11 manufacturers including Chery Automobile have shared Chinese wholesales volumes for the first three weeks of July. According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales of new vehicles in China surge by a spectacular 36.5% year-on-year to 942.000 units over the first 20 days of…
Euphoric sales of D-Max lift Isuzu to a record market share in Thailand. 14/09 update: Now with Top 70 All-models ranking. The March, April and May 2020 articles have all been updated with Top 60 models rankings. The Thai new vehicle market drops -35.4% year-on-year in June to 55.550 units,…
The Toyota RAV4 cements its leadership position in Puerto Rico. New light vehicle sales in Puerto Rico are off -38.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2020 to 31.781 units. Toyota (-34.5%) resists slightly better and sees its market share cross the symbolic 30% in the process, going from 28.8%…
The Jeep Wrangler supremacy in the U.S. Virgin Islands is under threat. The U.S. Virgin Islands is a new addition on BSCB as this is only our second sales article about this unincorporated U.S. territory located east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea and home to 107.000 inhabitants. Sales in…
On July 17, Dongfeng became the first among China's three centrally-administered automakers - and longest-running pillars of the local industry, the other two being FAW Group and Changan, to launch a dedicated high-end EV brand: Voyah. The fruit of two years of secret development, Voyah, in mandarin Lantu (岚图) meaning…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in June and YTD. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus slow down their fall again in June at -19.9% to 947 units, leading to a First Half tally down -25.2% to 4.891. The Toyota…
Newcomer Geely breaks into the Filipino Top 10 in June. After grinding to a stop in May with just 133 units and 4.788 in May, CAMPI and TMA have shared new car sales volume in the Philippines for June at -51.2% year-on-year to 15.578 units. Passenger Cars are off -50.6% to…
India is fast becoming the global epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak and some areas are reimposing lockdowns. LMC Automotive released its internal Global Light Vehicle (LV) sales for June 2020, showing yet another weak figure but continuing improvement on the lowest pandemic score last April (-44.8%). Global sales are down -18.1%…
Owning a car is a big responsibility and it can lead to a lot of large costs if your car starts to break down. When your brakes start to wear down or you need a new filter or part in your engine, chances are good that you immediately go to…
Audi posts the best performance of any Top 25 carmaker. 29/07 update: Now with Top 285 All New Energy models. Hit first by the coronavirus crisis in February (-78.5%) and March (-40.4%), retail sales of Chinese passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs and MPVs) end the First Half of 2020 at -22.5%…
First appearance in the Chinese charts of the Enovate ME7. 29/07 update: Now with Top 190 All New Energy models. It's a predicted hiccup for the recovery of Chinese retail sales of passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs and MPVs) in June at -6.2% year-on-year to 1.65 million units according to data…
Lexus sales gain 6.9% year-on-year in a market down -37%. On face value, the -37% year-on-year collapse of imported retail sales in China at 90.180 units looks like we are back to pandemic declines, but in fact the year-ago basis was exceptionally high, with June 2019 volumes boosted up 73.3%…
The MG ZS is once again among the 10 most popular vehicles in Norway. 21/07 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands and Top 202 All-models. The Norwegian new car market drops -25.5% year-on-year in June to 11.443 units, its best hold since the start of the pandemic but only a…
Ram sales surge 27.8% year-on-year in a market down -40.9% The Mexican new light vehicle market continue to slowly walk back up at -40.9% year-on-year in June to 62.837 units, leading to a First Half volume down -31.7% to 436.445. This is a better result than May (-59%) and April (-64.5%) but business…
The Suzuki Carry is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in June. The coronavirus pandemic has continued to worsen in Indonesia, going from 26.473 total cases as of May 31 to 56.385 as of June 30 and 88.214 at the time of writing. As a result, sales figures only improve marginally…