Over 2,000 Maextro S800 have already been sold in China Now that August wholesales data has been explored, it’s time to detail the latest launches on the Chinese market. This month we have 9 models appearing in the charts, one of them a foreigner. It's a particularly successful month, with…
The BYD Sealion 7 ranks at #8 in Ukraine in August. 7,118 new light vehicles hit Ukrainian roads in August, a -15.5% year-on-year regression. The year-to-date tally is now off -8.7% to 46,248. Toyota (-17.2%) retains the brands top spot with 14.7% share while BYD (+168.1%) continues to go from…
The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers. German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are…
The Kia PV5 has landed in its home charts. The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in August to 138,408 units, that includes 111,109 for domestic manufacturers (-3.2%) and 27,299 for foreigners (+22.6%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.2% to 1,100,839 including 908,543 locals (+1.3%)…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 8th place in Mexico in August. The Mexican new light vehicle market is down -3% year-on-year in August to 124,180 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -0.6% to 958,085. Keep in mind Chery Group has stopped sharing Mexican sales data in…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
Geely posts another euphoric score in August. CAAM data shows a Chinese wholesales market shooting up 16.4% year-on-year in August to 2,860,000 units, leading to a YTD tally up 12.6% to 21,130,000. New Energy sales soar 36.7% to 9,620,000 over the period. Looking a Passenger Vehicles only, they are up…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria shoot up 18.5% year-on-year in August to 4,132 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.1% to 36,054. Toyota (+38.9%) and Dacia (+41.6%) top the brands charts with excellent showings to 11.8%…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
Daihatsu Move sales soar 145% YoY in August. The Japanese new vehicle market has now completely caught up on year-ago disruptions and endures a second straight month of YoY decline in August at -8.3% to 301,221 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.2% to 3,037,194. Toyota (-12.5%) falls…
First Australian Top 10 finish for Chery. 09/09 update: Now with Top 341 All models ranking. New light vehicle sales in Australia gain 2.9% year-on-year in August to 103,694 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever below the 109,966 of August 2023. Due to a pushy first half…
The Explorer helps Ford surge +153.3% The Norwegian new car market sports a fantastic +25.2% YoY lift in August to 13,915 units, bringing the YTD tally up 25.67% to 98,996. BEV sales are up 28.6% to 13,482 and 96.9% share vs. 94.3% in August 2024 which was a record at…
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The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in August. 11,739 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in August, a splendid 17.7% year-on-year lift. This way, the YTD volume is up 5.8% to 86,814. Passenger Cars (Cars and SUVs) grow 19.8% to 8,090, light commercials are…