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…
Toyota Corolla sales in Iraq are up 3-fold year-on-year in 2020. New light vehicle sales in Iraq sink -38.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 27.604 units. After Q1 volumes dropped -15.4%, April sales were off -74.7% to 1.445 from 5.721 a year ago, May was down…
Mitsubishi goes from 1.8% share a year ago to 9.4% in 2020. The Lebanese new car market suffers the combined effects of an economic meltdown and the Covid-19 crisis with sales down a ghastly -65.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to just 7.557 units. After a First…
Kia overtakes Hyundai as the best-selling carmaker in Syria. New car sales in Syria have come to a stop over the past few months, with the YTD tally as of end July down an abysmal -68% to 1.437. There were zero sales in April vs. 595 in April 2019 (-100%),…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds almost 40% of the Yemeni market this year. The Yemeni new car market is down -21.4% year-on-year to 3.820 units over the first 7 months of 2020. April sales were down -33.9% to 446, May down -57% to 390, June off -3% to 553 and…
The Toyota Hilux breaks its all-time market share record in South Africa. Total Covid-19 cases in South Africa have soared from 276.342 a month ago to 568.919, hitting a record 13.944 on July 24. As a result of the continued disruption, new vehicle sales in the country remain stuck in a rut…
The VW ID.3 has finally landed in the German sales charts. 02/09 update: Now with Top 290 All Private Sales models. German new car sales significantly reduce their decline from -32.2% in June to -5.4% in July at 314.938 units, reclaiming the European top spot. Yet unlike the UK (+11.3%), France…
Local carmaker VinFast holds 6.5% share and ranks 7th in July. New vehicle sales in Vietnam edge down -9.7% year-on-year in July to 24.065 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 131.248 according to VAMA. These figures climb to 33.885 and 173.413 respectively once adding Hyundai and VinFast…
Mercedes is #1 in Singapore for the 4th time this year. After imploding in April (-90.1%), May (-99.2%), and June (-87.2%), the Singaporean new car market is on the mend in July at "only" -31% year-on-year to 4.825 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -54.5% to 21.318. Mercedes (+33.7%) lodges…
The Toyota Yaris is teasing the Suzuki Alto for the Pakistani pole position. Sales of locally-produced light vehicle in Pakistan drop just -7.4% year-on-year in July to 11.659 units, and although this is a much better showing than in June (-50.2%), keep in mind July 2019 was particularly weak month,…
4th monthly win in Slovenia for the Renault Captur, record #4 for the Peugeot 2008. 12/08 update: Now with Top 210 All-models ranking. It's back to positive for the Slovenian new car market lifting by a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year in July to 6.429 registrations, which brings the year-to-date tally down…
The Ford Puma signs a second ever Top 10 finish in Hungary. New car sales in Hungary are stuck in a rut at -21.2% year-on-year in July to 12.045 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -24.6% to 67.715. When including Light Commercials these figures are 13.672 for July…
The Skoda Octavia soars 29% year-on-year in July. 11/08 update: Now with final brands data and Top 20 models. New car sales in Austria continue to struggle in July at -21.2% year-on-year to 24.784 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.6% to 137.571. Brand leader Volkswagen (-30.1%) is hit…
The Ford Kuga repeats at #1 in Denmark. The Danish new car market spectacularly pivot back into positive in July at +13.4% year-on-year to 18.956 registrations, yet the year-to-date volume remains down -22.7% to 107.383. Ford (+163.8%) almost triples its July 2019 volume to step into the brands pole position with…