The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in August. The South African new vehicle market continues on its impressive run in August with 47,420 registrations, up 14.2% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally now stands at 344,224 units, up 13.8% over the same period in 2021. Among these, Passenger…
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 previous generation Hyundai Tucson is still on sale in Pakistan. Second consecutive freefall for the Pakistani new light vehicle market with August sales down a daunting -46.5% year-on-year to just 11,645. However thanks to a very strong start of the year, the YTD tally remains in positive at +12.6%…
The Maxus T60 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. August puts an end to 17 consecutive months of year-on-year growth in Chile with light vehicle sales down -6.8% to 35,018 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 16.2% to 295,777. Passenger cars are down -7.6% to…
Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in August. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay gain 8.6% year-on-year in August to 4,169 units, bringing the year-to-date cume up 1.2% to 33,439. Down to a paltry 16th spot last month, Suzuki (-3%) catches up on lost time and rallies back up…
The Dacia Sandero repeats at #1 in Austria in August. The Austrian new car market edges up 0.5% year-on-year in August to 17,814 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -17.2% to 142,474. Volkswagen (+3.5%) easily holds onto the top spot with 17.7% share, way above its YTD level of 14.4%.…
Opel sales are up 81.5% in a market down -19.6%. New light vehicle sales in Turkey drop a harsh -19.6% year-on-year in August to 48,336 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8.8% to 458,446. Fiat (-22.7%) falls faster than the market to 16.6% share vs. 18.3% so far this…
The Hyundai Stargazer ranks #8 in Indonesia in August. Indonesian wholesales gain 16.4% year-on-year in August to 96,956 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.1% to 658,232. Retail sales are up 20.3% to 97,164 for the month and up 20.7% year-to-date to 637,040. In the brands wholesales ranking, Toyota…
The Torres is the best performing Ssangyong in 3.5 years. The South Korea new light vehicle market edges up 0.5% in August to 128,941. This is only due to strong imports up 7.8% to 23,850 while local manufacturers are down -1.1% to 105,091. The year-to-date total now stands at 1,072,393…
The Dacia Duster is once again the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in August. New car sales in Iceland rise 5.4% year-on-year in August to 1,330 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 36.8% to 14,568 registrations. Toyota (+53.9%) is up to 16.3% share to lead the brands ranking…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in August. New light vehicle sales in Hungary (PC+LCV) edge up 0.6% year-on-year in August to 11,593 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.8% to 88,831. The Top 5 YTD brands remain unchanged with Toyota in first place with 12.1% share above…
The Voyah Free has landed in the Norwegian sales charts. Picture elbil.no Norwegian new car sales are off another -24.7% year-on-year in August to 12,363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.5% to 88,115. BEV sales are down -21.7% to 9,247, resulting in a 74.8% market share vs. 71.9% a…
The Dacia Duster ranks #3 overall in Switzerland in August. 16,384 new cars hit Swiss roads in August, edging down -0.4% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally now stands at 141,659 down -11.7% on the same period last year. Volkswagen (+2.2%) goes against the market to post a small year-on-year uptick, ending…
The Peugeot 208 is now the best-selling vehicle in Denmark year-to-date. New car sales in Denmark remain in frank negative in August at -19.5% to 12,756 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -23.6% to 96.074. Brand-wise, Volkswagen (-13.1%) improves its share to 13.5% vs. 10.9% so far this year,…
The Tesla Model 3 equals its ranking record in August. The Taiwanese new car market rises 3.8% year-on-year in August to 34,416 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -5.9% to 275,759 units. Toyota (+1.1%) can't quite match the market growth but is in positive to reach 26.4% share vs. 29.5%…