The new VW Tharu hits a record 13.337 retail sales in China in January. Chinese wholesales data for January (-15.8%) marked a 7th consecutive market drop and third double-digit decline in a row, but this month retail sales is a completely and spectacularly different story. Since February 2018, we offer you a new…
The C5 Aircross is already having an impact on Citroen European sales. Update 2 (09/03): Now with the Top 100 models. Update 1 (28/02): Now with actuals for the Top 25 brands and models. The European new car market (27 markets) drops 4.6% year-on-year in January to 1.22m units, which…
The BYD Qin Pro EV has now landed in the Chinese market. After an all-time record in December when sales were rushed to benefit from government subsidies, the New Energy market in China logically recedes volume-wise but remains extremely dynamic. CAAM wholesales figures show a whopping 138% year-on-year uptick to 96.000…
The VW T-Roc now ranks 5th year-to-date in Germany. The German new car market edges back into positive territory for the first time since pre-WLTP-boosted August with February up 2.7% to 268.867 registrations, enough to also tilt the YTD tally into positive at +0.6% 534.569. Instrumental to this return to growth…
Sales of Toyota Camry are up 176.5% year-on-year in January in Kazakhstan. Outstanding start of the year for new vehicle sales in Kazakhstan at +36.3% to 4.436 registrations. Lada (+28.2%) trails the market slightly but remains on top of the brands ranking at 22.9% share vs. 21.8% for Toyota (+42.6%).…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in January. Uncharacteristically sparse data for the Indonesian new car market in January, with only a Top 5 brands and Top 2 models available for now. The market is hit hard this month with a steep -15.3% year-on-year decline to just 81.677…
Suzuki sales are up 81.8% year-on-year in Ivory Coast as the Alto 800 becomes the best-selling passenger car. Consult 6 years of Ivory Coast Historical Data here. The Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) new vehicle market posts a sturdy gain for the second straight year with 2018 sales up 16.1% to 11.376.…
Isuzu holds 44.8% of the Tunisian LCV market in 2018. New light vehicle sales in Tunisia hit a wall in 2018 at -19.4% to just 51.348 units, while the parallel market is hit ever harder at -28.9% to 14.493. This fall was expected as 2018 marked a steep devaluation of…
Daihatsu Tanto sales soar 17.4% year-on-year in February. The Japanese new car market scores another positive month in February with sales edging up 1.2% year-on-year to 479.428 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 1.6% to 887.403. Brand leader Toyota (+1.8%) outpaces the market to snatch a 28.1% share,…
The Hyundai Palisade ranks 4th at home in South Korea for the second month running. The South Korean new light vehicle market is down 2.3% year-on-year in February to 122.454 units, a decline solely triggered by particularly weak sales by foreign manufacturers: down 20.3% to just 15.885 whereas local brands…
The Renault Clio now outsells its archenemy the Peugeot 208 in Reunion. The new light vehicle market is up a sturdy 4.2% to 32.349 registrations including light commercials in the Réunion Island, an overseas French territory located East of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and home of 800,000 inhabitants. Note these figures…
Suzuki sales shoot up 24.8% year-on-year in Mauritius. Consult almost a decade of Mauritius Historical Data here. It's a second straight record year for new vehicle sales in Mauritius at +1.5% to 11.317 units, only the second five-digit annual volume in history alongside 2017. Nissan (+4.5%) remains the most popular…
The new generation Toyota Rush is an instant success in Panama. New vehicle sales in Panama are down a steep 10.6% year-on-year in 2018 to add up to 50.889 units. All segments are down, but sedans drop the most at -18.8% to 17.524 vs. 21.590 in 2017, for the first…
The VW T-Roc lands directly at #8. Consult 8 years of Liechtenstein Historical Data here. The Liechtenstein new car market drops by a stiff 8.6% year-on-year in 2018 to just 1.849 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (-14.9%) falls even faster but remains on top at 12% share vs. 10.6% for #2…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular nameplate in the GCC in 2018. Consult 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. New car sales in the region continue…