The Fiat Tipo is #1 in Lithuania in May but 99% are re-exported. The Lithuanian new car market drops -51.5% year-on-year in May to 2.057 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.3% to 18.699. Fiat (-49.7%) remains by far the most "popular" brand in the country with a…
The Mazda CX-30 secures its 2nd podium finish in 3 months on sale in Colombia. 18/06 update: Now with Top 80 models. 11/06 update: Now with Top 30 brands and models. The April 2020 article has now been updated with the Top 70 All-models. After grounding to an almost complete…
The Xpeng P7 has landed in China, and is aiming squarely at the Tesla Model 3. After analysing May wholesales in China, it's time to detail the new locally-produced launches for the month. We are now truly back to pre-pandemic launch rhythms with no less than 11 new models making their entrance…
The Mercedes GLB ranks just outside the Greek Top 30 in May. Picture drive.gr New car sales in Greece are down -67.5% year-on-year in May to 4.497 units, that's a slightly better hold than in April (-80.2%) but still a pretty poor performance given how relatively unscathed the country has been…
The Mitsubishi Triton is #1 in Indonesia for the first time. Factory closures mean Indonesian wholesales collapse -95.8% year-on-year in May to just 3.551 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -41.2% to 248.310. Retail sales fare somewhat better but still sink -81.8% to 17.083 and -40% YTD to 260.716. Mitsubishi…
First win since January 2018 for the Ravon Nexia R3. After stalling -80.5% in April, the Kazakh new vehicle market spectacularly returns to growth in May at +18.7% year-on-year and 7.315 registrations, completing the only true V-shaped recovery in the world (Chinese sales were in negative for three months). The…
Hongqi (+133.7%) symbolises the recovery of the Chinese market and its SUV segment, with both the brand (15.103) and the HS5 (9.117) breaking all-time records. Doing even better than the +11.7% anticipated, Chinese wholesales soar +14.5% year-on-year to 2.194.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile…
The VinFast Lux A2.0 ranks inside the Top 10 at home. Vietnam has impressed with its handling of the coronavirus crisis with only 334 reported cases and 0 deaths as of June 16 for a country of 95.5 million inhabitants bordering China... Its new car market is already recovering at…
Renault is up to 16.1% share in Bulgaria vs. 10.2% in 2020. The Bulgarian new car market freefalls -68.1% year-on-year in May to just 1.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -47.1% to 10.042. Renault (-50.3%) snaps the brands top spot for the first time in 2020, shooting up…
Uruguay is the first country to crown the Suzuki S-Presso. Picture motorbeam.com The Uruguayan new car market drops -54.2% year-on-year in May to 1.538 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -29.8% to 10.927. Suzuki (+0.8%) continues to swim upstream, even managing a small year-on-year gain, the only one in the Top…
Singapore had to cope with a new wave of COVID-19 cases in May. As confirmed COVID-19 cases doubled throughout the course of May from 16.169 as of April 30 to 34.884 as of May 31 and 39.850 at the time of writing this article, the Singaporean economy ground to a halt.…
The Suzuki S-Presso is among the 10 most successful vehicles in South Africa. 11/06: Now with Top 275 All-models ranking. After stalling -98.4% in April, the South African new car market recovers somewhat in May at -68.1% year-on-year to 12.932 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -38.2% to 130.762. Passenger cars…
The Suzuki Alto is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in May. Pakistan has gingerly reopened its economy in May after Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government was unable to financially help all those who lost their job. Sadly this coincides with a dramatic turn in COVID-19 infections, going from 5.374 two…
BMW manages the best hold among the Top 15 brands. Picture autofilou.at 10/06 update: Now with Top 20 models. Austria both imposed movement restrictions and stepped out of the COVID-19 crisis earlier than most European countries, and May new car sales figures confirm recovery is now well on the way.…
The Fiat Ducato is up to #2 overall in Germany in May. 11/06 update : Now with Top 285 All Private sales models. With car dealerships reopening as early as April 20, the -49.5% year-on-year drop of German new car sales in May to just 168.148 units can be considered…