VW T-Roc New car sales in Greece drop -8.9% year-on-year in April to 9,289 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -5.7% to 31,716. Toyota (+0.2%) goes against the negative trend to cement its leadership in the brands charts with 13.7% share vs. 14.7% YTD. Volkswagen (+49.8%) posts a rare…
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 22.9% of the Kazakh market in April. 9,212 new vehicles hit Kazakh roads in April, a -8.5% year-on-year decline. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -7.7% to 31,582. In the brands ranking, Chevrolet (+13.3%) easily reclaims the top spot for the first time since last…
The BYD Dolphin is the best-selling recent launch in China this month. New retail sales in China accelerate their fall in April to a dismal -38.5% to 966,350 registrations for the selection of vehicles included in this report vs. -47.6% for wholesales. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.7% to…
Imports of the Mercedes Maybach S-Class shoot up 359.7% in April. Imports into China collapses -47.7% year-on-year in April to just 44,737 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -26.6% to 239,357 sales. Lexus (-55.7%) remains the #1 brand despite falling faster than the market and distances Mercedes (-32.9%), BMW…
The Toyota Avanza is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in April. The Indonesia new vehicle wholesales market edges up 5% year-on-year in April to 82,877 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 30.4% to 346,849. Retail sales are up 2.7% to 81,615 for the month and up 24.2% to 320,370…
If you’re something of a keen cyclist, it’s likely that you will want to take your bicycle wherever you go. Cycling on new roads can be very exciting, but reaching the roads on your bicycle is not always easy. However, driving to your desired location with your bike in or…
The Peugeot 308 nameplate is on the French podium for the first time in over 5 years. Picture largus.fr 24/05 update: Now with Top 150 models Note the November 2021, December 2021, Full Year 2021, January 2022, February 2022 and March 2022 articles have also been updated with a Top…
TANK 500 After detailing April 2022 Chinese wholesales, we can now share with you all-new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. It's not exactly a good month to launch new models…
BYD is the best-selling brand in China for the first time. Covid lockdowns and associated factory and dealership closures have devastated the Chinese wholesales market in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales are down -47.6% year-on-year this month to just 1.181 million units which is the…
The Iran Khodro Tara, a facelifted Peugeot 301, has landed in the Iranian charts... Iran is back on BSCB with Full Year production figures for 2021. The big recent event is the end of production of the Saipa Pride which dominated the Iranian charts since 2003. Peugeot, not giving any detail…
The Khazar LD/SD remains the best-selling vehicle in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan new car market is up a shiny 25.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 11,433 registrations. In the brands ranking, Lada (+35.1%) reclaims the top spot off Khazar (+12%) with 13.9% of the market vs. 11.6% for the local brand. Toyota…
The Suzuki S-Presso ranks #8 in the Ivory Coast in 2021. 18,661 new vehicles found a new home in the Ivory Coast in 2021. Suzuki easily remains the most popular brand with 25.8% share vs. 14.4% for the #2 Toyota. Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi complete the Top 5. In the…
The Isuzu D-Max is the best-selling vehicle in Kenya in 2021. 6,948 new light vehicles hit Kenyan roads in 2021. Toyota is the uncontested leader with 47% share above Isuzu at 26.6%, which means these two brands hold almost three-quarters of Kenyan sales for the year. Ford, Nissan and Volkswagen…
The Peugeot Landtrek ranks #13 in Ghana in 2021. Today we are able to share with you very rare data on Ghana, where 11,494 new vehicles found a buyer in 2021. Toyota (33.8%) is the runaway leader, holding more than one third of sales. It is followed by Nissan (10.6%),…
The Peugeot 208 is inside all UK nations' Top 10 for the first time. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the April 2022 UK…