The T-Cross lodges another stellar month in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market is off -9.3% year-on-year in May to 7,294 sales, but the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.5% to 38,396 units. Brand leader Skoda (-9%) roughly matches the market to a solid 20.8% share compared with…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Front Lander We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. Sales of the selection of vehicles included in this report are off -6.7% year-on-year this month to 1,576,309 units. This means the year-to-date…
The new gen Land Cruiser helps lift Toyota imports sales in China. Sales of new imported cars in China sink -13.2% year-on-year in May to just 50,712 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -9.3% to 262,801. Lexus (+8.3%) goes against the negative market to extend its lead over the…
Hyundai Accent sales are up 220.2% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.3% year-on-year in May to 61,937 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 4% to 312,197. Toyota (+2.4%) slightly trails the market but lodges a strong 29% share vs. 27.6% so far this year.…
The JAC J7 is up to a record 4th place in May. Note: Complete April 2024 data is also included in the data section of this article. For once the Kazakh new car market disappoints in May at -13% year-on-year to 12,813. The year-to-date tally is now stable at +0.9%…
Ford UAE sales almost double year-on-year in May. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates surge 18.9% year-on-year in May to 26,787 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 120,996. Toyota (+13.5%) and Nissan (+15%) both trail the market in the brands lead, but Toyota still manages an…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the world in 2023. According to data by OICA, the world new vehicle market grows 11.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 92,724,668, almost 10 million units more than in 2022. In fact, we are now back to pre-pandemic levels given 2019 was…
The Tesla Model 3 is the favourite of Portuguese car buyers in May. The Portuguese new car market edges up 0.2% year-on-year in May to 19,850 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.2% to 96,224. Peugeot (-16.7%) is back to the brands pole position it holds year-to-date even though…
Toyota is the most popular brand in Hungary in May. 20/06 update: Now with Top 75 models ranking 9,531 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 9.6% to 51,611. This month Toyota (+47.9%) takes the lead of…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 2023. Discover over 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The Saudi new vehicle market climbs up a stellar 21.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 776,302 units. This is the best annual result in eight years: since the 879,704…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in 2023. Discover over 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. The United Arab Emirates new vehicle market soars 26.4% year-on-year to 275,710 sales, the highest annual volume since the 319,878 units reached back in 2016. Toyota (+16.6%)…
Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. 60,227 new vehicles hit Qatar roads in 2023, a 6.2% year-on-year uptick. Brand leaders Toyota (-9.5%) and Nissan (-6.4%) can't keep up with the market growth and both endure significant drops. They see their share fall from 37.1% to 31.6% and…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman for the 2nd straight year. Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. It's another difficult year for the Oman new vehicle market at -9.8% year-on-year to 58,414 sales. Brand leader Toyota (-5.8%) falls slower than the market to improve…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is back to #1 in Kuwait. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. New car sales in Kuwait gain 17.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 133,751. Toyota (+5.4%) significantly trails the market and sees its share thaw from 36.5% a year ago to 32.6% now,…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in 2023. Discover over a decade worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. 21,427 new light vehicles hit Lebanese roads in 2023, a splendid 25% year-on-year uptick. Toyota (+34.6%) outpaces the market to lift its share from 32.8% to 35.3%. Nissan (+229.7%)…