Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Mauritius in 2022. New vehicle sales in Mauritius surge 28.4% year-on-year in 2022 to 12,271 units, a new all-time record volume eclipsing the previous best of 11,317 established in 2018. Suzuki (+92.4%) almost doubles its year-ago volume to snap the top spot with 19%…
The Skoda Scala hits a record 2nd place in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -2.2% year-on-year to 2,965 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.8% to 18,026 sales. The Skoda Octavia (-0.6%) stays atop the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Bosnian new car market soaring 26.6% year-on-year in July to 1,086 sales. This brings the year-to-date volume up up 27.8% to 6,941. The Skoda Octavia (+64.3%) remains by far the…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in Moldova both in July and YTD. Based on data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in July to 742 sales. This is a strong result as July 2022 was up 24% on…
The Skoda Scala is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in July. According to data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia are stable in July at +0.8% year-on-year to 488 units. This is however a poor result given July 2022 was down -23.8% on the year…
The Chinese continue to add new brands to an already long list, with 8 additional marques bringing the total up to 199. Notice most of the brands launched this time belong to well known, large manufacturers. This time, additions are Aion - not a subbrand of GAC anymore, Cao Cao…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia again. The Colombian new car market continues to implode in July at -43.5% year-on-year to just 13,146 units, as low as 26 years ago in 1997 (13,427). This brings the year-to-date total to 104,015, off 29.3% over the same period last…
Skoda places five models in the Top 8. The Slovak new car market rallies back up 28.6% year-on-year in July to 8,001 sales, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.8% to 53,458. Skoda (+36.8%) outpaces the surging market to 19.4% share while Kia (+4.3%) is a lot more muted but…
Chery is the 10th best-selling manufacturer in South Africa in July. New vehicle sales in South Africa edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 43,389 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 309,359. Passenger Cars are down -9.7% to 27,839 whereas Light Commercials soar 32.6% to 12,666.…
Baojun Cloud It is now time to study 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 a more moderate 4 new models hitting…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July and YTD. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market surging 52.1% year-on-year in July to 1,685 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 28.7% to 9.319. Kia (+89.4%) vastly outpaces the market…
The VinFast VF 5 Plus is up to #8 at home in July. New light vehicle sales in Vietnam are off -18.4% year-on-year in July 24,687 according to VAMA. The year-to-date volume is now down -30.2% to 162,014. These figures climb to 31,764 (-16.8%) and 208,740 (-28.3%) year-to-date when adding Hyundai…
The Hyundai i20 is up to #2 in Iceland in July. Only 1,267 new light vehicles found an Icelandic home in July, a -38% year-on-year freefall. The year-to-date tally is now down -12.8% to 11,536 units after 7 months. Toyota (-37.8%) matches the market to remain in the brands top…
Renault sales are up 226.1% year-on-year in Luxembourg in July. 4,208 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in July, a 13.1% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.2% to 30,702. Volkswagen (+13.5%) matches the market to solidly hold onto the brands top spot with 14% share vs.…
Suzuki is #2 year-to-date in Uruguay. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market climbs 15.6% year-on-year in July to 4,651 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.5% to 30,883. Chevrolet (+49.5%) easily holds onto the top spot of the brands ranking with 20.8% share vs. 16.2% year-to-date. Like last month,…