The new Sienna helps Toyota sales over Q1. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. rally back up in March on year-ago volumes severely impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns: sales are estimated to soar roughly 60% year-on-year to 1.6 million units, equivalent to the March 2019 volume. This means the U.S.…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 27.6% in Canada this month. Local consultancy DesRosiers estimates a Canadian new vehicle market down -9.9% year-on-year to 112.654 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.6% to 203.544. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) stands at a strong 1.84 million units, a…
The new GV80 lifts U.S. Genesis sales up this month. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to drop -10% year-on-year in February to roughly 1.19 million units on two fewer selling days and as severe weather impacted dealership traffic for the month. As the U.S. economy continues…
Mazda CX-9 sales are up 21.6% year-on-year in January. The Canadian new light vehicle market skids down -17.4% year-on-year in January to 90.890 units according to DesRosiers Automotive, as many parts of the country were under lockdown during the month. The three main automotive groups still reporting sales monthly all…
The Ford F-Series is #1 in the USA for the 39th consecutive year. Discover over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. 12/02 update: Now with Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover models sales. After Q4 sales down just -2.4% and a December SAAR at 16.38 million vs. 17.11 million in…
U.S. Volvo V60 sales surge 158.6% year-on-year in July. Picture caranddriver.com Aggregate estimates by ALG, LMC Automotive and COX Automotive show a U.S. light vehicle market down -16% to 1.178 million units in July, leading to a year-to-date tally off -22.2% to 7.659 million units. Fleet shipments remain particularly weak…
Mazda sales lift 8.9% year-on-year in a June market down -16.3% 29/07 update: Now with Q2 Top 290 All-models sales. June new light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to drop -16.3% year-on-year in June to 155.439 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, who says "June undoubtedly saw the…
Chevrolet Silverado sales are up 25.7% in Q1 in a market down -11.9%. 11/04 update: Now with Mercedes, Jaguar and Land Rover data. March is the month the coronavirus pandemic upended the US economy. From just 100 confirmed cases as of March 1, the number of infected US citizens surged…
Toyota sales surge 13.9% in February, the Highlander is up 34.7% 12/03 update: Now with brands actuals and official February sales for 115 models. Note previously published groups and brands data was incorrect. After a relatively complete January, Canada follows the U.S. in killing monthly sales reporting, with only 10 brands…
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 Toyota Hilux is the #1 vehicle in Panama for the 5th time in 10 years. Discover a decade of Panama historical data here. New vehicle sales in Panama edge down -3% in 2019 to 47.866 units. Toyota (-10.2%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 19.7% but…
Volkswagen (-0.9%) remains above 3m sales thanks to its new SUV lineup. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for the Chinese wholesales market - factory shipments to dealerships, and only the second drop in the past 30 years. The coughing…
Hyundai sales gain 5.1% in Canada in November. The Canadian new light vehicle market remains stable in November (-0.8%) at an estimated 144.476 registrations, an encouraging sign that nevertheless marks the 20th year-on-year drop in the past 21 months. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.3% to 1.819.018 and with…
VW's new Jetta low-cost brand has now officially landed in China. Chinese wholesales endure a ghastly 15th consecutive month of year-on-year fall in September but, somewhat encouragingly, a third straight single-digit drop at -5.2% to 2.271.000 units for the month. This is split into 1.931.000 passenger cars (-6.3%) and 340.000…
Jeep sales surge 21% year-on-year in a declining market. After edging up 0.2% in August according to our estimates, the Canadian new light vehicle market falls back into negative for the 18th time in the past 19 months in September at -4.1% to 167.548 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down…