Proton sales are up 23.4% in a market down -29.4%. In June the Malaysia new vehicle market suffers from an artificially high comparison base in June 2018 when the GST was removed and drops a heavy -29.4% year-on-year to 45.526 units, yet the H1 tally is in positive at +2.3% to…
The Hyundai Kona is the best-selling new car in Saudi Arabia over the period. As we described at length in our latest Saudi Arabia update, the arrival of women on the Saudi new car market has kicked sales into gear after years of deep decline. H1 2019 volumes are up…
The Mitsubishi Pajero is the new favourite in the UAE. The UAE new light vehicle market is up a sturdy 8.9% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 116.818 units. Yet Toyota (+5.5%) and most strikingly Nissan (-24.2%) can't keep up and see their shares drop to 27.8% and…
In a remake of the 2018 European Summer, Alfa Romeo sales are up 1098.1% before State 6 emissions rules are put in place. There is now a China Imports May 2019 article - see here. In June, we can clearly witness the clearing of unsold State 5 stocks ahead of…
The Range Rover is up 221.2% to rank 5th best-selling model in Yemen. The return of BMW in the official sales charts for Yemen means this market is now up 80.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 4.353 registrations. Toyota (+67.7%) remains ultra-dominant at 87.2% share with BMW…
Mitsubishi sales soar 62.9% year-on-year in Singapore. New car sales in Singapore implode -41.1% year-on-year in June to just 6.158 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -8.1% to 39.868. Honda (-42.1%) follows the market and remains easily on top with 25.1% share vs. 16.7% for Toyota (-58%) in absolute perdition.…
Honda manages to swim upstream in China, and the facelifted XR-V will continue the trend in H2. It's a Semester to forget for new light vehicle wholesales in China, down a ghastly -12.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 12.323.000 units. This cancels four years of growth, represents…
The Toyota RAV4 scores a third straight double-digit gain in June. It's a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in Canada where the automotive market is sinking ever deeper into recession with June deliveries down -9.5% year-on-year to just 182.279 units, pulling the First Half 2019 tally down -4.8% to…
The Tesla Model 3 now ranks #4 year-to-date in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market is hit hard in June at -9.8% year-on-year to 28.391 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally tilting back into negative at -0.5% to 157.136 units. Brand leader Volkswagen sinks -23.2% to 10.9% share ahead of…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record 6th place in Denmark this month. The Danish new car market skids down -8% year-on-year in June to 20.710 registrations, but the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +1.2% to 122.239. Volkswagen (-16.6%) falls twice as fast as the…
Seat Ibiza sales soar 75.3% year-on-year in Austria in June. New car sales in Austria implode -14.4% year-on-year in June to 32.529 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -8.8% to 175.909. Volkswagen (-25.9%) pays the price for a pre-WLTP-boosted June 2018 but remains one percentage point of share above its YTD…
The new X3 (+96.8%) helps BMW up 7.4% so far in 2019. New car sales in Germany edge up 0.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to a round 1.849.000 units, the largest H1 tally in Germany since 2000. Business fleets gain 3.3% to 1.179.662 units and 63.8% share…
It took a while, but the VW T-Roc is now well and truly established at home. After a splendid 9.1% surge in May, the German new car market falls back to earth at -4.7% year-on-year in June to 325.231 registrations due to three fewer working days than in June 2018. Adjusted for…
Renault Clio sales are up 121.9% year-on-year in Romania in June. The Romanian new car market surges 15% year-on-year in June to 14.082 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 19.2% to 71.620. Dacia (-1.1%) is left out of the national growth and falls to 26.8% share, a full three percentage…
The Citroen C3 Aircross could be headed towards its first annual Top 10 finish at home. This article has been updated with the Top 42 brands, Top 275 models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market edges down -1.8% over the First Half 2019 to 1.166.443 units,…