The Hyundai Creta scores another outstanding month in India. After -100% in April and -85.4% in May, Indian new car wholesales sink another -47.2% year-on-year in June to 116.928 units despite aggressive discounts by all manufacturers present in the country, keeping in mind June 2019 was already down a stiff -17.6%…
The VW T-Cross is up to #3 overall in Brazil in June. As is currently the case in the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic is still roaming free in Brazil with 941.475 additional reported cases (total 1.5 million) and 31.947 additional lives lost (total 61.884) over the past month alone. Even…
China wholesales December 2019 - June 2020. Source CAAM via China Automotive Review. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) expects Chinese wholesales to post a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in June at +11% to roughly 2.28 million units after surging 14.5% in May. As a reminder May ended 21…
Peugeot (+21.2%) posts the best performance of any Top 15 carmaker. Picture teknikensvarld.se Swedish new car sales slow down their fall in June but still reel from the coronavirus crisis at -22.2% year-on-year to 24.747 units, bringing the H1 2020 volume down -25.1% to 125.685. Rechargeable cars (EV and PHEV)…
Opel Corsa sales are up 388.1% year-on-year in the Netherlands. Whereas neighbours France (+1.2%), Belgium (-1.8%) and Luxembourg (-10.6%) have all spectacularly recovered from Covid-19 annihilation in June, the Dutch new car market is still in a deep rut at -39.2% year-on-year to 24.926 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -30%…
The Toyota RAV4 cements its YTD leadership in June. Covid-19 has only disrupted Taiwanese new car sales for two months, with June deliveries back up 8.2% year-on-year to 41.386 units, resuming a growth trend initiated in February (+39.2%) and March (+14.5%). The year-to-date tally also tilts into positive at +1.4% and…
The Renault Captur hits a record 4th place in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is now slowly stirring out of lethargy after a strict Covid-19 lockdown was eased from May 4 onwards. Sales remain in dire straits though in the absence of any government intervention at -36.7%…
First Top 5 finish in Finland for the Volvo XC40. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market slices its May loss in two with June sales down -25.5% year-on-year to 7.709 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21.9% halfway through the year at 46.244. Volkswagen (-23.3%) and Skoda (-23.3%)…
Skoda is the most popular carmaker in Bulgaria so far in 2020. The situation is bettering in Bulgaria with June new vehicle sales down -33.1% year-on-year to 2.717 vs. -68.1% in May, -74% in April and -45.4% in March, bringing the year-to-date total to 12.759 units, down -44.6% over the…
The Citroen C3 ranks #2 in New Caledonia in June. As a French territory, New Caledonia, an archipelago located north-east of Australia, benefits from the government stimulus that kick started on June 1 and sees its June registrations soar 35.2% year-on-year to 810 units, meaning the year-to-date tally already almost levels with 2019…
Kia Sportage sales are up 83.6% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Ukraine are recovering: from -46.9% in April to just -15.1% in May at 5.895 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -7.3% to 29.838. This is a much better hold than the rest of Europe where Moldova (-27.7%) and…
Great Wall sales soar 177.7% year-on-year in May. The last Chinese May update is here and shows Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) up a whopping 41.7% year-on-year to 355.343 units according to data released by LMC Automotive, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -10% to 1.238.158. Brand leader Wuling (+56.5%)…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. 2/07 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands ranking. After grinding to a complete halt in April (-99.7%), new car sales in Malaysia are estimated to drop -62.5% year-on-year in May to 22.800 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49%…
Toyota RAV4 sales surge 92.7% in a market down -59%. 1/07 update: Now with actuals for Top 40 All-brands and Top 285 All-models. In the two weeks since we published the April 2020 article, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico have flared up from 71.105 to 129.184, with the country consistently…
Honda sales drop just -1.6% in Hong Kong in April. New car sales in Hong Kong pause their recovery with April down -22.5% year-on-year to 2.293 units vs. -13% in March. The year-to-date tally is now down -23.2% to 9.430. Market leader Toyota (-39.9%) falls almost twice as fast as…