The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to #3 in Qatar in June. Going clearly against the worldwide trend, new vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 58.6% year-on-year in June to 4,602 units. Yet the Top 2 carmakers vastly outpace this rate: Toyota is up 105.9% to 35.6% share while Suzuki…
Changan is now among Oman's Top 10 brands. 5,682 new vehicle hit Omani roads in June, that's a 12.4% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+7.7%) shows a slightly lower progression but remains ultra-dominant with almost half the market at 47.5% share. Nissan (+59.7%), MG (+67.6%) and Isuzu (+32.9%) all sport fantastic gains…
The Chrysler 300C is inside the Kuwait Top 10 in June. New vehicle sales in Kuwait edge down -1.1% year-on-year in June to 8,564. Market leader Toyota (+22.7%) bucks the negative trend with the only uptick in the Top 5, reaching 34.6% share. Chevrolet (-3.1%) and Mitsubishi (-19.5%) overtake Nissan…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain in June. 1,729 new vehicles found a home in Bahrain in 2022, that's a splendid 31.5% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+20.2%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but easily maintains its lead with a mammoth 34.5% market share. In…
Ford Bronco sales continue to gear up in the US. The U.S. new vehicle market is estimated to fall -11.7% year-on-year in July to 1,092,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -17.3% to 7,933,000. The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of sales (SAAR) is down -8.8% year-on-year to 13.51 million…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in China in June. 29/07 update: Now with Top 70 New Energy models. New retail car sales in China soar 15.9% year-on-year in June for the selection of vehicles included in this update to 1,873,594 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.6%…
The Nissan Sylphy remains the best-selling vehicle in China so far in 2022. According to data released by the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales edge down -6.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2022 to 12,057,000 units but have recovered in June (+23.8%). Passenger Vehicles are up…
The new Grand Wagoneer helps push Jeep to new heights. Over the First Half of 2022, the U.S. new light vehicle market dives -18.2% year-on-year to 6.841 million units or more than 1.5 million sales less than a year ago as supply shortage continue to rock the industry. Unlike over…
Ford sales are up 1.8% in a market down -20.6%. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -20.6% year-on-year over Q2 2022 to 3,514,107. We'll study the H1 2022 figures in a separate post. In the groups ranking, General Motors (-15.4%) climbs back above Toyota (-22.9%) to snap the…
The BYD Qin PLUS is up 5-fold year-on-year in May. The retail market in China is down -21.9% year-on-year in May to 1,268,074 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report, a much better hold than in April (-38.5%) but trailing wholesales (-12.6%). This is because factories became active…
The first units of the Toyota bZ4X were sold in the U.S. this month. The USA auto market dives by a very harsh -29.6% to 1,115,810 sales. Passenger cars fall -36.3% to 251,042 units and 22.5% share while light trucks drop -27.8% to 864,768 registrations and 77.5% share. The seasonally…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 82.8% year-on-year in May. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market loses -8.5% year-on-year in May to 140,725 units. Although it seems like an…
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 22.9% of the Kazakh market in April. 9,212 new vehicles hit Kazakh roads in April, a -8.5% year-on-year decline. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -7.7% to 31,582. In the brands ranking, Chevrolet (+13.3%) easily reclaims the top spot for the first time since last…
The BYD Dolphin is the best-selling recent launch in China this month. New retail sales in China accelerate their fall in April to a dismal -38.5% to 966,350 registrations for the selection of vehicles included in this report vs. -47.6% for wholesales. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.7% to…
BYD is the best-selling brand in China for the first time. Covid lockdowns and associated factory and dealership closures have devastated the Chinese wholesales market in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales are down -47.6% year-on-year this month to just 1.181 million units which is the…