The new generation Hustler helps Suzuki up 10.6% in July. New car sales in Japan improve slightly on June (-22.9%) but remain down by double-digits year-on-year in July at -13.7% to 396.346 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -18.9% to 2.604.122. Our 2020 Japan Forecast has now been adjusted to…
The Hyundai Avante hits its largest volume in 4 years. The South Korean new car market is full steam ahead again in July, securing a 5th consecutive positive month at +9.2% to 161.694 units. Local manufacturers soar 10.4% to 141.916 while foreigners are more muted at +1.7% to 19.778. Year-to-date…
The Chevrolet Onix secures its first Top 5 finish in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is slowly climbing up the recovery track with July volumes down another -31% year-on-year to 72.897, a slight improvement on June (-40.9%) that leads to a year-to-date tally down -31.6% to 509.342. For once Nissan…
U.S. Volvo V60 sales surge 158.6% year-on-year in July. Picture caranddriver.com Aggregate estimates by ALG, LMC Automotive and COX Automotive show a U.S. light vehicle market down -16% to 1.178 million units in July, leading to a year-to-date tally off -22.2% to 7.659 million units. Fleet shipments remain particularly weak…
Lexus sales surge 17.5% year-on-year in a market down -4.9%. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, new light vehicle sales are estimated to drop by just -4.9% year-on-year in July to 165.020, the best hold since last February as the country recovers from the the Covid-19 crisis and minimises new…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in New Zealand for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. Picture chasingcars.com.au Just as New Zealand celebrates 100 days without a coronavirus community infection, its new car market tilts back into positive for the first time in almost a year (since September 2019)…
Ford (+4.5%) is the only Top 10 carmaker in positive in July. New car sales in Portugal remain significantly below their year-ago level in July at -17.5% year-on-year to 15.209 units which leads to a year-to-date tally down -45.5% to 80.057. The Top 3 best-selling carmakers are unchanged on June…
The VW T-Roc secures its very first Top 10 finish in Poland. New car sales in Poland are off another -14% year-on-year in July to 41.323 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.9% to 218.123. Skoda (-3.3%) resists well and reclaims the brands YTD top spot off Toyota (-3.9%)…
The Peugeot 2008 breaks its ranking record in the Czech Republic. After almost stabilising in June (-5.2%), the Czech new car market worsens again in July at -9.4% year-on-year to 19.770 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -23.6% to 114.799. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+6.3%) bucks the negative trend to…
Skoda sales soar 25.6% in a market down -11.3%. New car sales in Switzerland are stuck in double-digit decline in July at -11.3% to 22.641 units, a marginal improvement on June (-13.8%) leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.1% to 125.842. 4WD sales (-15%) fall faster than the market ato 10.665…
The Ford Kuga surges 47.1% to #5 in a market down -14%. The Irish new car market endures a 6th consecutive double-digit drop in July at -14% to 21.213 units, and given July is traditionally the second biggest month of the year due to new bi-annual license plates, this stalls…
The VW Golf is inside the Italian Top 5 for the first time since February 2018. New car sales in Italy continue to recover from a catastrophic Covid-19 episode with July sales down -11.2% to 137.086 units, and this before the implementation of the Legge Relancio destined to prop the…
The VW T-Cross is the first ever SUV to top the Brazilian monthly charts. Total Covid-19 cases almost doubled in Brazil in the past month alone to 2.9 million and lives lost are approaching the 100.000 mark (98.493), keeping the country as the 2nd most affected in the world below…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the first time. The Australian new car market skids down -12.8% year-on-year in July to 72.505 units, marking a gruelling 28th consecutive month of year-on-year decline and sending the market to its weakest July mark in 18 years: since 2002…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record #2 and ranks #1 with private buyers for the first time. 07/08 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands, Top 330 All-models and private sales best-sellers. French new car sales manage a second consecutive month in positive in July at +3.9% year-on-year and 178.982…