New Caledonia (France) October 2019: Toyota (+45.5%), Hyundai (+189.3%), Ram (+400%) shine in market up 13.9%

The Ram 1500 is up to #12 in New Caledonia in October.

New Caledonia is a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, that just recently reaffirmed its will to belong to France with a new referendum. New car sales here gain 13.9% to 771 units in October, lifting the year-to-date tally to a slim 0.9% drop to 7.124. Toyota (+45.5%) continues to outpace the market but its October share at 13.9% is lower than YTD at 14.4%. Peugeot (+32.5%) leaps up two spots on September to #2, as do Citroen (+20.5%) to #3 and Hyundai (+189.3%) at #4. In contrast Dacia (+19.7%) and Ford (+12.5%) fall down the ranking. Model-wise, the Dacia Duster (+24.4%) reclaims the top spot it holds YTD ahead of the Ford Ranger (+15%) while the Peugeot 208 (+16.7%) is back up 13 spots on last month to #3 and the Citroen C3 (+77.8%) is up 9 to #4. Leader last month, the Toyota Hilux (-23.1%) drops to #5 but remains #2 YTD. Hyundai places the Tucson at #7 and the Creta at #9. The Ram 1500 is up to an excellent 12th place vs. #33 so far in 2019.

Previous month: New Caledonia (France) August-September 2019: Toyota (+25.2%), holds 23.8% share, places Hilux #1, C-HR #4 and Rush #15

One year ago: New Caledonia (France) October 2018: Dacia Duster #1, Peugeot shines

Full October 2019 Top 30 All-brands and Top 20 models below.