The Toyota Corolla Cross has landed in the Vietnamese charts. The Vietnamese new vehicle market edges down -3.8% year-on-year to 20.655 units in August, leading to a year-to-date volume down -25% to 151.903 according to VAMA. These figures climb to 27.516 and 200.929 respectively once adding Hyundai and VinFast who report sales…
BMW sales surge 31.1% year-on-year in Singapore in August. New car sales in Singapore leap back into positive territory in August at +1.6% year-on-year to 5.180 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -48.9% to 26.498. Toyota (-10.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 16.3% share and despite a…
YTD Proton sales are now up vs. the same period in 2019. Picture paultan.org 25/09 update: Now with total market actuals. According to final data by the Malaysian Automobile Association, the Malaysian new car market records a third consecutive year-on-year gain in August at +3.2% to 52.800 units, meaning the…
The Isuzu D-Max holds a mammoth 47% share of the Thai pickup segment in July. 14/09 update: Now with Top 55 models. As Thailand celebrates a full four months of new daily Covid-19 cases below 20 (since 25 April) and less than 3.400 total cases, its new vehicle market remains…
Honda sales in Pakistan surge 71.8% year-on-year in August. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan soar 14.9% year-on--year in August to 11.742 units, the first positive result both post-pandemic and since March 2019. Keep in mind however that August 2019 volumes were already decimated at -42.1% on the year…
The BMW X4 breaks into the foreigner Top 10 in August. The post-pandemic rebound is over in South Korea with new car sales ending five consecutive months of year-on-year gains in August at -3.5% to 131.876 units vs. +41.2% in June and +9.2% in July. Local manufacturers are down -7.2% to 117.234…
Ford sales are down -11.7% year-on-year in a market down -30.1%. 10/09 update: Now with Top 20 models. The Austrian new car market is back in hell in August at -30.1% year-on-year to 20.906 units, enduring its steepest decline since last May (-33.6%) and leading to a year-to-date tally down…
The 1 Series soars 142.9% in August, helping lift BMW up 15.2%. Picture autobild.de 10/09 update: Now with Top 310 All Private Sales models. Illustrating the general situation in Europe over the month, the German new car market cranks the reverse gear in August, sinking -20% year-on-year to 251.044 units…
The new Seltos breaks its volume record, helping Kia up 14.9%. Estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers have the Canadian new light vehicle market down -8.9% year-on-year in August to 165.837 units, a slight worsening from the -4.9% of July which brings the year-to-date tally down -27% to 975.356 units. The Seasonally Adjusted…
Volvo is the only carmaker in positive among those reporting monthly. 9/09 update: Now with Lexus and Toyota models data. U.S. new light vehicle volumes see their recovery halted in August at -20% year-on-year to 1.32 million units based on estimates from Cox Automotive and LMC Automotive. This is a steeper…
The Peugeot 2008 reaches a record 2nd place in Slovenia in August. Picture avtoportret.si After soaring 7.9% in July, the Slovenian new car market falls back down into negative in August at -13% year-on-year to 4.357 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -25.5% to 38.791. Renault (-8%) remains above…
The Mercedes GLA is up 69.9% to 5th place in Switzerland. Switzerland endures an 8th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year declines in August at -16.3% to 16.260 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -29.7% to 142.102. In August 4x4 sales drop -18.2% to 7.706 and 47.4% share vs. 48.5%…
The FAW Bestune X40 breaks into the New Caledonian Top 20. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, mark a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year gains in August at +4.6% to 728 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.2% to 5.114. Toyota soars 12% to…
The new Land Rover Defender has landed in Mexico... New light vehicle sales in Mexico remain in pretty bad shape in August at -28.4% year-on-year to 77.092 units. This is only a slightly better hold than in July (-31%), leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.2% to 586.434. For once Nissan…
The Citroen C3 is now #1 year-to-date in Denmark. After soaring 13.4% in July, the Danish new car market falls back into negative in August at -5.8% to 17.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -20.7% to 124.991. Ford (+191.3%) is up almost 3-fold over its August 2019 volumes…