Half volume off -30.6% to 107.183 sales according to VAMA. However these figures climb to 31.785 and 139.528 respectively…
The Isuzu D-Max is up to a record 2nd place overall in June. In June, the South African motor industry was able to resume full operation under the current lockdown restrictions, with sales down -30.6% year-on-year to 31.867 leading to a First Half volume down -36.9% to 162.629. However the Covid-19…
The Skoda Scala lands directly at #7 in the June Passenger Cars ranking. 13/07 update: Now with June Top 10 models and H1 Top 80 models. It's definitely a seesaw year for Turkish new vehicle sales and June volumes bring their lot of good news with registrations up a fantastic…
Great Wall sales are up 372.2% year-on-year in June. The Uruguay new car market slow down their fall in June to -28.9% year-on-year and 2.344 registrations vs. a -54.2% collapse in May. This brings the year-to-date tally down -29.6% to 13.271. Volkswagen (-30.4%) reclaims the brands top spot for the…
The new G80 lifts Genesis to a third consecutive volume record at home. The post-pandemic recovery takes a spectacular turn in South Korea in June with new car sales surging by a whopping 41.2% year-on-year to 203.818 units due to the anticipated end on June 30 of a temporary 30% cut…
Geely sales lift 40.9% to #3 brand in Belarus so far in 2020. It's a seesaw First Half of the year for new car sales in Belarus, with BAA reporting January volumes down -35%, February up 31.7%, March up a massive 65.9%, April collapsing -54.9%, May off -27.7% and June…
The Audi Q3 shoots up 56% to #5 in June. The Swiss new car market drastically slows down its fall in June, going from -50.5% last month to -13.8% and 24.477 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -34.3% to 103.201. However alternatively fuelled vehicles shoot up 65.1% year-on-year in…
Mazda3 sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in Estonia in June. The Estonian new car market drops another -33.9% on corrected year-ago volumes in June to 1.673 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -35.6% to 9.390. Toyota (-37.9%) reclaims the top spot off Skoda (-20.9%) despite falling faster than the market while…
Is this the last easy victory for the VW Golf at home? After hitting a 20-year high a year ago over the First Half 2019 at 1.849.000 units, the coronavirus crisis topples the German new car market down -34.5% to 1.210.622 sales, and was disappointing in June (-32.2%). This is…
The Fiat Ducato ranks #3 overall in Germany in June. Just as France (+1.2%) completely recovers and Italy (-23.3%) drastically reduces its fall in June, Germany (-32.2%) falls to 220.272 units and is among the other European naughty kids such as the the UK (-34.9%) and Spain (-36.7%), which is surprising as…
Exclusive data show record Chevrolet Silverado sales in Australia. Picture carsales.com.au 9/07 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 305 All-models. Lockdown easing, pent-up demand and strong end-of-financial year (EOFY) incentives have combined to deliver a much better June result than expected in Australia with sales down just -6.4%…
The MG ZS is once again among the 10 most popular vehicles in Norway. The Norwegian new car market drops -25.5% year-on-year in June to 11.443 units, its best hold since the start of the pandemic but only a marginal improvement on March (-32.2%), April (-34%) and May (-39%). The…
The Skoda Octavia reclaims the #1 YTD spot off the VW Golf. 9/07 update: Now with Top 20 models. The Austrian new car market continues to be on the mend at -18% year-on-year in June to 26.676 units, which is one of the best holds we have recorded in Europe so…
The Chevrolet Silverado is up 4% year-on-year in a market down -23.7%. Hit full frontal by the coronavirus crisis with 3.009.611 total cases and 131.594 lost lives according to figures by Johns Hopkins University at the time of writing this article, the U.S. sees its light vehicle market skid -23.7%…