The Kia Frontier holds 23.1% of the Iraqi market. Over the first 9 months of 2022, 57,741 new light vehicles found a new home in Iraq. Kia holds onto the brands top spot with a mammoth 34% share, distancing Toyota at an equally generous 27.8% of the market. This means…
The Mitsubishi L200 holds 15.7% of the Lebanese market year-to-date. 10,807 new cars found a buyer in Lebanon over the first 9 months of 2022. Toyota is leader once again with an imposing 31.5% share, distancing Mitsubishi at 17.5%, up from #5 in June. Kia (8.4%), Suzuki (7.3%) and Renault…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain so far in 2022. New car sales in Bahrain fall a harsh -16.9% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2022 to 15,256 units. Toyota (-28.4%) remains by far the most popular carmaker with 32.8% of the market and despite a…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 20.6% of the Yemeni market so far this year. 4,874 new light vehicles hit Yemeni roads over the first 9 months of 2022. Toyota holds a suffocating 93.7% share thanks to almost 4,600 sales over the period. Hyundai follows at a meagre 2.6% share ahead…
The Kia Sorento is one of only three active models in Syria. The Syrian new car market continues to be very limited, with only 278 sales over the first 9 months of 2022. Hyundai holds a 94.6% share and Kia is at 5.4%. These are the two only brands selling…
Suzuki is the most popular carmaker in Uruguay in October. 4,701 new cars found a buyer in Uruguay in October, a strong 20.4% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 42,829 units. Suzuki (+56.9%) surges to reclaim the brands top spot for the 2nd time in the…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 4th place in Germany. 28/11 update: Now with Mercedes EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE and EQS splits. New car sales in Germany rally back up 16.6% year-on-year in October to 208,353 units, keeping in mind October 2021 was down a ghastly -34.9% on the…
The Ford Ranger is now #1 year-to-date in New Zealand. The New Zealand new vehicle market is back in positive territory in October at +5.3% to 14,736 registrations. As a result the year-to-date tally also tilts back into positive at +0.4% to 137,435 units. Passenger cars drop -4.4% to 2,390…
The Suzuki Vitara is up to #2 in the Hungarian year-to-date ranking. 16/11 update: Now with Top 100 models The Hungarian new light vehicle market hasn't managed to consistently stay in positive this year with October sales down -9.6% year-on-year to 9,421. The year-to-date tally is now down -11% to 109,240…
Peugeot sales are up 74.7% in a market down -25.7%. Chilean new vehicle sales endure a third straight month of year-on-year decline at a damning -25.7% in October to 28,642 units. Note October 2021 was a particularly high comparison base as it was an all-time October record. The year-to-date tally…
The Suzuki Swift repeats at #2 in Pakistan in October. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan keeps on struggling, recording a -36.3% year-on-year loss to just 13,369 units. This is the fourth consecutive 36%+ year-on-year fall for the market. As a result the year-to-date volume tilts into negative at…
Ram sales are up 141.2% year-on-year in October. 91,101 new vehicles hit Mexican roads in October, an impressive 18.9% year-on-year surge. As a result, the year-to-date volume is up 4.2% to 869,630 units. We are witnessing a momentous shift atop the brands ranking: Chevrolet (+97.3%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year…
The VW ID.4 is just one unit off the October pole position. The Austrian new car market rallies back up 8.9% year-on-year in October to 16,061 units, however October 2021 was off a damning -39.2% on the year prior so we remain at historically low levels. The year-to-date tally now…
The Chery Arrizo 5 is up to 5th place in Egypt so far in 2022. 159,864 new vehicles found a buyer in Egypt over the first 9 months of 2022. Chevrolet continues to lead the brands ranking but sees its market share thaw from 14.9% over the Full Year 2021…
The Polestar 2 is up to 5th place in Iceland in October. 1,178 new cars hit Icelandic roads in October, a 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 31.3% to 17,190 units. The Top 3 brands all vastly better the market: Kia (+51.1%) is up to 11.5% share,…