The Great Wal Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. The economic contraction – which according to the latest figures from the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity, IMACEC, is deeper than estimated – the restrictions on access to financing for families and entrepreneurs, together with the lower liquidity…
The Mitsubishi L200 sells almost 3 times any other vehicle in the country. New light vehicle sales in Chile continue to freefall at -17.4% year-on-year in February to 26,220 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -22% to 53,837. Passenger Cars skid -28.7% to 5,216 and -38.9% year-to-date to 10,976,…
The Mitsubishi Triton vastly outpaces its competitors this month. In line with the last few months, the Chinese new light vehicle market is hit hard in January at -25.9% year-on-year to 27,617 sales. Note January 2022 is a very high comparison base as it established a new record for the…
The Chevrolet Groove hits a record 6th place in August. Picture motormania.com.mx 91,124 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in August, a 16.5% year-on-year surge that tilts the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +1.7% and 692,687 sales. Chevrolet (+93.4%) manages to repeat on its once-in-a-decade performance by ranking #1…
The Hyundai Sonata roars into 4th place in June in the UAE. New vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates climb 16.1% year-on-year in June to 18,312 units. Toyota (+1%) is stable and holds just under 30% market share. In 2nd place, Mitsubishi soars 133.4% and overtakes a struggling Nissan…
The Chrysler 300C is inside the Kuwait Top 10 in June. New vehicle sales in Kuwait edge down -1.1% year-on-year in June to 8,564. Market leader Toyota (+22.7%) bucks the negative trend with the only uptick in the Top 5, reaching 34.6% share. Chevrolet (-3.1%) and Mitsubishi (-19.5%) overtake Nissan…
The Toyota Hilux takes control of the Saudi models ranking in March. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia edge down -0.2% year-on-year in April to 49,992 units. Toyota (+28%) vastly outpace the market to reinforce its dominance at 33.3% share, while Hyundai (-31.4%) struggles but stays #2. Isuzu (+26.6%)…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in March. 17,570 new light vehicles hit the road in the UAE, a 7.7% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+3.3%) can't quite match the market growth but remains by far the best-selling carmaker with 31.6% share. Nissan (-15.5%) is in difficulty in…
Isuzu sales are up 194.4% in a market down -10.7% The Jordanian new light vehicle market drops -10.7% year-on-year in March to 2,530 units. Toyota (-18.4%) remains the favourite carmaker by far with 31.8% share and despite falling faster than the market. Isuzu (+194.4%) spectacularly swims upstream and triple its…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 21.4% of the Qatari market in April. New light vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 25.6% year-on-year in March to 4,845 units. Toyota (+132.5%) is up spectacularly to reinforce its dominance of the market with 48.3% share. In fact the Top 4 brands are unchanged…
The Nissan March is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the first time. The Mexican new vehicle market is down -3.2% year-on-year in January to 78,585 registrations, keeping in mind January 2021 was already down -22.5% on the year prior. Nissan (-20.9%) easily holds onto the brands top spot but falls much…
The Chery Tiggo 2 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Chile spectacularly rally back up 60.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 415,581 units, returning above pre-pandemic levels and scoring the 2nd largest ever annual volume…
The Nissan Versa is the best-seller in Mexico for the 6th consecutive year. Discover over 65 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Mexico climb 6.8% year-on-year in 2021 to get back above the 1 million unit mark at 1,014,680 registrations. Nissan (+4.9%), while not being…
Dodge is helped by the new Journey, a rebadged GAC Trumpchi GS5. November 2021 new car sales figures show a Mexican market down -13.2% to 82,829 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.7% to 917,315 sales. Brand leader Nissan (-21.2%) loses significant share, falling to 17.5% vs. 20.3% year-to-date…
The Chevrolet Groove aka Baojun 510 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. August new car sales in Chile soar 97.3% year-on-year and 13.6% on August 2019 to 37.564 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 91.1% on 2020 to 254.646, also tilting into positive vs. the same period…