The Tata Punch is the best-selling model in India for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. New light vehicle wholesales in India shoot up 34.7% year-on-year in August to an all time high 441,576 units, smashing the previous record for the month of 360,230 established in August 2023.…
The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #3 in Pakistan in August. According to local association PAMA, new light vehicle sales in Pakistan (domestically produced only) are up 10.7% to 15,558. Keep in mind this score doesn't include Haval and Tank whose August volume is unknown. The year-to-date tally shoots…
GAC sales are up 145.1% year-on-year in August. 4,549 new cars hit Singaporean roads in August, a -2.2% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date tally remains in frank negative however at +10.3% to 36,646. BYD (+19.6%) ignores the negative market to reach a whopping 24.2% share, its best since last May. Tesla…
The Mitsubishi Triton is up to #5 in Vietnam in August. Data by VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast show a Vietnamese new vehicle market up 19.4% year-on-year in August to 48,484 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 27.5% to 436,333. Local EV maker VinFast (+84.6%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year…
The Freelander brand has... landed in China. Today with the usual slight delay we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in July. The market continues to freefall at -21.9% year-on-year to 1,411,045 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report.…
The Proton S70 sees its sales surge 167.4% year-on-year. The Malaysian new light vehicle market edges down -1.5% year-on-year in August to 77,276 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.5% to 566,616. Perodua (-8.1%) is in difficulty but delivers a satisfying 38.1% share vs. 38.7% so far…
The Deepal S07 skyrockets to an incredible 2nd place in August. 4,951 new cars hit Slovenian roads in August, another impressive +15.9% year-on-year lift, following a market up 16.2% on the year prior in August 2025. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.5% to 46,037 after growing 8.1% last year.…
The Citroen C3/C3 Aircross is the third favourite model with German buyers in August. German private buyers purchased 86,301 new cars in August, a splendid 17% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 40.6% private sales ratio (PSR), vastly above the 35.6% of a year ago in August 2025. Year-to-date, private sales…
GAC sales are up 5033.3% year-on-year in Uruguay. 6,569 new cars hit Uruguayan roads in August, up 15.5% year-on-year and believed to be the highest ever August volume. The year-to-date tally is up 17.9% to 50,057. BYD (+12.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 12.8% share vs.…
Opel sales are up 168% year-on-year in Luxembourg in August. 3,103 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in August, a 5.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 33,966. BMW (+9.1%) signs a 4th consecutive win at 12.8% share, but this is not enough to topple…
Now that August 2026 wholesales have been covered, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. In August we have no less than eleven new models hitting the charts, nine of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive…
The sticker price on that car you’re considering is only telling you how much it’s going to take to get the keys, not how valuable the vehicle really is. A car that costs $35,000 can quickly become more expensive than a $40,000 alternative once you factor in all the relevant…
The screen inside a car used to have a narrow job: show the radio station, navigation route or reversing camera. In newer vehicles, that role is changing quickly. Passenger displays, built-in streaming apps, cloud gaming and mobile connectivity are turning the cabin into another place where people can continue the…
Buyers spend weeks on the rate. They refresh lender comparison pages, run amortization calculators at midnight, and haggle over fractions of a percentage point as if the whole deal hinges on it. Then the paperwork gets signed, a due date gets assigned somewhere in the fine print, and nobody gives…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea sink -20.8% year-on-year in August to 109,556 units. This despite foreign manufacturers up 9.2% to 29,817 whereas local carmakers drop -28.2% to 79,739. The year-to-date tally tilts…