The new generation Chevrolet Onix hasn't reached Colombian shores yet. New vehicle sales in Colombia start the year on a high, up 15.4% in January to 18.427 units. Renault (+24.3%) easily outpaces the market to sign an 11th consecutive monthly win at 21.3% share, distancing its archenemy Chevrolet (+13.4%) at…
Brilliance sales shoot up 473.7% in Chile thanks to the new Konect SUV. 14/03 update: Now with the Top 25 models. The Chilean new vehicle market dives -12.1% year-on-year in January to 32.104 registrations. Chevrolet (-5.7%) limits its fall to half that of the market and cements its brand leadership…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 holds 23.3% of the PNG market in 2019. Discover 6 years of Papua New Guinea Historical Data here. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) new car market bounces back in 2019, up 9.8% to 5.346, however still far from the high of 8.305 registered in 2014. Toyota…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 20.4% in Fiji in 2019. Discover 6 years of Fiji Historical Data here. Fiji is a South Pacific archipelago composed of 332 islands and more than 500 islets located about 2.000 km (1.300 mi) north of New Zealand. Almost 90% of the 926.276 inhabitants live in…
The Volvo XC40 hits its highest ever Swiss ranking at #5. The Swiss new car market drops -10.2% year-on-year in January to 18.788 units. 4x4 sales are down -4.9% to 10.155 for a much improved 54.1% share vs. 51% a year ago, while alternatively fuelled registrations shoot up 110.4% to…
The Kia Soluto is inside the Vietnamese Top 5 for the second time in 3 months. New vehicle sales in Vietnam start the year in the worst fashion: down -52.8% year-on-year to 15.787 units, partly due to the Lunar New Year falling in January 2020 vs. February 2019, resulting in…
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 sales shoot up 44% in Samoa in 2019. Discover 6 years of Samoa Historical Data here. Samoa corresponds to the western part of the Samoan Islands, the Eastern part being American Samoa. It is home to 195.843 inhabitants, with the two main islands being Upolu – hosting…
The Toyota Tacoma remains the best-selling vehicle in American Samoa. Discover 6 years of American Samoa Historical Data here. Not to be confused with Samoa covered in separate updates, American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific. It consists of five main islands and two…
The Toyota Hilux is estimated to be #1 in the Solomon Islands in 2019. Discover 6 years of Solomon Islands Historical Data here. The Solomon Islands are located east of Papua New Guinea and composed of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands stretching 1.500 km (930 mi). Solomon is home to…
The Toyota Hilux signs a 5th annual win in the past 6 years in Tonga. Discover 6 years of Tonga Historical Data here. Our exclusive South Pacific islands coverage returns on BSCB. No other automotive media will share this data with you. Tonga is a Polynesian archipelago composed of 177…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in the GCC. Discover 15 years of Gulf Cooperation Council Historical Data here. The Gulf Cooperation Council is an economic union including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In 2019 and on the sole strength of Saudi…
The Hyundai Venue tops recent launches in January. Picture Caranddriver. Replicating the US situation we just covered, the monthly reporting stampede which started with GM in late 2018 has also spread to Canada with all manufacturers that stopped monthly US reporting bar Nissan/Mitsubishi now doing the same for Canada, leaving…
Toyota RAV4 sales shoot up 35.2% year-on-year in January. Monthly U.S. sales reporting is no more. From Tesla in 2017, to General Motors in 2018, Ford Motor and FCA in 2019, this month Nissan, the VW Group, BMW Group, Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover have decided to follow suit and will…
The arrival of female drivers has boosted the Saudi car market in 2019. Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. After three consecutive 20%+ annual drops (-21.4% in 2016, -22.3% in 2017 and -23.4% in 2018) resulting in a halving of the market between 2015 (879.704) and 2018 (411.223), the…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in the UAE for the 2nd time this decade. Discover 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. After three straight years of double-digit falls, the United Arab Emirates new light vehicle market stabilises in 2019 with a much more palatable -1.5% decline…