The GAC Aion Y launches this month in China. After exploring China wholesales for April, it is now time to go through the all-new new locally-produced launches for the month, as our "New Models" series returns. This time we have 6 new models hitting the wholesales charts, among them 3…
Honda UR-V sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales are up 8.6% year-on-year in April to 2.252.000 units, marking a 13th consecutive month of gains. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 51.8% to 8.748.000 units. Passenger Vehicles…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 4-fold year-on-year. Picture moottori.fi The Finnish new car market bounces back up 47.6% year-on-year in April to 8.571 units but remains down -10.1% on April 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 7% year-on-year to 35.995. Toyota (+43.7%) ends the month just below the market…
Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in April. Note: January, February and March 2021 data is also included in the table below. New light vehicle sales are up 232.6% year-on-year in Uruguay in April to 4.101 units on locked down year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 69.7%…
Haval is inside the Russian Top 10 for the second month running. New car sales in Russia surge 290.4% year-on-year in April to 151.964 units as year-ago volumes were down -72.4% because of the local lockdown. April 2020 is also up on April 2019 at +2.5% on the 148.296 units…
Mazda sales are up 9.5% on April 2019. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, at 162.455 units the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 254.4% year-on-year in April as April 2020 was a lockdown month. However unlike in the U.S. where volumes are now above pre-pandemic levels, this is…
Toyota Highlander sales are up 302.3% year-on-year in the U.S. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to surge 110% year-on-year in April to 1.4 million units, also 4.8% above the April 2019 volume. It's another strong month with the Seasonally Adjusted Annualised sales Rate (SAAR) up 115%…
The Renault Clio V is the best-selling vehicle in France in April. 13/05 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands and Top 286 All-models. New car sales in France are up 568.8% year-on-year in April to 140.426 units, reflecting the strict national lockdown in place in April 2020 and lifting the…
The Renault Captur is #1 in Portugal for the first time. New car sales in Portugal are up 438.7% year-on-year on a locked down April 2020 to 14.809 units but down -29.9% on April 2019. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.5% year-on-year to 45.848 and down a harsh -43.1%…
The Croatian new car market surges 284.2% year-on-year in April to 4.165 units but remains down a steep -51.7% on two years ago. At 14.684 units, the year-to-date tally is now up 32.1% on the same period in 2020 but down -29% on 2019. Both Volkswagen (+188.7%) and Skoda (+187%)…
The VW Amarok ranks #2 overall in Argentina in April. The new vehicle market in Argentina is up an extravagant 634.3% year-on-year in April to 32.200 units as April 2020 was a quarantine month. Sales are however down -13.6% on April 2019, a more meaningful comparison set. The year-to-date tally is…
Suzuki Jimny kei car sales are up 185.3% year-on-year in April. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 29.4% year-on-year in April to 349.895 units on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally now stands at 1.779.638 units, up 8.4% on the same period in 2020. Brand leader Toyota…
The Hyundai Staria has landed in the South Korean charts... The South Korean new car market edges down -2.5% to 161.179 units on strong Covid recovery year-ago volumes and production disruptions due to the global microchip shortage. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.3% to 592.684. Hyundai (-3.3%) falls slightly…
Skoda Israeli sales are up 48.8% on two years ago. Thanks to our partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli brands data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. New car sales in Israel are up 869.2% year-on-year in April to 24.832 units as April 2020 was impacted…
The VW Golf is down to just 3.1% share at home. New car sales in Germany bounce back up 90% year-on-year in April to 229.650 units, however this is down -26.1% on the 310.715 sales of two years ago in April 2019. The year-to-date tally is now in positive at +7.8%…