The Prestige premium variant isn't helping: the Dacia Logan is down to 9.1% share at home. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * Whereas the Romanian market improved by 16% over the first 5 months of the year, it comes to…
The VW Tiguan ranks #2 overall in Austria in June. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Austria are up 11% year-on-year in June to 33.751 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 6% to 171.770 units halfway…
Renault sales are up 48% in June in Uruguay. * See the Top 40 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Uruguayan new car market is down 11% year-on-year in June to 3.603 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally halfway through 2016 down 20% to 20.277 units. Thanks to…
Mitsubishi sales drop 14% so far in 2016 at home, helping pull the market down. * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * Halfway through 2016, the Japanese new light vehicle market is down for the 2nd consecutive…
Halted sales of Nissan Dayz and Mitsubishi eK have handicapped the Japanese market in June. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 30 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Japan’s automotive market continues…
Damo proudly posing on the Big Red sand dune at the start of the Simpson Desert. This is Part 6 of our Report on driving Damo, a Haval H8, into the Australian Outback to see whether the #1 SUV brand in China can deal with the worst road conditions this…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 69% year-on-year in New Zealand in June. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to gallop at record levels with June volumes up another 5% year-on-year to 13.699…
Kia overtakes perennial leader Chevrolet year-to-date in Chile. * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Things are going in the right direction for new light vehicle sales in Chile, up 4% year-on-year in June to 23.636 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 7% to…
The Honda HR-V is particularly successful in Singapore. * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues to recover thanks to Certificates of Entitlement back to more affordable prices: June sales are up another 16% year-on-year to 8.111 units, lifting…
The Ford Explorer is the best-selling vehicle in Venezuela so far in 2016. * See the Top 4 All-brands and Top 10 All-models by clicking on the title * The Venezuelan new car market is only but a shadow of itself at just 243 registrations in June, down 87% year-on-year…
* See the Top 15 All-Pakistan-made models and Top 5 brands by clicking on the title * Sales of locally produced new cars in Pakistan are down 13% to 15.817 units, pulling the year-to-date total halfway through 2016 down 7% to 104.848 sales. The Toyota Corolla follows the market at…
The Hyundai i30 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia so far in 2016. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * Australia is headed towards a second consecutive record year, with June's all-time high score pushing the market up 3% to 598.140…
The Hyundai i30 posts the strongest sales month of any nameplate in Australia in 11 years. * Now updated with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 286 All-models by clicking on the title * The political campaign leading to the federal election at the end of the month was feared…
The Renault Kwid has played a role in the Maruti Alto’s weakness so far this year. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Halfway through 2016, Indian new car sales are up 4% year-on-year to 1.413.386 units, positioning this market just below the…
The Hyundai Grand i10 posts its very first podium finish in India in June. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market slows down its growth in June to just +2% to 222.252 ex-factory deliveries, partly…