The MG RX8 is the most popular new launch in Kuwait so far in 2020. New car sales in Kuwait tumble down -20.3% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 21.987 units. Brand leader Toyota (-5.9%) resists much better than the market and improves its share by almost six…
The Lexus ES ranks #2 and best-selling sedan in Bahrain so far in 2020. The Bahraini new car market manages a year-on-year uptick over the First Quarter 2020 at +1.3% to 6.636 registrations. Toyota (-10.2%) is the only Top 4 carmaker in negative and sees its market share thaw from…
The Kia Cerato teases the Hyundai Tucson for the Syrian top spot. The Syrian new car market continues to be decimated by the war that rages in the country, with Q1 2020 volumes down another -34.9% to just 1.209 units. Only two brands remain present in this market: Hyundai (-52%)…
The Isuzu D-Max holds a round 20% of the Thai market in March. 24/07 update: Now with Top 62 All-models. With 1.651 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of March 31 (and 2.931 at the time of writing), Thailand seems to have been relatively spared by the pandemic, however low testing levels…
Italy is scheduled to ease its national lockdown next Monday May 4. Local manufacturers association UNRAE today announced that just 2.073 new cars were registered in the country between April 1-24 as the country was under a strict national lockdown all through the month, and predicts the market will freeze…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Georgia so far in 2020. 783 new light vehicles found a buyer in Georgia over the First Quarter of 2020. Toyota is the uncontested leader over the period, soaring to 41.3% share vs. 30.1% over the Full Year 2019. Skoda leaps up…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds almost 40% of the Yemeni market. New car sales in Yemen edge down -4.6% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 1.867 registrations. Toyota (+0.9%) further strengthens the hermetic grip it has on the market to an unfathomable 97.1% share vs. 93.9% over the…
The Kia Rio scores its first ever podium finish in Kazakhstan. Despite declaring a state of emergency on 15 March and placing the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty in quarantine on 19 March, the Kazakh new car market is unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with March sales shooting…
The Suzuki Alto remains by far the favourite new car in Sri Lanka. New car sales in Sri Lanka sink -27% year-on-year in 2019 to just 9.545 registrations, the weakest annual tally since 2012 (9.500). This also means the Sri Lankan market has imploded -72.6% since its record high of…
The Dacia Sandero remains the #1 vehicle in Algeria in 2019. Consult 16 years of Algerian Historical Data here. The Algerian new light vehicle market drops -4% year-on-year in 2019 to 118.689 registrations, however with most manufacturers having interrupted local production, such as Seat in September, 2020 volumes will be minimal…
The Toyota Corolla is estimated to be the #1 new car in Bangladesh. Picture thedailystar.net There is still no official new car sales data for Bangladesh, and we last updated this market in 2012 so a refresh is overdue. According to data released by OICA and published on BSCB, 49.000 new…
The short answer? No Duster. I wrote a first version of this article in French for the professional website Autoactu.com. On April 14, Renault announced a strategic reorganisation of its Chinese operations that implies the future of the brand on this market would rest of the frail shoulders of the City…
The French must provide a movement certificate to be allowed out. French sales data published today on local weekly Auto Plus shows April volumes down -96% year-on-year halfway through the month as the country remains under strict lockdown. Daily sales rates have plummeted to 268 vs. 312 at the start of the…
The Toyota Corolla celebrates 15 straight years as the world's best-seller. Consult 60 years of Worldwide Historical Data here. 29/04 update: Now with the Top 15 groups and Top 30 brands. 24/04 update: Now with a Top 10 sneak peek, Renault-sourced data and complete Turkey and Puerto Rico/USVI sales. For…
Audi Q2L sales are up 79.8% year-on-year in March. Our selection of vehicles in China in March show retail sales drop -34.9% year-on-year to 1.026.653 units, a significantly slimmer fall than wholesales (-43.3%). As a result the Q1 volume is now down -42.6% to 2.947.341. For the past two years, BSCB…