The Suzuki Vitara is the best-selling vehicle in Ivory Coast in March. With 179 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of March 31, Ivory Coast has seen a delay in the spread of the coronavirus compared to the rest of the world, as is the case for most of Africa. A national…
Pakistan is under a national partial lockdown since March 23 in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirmed cases jumped from 2.039 as of March 31 to 5.374 as of April 12, meaning the lockdown, originally scheduled to last until March 31 but already extended to…
14/03 update: Now with CAAM wholesales data. 11/04 update: Now with wholesales preliminary data. According to preliminary figures released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and relayed by local outlet China Automotive Review, retail sales of Passenger Cars in China have rebounded March at -40% to 1.075.968 units excluding…
Chevrolet Silverado sales are up 25.7% in Q1 in a market down -11.9%. 11/04 update: Now with Mercedes, Jaguar and Land Rover data. March is the month the coronavirus pandemic upended the US economy. From just 100 confirmed cases as of March 1, the number of infected US citizens surged…
The Haval H2 is up to #15 in South Africa in March. After declaring a national state of distastes with a partial travel ban and closing of schools on March 15, South Africa entered a COVID-19 national lockdown on March 26, initially scheduled to end on April 16 but extended…
Holden reaches 10% share in New Zealand, its highest since November 2017. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic hitting the country, New Zealand entered into a Level 4 alert nationwide lockdown on March 25, with all non-essential activities prohibited. Contrary to some other markets such as the U.S. where…
The Renault Clio is back to #1 in Slovenia in March. Since March 16, all public transport, non-essential services, restaurants, bars and educational institutions are closed in Slovenia to prevent further spread of COVID-19. As a result of these relatively early measures, the Slovenian new car market is battered in…
The new gen D-Max is helping Isuzu reach new heights in Thailand. 10/04 update: Now with Top 15 models and sales data for 53 nameplates. New vehicle sales in Thailand fall harshly again in February at -17.1% year-on-year to 68.271 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -12.7% at 139.959.…
France has been under strict lockdown since March 17. 09/04 update: Now with Top 305 All-models. 07/04 update: Now with model info for private and business channels. 01/04 update: Now with Top 80 models. First European March results are here and as expected the losses are heavy, impacted by coronavirus…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in March. In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the country, Colombia is under a nationwide quarantine since March 20, originally scheduled end on April 12. The Colombian new vehicle market had a great start of 2020 with…
The Tyrolean ski resort of Ischgl was placed in quarantine on March 13. 9/04 update: Now with Top 20 models. As early as March 1, the Tyrolean ski resort town of Ischgl was identified as a major European coronavirus hotspot, and Tyrolean authorities placed the town in quarantine on March 13. A…
A national COVID-19 lockdown has halted Portuguese new car sales. Portugal is under national COVID-19 lockdown since March 19, initially scheduled to last until April 2 but extended to at least April 17. All non-essential businesses are closed to customers, restaurants can provide takeaway services and the government recommended that people…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Poland for the 11th straight month. After widespread business closures ordered on March 12, Poland was placed under a national lockdown on March 25 to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This was originally scheduled to last until April 11. As a result new…
Peugeot 308 sales are up 13-fold year-on-year in Romania in March. Following the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Romania declared a state of emergency on March 16, a national lockdown on March 24 and a total quarantine for the northeastern town of Suceava and eight adjacent communes, home to 1/4 of the…
Skoda sales in Russia soar 41.7% in March. Anticipating a significant price increase due to a weakened currency, Russian buyers somewhat "stockpiled" on new cars in March with sales up 4% year-on-year to 162.321 units, only the 4th positive month in the past year. As a result the Q1 volume…