First win since January 2018 for the Ravon Nexia R3. After stalling -80.5% in April, the Kazakh new vehicle market spectacularly returns to growth in May at +18.7% year-on-year and 7.315 registrations, completing the only true V-shaped recovery in the world (Chinese sales were in negative for three months). The…
Hongqi (+133.7%) symbolises the recovery of the Chinese market and its SUV segment, with both the brand (15.103) and the HS5 (9.117) breaking all-time records. Doing even better than the +11.7% anticipated, Chinese wholesales soar +14.5% year-on-year to 2.194.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile…
The VinFast Lux A2.0 ranks inside the Top 10 at home. Vietnam has impressed with its handling of the coronavirus crisis with only 334 reported cases and 0 deaths as of June 16 for a country of 95.5 million inhabitants bordering China... Its new car market is already recovering at…
Renault is up to 16.1% share in Bulgaria vs. 10.2% in 2020. The Bulgarian new car market freefalls -68.1% year-on-year in May to just 1.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -47.1% to 10.042. Renault (-50.3%) snaps the brands top spot for the first time in 2020, shooting up…
Uruguay is the first country to crown the Suzuki S-Presso. Picture motorbeam.com The Uruguayan new car market drops -54.2% year-on-year in May to 1.538 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -29.8% to 10.927. Suzuki (+0.8%) continues to swim upstream, even managing a small year-on-year gain, the only one in the Top…
Singapore had to cope with a new wave of COVID-19 cases in May. As confirmed COVID-19 cases doubled throughout the course of May from 16.169 as of April 30 to 34.884 as of May 31 and 39.850 at the time of writing this article, the Singaporean economy ground to a halt.…
The Suzuki S-Presso is among the 10 most successful vehicles in South Africa. 11/06: Now with Top 275 All-models ranking. After stalling -98.4% in April, the South African new car market recovers somewhat in May at -68.1% year-on-year to 12.932 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -38.2% to 130.762. Passenger cars…
The Mercedes GLB ranks inside the Polish Top 160. Picture moto3m.pl A new Top 160 Passenger Cars ranking now available for Poland for the January-April 2020 period, an upgrade on our monthly Top 50. It shows the Mazda CX-30 already up to #53, the Citroen C5 Aircross at #66, the…
The Suzuki Alto is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in May. Pakistan has gingerly reopened its economy in May after Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government was unable to financially help all those who lost their job. Sadly this coincides with a dramatic turn in COVID-19 infections, going from 5.374 two…
BMW manages the best hold among the Top 15 brands. Picture autofilou.at 10/06 update: Now with Top 20 models. Austria both imposed movement restrictions and stepped out of the COVID-19 crisis earlier than most European countries, and May new car sales figures confirm recovery is now well on the way.…
The Fiat Ducato is up to #2 overall in Germany in May. 11/06 update : Now with Top 285 All Private sales models. With car dealerships reopening as early as April 20, the -49.5% year-on-year drop of German new car sales in May to just 168.148 units can be considered…
The new G80 lifts Genesis to its first podium finish at home. Despite a small flareup since May 27, the COVID-19 economic impact on the South Korean market is well and truly over, with the country falling from 2nd most affected in the world as of March 6 when we initially…
Heavy discounts lift Kia sales up 96.8% in a market down -31.7%. From -71.4% in April, the Slovenian new car market recovers to -31.7% and 5.086 registrations on May which is the smallest year-on-year decline of all 23 European markets we have covered so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Ford Puma signs its first Romanian Top 20 finish. Picture turatiiscrise.ro The Romanian new car market only marginally improves on April (-50.3%) with May sales down -45% year-on-year to 7.155 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 29.355. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (-34.9%) resists a lot better and pushes…
Citroen gains 29.9% in a market down -51.6%. Picture queenoftheroad.co.il After stalling -88.7% in April, the Israeli new car market stirs itself back into better shape in May as COVID-19 lockdowns ease, dropping another -51.6% to 10.347 units according to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il. This…