Singapore August 2018: Hyundai soars 137% in market down 23.1%

Hyundai is in great shape in a depleted Singaporean market.

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It’s a 6th month of decline in 2018 for Singaporean new car sales in August at -23.1% to 5.941 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down 10.6% to 54.592. Honda (-24%) matches the market and remains in the brands lead with a dominant 18.2% share vs. just 12.6% for Toyota imploding down 58% this month. Hyundai (+137%) ignores the surrounding gloom, more than doubling its sales to leap to third place overall. Subaru (+40%), Nissan (+35%), Audi (+19%) and Mitsubishi (+14%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Mazda (-62%) freefalls and Mercedes (-1%) and BMW (-18%) manage to fall slower than the market. Further down, notice Seat (+167%), Maserati (+64%), Mini (+23%) and Porsche (+11%).

Previous month: Singapore July 2018: Mercedes (+7%), Hyundai (+19%) defy market down 30%

One year ago: Singapore August 2017: Toyota cements leadership in market up 8.8%

Full August 2018 Top 40 All-brands ranking below.