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Europe November 2022: Audi (+59.6%), Ford (+49.2%), Tesla (+95.1%) shine, market up 17.4%, Model Y #1
Audi sales are up 59.6% year-on-year in Europe in November. 15/02/23 update: Now with Top 405 all models. 23/12 update: Now with Top 10 models. ACEA data has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up a very solid 17.4% year-on-year to 1,014,630 units as year-ago volumes were impacted by the…
Indonesia November 2022: Honda Brio takes control of market slowing down its growth (+4.2%)
The Honda Brio is now the best-selling vehicle year-to-date. After five months of double-digit gains, new vehicle wholesales in Indonesia edge up a timid 4.2% year-on-year in November to 91,086 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 19.2% to 942,499. Retail sales are up 3.7% to 87,633 for the…
Colombia November 2022: Suzuki Swift #1, Toyota SW4 Fortuner in Top 10, market down -4%
The Toyota SW4 Fortuner breaks into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time. 22,665 new vehicles hit Colombian roads in November, that's a second consecutive year-on-year loss at -4%. The year-to-date total remains in positive at +6.9% to 240,681 sales. Renault (+9.6%) swims upstream to consolidate its leadership but…
Vietnam November 2022: Toyota Corolla Cross #1, Ford Territory lands directly at #10
The new Ford Territory is already inside the Vietnamese Top 10. The Vietnamese new vehicle market shifts into negative in November, down -5.9% year-on-year to 36,371 units. The year-to-date tally now stands at 369,334, up 43.5% over the same period in 2021. These figures climb to 44,508 (-3.6%) and 460,015…
Singapore November 2022: Mercedes (+36.7%) overtakes Toyota to #1, ignores market off -22.4%
Mercedes sales are up 36.7% year-on-year in November. New car sales in Singapore unfortunately continue their freefall in November at -22.4% year-on-year to 2,309 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down a damning -33% to 28,527. Mercedes (+36.7%) completely ignores the gloom environment to climb to pole position, toppling Toyota…
France November 2022: Tesla (+168.6%), MG (+298.6%) break records, market up 9.8%
The new MG 4 helps the brand to record heights in November. 22/12 update: Now with Top 300 models ranking New car sales in France progress +9.8% year-on-year in October to 133,961 units, the year's largest uptick. The year-to-date tally remains frankly in negative however at -8.6% or 130,000 sales…
China retail November 2022: Sales down -7.5%, BYD overtakes VW, Tesla Model Y #1
BYD overtakes VW in China. The Chinese retail market endures a second straight month of year-on-year decline in November, accelerating its fall to -7.5% and 1,567,834 units. Keep in mind November 2021 was already down -12.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is off -3.9% or over 700,000 units to 17,372,349.…
China imports November 2022: Porsche (+33.9%) places Cayenne and Macan on podium, sales down -12.5%
The Porsche Cayenne is the #2 import in China in November. Sales of imported cars in China skid -12.5% year-on-year in November to 55,780 units, a poor result given November 2021 was already down -35.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 691,883 sales, down -19.3% or over…
7 new marques added to our Exclusive Chinese Brands Guide
Today we have updated our Chinese Brands Guide with no less than 7 new brands, and they are all New Energy brands! This brings the total active Chinese brands to 198. BeyonCa was started by Soh Weiming, ex-vice President of Volkswagen Group and current CEO of Renault China. Derry Auto New…
China new models November 2022: Ora Lightning Cat and Buick Century launch
Ora Lightning Cat Now that we have explored November 2022 Chinese wholesales, it's time to review the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have 7 new…
China wholesales November 2022: Market in negative (-7.9%), BYD #1, widens gap with VW to 56,000 units
The Song Plus helps lift BYD to a new monthly volume record. In November, new Covid lockdowns have put an end to a positive stretch for Chinese wholesales that has lasted since June. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the tally for the month stands…
Mexico November 2022: Nissan back in charge, market up 15.4%
Nissan is back to #1 brand in Mexico after four months at #2. New light vehicle sales in Mexico soar 15.4% year-on-year in November to 95,568 units, however we are still very far from pre-pandemic levels as November 2019 totalled 124,819 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.2% or almost…
Greece November 2022: Suzuki (+205.7%) on podium for the first time in at least 10 years, sales up 12.6%
Suzuki sales triple year-on-year in Greece. It's a fourth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year for the Greek new car market in November at +12.6% to 8,070 registrations. The growth is however markedly lower than the previous three months: August was up 39.7%, September up 30.2% and October up 23%. The…
New Zealand November 2022: Tesla Model Y #2, BYD Atto 3 #6 in market back in negative (-4.3%)
The Tesla Model Y holds 7% of the New Zealand market in November. New vehicle sales in New Zealand return to negative in November at -4.3% year-on-year to 15,621 units. Note the year-ago comparison base was pretty high as November 2021 was up 37.8% on the year prior. As a…