The BMW X5 is the best-selling imported vehicle in China in October. Sales of new imported vehicles sink -32.5% year-on-year in China to 57,493 units in October, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.8% to 793,589. BMW (-7.7%) is up two spots on last month to take control of…
The Toyota Rush is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia for the 2nd month running. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia are up 54.1% year-on-year in October to 75,544 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 67% to 703,089. Retail sales gain an even more impressive 67% year-on-year to 76,988 units with…
The Suzuki Alto holds 24.2% of the Pakistani market in October. According to figures by PAMA, sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan gain another 49.1% year-on-year in October to 21,002 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 99% to 191,349. Suzuki (+69.3%) once again outpaces the market but holds a…
Ford Focus sales are up 47.2% year-on-year in October. The Taiwanese new car market flips back down -11.3% year-on-year to 35,297 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 1% to 369,449. Toyota (-2%) improves its share to 30.1% vs. 27.6% so far this year, selling four times the amount…
The JAC J7 breaks into the Kazakh Top 10 in October. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan jump up 16% year-on-year in October too 12.151 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 34.2% to 95.414. Note some year-to-date data has been adjusted. Chevrolet (+66.7%) confirms it is the new brand leader…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to #3 in Vietnam in October. New vehicle sales in Vietnam drastically reduce their fall in October to -10.4% to 29,797 units, now up 3% year-to-date to 218,734. These figures climb to 41,972 and 300,763 once adding Hyundai and VinFast who report separately. Hyundai…
The Ford Ranger holds a record 11.6% of the New Zealand market in October. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 18.2% year-on-year in October to 14,019 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 38.1% to 136.880. Note October 2021 is down -6.1% on pre-pandemic October 2019…
The Great Wall Poer breaks into the Chilean Top 10 this month. New light vehicle sales in Chile grow 6.4% year-on-year in October to 38,551 units, the largest October volume in history. It brings the year-to-date tally up 66.8% to 335,824 sales, the second largest volume at this stage of…
Renault holds 22.5% of the Slovenian market in October. New car sales in Slovenia drop -7.2% year-on-year in October to 4,221 units, that's enough to tilt the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.9% to 47,319 sales. Renault (+38.8%) blissfully ignores the negative context to remain in the brands' pole…
The Peugeot 2008 is #1 in France and Spain in October. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a situation worsening in the European new car market (EU+UK+EFTA) down a painful -29.3% year-on-year in October to just 798.693 units. This is the lowest October volume since ACEA started tracking European data in…
MG is among the 10 best-selling carmakers in Mexico this month. New light vehicle sales in Mexico contain their loss somewhat in October at -9.1% year-on-year to 76,640 units, however it must be kept in mind that October 2020 was already down -21.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in October. According to data shared with us by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market continues to go against the European trend with a year-on-year gain of 5.2% to 814 registrations. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.1%…
Aggregated sales of Ioniq and Ioniq 5 are good enough for 7th place in Austria in October. New car sales in Austria plunge -39.2% to just 14,755 registrations in October, the largest year-on-year decline in Europe so far, sending the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.1% and 204,636 units. Brand…
The Zeekr 001 has landed in the Chinese wholesales charts. Now that the October 2021 Chinese wholesales update is complete, it is time to go through the all-new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest developments of the largest and most dynamic automotive…
The BYD Qin PLUS breaks its volume record once again in October. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in China reduce their fall drastically from -19.6% year-on-year in September to -9.4% in October at 2,333,000 units, in an improving microchip context. Passenger…