BYD is #1 in China for the third consecutive month. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 82.7% year-on-year to 2,159,000 units, but under this spectacular gain hides a paltry year-ago result (-47.6%) that was impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and…
The Nissan Ariya ranks 9th in Norway in April. 8,976 new cars found a buyer in Norway in April, a further -7.7% year-on-year drop following a -26.1% year-on-year fall in April 2022. The year-to-date tally is now down -10.5% to 37,641. BEVs gain 3.7% to 7,471 sales and 83.3% share…
Dacia holds 9.9% of the Portuguese market in April. The Portuguese new car market continues to rally back up in April at +29.1% to 16,107 units, however we are still way below the 21,121 sales of pre-pandemic April 2019. The year-to-date volume is now up 44.2% to 68,298. Dacia surges…
The BYD Qin Plus sells over 40,000 units in March alone. With a bit of delay we can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia so far in 2023. 5/05 update: Now with Top 280 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market continues to be plagued by shipping bottlenecks due to biosecurity issues on car-carrying ships, but also ballooning delivery delays reaching 3 to 4…
BYD is the 4th best-selling manufacturer in Israel in April. According to our Israeli data partner cartube.co.il, 19,433 new cars found a home in Israel in April. That's a -4.7% year-on-year decline which is a poor performance given April 2022 was down -17.8% on the year prior. But thanks to a solid…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in April. 1,629 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a 12.7% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally stands at 5,127 units, up 11% over the same period in 2022. After falling to #2 in March, Toyota (+8.6%) reclaims the lead…
The Kia EV6 is inside the New Zealand Top 25 in March. New Zealand new vehicle sales continue to plunge in March at -24% year-on-year to 15,997 units. Keep in mind March 2022 was the highest on record and we are simply returning to the March 2021 level (15,501). Indeed March…
BYD dominates the Chinese sales charts once again. The price war initiated by Tesla at the start of the year has intensified in China, reaching most carmakers. Add to this a vast promotion spree in March and new car wholesales are up by a solid 9.7% year-on-year in March to…
The Tesla Model Y breaks all records in March. The Norwegian new car market is up 19.3% year-on-year in March to 19,366 units, meaning the Q1 volume is off -11.4% to 28,665. Sales of BEVs climb 20.2% to 16,811 or a record 86.8% share, the previous best being 85.6% share one…
The Isuzu MU-X cracks the Australian Top 10 for the first time. 11/04 update: Now with Top 280 All models. Massive quarantine delays at Australian ports trigger a -2.7% year-on-year drop in new vehicle sales in March to 97,251 units, the 2nd lowest March in the past decade below pandemic-hit…
Lexus triples its sales year-on-year in March. 15/05 update: Now with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. March is always a strong month for Japanese new vehicle sales as it is the end of the financial year and manufacturers rush to meet targets. Sales are up 11.6% year-on-year this month…
The Uruguayan new light vehicle market posts another solid gain in February at +6.3% year-on-year to 3,643 units. So far this year, sales are up 11.2% to 7,443. Up from #9 last month and a whopping 500% year-on-year, Fiat stands in pole position this month for the first time since…
Aion EV models push GAC sales up in February. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new car market in the world. Retail sales tend to give a…
Nissan sales are up 61.9% year-on-year in February. 2,136 new cars hit Singaporean roads in February, a -6% year-on-year decline. This is much more palatable than the -36.3% of January and leads to a year-to-date tally off -23.1% to 4,024 units. Toyota (-17.7%) falls faster than the market but easily keeps…