74% of all Mitsubishi Outlander sold in September were to rental companies. New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 19.1% year-on-year in September to a round 14,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 100,795. Passenger cars (cars and SUVs) are up 20.8% to 10,364 while Light Commercials…
Chevrolet Equinox sales are up 110.9% year-on-year over Q3. The ending on Sept 30 of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit has pushed the U.S. new light vehicle market up 5.6% over Q3 to 4,122,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.3% to 12,273,000. EV sales are estimated to…
First Top 5 finish for the Mazda CX-30 in Mexico. New car sales in Mexico edge up 0.5% year-on-year in September at 117,181 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -0.2% to 1,075,266. Nissan (+11.5%) is in fine shape YoY but at 17.8% share it is below its YTD level of…
The Tesla Model Y reaches 28.8% share in Norway in September. New car sales in Norway shoot up 10.5% year-on-year in September to 14,329 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23.5% to 113,325. Thanks to sales up 12.7% to 14,084, BEVs reach a new all-time record share this month…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium for the third time in the past 5 months. 14/10 update: Now with complete models data. The Belgian new car market is stable in September at -0.5% year-on-year to 31,519 units. The year-to-date tally remains in frank negative however at -9.2% to 323,868.…
Hyundai sales more than double year-on-year in Austria in September. It's a third consecutive double-digit year-on-year lift in a row in Austria with September new car sales up a whopping 29.4% to 25,745. The year-to-date tally is up 12.6% to 215,115. Volkswagen surges 48% to 14.3% share ahead of Skoda…
The Suzuki Ravi is up to #2 in Pakistan in September. Sales of locally made new light vehicles surge 66.8% year-on-year in September to 17,174 units according to local association PAMA. The year-to-date volume is now up 41% to 129,614. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to…
The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India in September, with a new record volume Indian wholesales are up 5.5% year-on-year in September to 378,457 units, a new record for the month. The year-to-date tally is now up 0.8% to 3,241,835, also an all-time high at this stage of…
The Kia EV5 has finally landed at home. Exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in South Korea: they are up 20.8% year-on-year in September to 157,522 units. This includes 124,692 domestic vehicles (+18.1%) and 32,830 foreigners (+32.2%). Year-to-date volumes are up 5.1% to 1,258,361 including 1,033,235 domestic (+3.1%) and…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is the uncontested leader in Saudi Arabia this month. The Saudi new light vehicle market is up a solid 6.8% year-on-year in August to 73,153 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 8.3% to 545,740. Toyota (+5.2%) trails the market slightly but still signs a…
The Geely Emgrand is up to #6 in the UAE in August. Emirati new light vehicle sales are stable in August at +0.3% to 27,179. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.6% to 208,681. Toyota (+7.3%) improves its market share to 25.8% vs. 24.6% so far this year whereas…
The Chery Tiggo Cross is up to #13 in September. The Indonesian new vehicle market continues on its downward spiral in September with wholesales off -14.6% to 62,071 and retail sales down -11.9% to 63,723. Year-to-date wholesales are down -11.3% to 561,819 and retail sales drop -10.8% to 585,917. Toyota…
Skoda Kamiq sales are up 50% year-on-year in September. 4,903 new cars hit Slovenian roads in September, a sturdy +9.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume stands at 44,418, up 8.3% over the same period last year. Volkswagen (+8.5%) maintains its lead in the brands charts with 15.4% share, distancing Skoda…
The Renault 5 is up to a record 5th place in September. 17,702 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in September, a sturdy 13.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 6.2% to 134,097. Volkswagen (+8.2%) trails the market but remains in the brands lead with 14.2% share,…
The Tesla Model Y is at its highest since September 2023. Finnish new car sales are up year-on-year for the third time in the past four months in September at +29.4% to 5,897. Keep in mind September 2024 was down -38.3% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes remain in negative…