The Renault Kadjar hits its highest ranking in over 2 years. Picture largus.fr According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova sink -24.2% year-on-year in July to 442 units, that's a harsher decline than in June (-15.2%) which leads to a year-to-date tally off -29.3%…
Clouds on the horizon for the Chinese market? Picture: the new generation Haval H6, launched in August. Figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) could indicate the end of the much-admired post-pandemic rebound in China. After April (+4.4%), May (+14.5%), June (+11.6%) and July (+16.4%) all showed gravity-defying surges, wholesales of…
The Chevrolet Onix remains the most popular vehicle in Colombia. 25/08 update: Now with Top 30 brands and Top 75 models. Colombia has added almost 265.000 new Covid-19 cases over the past month alone, with total cases now nearing 400.000 (as of August 11 when this article was first published)…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in UAE both in July and YTD. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates drop -32.4% year-on-year in July to 10.436 units vs. 15.433 in July 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -28.6% to 86.770. After Q1 volumes edged down -8.7% but…
The Suzuki Carry holds 18.3% of the Indonesian wholesales market in July. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales continue to be pummelled by the Covid-19 pandemic at -71.6% year-on-year in July to just 25.283 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49.8% to 286.215. Retail sales only fare marginally better at -59.1% to…
The Toyota RAV4 breaks a six year-old monthly volume record in July. After surging +14.5% in May, and +11.6% in June, Chinese wholesales accelerate their post-Covid rebound in July at a superb +16.4% year-on-year to 2.112.000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). As it was…
Kia overtakes Hyundai as the best-selling carmaker in Syria. New car sales in Syria have come to a stop over the past few months, with the YTD tally as of end July down an abysmal -68% to 1.437. There were zero sales in April vs. 595 in April 2019 (-100%),…
Mercedes is #1 in Singapore for the 4th time this year. After imploding in April (-90.1%), May (-99.2%), and June (-87.2%), the Singaporean new car market is on the mend in July at "only" -31% year-on-year to 4.825 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -54.5% to 21.318. Mercedes (+33.7%) lodges…
The Toyota Yaris is teasing the Suzuki Alto for the Pakistani pole position. Sales of locally-produced light vehicle in Pakistan drop just -7.4% year-on-year in July to 11.659 units, and although this is a much better showing than in June (-50.2%), keep in mind July 2019 was particularly weak month,…
4th monthly win in Slovenia for the Renault Captur, record #4 for the Peugeot 2008. 12/08 update: Now with Top 210 All-models ranking. It's back to positive for the Slovenian new car market lifting by a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year in July to 6.429 registrations, which brings the year-to-date tally down…
The Skoda Octavia soars 29% year-on-year in July. 11/08 update: Now with final brands data and Top 20 models. New car sales in Austria continue to struggle in July at -21.2% year-on-year to 24.784 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.6% to 137.571. Brand leader Volkswagen (-30.1%) is hit…
Lexus sales surge 17.5% year-on-year in a market down -4.9%. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, new light vehicle sales are estimated to drop by just -4.9% year-on-year in July to 165.020, the best hold since last February as the country recovers from the the Covid-19 crisis and minimises new…
Both Renault and Citroen post spectacular gains in Croatia in July. The Croatian new car market drastically reduces its fall in July but remains in the double-digits at -17.4% to 5.132 registrations, the year's largest monthly volume so far, leading to a year-to-date tally down -49.1% to 22.568. The brands…
A new generation of Haval H6, the country's #1 SUV, has just launched in China. Preliminary figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show continued momentum for new vehicle wholesales in China in July: up an estimated 14.9% year-on-year to 2.08 million. Commercial Vehicles are expected to…
The new Kamiq is helping Skoda sales up 58.7% in Israel. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today July brands data for Israel – models data are a quarterly occurrence. Israeli new car sales have stabilised at -1.3% year-on-year in July to 22.696 units, leading to…