Toyota Corolla sales are up 28% in Taiwan in July. The Taiwanese new car market is up a very solid 12.5% year-on-year in July to 48.429 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 255.351. Toyota (+19.9%) manages to outpace an already galloping market to reach 29.6% share vs…
The new generation RAV4 is helping Toyota reclaim the world #1 manufacturer title. According to our respected colleague Bertel Schmidt writing on the Daily Kanban, the Toyota Group reclaims the title of largest automotive manufacturer in the world over the First Half of 2019 thanks to deliveries up a fantastic…
The new Kwid helps Renault up 49.2% in June in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico endure a 24th year-on-year decline in the past 25 months in June at -11.1% to 106.411 units, leading to a H1 volume down -6.2% to 638.675. As usual, brand leader Nissan (-16.9%) falls…
The Fiat Egea holds 11.3% of the Turkish market in June and 11.9% so far in 2019. One year ago in June 2018 the Turkish market nightmarish freefall started (-39%), it is therefore logical that this month's -16.4% drop is somewhat muted compared what we have witnessed in the past…
The Opel Crossland X is now inside the YTD Slovak Top 10. The Slovak new car market edges down -0.7% year-on-year in June to 9.396 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.7% to 52.085. Brand leader Skoda (+7.2%) goes against the grain with a sturdy uptick ay…
Jinbei LCV sales gain 8% in a market down -24% in June. Wholesales of Light Commercial vehicles in China freefall -24% year-on-year in June to 231.047 units, tilting the year-to-date tally down -5% to 1.606.503. Wuling (-34%) easily remains the best-selling carmaker despite a devastating loss, distancing Foton (+4%) one…
Renault is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium in June. Now updated with the Top 10 models. Belgian new car registrations stumble down -11% year-on-year in June to 50.044 units, leading to a First Half tally down -6.3% to 310.489. Renault (+8.2%) goes against the grain with a very satisfying uptick enabling…
Audi holds 10.2% of the Luxembourg market in June. Now updated with the Top 10 models. The Luxembourg new car market dives down -7.6% in June to 5.199 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +1.5% to 31.120 registrations. Volkswagen (13.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this month. The Lithuanian new car market continues to gallop ahead with June volumes up 41.1% year-on-year to 4.546 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 47.1% to 23.491. As it is also the case in Estonia and Latvia this month,…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Latvia over H1 2019. New car sales in Latvia drop -6.7% year-on-year in June to 1.612 units, yet the H1 volume easily remains in positive any +4.6% to 9.485. The Toyota Corolla is up 4-fold on the previous generation sedan to easily hold onto…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia in June. New car sales in Estonia drop -5.5% year-on-year in June to 2.424 units, leading to a H1 tally down -1.8% to 13.933. After two months spent at #2, the Toyota Corolla (+328.9%) topples the Toyota RAV4 (+8%) for rank…
Fiat Tipo sales are down -53.4% at home in July despite a recent facelift. New registrations in Italy edge down just -0.3% year-on-year in June to 153.535 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.3% to 1.240.642. As we have observed in both France and Spain already, this is actually a…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the third time in 2019. New car sales in Spain drop -8.3% year-on-year in July to 121.012 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 836.352. However as it is the case in France, this is in fact a…
The Audi e-Tron and Tesla Model 3 are shaping up to be the heroes of 2019 in Norway. The Norwegian new car market edges down -4.5% year-on-year in July to 9.178 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 1.2% at 87.387. After the traditional end-of-quarter freak surge by…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in July. Even though it remains in negative, the Finnish new car market slows down its decline further in July to just -4.6% to 9.018 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -12.5% to 68.250. Toyota (+27.9%) is completely and…