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…
Dacia is by far the best-selling brand in Montenegro with 19.4% share. For only the third time in BSCB history after 2014 and 2018, we can share with you today exclusive sales data for Montenegro. 739 new cars found a buyer over the period, a ghastly -56.1% drop over the…
The Peugeot 2008 II repeats at #2 with 5.5% share, both all-time records. 16/09 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 340 All-models. 9/09 update: Now with Top 10 EV models. After showing the entire European continent the way to recovery in June (+1.2%) - and confirming in July (+3.9%) -…
Fiat sales are up 45.8% in a market down -5.1%. New car sales in Uruguay slim down their decline to -5.1% year-on-year in August at 3.224 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -24.7% to 19.433. The top 2 brands fare much worse than the market however, with Volkswagen down -14.2%…
The Chevrolet Onix remains the #1 car in Colombia. 16/09 update: Now with Top 75 models. 10/09 update: Now with Top 30 brands and models. As coronavirus total cases surge from 306.181 to 641.574 in the past month alone, lockdowns were reimposed in Bogota and other areas of the country…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Greece in August. It's a 6th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop for Greek new car sales in August at -28.6% to just 6.853 units. This is worse than in July (-18.8%) and leads to a year-to-date tally off -39.1% to 52.939. Toyota (-8.3%) resists a…
The Toyota Corolla Cross has landed in the Vietnamese charts. The Vietnamese new vehicle market edges down -3.8% year-on-year to 20.655 units in August, leading to a year-to-date volume down -25% to 151.903 according to VAMA. These figures climb to 27.516 and 200.929 respectively once adding Hyundai and VinFast who report sales…
BMW sales surge 31.1% year-on-year in Singapore in August. New car sales in Singapore leap back into positive territory in August at +1.6% year-on-year to 5.180 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -48.9% to 26.498. Toyota (-10.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 16.3% share and despite a…
YTD Proton sales are now up vs. the same period in 2019. Picture paultan.org 25/09 update: Now with total market actuals. According to final data by the Malaysian Automobile Association, the Malaysian new car market records a third consecutive year-on-year gain in August at +3.2% to 52.800 units, meaning the…
The Isuzu D-Max holds a mammoth 47% share of the Thai pickup segment in July. 14/09 update: Now with Top 55 models. As Thailand celebrates a full four months of new daily Covid-19 cases below 20 (since 25 April) and less than 3.400 total cases, its new vehicle market remains…
Honda sales in Pakistan surge 71.8% year-on-year in August. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan soar 14.9% year-on--year in August to 11.742 units, the first positive result both post-pandemic and since March 2019. Keep in mind however that August 2019 volumes were already decimated at -42.1% on the year…
The BMW X4 breaks into the foreigner Top 10 in August. The post-pandemic rebound is over in South Korea with new car sales ending five consecutive months of year-on-year gains in August at -3.5% to 131.876 units vs. +41.2% in June and +9.2% in July. Local manufacturers are down -7.2% to 117.234…