The new Tonale triggers a spectacular sales lift for Alfa Romeo. New car sales in Europe continue their recovery with preliminary data by ACEA showing the market (EU+EFTA+UK) up for the 7th month in a row at +12.2% to 902,775 units. The year-to-date cumulative volume after two months stands at…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in February. According to local automotive association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam edge up 1% year-on-year in February to 23,040 units. However a disastrous January result means the year-to-date tally is down -24.6% to 40,354. If we add non VAMA…
The Uruguayan new light vehicle market posts another solid gain in February at +6.3% year-on-year to 3,643 units. So far this year, sales are up 11.2% to 7,443. Up from #9 last month and a whopping 500% year-on-year, Fiat stands in pole position this month for the first time since…
Aion EV models push GAC sales up in February. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new car market in the world. Retail sales tend to give a…
Imported sales place Mercedes in the #1 spot in February. For once the import market in China bounces back up 30.6% year-on-year to 55,431 sales. After a devastated month of January (-37.6%), this leads to a year-to-date volume off -15.5% to 110,629. Mercedes (+55%) surges ahead to stay in first place…
Ford Ranger sales are up 105.5% year-on-year in February. Note: January detailed data by brand and models is also included in the data section of this article. In January, 43,509 new vehicles found a new home, a 4.8% year-on-year increase. Passenger cars are up 2.9% to 31,072 and Light commercials…
The previous generation Hyundai Creta is still on sale in Morocco. New light vehicle sales in Morocco drop another -12.1% year-on-year in February to 13,497 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.6% to 23,197. This includes 10,789 Passenger Cars (-10.8%) and 1,075 Light Commercials (-23.2%). Year-to-date, Passenger Cars are…
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Morocco in 2022. Discover almost 20 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. 21/03 update: Now with Top 100 PC models. New light vehicle sales drop -8% year-on-year in 2022 in Morocco to 161,410 units. This includes 143.186 passenger cars (-7.1%) and 18.224…
Nissan sales are up 61.9% year-on-year in February. 2,136 new cars hit Singaporean roads in February, a -6% year-on-year decline. This is much more palatable than the -36.3% of January and leads to a year-to-date tally off -23.1% to 4,024 units. Toyota (-17.7%) falls faster than the market but easily keeps…
The Toyota Raize lands directly at #8 in the Philippines. Discover over 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. The Filipino new vehicle market soars 26.6% year-on-year in 2022 to 372,083, albeit still below the 410,187 units of pre-pandemic 2019. This market is expected to grow between 15-20% this year with…
The Attitude helps lift Dodge sales in February. The new light vehicle market in Mexico surges back up 28% year-on-year in February to 101,911 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 24.1% to 196,325. Yet this is still below the 104,328 and 209,160 units of pre-pandemic February 2020. Nissan (+28.1%) matches…
Ford Model T The development of the automobile and its mass manufacture has profound effects on both daily life and the environment, including family life, urban planning, and economics. How Automobiles Changed Our Lives Initially, automobiles were considered a luxury item, but now, with sites like rollsauto.com, it's easy to…
In the not-so-distant past, the only way to buy a car was to visit a dealership personally, choose and test drive a couple of cars, negotiate, and drive the car home if you could reach an agreement with the salesperson. Nowadays, you could buy a car from the comfort of…
The new WR-V helps Honda up in February. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia climb 7.4% year-on-year in February to 86,954 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 181,077. Retail sales are up 20% to 83,973 for the month and up 17.7% year-to-date at 174,845. Looking at wholesales by…
Zeekr 009 Now that we have explored February 2023 Chinese wholesales, it’s time to review the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have 4 new models…