Toyota Alphard * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 175 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Hong Kong are down a painful 13% year-on-year in April to 3.638 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 18.382 units, still up by a robust 10% on 2014.…
Leopaard CS10 This is Part 4 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here, Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here and Part 3 (from #10 to #6) here. I let the suspense build up but we…
First Top 25 ranking in Russia for the Nissan Terrano, a Renault Duster rebadge. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Russian market is stuck in hell: -41.5% year-on-year in April to 132.456 registrations, the lowest April score in over…
The Nissan Qashqai hits a best-ever 6th spot in Europe over the 1st Quarter 2015. * See the Top 340 All-models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * All manufacturers present in Europe are breathing a sign of relief as the European new car market soars 9%…
The Mercedes AMG GT makes its 1st appearance in the European ranking at #248... * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * After looking at the March Top 10 models and brands for Europe, we now have access to refined and…
Chevrolet D-Max sales are up 73% in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 65 All-brands and Top 12 models by clicking on the title * 2014 marks a return into positive territory for new vehicle sales in Ecuador, up 5.5% year-on-year to 120.060 registrations. Chevrolet literally…
Ford Edge sales are up 65% year-on-year in Canada in April. * See the Top 254 models, Top 35 brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop Canadians from buying new cars in record numbers this year: April sales are up a further 6% year-on-year…
The 500X pushes the Fiat 500 nameplate up to #5 in Austria this month. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Another timid month for new car sales in Austria: up just 0.9% year-on-year in April to 29.500 registrations, keeping the…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 43 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Uruguay are down 3% year-on-year in April to 4.142 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 16.937 registrations, a 1% drop on a record total at the same time last year. Suzuki…
Suzuki Bolan * See the Top 15 best-selling locally produced models by clicking on the title * Only sales of locally-produced models are available monthly in Pakistan, giving us an insight into what should form roughly 80-90% of the overall Pakistani market given very high import taxes prevent a significant…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling nameplate in Estonia in April. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Estonia are down a tiny 0.7% year-on-year in April to 2.028 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 6.953 units,…
Honda StepWGN * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 regular vehicles and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * This Japan update was prepared in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The big news in Japan in April is the tax rate hike on kei cars to align them with the…
Mazda holds 5.1% of the Chilean new car market in April. * See the Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Chile slow down their fall in April at -13.5% to 23.084 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 86.677 deliveries, still down a…
The HR-V helps push Honda up 1314% year-on-year in Singapore * See the Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * Unlocked by a sharp fall in Certificates of Entitlement prices, Singapore new car sales are up a whopping 115% year-on-year to 3.758 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
Skoda Superb * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * This year the Czech new car market is pushing boundaries of what we thought possible up until now. After breaking an all-time record last month at 21.155 registrations, April sales, up…