Nissan Altima sales are up a whopping 59% year-on-year in April. This article has been updated with correct data for Audi models and refined estimates for Buick, Cadillac and GMC models. April marks the 4th straight month of year-on-year decline for U.S. new light vehicles, still chasing their first gain…
Jeep signs a 2nd consecutive record volume month in Brazil. After a freak -0.2% decline last month, Brazilian new car sales are back in frank positive in April at +5.4% to 221.321 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.7% to 801.330, the highest at this time of year since 2015…
The Amaze adds almost 6.000 units to Honda's volume year-on-year. The bad news keep piling up for Indian wholesales with April marking the 8th year-on-year drop in the past 10 months and the steepest so far at a scary -16.4% to 248.717 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -5.4%…
The Hyundai Tucson breaks into the UK Top 10 for the first time this month. The UK new car market recedes again in April at -4.1% to 161.064 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -2.7% to 862.100. This month fleet sales (+2.9%) are the only channel staying afloat at 90.016…
The successful launch of the F7 enables Haval to post the largest gain in the Top 13. There are clear signs of recovery when looking at Retail sales in China over the First Quarter 2019, down just -0.6% to 5.116.711 for our selection of models including some LCVs such as…
The CR-V (+897.2%) helps Honda up 30.5% this month. Now that the turbulence of the Lunar New Year holiday has passed, retail sales in China drop a very subdued -5.3% year-on-year in March to 1.567.709 for our set of vehicles including some light commercials and pickups. A pre-holiday rush in…
The BYD e5 is the best-selling New Energy vehicle in China in March. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China including EVs, PHEVs and hybrids shoot up 111.5% year-on-year in March to 109.604 units, leading to a Q1 tally up an equally impressive 115.9% to 261.992. BYD (+337.9%) is…
The Tesla Model 3 has landed in China. Just as we are seeing flashes of recovery on the retail side of the Chinese market, imports drastically slow down their fall in March to just -2.7% at 94.304 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -10.4% to 252.781. Lexus (+13.9%) continues to…
The Jaguar i-Pace ranks 6th overall in Norway in April. Now that last month's Tesla Model 3-related freak event is over, Norway new car sales return to their dismal form at a ghastly -19.9% to just 11.255 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just +3.9% to 49.740. Volkswagen (-2.2%)…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular foreign model in the Czech Republic this month. It's an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for new car sales in the Czech Republic in April at -5.5% to 22.921 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.4% to 82.537. Homegrown brand leader…
Peugeot sales soar 21.3% year-on-year in a depleted market. No sign of improvement for new car sales in Finland with April marking the 7th double-digit year-on-year drop in the past 8 months at -12.3% to 9.538 units, leading to a YTD tally down -14.8% to 38.276. Toyota (-15.9%) falls faster…
The Dacia Sandero remains the best-selling vehicle in Algeria. Consult 15 years worth of Algerian Historical Data here Under the impulse of a dynamic domestic push for local production while imports are now fully banned, the Algerian new car market is estimated to have lifted up roughly 25% year-on-year to…
Toyota sales surge 66.4% year-on-year in Israel in April. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli April brands data, as models data is a quarterly occurrence. The market leaps up 16.7% year-on-year to 22.751 units, tilting the YTD volume into positive at +0.9% to 114.869. Toyota…
The Opel Grandland X makes its first appearance inside the Croatian Top 20 and Top 10 in April. The Croatian new car market spectacularly bounces back up 22.5% year-on-year in April to 8.633 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down just -0.5% at 20.772. Renault (+29.9%) steps up to…
The Dacia Duster holds 8.6% of the New Caledonian market in April. New light vehicle sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, gain 7.1% year-on-year in April to 637 units, meaning the YTD tally is now down -4.9% to 2.421. Toyota (+33.3%) remains the most popular…