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South Africa January 2017: Market up, VW Polo Vivo and Polo on top
The VW Polo Vivo is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in January. * See the Top 33 All-manufacturers and Top 265 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market start 2017 on the right foot: up 3.7% year-on-year in January to 50.333 units. According to…
Azerbaijan Full Year 2016: Lada 4×4 new leader in market down 47%
The Lada 4x4 is the new leader of the Azerbaijani market. This update was compiled in partnership with our correspondent in Azerbaijan Farid Nurizade. After losing 58% in 2015, new vehicle sales in Azerbaijan crumble down another 47% in 2016 to just 5.519 units, a level not seen since the early 2000’s. The deterioration…
Vietnam January 2017: Toyota, Mazda shine in market down 13%
The Toyota Fortuner is back up to 4th place in Vietnam. * See the Top 20 All-manufacturers and Top 55 models by clicking on the title * After surging 24% to hit a record 304.427 sales in 2016, the Vietnamese new vehicle market hits the brakes in January at -13% to…
Poland January 2017: Toyota C-HR up to 11th place
The Toyota C-HR misses out on a Top 10 ranking for 66 sales this month. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Polish new car market soars 17% year-on-year in January to 41.962 registrations. After dropping to an uncharacteristic third…
Portugal January 2017: BMW 1 Series leaps up to 2nd place
Only the Renault Clio outsells the BMW 1 Series in Portugal in January. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * Portuguese new car sales are up 8% year-on-year in Portugal in January to 15.028 registrations. Peugeot gains 11% to step up…
Venezuela January 2017: Jeep returns to market down 59%
12 new Jeep Grand Cherokee found a buyer in Venezuela in January. * See the Top 4 All-brands and Top 11 All-models by clicking on the title * Each month the Venezuelan new car market sinks closer to full stalemate: down another 59% year-on-year to just 157 units in January.…
Uruguay January 2017: Chevrolet rallies back up 61% to #1
Chevrolet is back in charge of the Uruguayan market. * See the Top 43 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Uruguay leap up 17% year-on-year in January to 3.877 units. Once unquestioned market leader, Chevrolet had gone down to a paltry 5th place over…
Japan January 2017: Nissan Note leads, Toyota C-HR up to #4
The Toyota C-HR is up to #4 at home in January. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 33 kei cars * The Japanese new car market starts 2017 on a positive note with a 4.9% year-on-year gain to 401.650 registrations. Market leader…
Singapore January 2017: Honda #1, BMW up 100% to 4th place
BMW sales double year-on-year to 562 in Singapore this month. * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues to progress: up 7% year-on-year to 7.539 registrations in January. Honda (+15%) confirms it is the new favourite in the brands…
New Caledonia (France) January 2017: Ford and Dacia head to head
The Citroen C3 soars up to 4th place overall in January. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, surge up 59% year-on-year in January to 809 registrations. Ford (+52%) holds…
Chile January 2017: Nissan takes lead in market up 7%
Nissan is #1 overall in Chile in January * See the Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Chile gain 7% year-on-year in January to 27.308 registrations, and this time Nissan (+29%) snaps the brands top spot with 2.581 sales and 9.5% share vs.…
Sweden January 2017: Volvo S/V90 now has VW Golf in sight
The Volvo S/V90 posts its highest monthly volume so far at home and ranks #2. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 250 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swedish new car market is riding on the back of two additional selling days to gain 8% year-on-year…
Colombia January 2017: Chevrolet drops 5%, Renault up 15%
The Chevrolet Spark is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in January. * See the Top 65 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Colombian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in January to 17.215 registrations. Building on a trend we witness all across 2016,…
Switzerland January 2017: VW under pressure from Mercedes
Mercedes is only 98 sales below Volkswagen in January. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 335 All-models by clicking on the title * Switzerland is one of the rare European markets to lose ground in January at -4% to 19.451 units. Volkswagen crumbles down 18% to a round…