The Ford Maverick is an instant success in Argentina. 35,092 new light vehicles found a home in Argentina in May, a spectacular 58.1% year-on-year jump on a May 2021 impacted by Covid restrictions and dealership closures. The year-to-date volume tilts into positive at +2% to 173,970 units. Toyota (+63%) beats…
The VW ID. Buzz has landed in the German charts. New car sales in Germany are hit -10.2% year-on-year in May to 207,199 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -9.2% to 1,013,417. Volkswagen (-14.3%) falls faster than its home market but reaches a solid 18.7% share vs. 17.8%…
The MG 5 breaks into the Mexican Top 10 for the first time in May. 91,215 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in May, that's a 5.2% year-on-year lift going against most international markets. The year-to-date tally is now stable at 428,058 sales. Nissan (-17.7%) goes against the market with…
The Hyundai Casper is up to a record #8 at home in May. The South Korean new car market edges down -3.3% year-on-year in May to 143,319 units, including 119,807 local vehicles (-3.5%) and 23,512 foreigners (-2.4%). Year-to-date, volumes are now down -11.5% to 656,047 including 547,733 (-11.6%) for locals…
Great score for the Vauxhall Grandland in Scotland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the May 2022 UK update. This month Scotland fares the…
The Toyota Corolla Cross continues to dominate the Taiwanese charts. New car sales in Taiwan drop -10.1% year-on-year in May to 30,922 units. This means 170,520 vehicles have hit Taiwanese roads since the start of the year, a -12% decline. Toyota (+9.2%) swims upstream and posts a very solid year-on-year improvement…
The Peugeot 308 is up 140.8% on the previous generation a year ago. The Portuguese new car market slows down -23.5% year-on-year in May to 12,748 units, pulling the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -4.1% to 59,939. Brand-wise, Peugeot (-23.7%) matches the market but falls to 10.4% share vs.…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in May. New Hungarian car and light commercial vehicle sales drop -6.8% year-on-year in May to 11,901 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -12.7% to 55,521. Data is provided by Datahouse. Toyota (12.1% share) reclaims the lead of the PC+LCV…
The first units of the Toyota bZ4X were sold in the U.S. this month. The USA auto market dives by a very harsh -29.6% to 1,115,810 sales. Passenger cars fall -36.3% to 251,042 units and 22.5% share while light trucks drop -27.8% to 864,768 registrations and 77.5% share. The seasonally…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 82.8% year-on-year in May. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market loses -8.5% year-on-year in May to 140,725 units. Although it seems like an…
Dacia sales shoot up in Turkey in May. The Turkish new light vehicle market is up 19.1% year-on-year in May to 65,167 registrations, this is the largest May tally since 2018 when 72.755 units were sold. Yet a paltry start of the year (notably -33.4% in March) keeps the year-to-date volume down…
Opel sales rally back up 254.5% year-on-year in May New car sales in Luxembourg drop -12.4% year-on-year in May to 3,534 units, marking a third consecutive double-digit market fall. Year-to-date volumes are now down -12.5% to 18,222 sales. Both Volkswagen (-16.8%) and Audi (-27.2%) fall faster than the market but…
Hyundai sales more than double year-on-year while the Tucson is up 69.9%. 10,198 new cars found a buyer in Romania in May, that's a 24% year-on-year increase and marks a 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains. Romania continues to evolve at the opposite of most other European markets. The year-to-date…
The Skoda Karoq is #1 at home in May. New car sales in the Czech Republic continue to suffer from stock shortages resulting from the microchip crisis with May volumes down -16.8% to 18,073 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -11.1% to 80,178. Local behemoth Skoda (-27.6%) is in…
Volvo sales are up 1.5% year-on-year in April. With a bit of delay we are now able to share with you selected April 2022 data for Canada. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants,…