The new Suzuki Alto has taken the Pakistani market by storm. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles freefall -42.1% year-on-year in August to 10.222 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.6% to 143.020. Suzuki (-23.8%) limits its fall to reach a record 64.7% share vs. 57.2% YTD, but both Toyota…
The new Kwid helps Renault up 19.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican new vehicle market is down for the 26th time in the past 27 months in August at -9.3% to 107.664 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -6.8% to 852.051. As usual brand leader Nissan (-13.6%) falls faster…
The Toyota RAV4 climbs on the Cyprus podium in August. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT we can share with you today August sales figures for Cyprus. Volumes are down -7.5% year-on-year to 639 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.3% to 8.472. This month the Toyota…
The VW T-Cross is up to a record 4th place in Austria. New car sales in Austria drop -12.7% year-on-year in August to 29.888 units as hangover from last year's pre-WLTP rush kicks in. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.3% to 237.251. Volkswagen (+5.5%) and Skoda (+30.6%) ignore the market…
All guns blazing: the Dacia Duster sees its record ranking in Germany rise from #29 to #10. Now updated with Private Sales data (Top 50 models and commentary). New car sales in Germany hold surprisingly well in August, edging down -0.8% to 313.748 which means the YTD volume remains in…
The Mitsubishi Xpander confirms it is an instant blockbuster in Vietnam. New vehicle sales in Vietnam edge up 4.8% year-on-year in August to 21.483 units, a much lower rate than earlier in the year that leads to a year-to-date volume up 20.8% to 202.567. Toyota (+7.1%) outpaces the market to…
The Nissan NP200 scores its first ever podium finish in South Africa. New vehicle sales in South Africa continue to decline at -5.1% year-on-year in August to 45.537 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.9% to 349.203. The Top 2 manufacturers all fall faster than the market: Toyota is down…
The Baojun 530 is sold as the Chevrolet Captiva in Chile. The July 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. New car sales in Chile sink -14.6% year-on-year in August to 33.059 units for their 7th decline of the year, with the year-to-date tally now down…
Opel sales surge 427.3% year-on-year in Singapore to #15. New car sales in Singapore continue on their seesaw year: after freefalling -41.1% in June and surging +32.5% in July, the market is back in stark negative in August at -14.2% to 5.099 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -5%…
The Dacia Sandero tops the Slovenian charts for the first time. Picture avto.over.net New car sales in Slovenia drop a steep -13.7% year-on-year in August to 5.006 units, engulfed in the WLTP hangover that is gripping most European Union markets this month. As a result, the year-to-date tally is now…
VW remains the #1 brand in Uruguay thanks to sales up 17.8%. After gaining a stunning 30.7% last month, the Uruguayan new car market falls back to earth in August at -12.3% to 3.398 registrations, in line with its -10.8% YYD loss to 25.822. But both Volkswagen (+17.8%) at #1…
The Mercedes A-Class repeats at #1 in Portugal. The Portuguese new car market is logically hit by WLTP hangover in August at a paltry -19% year-on-year to 12.435 registrations as year-ago sales were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. The year-to-date volume is now down -6.1% to 159.466. Having already made…
The Toyota RAV4 (+172.1%) posts its 2nd NZ podium finish this year. The New Zealand new light vehicle market endures a fourth consecutive year-on-year decline in August at -4.4% to 12.607 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.1% to 100.090. Passenger cars, down -14.2% to 2.796, and Light Commercials,…
The Suzuki Vitara breaks its Hungarian share record for the 2nd month in a row. New car sales in Hungary soar by a splendid 20.8% year-on-year in August to 15.618 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 10.1% to 105.451. Local producer Suzuki (+408.7%) posts another out-of-this-world performance, multiplying its year-ago…
The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V both break their all-time US monthly volume records in August. After edging into positive for the first time this year in July (+1.9%), the US new light vehicle market soars an estimated 10.3% year-on-year in August to 1.651.092 units, the first double-digit gain in…