The VW Amarok is up to #3 overall in Argentina. As we predicted last month, the post Covid-19 recovery of June (+0.8%) was short-lived with most car dealerships in the Greater Buenos Aires region closed anew under a new quarantine. July volumes are back down a searing -38.8% year-on-year to just…
BMW sales surge 67% year-on-year in Belgium in July. Whereas neighbours France (+3.9%) and Luxembourg (+14.9%) have returned to positive, new car sales in Belgium can't quite get there just yet with July volumes down -1.3% year-on-year to 44.532 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -26.6% to 261.137. As…
After returning to positive in June (+8.2%), new car sales in Taiwan are off -9.3% year-on-year in July to 43.939, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -0.6% to 253.720. This disappointing evolution has in fact a lot to do with the timing of the traditional folklore month which…
The Lada Granta is back to #1 in Kazakhstan. New car sales in Kazakhstan confirm they have recovered from Covid-19, posting a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in June at a spectacular +55.1% to 9.924 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 36.205. The Top 3 brands in June all…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in June. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop another -31.5% year-on-year in June to 429 units, leading to a First Half volume down -41.8% to 2.205.…
The Fiat Tipo is #1 in Lithuania. The Lithuanian new passenger car market sinks -40.8% year-on-year in June to 2.674 units, leading to a Q2 tally down -53.7% to 6.779 and a H1 volume off -28% to 16.821. Lithuania is the one market in the European Union where re-exports are…
The Peugeot 301 is equal #3 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in June. According to our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are off -21.4% year-on-year in June to 781 units, a drastic improvement on the -49.5% of May. The year-to-date volume is now down…
Skoda Kodiaq sales surge 61.5% year-on-year in a market down 15.2%. Thanks to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June sales data for Moldova, a market on the mend at -15.2% year-on-year to 467 units vs. -27.7% last month. The year-to-date tally is now…
Perodua hits its second highest-ever market share at home in June. 27/08 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands. Malaysia is turning out to be one of only a handful of worldwide markets to deliver a quick V-shaped recovery post-lockdown: after stopping in April (-99.7%) and dropping -62.5% in May, new car…
The Saipa Tiba sells almost 15.700 units in June in Iran... 28/07 update: Now with production data. A very rare occurrence, we can share with you today sales data (and not production) for Iran, showing a spectacular post-pandemic recovery. Note the set of manufacturers that shares sales data excludes Bahman,…
Honda is the best-selling brand in Singapore both in June and YTD. After grinding to an almost complete halt in May (-99.2%), new car sales in Singapore are slowly stirring back to life in June with another devastating -82.7% year-on-year loss to 1.064 units vs. 6.158 in June 2019. The…
11 manufacturers including Chery Automobile have shared Chinese wholesales volumes for the first three weeks of July. According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales of new vehicles in China surge by a spectacular 36.5% year-on-year to 942.000 units over the first 20 days of…
The Jeep Wrangler supremacy in the U.S. Virgin Islands is under threat. The U.S. Virgin Islands is a new addition on BSCB as this is only our second sales article about this unincorporated U.S. territory located east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea and home to 107.000 inhabitants. Sales in…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in June and YTD. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus slow down their fall again in June at -19.9% to 947 units, leading to a First Half tally down -25.2% to 4.891. The Toyota…
India is fast becoming the global epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak and some areas are reimposing lockdowns. LMC Automotive released its internal Global Light Vehicle (LV) sales for June 2020, showing yet another weak figure but continuing improvement on the lowest pandemic score last April (-44.8%). Global sales are down -18.1%…