Over the past few years, there has been a significant shift in the way Americans purchase cars. Once thought of as a specialized convenience, online vehicle shopping is now a common way for consumers, dealerships, collectors, and even buyers of commercial fleets to make purchases. Customers no longer need to…
Onvo L80 Now that May 2026 has been studied, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. Once again this month is very busy with lot of models launched at the Beijing Auto Show making their way into dealerships. As a result we have 12 new models hitting…
First podium finish for the Renault Duster in Turkiye. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye crash down -22.5% year-on-year in May to just 83,442 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now off -7.4% to 453,138. Renault (+21.1%) braves the negative context to score a runaway win with 13.1%…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that thousands of people are killed and well over 100,000 are injured in crashes involving large trucks each year. And since truck accidents are often far more severe than typical passenger vehicle collisions due to their immense size and weight, victims are…
There were 5,218 trucks that were in a tragic accident in 2024. This was 3% less than the previous year, but 30% more than the last decade. And according to the National Safety Council, there were a total of 5,340 people affected by truck crashes in 2024 alone. A truck…
The Xiaomi SU7 is up to 2nd place overall in April. Note: March figures are also included in the data section of this article. The selection of models included in this update sinks -20.8% year-on-year in April to 1,315,974 units, The year-to-date tally is off -18.6% to just 5,351,091 after…
The VinFast EC Van breaks into the Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Vietnam soar 19.2% year-on-year in May to 53,359 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 33.2% to 276,013. Local EV powerhouse VinFast (+69.7%) continues to evolve in a league of its own at 36.6%…
Geely breaks into the Indonesian Top 10 in May. Wholesales in Indonesia are up 14.2% year-on-year in May to 69,219 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.3% to 359,015. Meanwhile retail sales jump 17.2% to 71,890 for the month and are up 9.3% year-to-date to 359,490. In the wholesales…
The new Changan CS35 Max is up to #3 in Kazakhstan in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drop -5.1% year-on-year in May to 18,393 units, pushing the year-to-date tally further into negative territory at -1.8% to 84,002. This month, after a freak surge by Chevrolet in April, Hyundai (-27.6%)…
Chery is up to #4 in Singapore in May. It's a stable result for the Singaporean new car market in May at +0.5% year-on-year to 4,478 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 22,353, up 15.7% over the same period in 2025. BYD (+41.6%) continues to dominate at 26.1% share,…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. It's a difficult month for new car sales in Malaysia with May volumes off -10.7% year-on-year to 66,053. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just, at +0.07% to 335,853. Perodua (-22%) skids down to 37.1% share vs. 38.9% year-to-date…
A Tool Built for the American Two-Car Household Across the United States, the family garage is rarely large enough for the vehicles, tools, and projects an owner wants to keep under one roof. In a suburban Phoenix driveway or a Midwestern home shop, the desire to park two vehicles in…
A Tool Shaped by Canadian Driving Conditions Canadian roads are unforgiving on vehicle bodies. Winter collisions on icy highways, parking knocks in crowded city lots, and the slow corrosion driven by road salt all leave panels bent and frames out of line. A ten-ton auto body repair kit gives a…
Every fleet manager knows the sound of a truck that's about to fail. The irregular idle. The brake pedal that feels just slightly different from the one in the truck next to it. The faint vibration that wasn't there yesterday. But here's the problem - most fleets don't fail because…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 4th place in May. The Mexican new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 127,107 units. This is a new May record, eclipsing the 122,925 sales of May 2017. At 627,619 units after 5 months, sales are also at a…