Yamaha is not a company that gets swept up by market research or surveys. He likes to take risks, as he has done this incredible Yamaha Niken , a three-wheeled motorcycle that revolutionizes the way you take curves. Presented at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Yamaha Niken is a powerful…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in May. The Ukrainian new car market manages a third consecutive month in positive after 6 in negative: May sales are up 1.6% to 6.947, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -2.4% to 32.193. Toyota (+45.6%) overtakes Renault (+28.8%) to take…
A Police order of 346 Rapid means Skoda is the best-selling carmaker in Bulgaria in May. New car sales in Bulgaria continue to gallop ahead with May up a brilliant 28.3% to 4.538 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.9% to 18.980. Skoda (+79%) is lifted by the delivery of…
Seat sales shoot up 27.5% year-on-year in Switzerland this month. New car sales in Switzerland gain a slim 0.8% year-on-year in May to 28.060 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.8% to 128.745. Volkswagen (+0.5%) edges into positive at 12.2% share ahead of an impressive streak of 5 manufacturers outpacing…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in May, a very rare feat. New car sales in Denmark plunge -15.4% year-on-year in May to 19.074 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +3.3% and 101.529. Volkswagen (-5%) is the only carmaker on the podium…
The new generation Accord (+42.4%) helps Honda retail sales up 39.7% in April. Retail sales are an exclusive additional monthly Chinese update on BSCB since February 2018 for locally-made vehicles, imports being covered in separate articles. If wholesales correspond to ex-factory shipments, retail sales are those to end customers, taking the marketing edge…
Lexus RX sales surge 85.6% year-on-year in China this month. Imports into China score their first year-on-year gain of 2019 in April at a sturdy +8.8% to 95.341, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -5.8% at 348.113 vs. -10.2% as of last month. Lexus (+42.1%) roars ahead again, managing…
The Xpeng G3 breaks its volume record and outsells both the Weltmeister EX5 and NIO ES8 for the first time. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China including EVs, PHEVs and hybrids slow down their growth at +56.5% to 90.683 units in April but remain by far the last…
The RAV4 (+22.9%) helps Toyota up 9.1% in a declining Canadian market. New light vehicle sales in Canada endue a 15th consecutive year-on-year fall at -5.9% to 203.242 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -4% to 805.611. The consolation prize: this is the first month above 200.000 units since last…
The Ram Pickup breaks its all-time volume record for the 5th time in the past 10 months. It may be a tiny -0.1% and just 1.436 sales less year-on-year, but the U.S. new light vehicle market is yet to find its first uptick of the year with May marking five…
The Hyundai Venue has landed in Indian dealerships. The worrying situation for new car wholesales in India has escalated very quickly: from -2.4% in March to -16.4% in April and a full-on -20.5% freefall in May to 239.033 units, the steepest year-on-year decline this decade. Poor consumer sentiment and uncertainty linked to the…
BMW sales surge 42.1% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Germany enjoy their largest year-on-year gain since last August at +9.1% to 332.962 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.7% to 1.523.769, its highest level at this stage of the year since 2000. The odd reason behind such a large…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Northern Ireland. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the May UK…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in May. New car and light commercial sales continue to brilliantly gallop ahead in Poland at +11.5% in May to 53.224 units, a new record for the month, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.6% to 262.151, also a record. This…
The Skoda Scala is inside the Czech Top 10 again. Czech new car registrations fall for the 9th straight month in May at -6.4% to 24.059 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.5% to 106.596. Yet the Top 2 most popular brands post increases this month: homegrown Skoda (+4.4%)…