The Maruti Wagon R is #1 in India for the first time in history. High dealer stocks and the absence of any push by the government mean new car wholesales in India accelerate their freefall in July at a ghastly -30.2% year-on-year to just 201.669 units, marking a 4th consecutive…
The Palisade sells over 4.000 units in July, helping Hyundai up 12.1%. July 2019 marks the entrance into very troubled waters for the U.S. new car market with the Detroit 3 (General Motors, Ford Motor and FCA) accounting for 45% of the market now abandoning monthly sales reporting and sharing…
A new Daihatsu Tanto launched in July. New vehicle sales in Japan gain 4.1% year-on-year in July to 459.456 units, leading to a year-to-date volume now up 1.2% to 3.212.876. Regular cars (+6.7%) lift the market up at 300.799 this month vs. 158.657 kei cars (-0.7%), however both segments edge…
The Duster (+20.8%) helps Dacia up 12.8% across Europe in H1 2019. 07/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 55 brands and Top 385 models. New car sales in Europe edge down -3.1% to 8.426.190 units over the First Half of 2019 according to ACEA data which includes the European Union…
Seat sales are up 5.4% in Europe in June, the largest gain in the Top 20. 07/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 55 brands and Top 350 models. 27/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 100 models. 26/07/2019 update: Now with actuals for the Top 25 brands and models. According to…
Almost half of all Nissans sold in the Philippines is a Navara. Now updated with the H1 Top 10 brands. In June, new vehicle sales in the Philippines gain 4.5% on May to 35.100 units, including 19.460 LCVs (Pickups, SUVs and vans), 11.040 passenger cars, 3.387 MPVs, 582 light trucks…
The Iran Khodro Dena is now produced locally and sold as the Khazar LD. The Azerbaijani new car market continues to recover in 2018 with sales up a splendid 33.3% year-on-year to 9.262. Hyundai (+84.9%) vastly outpaces the market to improve its share to 25.2%, now followed by Toyota (+127.3%)…
The recently relaunched Rush has helped Toyota stay on top in the Dominican Republic. New light vehicle sales in the Dominican Republic soar 10.6% year-on-year in the Dominican Republic to 20.422 units. The market remains very concentrated on a handful of Asian brands: Toyota easily leads the way with 20.6% share…
Citroen sales soar 29.3% year-on-year in the UK in July. UK new car sales endure a 5th straight year-on-year decline in July at -4.1% to 157.198 units, the weakest July result since 2012. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.5% to 1.426.443. Private sales resist best at -2% to 66.351…
The new Arkana lifts Renault sales up 11.9% in Russia in July. The Russian new light vehicle market is stuck in a negative rut, July marking the 5th year-on-year decline in the past 6 months. Both this month's deliveries (139.968) and the year-to-date volume (968.718) are down -2.4%. Homegrown brand…
The Kia K7 is the best-selling passenger car in South Korea in July. The South Korean new car market drops -4.1% year-on-year in July to 148.055 units, with local carmakers down -3.9% to 128.602 and foreigners down -5.2% to 19.453. Year-to-date, the overall volume is down -4.3% to 1.011.718, handicapped…
Toyota is boosted up 2.9% by the new Yaris breaking into the Top 5 this month. The extension of a government subsidy plan aimed at reviving sales in the country seems to have finally had some limited effect on the market, with July sales down "only" -25.9% year-on-year to 49.477…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Croatian Top 20 for the first time. New car sales in Croatia soar 8.3% year-on-year in July to 6.212 units, tilting back the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +0.9% to 44.368. Volkswagen (-25.8%) is hit full frontal but reclaims the monthly top spot…
Mitsubishi sales surge 32% year-on-year in Israel in July. Picture autosport.co.il Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today July brands data for Israel - models data being a quarterly occurrence. The Isreali new car market is up 7.2% year-on-year in July to 22.993 units, yet the…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 28% in Taiwan in July. The Taiwanese new car market is up a very solid 12.5% year-on-year in July to 48.429 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 255.351. Toyota (+19.9%) manages to outpace an already galloping market to reach 29.6% share vs.…