The previous generation Toyota Corolla is still manufactured in Pakistan. Data by local association PAMA shows new locally assembled light vehicle sales down a devastating -80% year-on-year in April to just 4,463 units. This leaves a year-to-date tally off -66.5% to 30,753. Non-availability of CKD parts due to Letter of Credit…
JAC LCV sales are up 32% year-on-year in April. Sales of Light Commercial Vehicles in China edge up 1% year-on-year in March to 322,539 units, a paltry result considering March 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is down -7% to 718,491. Foton (+12.5%) posts a solid…
The Nissan NP300 is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in April. The Mexican new light vehicle market continues on its excellent 2023 run with sales up another 17% year-on-year to 97,610. This means the year-to-date volume is up 22.5% or almost 76,000 units to 412,736. Nissan (+10.9%) trails the market…
BYD is #1 in China for the third consecutive month. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 82.7% year-on-year to 2,159,000 units, but under this spectacular gain hides a paltry year-ago result (-47.6%) that was impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and…
The Ford Ranger is the #1 vehicle in South Africa for the first time in 6 years. The South African new vehicle market is flat again in April at -0.2% to 37,107 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.2% to 175,411. Passenger Cars are hit -6.1% to 24,174 units…
The Skoda Octavia is now the best-selling car in Hungary over the first 4 months of 2023. New car sales in Hungary dip -6% year-on-year in April to 8,530 units, a poor result given April 2022 was already down -16.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date cume is now up just…
Peugeot sales are up 63.3% year-on-year in April. Sales of new light vehicles slow down their fall in Morocco in April at -0.2% year-on-year to 12,484 units. Passenger Cars are actually up 1% to 11,278 while Light Commercials fall -10.1% to 1,206. Passenger Cars are now down -6.5% YTD to…
The Nissan Ariya ranks 9th in Norway in April. 8,976 new cars found a buyer in Norway in April, a further -7.7% year-on-year drop following a -26.1% year-on-year fall in April 2022. The year-to-date tally is now down -10.5% to 37,641. BEVs gain 3.7% to 7,471 sales and 83.3% share…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in April. New car sales in Denmark gain 9.5% year-on-year in April to 12,067 units, this is a rather poor showing given April 2022 was off -29% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 15% to 52,023. Volkswagen (+14.2%) is the…
Dacia holds 9.9% of the Portuguese market in April. The Portuguese new car market continues to rally back up in April at +29.1% to 16,107 units, however we are still way below the 21,121 sales of pre-pandemic April 2019. The year-to-date volume is now up 44.2% to 68,298. Dacia surges…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. Sales of new light vehicles in South Korea climb 4.8% year-on-year in April to 149,497 as local manufacturers (+7.5%) fare much better than foreigners (-9.4%). The picture is similar year-to-date with a market up 12.8% to 578,530 including…
Toyota Prius sales are up 137.2% year-on-year. Note the March 2023 post has been updated with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. The Japanese new vehicle market is up another beautiful 16.7% year-on-year in April to 349,592 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,731,150 units. Toyota (+17.7%)…
The new Maruti Suzuki Fronx has landed in the Indian wholesales charts. The Indian new car wholesale market soars 13.1% year-on-year in April to 331,509 units, a new record for the month and eclipsing the previous best of 297,401 in April 2018. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.2% to 1,347,447,…
Opel sales are up 7-fold year-on-year in April. New car sales in Türkiye continue to smash record after record this year, with April sales up a huge 62.7% year-on-year to 97,679 units. This is a new April all-time high volume, with a previous best dating back to 8 years ago…
Skoda sales are up 117.3% year-on-year in April. Belgian new car sales grow by a whopping 40.4% year-on-year in April to 39,872 units as April 2022 was down -23.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 30.3% to 171,356. The Top 4 best-selling carmakers all trail the market, with BMW (+24.7%)…