Canada January 2020: Hyundai-Kia (+13.1%), Ram (+24.8%), GMC (+19.1%) stand out in market down -0.6%
The Hyundai Venue tops recent launches in January. Picture Caranddriver. Replicating the US situation we just covered, the monthly reporting stampede which started with GM in late 2018 has also spread to Canada with all manufacturers that stopped monthly US reporting bar Nissan/Mitsubishi now doing the same for Canada, leaving…
USA January 2020: Hyundai-Kia and Toyota strong, only 1 in 4 brands now reporting monthly
Toyota RAV4 sales shoot up 35.2% year-on-year in January. Monthly U.S. sales reporting is no more. From Tesla in 2017, to General Motors in 2018, Ford Motor and FCA in 2019, this month Nissan, the VW Group, BMW Group, Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover have decided to follow suit and will…
Saudi Arabia Full Year 2019: Hyundai Accent and Elantra take control, sales boosted by women (+30.6%)
The arrival of female drivers has boosted the Saudi car market in 2019. Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. After three consecutive 20%+ annual drops (-21.4% in 2016, -22.3% in 2017 and -23.4% in 2018) resulting in a halving of the market between 2015 (879.704) and 2018 (411.223), the…
United Arab Emirates Full Year 2019: Toyota Land Cruiser topples Nissan Patrol in stabilised market (-1.5%)
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in the UAE for the 2nd time this decade. Discover 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. After three straight years of double-digit falls, the United Arab Emirates new light vehicle market stabilises in 2019 with a much more palatable -1.5% decline…
Estonia January 2020: Toyota RAV4 teases 10% share in market down -1.4%
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Estonia in January. The Estonian new car market slips down -1.4% year-on-year in January to 2.294 registrations. Toyota (+100%) blissfully ignores this and exactly doubles its sales year-on-year to reach 20% share vs. 16% over the FY2019. Skoda (+1.6%) is stable…
Norway January 2020: Electrified share up to record 78.5%, Audi e-Tron and Renault Zoe top market up 6.2%
The Audi e-Tron is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in January. New car sales in Norway rise 6.2% year-on-year in January to 9.561 units. Zero-emissions cars soar 24.3% to 4.236 units and 44.3% share vs. 37.8% a year ago. Hybrid sales surge 41.4% to 3.270 and 34.2% share vs. 25.7%…
Germany January 2020: Porsche (+52.7%), Mitsubishi (+28.5%), Seat (+26.7%) defy market down -7.3%
167 Porsche Taycan found a new German home in January. 13/02 update: Now with Top 50 private sales models. New car sales in Germany skid down -7.3% year-on-year in January to 246.300 units, with business fleet sales (-5.1%) resisting better than the market at 168.469 and a whopping 68.4% share…
South Africa January 2020: VW Polo Vivo snaps first lead in two years, Haval H2 in Top 20
The previous generation VW Polo remains in production in South Africa, sold under the Polo Vivo name. The South African new vehicle market edges down -5% year-on-year in January to 40.259 registrations. Toyota (-26.8%) is hit very hard this month but nevertheless manages to hold onto the manufacturers top spot…
Poland January 2020: Toyota smashes record share (15.8%), RAV4 up to highest-ever #5 in market down -14.5%
The Toyota RAV4 scores its first ever Top 5 finish in Poland. New light vehicle sales in Poland slide down -14.5% to 43.866 registrations including LCVs in January, -13.7% to 38.889 when only looking at passenger cars. Company sales account for 66.1% share (28.982) vs. 33.9% private sales (14.884) while petrol…
Romania January 2020: VW Touareg in Top 10 in market down -10.5%
The VW Touareg breaks into the Romanian Top 10. Picture eblogauto.ro The Romanian new car market skids down -10.5% year-on-year in January to 12.489 units. Homegrown leader Dacia (-32.2%) pays the price of an unusually high score a year ago in January 2019 and falls to 28.6% share vs. 31.1%…
Pakistan January 2020: Toyota Corolla surprise leader in market crumbling down -47.2%
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Pakistan for the first time since last June. Thanks to PAMA we have access to sales of locally-produced models in Pakistan which gives a pretty accurate picture of the best-selling nameplates in the country as high duties limit the number of new cars imported.…
Iraq Full Year 2019: Kia and Frontier #1, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Renault fuel 44.9% market surge
Kia remains #1 in Iraq and the Telluride is the best-selling 2019 launch. Picture yallamotor.com Discover a decade worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Contrasting with most surrounding Middle Eastern markets, Iraq is firmly on the mend after years of war, sporting a third consecutive double-digit annual gain in 2019…
Lebanon Full Year 2019: Land Cruiser hits 12.1% share, Toyota (+27.5%), Lexus (+69.8%) defy market down -19.5%
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 12.1% of the Lebanese market in 2019. Discover a decade worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of double-digit decline in Lebanon with 2019 volumes down a steep -19.5% to just 32.033 units. Toyota (+27.5%) goes completely against the grain with…
Qatar Full Year 2019: MG in Top 10, Toyota Land Cruiser and Nissan Sunny top stabilised market (-0.7%)
Chinese MG is now a Top 10 brand in Qatar. Picture yallamotor.com Discover 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. After three consecutive years of stifling double-digit falls pulling the market down from 92.916 units in 2015 to just 45.653 last year, the Qatari new light vehicle market has stabilised…