The Kia Rio is the most popular vehicle in Mexico for the first time. The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable again in April at 83,459 units, a -1% decline over April 2021. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.4% to 336,843 sales. Nissan (-22.1%) is in a difficult…
The Toyota Hilux takes control of the Saudi models ranking in March. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia edge down -0.2% year-on-year in April to 49,992 units. Toyota (+28%) vastly outpace the market to reinforce its dominance at 33.3% share, while Hyundai (-31.4%) struggles but stays #2. Isuzu (+26.6%)…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in March. 17,570 new light vehicles hit the road in the UAE, a 7.7% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+3.3%) can't quite match the market growth but remains by far the best-selling carmaker with 31.6% share. Nissan (-15.5%) is in difficulty in…
Isuzu sales are up 194.4% in a market down -10.7% The Jordanian new light vehicle market drops -10.7% year-on-year in March to 2,530 units. Toyota (-18.4%) remains the favourite carmaker by far with 31.8% share and despite falling faster than the market. Isuzu (+194.4%) spectacularly swims upstream and triple its…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 21.4% of the Qatari market in April. New light vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 25.6% year-on-year in March to 4,845 units. Toyota (+132.5%) is up spectacularly to reinforce its dominance of the market with 48.3% share. In fact the Top 4 brands are unchanged…
The Mitsubishi L200 is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in March. The Lebanese new light vehicle market is up 9.2% year-on-year in April to 1,002 sales. Mitsubishi (+211.9%) triples its sales year-on-year to brilliantly take the lead of the brands charts, toppling Toyota (-41.1%) at 33.9% share vs. 24.5%. This…
The new MG GT lands directly at #11 in Oman. 5,861 new light vehicles found a buyer in Oman in March, that's a steep -26.2% year-on-year fall. Brand leader Toyota (-25%) follows the market to easily keep the pole position with a whopping 47% share. Nissan (-46.7%) is hit very…
The Nissan Sunny is the most popular vehicle in Bahrain in April. 2,115 new light vehicles hit the road in Bahrain in April, that's a -13% decline over a year ago. Toyota (-19.7%) falls faster than the market but easily retains the brands top spot with 33.9% share exactly three…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in April. New light vehicle sales in Kuwait shoot up 14.5% year-on-year in April to 10,048 units. Toyota (+82.7%) and Chevrolet (+62.3%) both post fantastic gains to rank #1 and #2 brand respectively, in complete contrast with Mitsubishi (-44.4%) and Nissan…
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is up to #3 in the Iraqi models ranking this month. The Iraqi new light vehicle market climbs 6.2% year-on-year in March to 6,984 units. Kia (+6.1%) evolves like the market to remain ultra dominant at 38.3% share, distancing Toyota (+25.9%) at 23.1%. Jeep (+194.1%) triples…
The Toyota Hilux holds 43.4% share of the Yemeni market. New car sales in Yemen edge down -2.6% year-on-year in March to 680 units. Toyota (+0.5%) is more dominant than ever, holding a suffocating 96.9% share vs. 93.9% last November which is our latest data point. Hyundai (+180%) is up…
The Hyundai H100 is the only model to sell in Syria this month. Syrian new car sales are down -50.4% year-on-year in March to just 60 units and like last November only one nameplate manages to sell any units this month. Last November it was the Hyundai H1, this time…
The Audi Q3 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. New car sales in Switzerland sink -29.1% year-on-year in April to just 15,646 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -11% to 69,873. BMW (-18.4%) overtakes Volkswagen (-33.8%) to snap the brands pole position for 24 sales at 9.9%…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. 3,918 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April 2022, that's a -8.5% year-on-year dip leading to a year-to-date tally off -19% to 16,670. Volkswagen (-11.5%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker here with 15.9% share vs. 14.6% so far…
The Peugeot 308 breaks into the Polish Top 20 in April. New car sales in Poland drop -14.7% year-on-year in April to 33,643 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 133,918. Toyota easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 18.4% share vs. 18.2% year-to-date, that's…