Toyota bZ3X Arriving in Beijing for what is my first time in China in 5 years, the most striking feat is of course how different the cars are in the street. At Chinese speed, 5 years are actually equivalent to maybe 10-15 years in the rest of the world. So…
For the first time in 5 years, BSCB will be able to visit the biggest Auto Show in the world: Auto China! This year it is held in Beijing, and I will report on it in detail when the press days are over. Internet connection is unpredictable in China and…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Colombia. Holy week celebrations hit the Colombian new car market further in March at -22.6% year-on-year to 13,361 sales. Keep in mind March 2023 was already off -17.2% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -14.4% to 40,567. Toyota…
The Citroen C3 ranks #4 in March in Slovenia. Next generation pictured. The Slovenian new car market is almost immobile in March, up 1 unit year-on-year to 5,272 sales. The Q1 volume is up 4% to 13,993. Volkswagen (-15.3%) endures the biggest drop in the Top 9 but easily remains in…
Renault now ranks #3 year-to-date in Uruguay. Pictured: the new Kardian. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay skid -12.3% year-on-year in March to 4,634 units. Yes thanks to a strong start of the year the Q1 tally remains in positive at +5.9% to 13,484. The entire brands podium defies the…
First Top 10 finish for the BYD Destroyer 05. The selection of models including in this update drop -6.1% year-on-year in March to reach a retail sales figure of 1,469,639 units. The year-to-date tally is still in positive however at +14.2% to 4,634,280 thanks to a fantastic January result (+68.1%).…
Mini sales buck the negative trend in March. Sales of new imported cars in China skid -16.5% year-on-year in March to 52,807 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.3% to 161,152. Lexus (+47.7%) easily repeats as the #1 brand and catches up on a weak yer-ago performance. Mercedes (-36.9%) freefalls…
The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #2 in Pakistan in March. New locally produced light vehicle sales in Pakistan edge up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 9,379 units. This is a poor result given March 2023 was off -65.6% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 14%…
Mazda sales are up 82% year-on-year in 2023. The Mauritius new car market soars 16.5% year-on-year in 2023 to a record 14,295 units, beating the previous record of 12,271 established just last year. Suzuki (+25%) tightens its grip on the brands ranking, ascending to 20.4% share vs. 12.6% for the…
Li Auto Mega It's now time to study the newcomers in the Chinese wholesales charts. This month we have 8 new models hitting dealerships, 7 of them Chinese. This again illustrate the dynamism of domestic brands vs. foreign ones. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure…
The Mitsubishi Xforce is an instant blockbuster in Vietnam. According to data by local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market drops -9.2% year-on-year in March to 27,289 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.4% to 58,165. This is a much better result than the -49.5% of last month. When…
Mitsubishi Triton sales are back up 124% year-on-year in March. In March New Zealand new vehicle sales sink -27.3% year-on-year to 11,616 units. This is a particularly poor result given March 2023 was already down -24% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -10.7% to 33,878. Passenger Cars…
The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the PC+LCV charts with 13.9% share just above Toyota (13.5%). Skoda,…
Nissan Juke sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in Greece. After posting two double-digit gains in a row at the start of the year, the Greek new car market brakes -6.2% year-on-year in March to 12,465 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +8.6% and 36,668 sales. Toyota…
The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3%…