The Isuzu D-Max outsells the Toyota Hilux so far in 2022. New vehicle sales in Thailand surge 26.3% year-on-year in February to 74,489 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 143,944. Toyota (+57.3%) outpaces the market to cement its dominance with 33.5% share, distancing Isuzu (+22.6%) at 27.1%.…
The Chevrolet Tracker is up to #4 in Colombia in March. New vehicle sales in Colombia dip -9.1% year-on-year in March to 20,845 units, leading to a Q1 2022 volume edging up 0.8% to 57,454. For the first time this year, Chevrolet (-1.1%) overtakes Renault to snap the brands pole…
Fiat sales in Uruguay are up 61.8% year-on-year in March. 5,794 new light vehicles found a new home in Uruguay in March, a 25.7% year-on-year improvement. The Q1 2022 tally tilts into positive as a result at +5.5% to 12,485 units. After a very slow start of the year, Fiat…
The Suzuki Alto hits its highest share since October 2019. Sales of new locally produced light vehicles surge 30.7% year-on-year in March to 27,202, leading to year-to-date volume up 26.9% to 69,476. Suzuki (+47.7%) easily beats the market to reach 55.3% share vs. 52.9% over Q1 2022. Toyota (+5.6%) and…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Vietnam According to VAMA, the Vietnamese new car market is up 19.5% year-on-year to 36,962 units in March, leading to a Q1 volume up 27.6% to 90,506. These figures climb to 47,502 (+18.5%) for the month and 115,904 (+23.7%) year-to-date when adding…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is #1 in Indonesia both in March and YTD. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales soar another 16% year-on-year in March to 98,536 units, leading to a Q1 2022 volume up 41.1% to 263,832. This is higher than pre-pandemic March 2019 (90,189) and the largest March volume since 2018…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in March. The Greek new car market dips -6.4% year-on-year in March to 8,410 registrations, meaning a Q1 2022 in negative at -4.3% to 22,427 units. In the brands ranking, Toyota (-6%) follows the market to 12.8% share vs. 15.1% so…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in March. The Slovenian new car market freefalls -34.5% year-on-year in March to just 4,627 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down a hefty -21.7% to 12,752. Volkswagen (-35.2%) remains in first place in the brands ranking while Skoda (-44.4%) and…
The new Dolphin helps BYD to its first podium finish at home. It's 3 negative months out of 3 this year with the Chinese retail market accelerating its fall in March to -15.2% and 1,428,040 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report, leading to a Q1 2022…
Bentley sales are up 47.6% in a market down -28% Whereas Chinese exports surge 28.8% this month, imports have stalled at -28% year-on-year to just 63,762 units. The Q1 2022 tally stands at 194,620 units, down -19.1% over the same period a year ago. The brands ranking is very stable as…
First Top 20 finish in New Zealand for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. New vehicle sales in New Zealand shoot up 36% year-on-year in March to 21,044 units, leading to a Q1 2022 tally up 12.5% to 47,059. Even Passenger Cars are up this month at +17.3% to 2,786, with SUVs…
The Mitsubishi L200 aka Triton is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in March. The Chilean new light vehicle market posts another impressive gain in March at +27.5% year-on-year to 41,467 units, believed to be the largest March volume and the 2nd largest monthly total in over two years. The year-to-date…
The Suzuki S-Cross easily tops the Hungarian charts over Q1 2022. Picture cartarsblog.hu In March, 12,790 new light vehicles found a buyer including 11,148 Passenger Cars. Over the First Quarter of the year, the light vehicle total stands at 32,947 units, down -13.3% on the same period in 2021. Among these,…
The Fiat Strada is the best-selling vehicle in Uruguay in 2021. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market shoots up 41.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 49,265 units, Fiat (+113.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year and gains four spots to land in pole position for the year, toppling Volkswagen (+24.1%) while…
Roewe Whale After going through brands and models rankings for March 2022 Chinese wholesales, we can now share with you all-new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we…