BYD sales climb 167.3% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Singapore edge up 7% year-on-year in August to 2,541 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -15.5% to 18,147. Toyota (+24.8%) vastly outpaces the market to tighten its grip on the charts with 23% share vs. 22.2% so far…
First New Zealand Top 10 finish for the Ford Escape. New Zealand vehicle sales endure another steep fall in August at -33.1% year-on-year to 9,809, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 100,947. The market is still reeling from customers rushing to purchase their vehicle before the new Clean Car…
The Renault Express is the best-selling vehicle in Morocco in August. All our thoughts are with the victims of the Moroccan earthquake. In August, the new light vehicle market in Morocco returns to negative for the 5th time this year at -2.9% to 11,128 sales. This includes 9,666 Passenger Cars…
The Mini is #2 with German private buyers in August. Next generation pictured. Now updated with complete brands ranking. Today we have a rare update for you: brands and models rankings of German Private Sales (as opposed to Fleet Rental and Company sales) for August and year-to-date. This way we…
Fiat sales are up 150% year-on-year in August. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market is up 21.7% year-on-year in August to 5,074 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally up 7.6% to 35,985. Atop the brands ranking, Chevrolet (+67.8%) and Fiat (+150%) vastly outpace the market to 17.8% and 15.2% share respectively…
Jetour Traveler The time has come to explore the new locally-produced models hitting the Chinese market this month. This way, you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have 6 new models hitting the road, 5 of…
The BYD Seagull climbs on the podium for only its 4th month in market. Boosted by both national government consumption incentives and promotions by carmakers, the Chinese wholesales market manages a 8.4% year-on-year gain to 2,582,000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This is…
Toyota holds 19.3% of the Ukrainian market in August. New car sales in Ukraine double year-on-year in August at +98% to 5,790. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 57% to 38,159 units. Toyota (+49.1%) halves the market growth but easily retains the brands top spot with 19.3% share…
The Mazda CX-5 soars to pole position in August. According to local association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam drop -27.2% year-on-year in August to 22,540, leading to a year-to-date volume down -29.8% to 184,554. These figures climb to 25,685 (-31.5%) and 234,425 (-28.7%) when adding Hyundai and VinFast EV who report separately…
The Mazda CX-5 is the best-selling car in Chile in August. Difficult access to financing continues to impact new light vehicle sales in Chile in August at -19.1% year-on-year to 28,314. Encouragingly however, this is the smallest percentage drop since last March. The year-to-date volume is down -28.8% to 210,576. Passenger…
The Subaru Forester ends the month on the podium. The Icelandic new car market drops -12.3% year-on-year in August to 1,166 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -12.8% to 12,702. Tesla (+2275%!) is ultra dominant at 24.4% share, its highest level since the 34.1% of September 2021. Tesla sells almost…
The VW Golf just misses out on a win this month. The Austrian new car market is up 5.5% year-on-year in August to 18,790 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.4% to 163,046. Volkswagen (-8.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 15.3% share and despite a year-on-year fall.…
The Suzuki Alto is up to 36.5% share in August. According to local association PAMA, the Pakistani new light vehicle market sinks -34.9% year-on-year to 7,579. Although drastic, this is an improvement on the -57% of July. Grave production issues linked to the non-availability of CKD parts due to the absence…
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in August. New car sales in Luxembourg advance 15.1% year-on-year in August to 3,416 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.7% to 34,118. This month BMW (+17.7%) takes the lead of the brands ranking for the first time since September 2021 with…
The Hyundai Grandeur tightens its grip on the models charts. New light vehicle sales in South Korea are stable in August at +0.7% year-on-year to 129,832. This includes 106,482 sales for local manufacturers (+1.3%) and 23,350 for foreigners (-2.1%). The year-to-date tally is now up 7.9% to 1,156,741 including 981,549…