First Australian Top 20 finish for the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro 12/05 update: Now with Top 322 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia drop -6.1% year-on-year in April to 91,316 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.6% to 387,273. Private sales fall -8.9% to 44,568, business fleets edge…
The new model lifts Hyundai Palisade sales up 272.4% year-on-year. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up 6.8% year-on-year in April to 150,188 units. This is split between 128,698 sales for domestic manufacturers (+8.1%) and 21,495 sales for foreigners (-0.3%). The year-to-date tally is up 3.9% to 537,890…
The BYD Sealion 6 ends the month at #11. 52,643 new light vehicles hit Thai roads in March, leading to a year-to-date volume standing at 164,803. Toyota remains the dominant force in the market with 40.4% share vs. 39.5% so far this year. Honda holds onto the 2nd spot with…
BYD sells more cars than Tesla in April, albeit both at very low levels. The German new car market is stable in April at -0.15% year-on-year to 242,728. This is however 22% below the pre-pandemic volumes of April 2019 (310,715). The year-to-date tally is down -3.3% to 907,299. Volkswagen (-2.7%) falls…
The VW Tayron ranks #8 in Ireland in April. 8,718 new cars hit Irish roads in April, a small 1.8% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 3.4% to 73,491. Volkswagen (-12.8%) takes the lead of the brands charts with 15.6% share vs. 11% so far this year and this…
The BYD Seal U is only outsold by the Renault Clio in April. 105,352 new light vehicles found a buyer in Turkiye in April, a spectacular 38.8% year-on-year surge and a new record for the month, the first time above 100,000 units and eclipsing the previous April best of 97,679…
The Fiat Fastback is up to a record 12th place in April. The Brazilian new light vehicle market recedes -5.6% year-on-year in April to fall back below the 200,000 monthly units mark at 196,326. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the YTD volume stays in positive at +3.1%…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to #8 overall in the UK in April. New car sales in the UK skid -10.4% year-on-year in April to just 120,331 units, the 6th fall in the past 7 months. Yet thanks to a strong March result the YTD tally is in positive at…
The Jeep Avenger is up to a record 2nd place overall in April. The Italian new car market edges up 2.7% year-on-year in April to 139,084 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now stable at -0.6% to 583,038. BEVs are up 108.1% to 6,667 sales and 4.8% share while PHEVs…
GWM is the third best-selling brand in Ecuador in March, helped by the Poer pickup. The Ecuadorian new car market collapses -32.9% year-on-year in March to just 9,055 units, keeping in mind March 2024 was artificially boosted by pulled forward sales before the introduction of a new 15% tax. The…
The BYD Seagull holds 10.9% of the Albanian market over Q1. Thanks to CE Auto, today we can share with you exclusive data for Albania. This is the first time we publish any official data for this country which will be a monthly update from now on. 421 new cars…
After looking at the notable foreigners at the Shanghai Auto Show, it's now time for the domestic brands. We'll look at the 3 most impressive Chinese carmakers in a separate post. What would have been previously considered as secondary brands are now commanding the biggest footprint in the Show. For…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the first time since October 2022. According to data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) step up 2.8% year-on-year in March to 1,422,658 units. This compensates for negative results in January and February to stabilise the Q1 volume…
The Geely Xingyuan ranks #3 in China in March. The selection of models included in this update surge +23.8% year-on-year in March to 1,826,805 units. This means the Q1 volume is up 5.7% to 4,905,936. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales…
The Denza D9 is the 10th best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in March. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales skid -5.1% year-on-year in March to 70,892 units, a disappointing score given March 2024 was already off -26.1% on the year prior. Q1 volumes are down -4.6% to 205,160. Retail sales sink -6.7% to…