The Mitsubishi Outlander reaches a record ranking in Australia in June. After 20 consecutive months of year-on-year gains and 5 straight monthly record, the Australian new car market marks a pause in June at -4.2% to 119,659 units. Now that customers have received vehicles that were ordered months or even…
The Dacia Sandero ranks #2 in Italy in May. It's a great month for new car sales in Italy, up 15% year-on-year to 160,046 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.3% or 45,000 units to 886,386. The event of the month is the record share of BEVs at 8.3%…
Cupra is up to a record #13 this month. The Spanish new car market edges up 2.2% year-on-year in June to 103,357 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.9% to 535,243. Like last month, sales to rental companies single-handedly pull the market in positive territory as they progress +15.4%…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in May. According to data shared by our Central European partner CE Auto, 3,118 new cars found a buyer in Serbia, a 9.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 25.5% to 14,862. Big event this month: after first…
The Skoda Scala ranks #2 in Bosnia in May. Our Central European partner CE Auto has new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina up 5.2% year-on-year in May to 1,202 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.9% to 5,192. The Skoda Octavia (-12.4%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date…
The Dacia Duster lodges a 7th consecutive win. Next generation pictured. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 7.6% year-on-year in May to 881 sales. This bring the year-to-date tally up 13.6% to 3,592 units. The Dacia Duster (-14.3%) manages a 7th…
First Macedonian Top 10 finish for the Citroen C4 X. According to data shared with us by our European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia continue on their great run with May volumes up another 12.3% year-on-year to 619, leading to a year-to-date tally up 33.7% to…
The Kia K3 is up to #2 in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market slows down its fall in May at -5.5% year-on-year to 14,828 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% to 70,710. Keep in mind May 2023 was down a damning -30% on the year…
The T-Cross lodges another stellar month in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market is off -9.3% year-on-year in May to 7,294 sales, but the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.5% to 38,396 units. Brand leader Skoda (-9%) roughly matches the market to a solid 20.8% share compared with…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Front Lander We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. Sales of the selection of vehicles included in this report are off -6.7% year-on-year this month to 1,576,309 units. This means the year-to-date…
The new gen Land Cruiser helps lift Toyota imports sales in China. Sales of new imported cars in China sink -13.2% year-on-year in May to just 50,712 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -9.3% to 262,801. Lexus (+8.3%) goes against the negative market to extend its lead over the…
Hyundai Accent sales are up 220.2% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.3% year-on-year in May to 61,937 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 4% to 312,197. Toyota (+2.4%) slightly trails the market but lodges a strong 29% share vs. 27.6% so far this year.…
The JAC J7 is up to a record 4th place in May. Note: Complete April 2024 data is also included in the data section of this article. For once the Kazakh new car market disappoints in May at -13% year-on-year to 12,813. The year-to-date tally is now stable at +0.9%…
Ford UAE sales almost double year-on-year in May. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates surge 18.9% year-on-year in May to 26,787 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 120,996. Toyota (+13.5%) and Nissan (+15%) both trail the market in the brands lead, but Toyota still manages an…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the world in 2023. According to data by OICA, the world new vehicle market grows 11.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 92,724,668, almost 10 million units more than in 2022. In fact, we are now back to pre-pandemic levels given 2019 was…