Mazda sales are up 36.7% year-on-year in August. OEM estimates have the U.S. new light vehicle market up a solid 6% year-on-year to 1.42 million units. This leads a year-to-date tally of 10.5 million units, up 1.5% over the same period in 2023. Light truck sales are up 8.9% to…
The Chevrolet D-Max remains by far the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. The new vehicle market in Ecuador, a new monthly update on BSCB, is down a harsh -18.4% year-on-year in August to 9,164 sales. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -18.6% to 75,033. In August. Chevrolet (+1.1%) widens the…
Volkswagen holds 10.9% of the Uruguayan market in August. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay advance 8.6% year-on-year in August to 5,510 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 8.2% to 38,929. The Top 2 carmakers disappoint with year-on-year declines. Chevrolet is down -12.2% to 14.4% share vs. 16.4% so…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular model in Morocco over the period. Today we can share with you a Top 100 models ranking for Morocco over Q2 2024. The big event is the Dacia Sandero reclaiming the overall top spot off the Renault Express with 10.1% share vs. 8.5%…
BYD holds 2.6% of the Portuguese market in August. The Portuguese new car market drops -9.4% year-on-year in August to 11,822 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.5% to 142,789. Peugeot (-15.9%) retains the top spot it holds year-to-date despite a significant dent in its sales. Mercedes (+5.2%) also…
Subaru Forester sales are up 124.7% year-on-year this month. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 5.6% year-on-year to 165,000. This remains below the 180,000 units the market used to achieve pre-pandemic. The SAAR for the month is at a solid 1.81 million units vs.…
The Dacia Sandero is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in August. Private buyers bought 68,865 new cars in August, a -18% year-on-year fall. This represents a 34.9% Private Sales Ratio (PSR) vs. 30.7% a year ago in August 2023. Year-to-date, private sales are up 1.9% to 619,848 or…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in August. The Danish new car market skids -4.9% year-on-year in August to 12,854 registrations. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 1.5% to 110,694. The Top 3 carmakers all deliver outstanding results with double-digit gains. Volkswagen is up 88.6%…
Audi Q4 e-Tron sales are up 86.4% year-on-year in August. 11,114 new cars hit Norwegian roads in August, a meagre 0.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally meanwhile remains in negative at -7.4% to 78,832. In contrast with the rest of Europe, this month BEVs break their market share record in…
Mercedes holds 12.6% of the Luxembourg market in August. 2,910 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in August, a harsh -14.8% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.4% to 32,270. Mercedes (+25.8%) defies the negative market to snap the pole position with a splendid 12.6% share vs.…
The Volvo EX30 ranks #3 in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market is hit a harsh -16.1% year-on-year in August to 15,927 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 155,575. 4x4 sales are down -14.7% to 8,056 and 50.6% share vs. 49.7% in August 2023 and…
VW Amarok The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in August to 9,990 sales. This is to be compared with 14,662 in August 2022. The year-to-date tally is off a daunting -18.7% to 82,067. In August, Passenger Cars are up 6.6% to 1,412, SUVs down -5.4% to…
The Toyota Starlet Cross aka Taisor ranks #8 in South Africa in August. The South African new vehicle market edges down -4.9% year-on-year in August to 43,588. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -6.1% to 333,662. Exports continue to freefall at -34.3% year-on-year in August to 28,073 and…
BYD ranks in the Ukrainian Top 10 for the 2nd month running. The Ukrainian new car market steps up 40% year-on-year in August to 8,107 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 24.6% to 47,563. Toyota (+11.6%) remains the most popular brand in the country with 15.4% share, distancing Renault…
Dacia holds 23.3% of the Moroccan Market in August. The Moroccan new car market soars 8.3% year-on-year in August to 12,047 sales. This includes 10,415 Passenger Cars (+7.7%) and 1,632 Light Commercial Vehicles. The PC year-to-date volume is now up 1.2% to 97,164. Brand leader Dacia beats the market at…