Firefly Now that April wholesales data has been covered, it’s time to study the latest launches on the Chinese market. The flood of new models hitting the Chinese market continues, with no less than 15 novelties this month, including just one foreigner. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese…
BYD holds 10.2% of the Uruguayan market in April. 5,078 new cars found a buyer in Uruguay in April, a -2.8% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date tally is up 9.9% to 20,559. The Top 4 carmakers all defy the market decline with double-digit gains. Fiat advances 10.9% to 14% share vs.…
GAC breaks into the Singaporean Top 10 thanks to its Aion EV range. New car sales in Singapore advance 14.4% year-on-year in April to 3,949 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 28% to 14,863. BYD (+34.7%) posts its fourth consecutive monthly win and sports its 2nd best ever market…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in April. The Portuguese new car market lifts 8.2% year-on-year in April to 18,752 sales, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +1.2% to 77,297. Peugeot (+64.6%) soars ahead to solidify its dominance in the brands charts, while Mercedes (+13.8%)…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. 5,193 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April, a solid 10.6% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.3% to 19,865. 3 of the Top 4 carmakers outpace the market, with Volkswagen (+18.3%) and Skoda (+42.6%) very…
The Suzuki Alto still holds 21.5% of the Pakistani market in April. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, 10,596 new locally assembled vehicles found buyer in Pakistan in April, a tiny +0.8% year-on-year uptick. Year-to-date, the volume amounts to 50,788, up 26.5% year-on-year. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan…
The Mahindra Scorpio lodges its 2nd highest monthly volume in April. Indian wholesales are up 4.9% year-on-year in April to 353,449 units, a new record for the month, and this for the third consecutive year. The year-to-date tally is up 3.4% to 1,521,520, also a new record at this stage…
The Geely Xingyuan is the best-selling vehicle in China in April and year-to-date. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesale market continues to perk up in April at +9.8% year-on-year to 2.59 million units (this figure includes exports). New Energy Vehicles climb 44.2% year-on-year to 1,226,000 equalling to 47.3%…
Suzuki sales are up 37.9% year-on-year over Q1. New vehicle sales in Mauritius shoot up by 21.5% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2025 to 4,680 units. Suzuki (+37.9%) tightens its grip on the market to a phenomenal 28.4% share, leaving Toyota (+22.6%) in the dust at 12.5% of the…
The Volvo XC60 hits a new ranking record in April. Polish new car sales advance 5.8% year-on-year in April to 46,968 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.3% to 189,064. Toyota (-10.9%) easily retains the brands pole position with 15.7% share, albeit down one percentage point on its YTD…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in New Zealand. 8,839 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in April, a -4.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.9% to 41,031 units. The Top four brands all fall faster than the market. Toyota is off -8.8%…
The MG 5 is back inside the Mexican Top 5. 108,298 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in April, a -4.6% year-on-year dip. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at 473,402 units, up 1.4% over the same period in 2024. Nissan (+6.3%) defies the gloomy market and widens the…
The BYD Sealion 7 is inside the Indonesian Top 10 in April. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia edge up 5.3% year-on-year in April to 51,205 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -2.8% to 256,368. Retail sales are off -3% to 57,031 for the month and down -7.6% year-to-date to…
The new Omoda C9 pushes Chery up to #5 brand in March. Today we are able to share with you complete sales data for Malaysia in March. 76,515 new cars found a buyer in the country this month, leading to a year-to-date tally of 197,026. Local behemoth Perodua holds 39.8%…
Cupra is the 5th best-selling brand in Austria in April. 24,855 new cars hit Austrian roads in April, a splendid 16.5% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is now up 7.4% to 90,872. Volkswagen (+6.3%) dominates once again with 14.5% of the market, distancing Skoda (+13.4%) at 10.5%. BMW (+29%) and…