The Suzuki Alto is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in January. Thanks to PAMA we have access to sales of locally-produced models in Pakistan which gives a pretty accurate picture of the best-selling nameplates in the country as high duties limit the import of new cars. The Pakistani market rallies…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in January. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is up a whopping 67.4% year-on-year in January to 26.432, this has to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February 2021 vs. January 2020 resulting in much more activity this January. This…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in January. New car sales in Slovenia drop -29.3% year-on-year in January to 4.391 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.2%) follows the market to a strong 18% share vs. 16.1% over FY2020 while Skoda (-0.7%) manages to stabilise its sales to shoot…
Turkish Opel sales are up 3-fold year-on-year in January. 01/03 update: Now with Top 25 models. January sales are traditionally weak in Turkey but this year the market starts all guns blazing, up 60.3% to 43.728 units. If the Turkish market spent all of last year catching up on volumes…
The Fiat 500L is #1 in Serbia for the third time in the past six months. Based on data by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia drop -26.6% year-on-year in January to 1.344. The Fiat 500L scores a third win in the past 6 months…
The Renault Clio misses out on the top spot for just one unit. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is off -34.7% year-on-year in January to 480 registrations. The Skoda Octavia (-24.3%) remains the most popular vehicle in the country but for…
The Peugeot Partner is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in January. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop -21% year-on-year in January to 369 units. We have a very volatile models ranking this month, with the…
The Peugeot 2008 breaks into the Moldovan Top 10 for the first time. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova drop a steep -19.9% year-on-year in January to 354 units. Leader over the Full Year 2020, the Toyota RAV4 (-45.8%) confirms it is the…
The Toyota Yaris is the first Asian model to top the European charts. Picture quattroruote.it 26/02 update: Now with Top 10 models. Final figures by JATO Dynamics show a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down a steep -26% year-on-year to 839.525 units in January, the largest decline since last May as renewed…
Isuzu sales are up 6.7% in a market down -23%. After rising 13.6% in December, the Thai new light vehicle market falls back to earth in January at -23% to just 55.208 units. Toyota (-12.4%) resists better than the market to an improved 32% share but Isuzu (+6.7%) actually gains…
The Geely Coolray lands directly inside the Belarus Top 10 in 2020. Picture av.by Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Belarus drop -18.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 52.768 units. Lada (-36.5%) keeps the brands pole position despite a steep fall and sees its…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in South Africa. Picture wheels24.co.za Discover over 45 years of South African Historical Data here. The South African new vehicle market is down -29.1% year-on-year in 2020 to 380.449 units, a level last seen in the early 2000s. Passenger cars are off…
The Wuling Mini Truck sold over 500.000 units in China in 2020. Wholesales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 11.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 3.647.832 units, with Medium and Heavy Commercials up an even more impressive 29.3% to 1.882.011 units. Among LCVs, Wuling (+11.6%) almost matches the market to…
The Suzuki Carry ranks #2 in Indonesia in January. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia are down a steep -34.2% year-on-year in January to 52.910 units, while retail sales are off -33.4% to 53.997 units. In the brands wholesales ranking, Toyota (-33.5%) secures exactly the same market share as during the…
Mitsubishi ASX sales are up 88.4% in January in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand start the year on a positive note at +6.4% to 13.893 units. SUV sales soar 15% to 7490 and 53.9% share vs. 49.9% in January 2020, Light Commercial Vehicles are up 8.8% to…