The Kia Stonic is back to the YTD pole position in Cyprus. According to data shared by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market remains a fair distance below its year-ago level in July at -18.2% to 1.057 units. That's actually almost the same drop as…
Wuling retail sales are up 41.6% even before the introduction of the Hongguang MINI EV. Pictured: Hongguang Plus. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shows July retail sales of Passenger Vehicles in China up a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year to 1.625.000 units, the largest increase in over two years:…
The Audi Q8 breaks into the Top 20 imports for the first time in July. After a logical slump last month due to unusually high year-ago volumes, the Chinese imports market bounces back up 8.4% year-on-year in July to 85.215 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 518.954.…
Chinese MG, launched in Saudi Arabia in 2015, is up to #6 with 6.2% share in July. The Covid-19 crisis has put an end to an incredible run for the Saudi new car market, with Q2 2020 marking the first quarterly decline since 2018 at -11.3% to 110.041 units. This…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in UAE both in July and YTD. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates drop -32.4% year-on-year in July to 10.436 units vs. 15.433 in July 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -28.6% to 86.770. After Q1 volumes edged down -8.7% but…
The Suzuki Carry holds 18.3% of the Indonesian wholesales market in July. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales continue to be pummelled by the Covid-19 pandemic at -71.6% year-on-year in July to just 25.283 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49.8% to 286.215. Retail sales only fare marginally better at -59.1% to…
The Nissan Patrol is up to #2 overall in Oman so far in 2020. New car sales in Oman crash -41% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 36.730. Even though Q1 sales were holding very well at -2.8%, the last few months have been nothing short of…
The new Chevrolet Captiva already ranks just outside the Top 20. Picture aljarida.com The Kuwaiti new car market stumbles down -36.6% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 38.736 units. After Q1 volumes sank -20.3%, April imploded -80.2% to 1.601 vs. 8.085 in April 2019, May worsened to…
After detailing Chinese July wholesales, it is now time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches. This way you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest in the world's largest car market. After two months with an avalanche of novelties, July marks a pause with just 3 new launches. But…
The Toyota RAV4 breaks a six year-old monthly volume record in July. After surging +14.5% in May, and +11.6% in June, Chinese wholesales accelerate their post-Covid rebound in July at a superb +16.4% year-on-year to 2.112.000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). As it was…
Latin America is the worst-hit new car market globally in July, with Chile down -63.6%. LMC Automotive has now released its internal Global Light Vehicle (LV) sales for July 2020, showing a single-digit year-on-year decline for the first time since February. According to LMC, July global sales are down -6.8%…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record 6th place in Greece in July. Picture autotriti.gr Although it is much more contained compared to the past few months, the Greek new car market endures a 5th straight double-digit year-on-year decline in July at -18.8% to 9.516 units, pulling the year-to-date…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds a mammoth 16.4% share in Qatar in 2020. The Qatari new car market is down -23.5% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 20.010 units. After Q1 volumes dipped -6.2%, April was off -43.8% to 2.019 vs. 3.591, May imploded -67.9% to 1.237…
The Toyota Hilux climbs onto the Bahraini podium in 2020. New car sales in Bahrain are off -22.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 12.982 units. After Q1 sales edged up 1.3%, April imploded -56.6% to 922 vs. 2.127 in April 2019, May was down -48% from…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup is aiming for the overall top spot in Jordan. The Jordanian new car market limits its fall to -16.6% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 14.246 units. After Q1 volumes down -9.5%, April sales tumbled down -72.5% from 2.371 in April 2019…