The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains in frank negative in August at -14.8% year-on-year to 68.883 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -33.4% to 456.822. This is however a…
JAC breaks its ranking record in Kazakhstan in August to #7. New car sales in Kazakhstan celebrate a fourth straight month of year-on-year upticks in August at a spectacular +50.3% year-on-year to 9.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% to 53.266. Hyundai (+33.7%) reclaims the brands pole position for…
The Fiat 500L signs its first win of 2020 in Serbia. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is down -17.2% year-on-year in August to 2.320 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -27.9% to 17.555 units. The locally-produced Fiat 500L…
The Skoda Scala scores its first Bosnian podium. Picture radiosarajevo.ba According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -13.4% year-on-year in August to 590 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.1% to 5.319. The Skoda Octavia (-26.7%) remains the most popular vehicle in…
The Mitsubishi Space Star soars to 2nd place in North Macedonia in August. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia flip back into negative in August at -32.1% to 412 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -34.4% to 3.224. The Citroen…
The Porsche Cayenne is among the 10 most popular cars in Moldova in August. According to data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova freefall -33.4% year-on-year in August to 387 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -29.8% to 2.965.…
Peugeot sales are up 32.5% in July and 0.2% in August in Slovakia. In July, new car sales in Slovakia slow their far to -12.5% year-on-year to 8.262 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.3% to 42.277. Brand leader Skoda (+2.7%) bucks the negative and posts the only year-on-year…
The Nissan Juke is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August. As we detailed in our Europe August 2020 update, Cyprus is the only European market in positive in August at +14.1% and 729 registrations according to our data partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT. This brings the year-to-date tally to 6.677 units,…
BMW is the only Top 10 brand in positive in August. Picture quattroruote.it 25/09 update: Now with Top 10 models, HEV, PHEV and BEV. Just as we thought the European new car market was out of the Covid-19 woods as July only edged down -3.6%, provisional August sales data shows…
Haval has introduced its largest SUV to-date, called Big Dog (no joke). According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of locally-made Passenger Vehicles in China shoot up 8.8% year-on-year in August to 1.728.000 units, posting the largest increase since May 2018 for the second month in a row…
China continues to drive global car sales recovery, notably through strong pickup sales. Global Light Vehicle sales data for August 2020 has now been released by LMC Automotive. It shows a return to double-digit year-on-year drop after reducing to -6.8% in July: down -10.3% to 6.406.266 units vs. 7.140.674 in August…
The Nissan Livina is the best-selling car in Indonesia in August. The Indonesian new vehicle market is still reeling from the coronavirus crisis with August wholesales tumbling down -58.8% year-on-year to 37.291 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -51.1% to 323.507. Retail sales fare slightly better at -57.8% to…
The new Land Rover Defender has landed in China. Sales of imported new vehicles in China edge up 4% year-on-year in August to 85.631 units, marking the second consecutive month of gains after enduring a full 12 months of declines. The year-to-date tally is now down -19.8% to 604.585. Lexus (+25.6%)…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV has landed in China and is an instant blockbuster. Now that we have analysed Chinese August wholesales, it is time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches, so you can be sure to stay up-to-date on what's the latest in the world’s largest car…
Hongqi soars 109.9% to a 15th volume record in the past 18 months. As we announced at the start of the month, new vehicle wholesales in China continue on their unabated post-pandemic rebound with August up 11.6% to 2.186.000 units according to final data by the China Association of Automobile…