Wolodymyr our Dacia Duster is in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is Part 5 of our Dacia Duster adventure through 10 countries and 9000 km around the Black Sea, you can read Part 1: Transnistria here, Part 2: Chernobyl here, Part 3: Belarus here and Part 4: Crossing the Black Sea to Georgia here. As a…
The Chevrolet Nexia is #1 in Kazakhstan in May. Some good news for the new vehicle market in Kazakhstan: sales are up 38% year-on-year in May to 10.097 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 68.8% to 44.369. That's especially significant given May 2020 volumes were up 18.7% on the…
The VinFast Fadil is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in May. Vietnam new vehicle sales are up 34% year-on-year in May to 25.585 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 51.5% to 126.894. These figures climb to 34.493 for the month and 167.500 year-to-date when adding Hyundai and VinFast who report…
Mitsubishi sales are up 170.6% year-on-year in New Zealand in May. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 75.5% year-on-year in May to 14.552 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 65.3% to 69.503. But more significantly, May 2021 is up a splendid 18.9% on the pre-pandemic volumes of two…
The Chery Tiggo 2 misses out on the overall May top spot for just 15 sales. New light vehicle sales in Chile bounce back up 293.2% year-on-year in May to 34.130 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 52.9% to 143.358. Note May 2021 volumes are now up 9.4% on…
The Hyundai Kona is the best-selling vehicle in Northern Ireland in May. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in our May 2021…
The Suzuki Cultus holds 11.6% of the Pakistani market in May. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, sales of new locally produced light vehicles in Pakistan bounce back up 246.7% year-on-year in May to 15.696 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 145.5% to 87.693. Note May 2021 volumes remain…
The Skoda Enyaq breaks into the Austrian Top 10 in May. The Austrian new car market is up a measured 11.3% year-on-year in May to 22.503 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.8% to 108.321. However note May 2021 volumes remain well below pre-pandemic and are down -26.4% on…
The Q3 helps Audi sales up 113.3% in May in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market bounces back up 43.9% year-on-year in May to 19.991 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.2% to 98.542. However May 2021 volumes remain well below their pre-pandemic level at -28.8% on May 2019 (28.060) and…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in May. New car sales in Slovenia edge up 3.4% year-on-year in May to 5.261 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 20.5% to 25.833. Note May 2021 sales remain well below pre-pandemic levels of two years ago at -29.3%…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in May. Wholesales of new vehicles in Indonesia shoot up 1443.6% year-on-year in May to 54.815, leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.2% to 320.749. However, if last month volumes were close to the pre-pandemic level of two years ago, it…
The Kia Rio is up to #3 in Mexico in May. Picture autocosmos.com.mx The Mexican new light vehicle market bounces back up 103.8% year-on-year to 85.662 units due to covid-impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 428.312. However May 2021 volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels in May…
A lot of cars come with a limited warranty. But what happens when it expires? Would the drivers have to take care of any repairs and regular maintenance on their own? Thankfully, that’s not always the case. The owner can choose to go for a vehicle service contract. What are…
Toyota sales are up 97.7% year-on-year in Europe in May. Preliminary data by ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 73.7% year-on-year in May to 1.083.795 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.1% to 5.204.398. However the market is down -25% both compared to May 2019 and 5 months…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in May. New car sales in Greece bounce back up 141.3% year-on-year in May to 10.850 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 57.1% to 44.487. Note May 2021 remains down -21.6% on two years ago in May 2019 (13.832) while the…