The Toyota Hilux takes control of the Saudi models ranking in March. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia edge down -0.2% year-on-year in April to 49,992 units. Toyota (+28%) vastly outpace the market to reinforce its dominance at 33.3% share, while Hyundai (-31.4%) struggles but stays #2. Isuzu (+26.6%)…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 21.4% of the Qatari market in April. New light vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 25.6% year-on-year in March to 4,845 units. Toyota (+132.5%) is up spectacularly to reinforce its dominance of the market with 48.3% share. In fact the Top 4 brands are unchanged…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in April. New light vehicle sales in Kuwait shoot up 14.5% year-on-year in April to 10,048 units. Toyota (+82.7%) and Chevrolet (+62.3%) both post fantastic gains to rank #1 and #2 brand respectively, in complete contrast with Mitsubishi (-44.4%) and Nissan…
The new Mazda CX-50 helps the brand contain its fall in April. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to fall -17% year-on-year in April to 1.16 million units as the ship shortage continues to bite. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised sales Rate (SAAR) is down 20.5% to just 14.7…
The new Front Lander helps Toyota sales up 10.6% in China this month. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in China plunge -11.7% year-on-year in March to 2.234 million units, leading to a stable First Quarter tally at 6.509 million (+0.2%). In…
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 36.1% in a market down -15.7% According to Wards Auto, new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall a ghastly -23.8% year-on-year in March to just 1.22 million units, bringing the Q1 2022 tally down -15.7% to 3,318,789 according to Automotive News. The seasonally…
Hyundai sales are up 8.5% year-on-year in February. It's another difficult month for new light vehicle sales in the U.S., estimated to fall -10% year-on-year to roughly 1.07 million. The Winter Storm Landon didn't help sales already hampered by the microchip crisis. The year-to-date volume stands at 2.07 million, down -9%…
The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling vehicle in Kazakhstan in January. Social unrest in the country in January, triggered by sudden sharp increase in liquefied gas prices, resulted in 227 deaths and 9,900 arrests and the car market is evidently affected. January 2022 sales are down -53% year-on-year to just…
BMW sales hit a new monthly record in January, with the 5 Series L its best-seller. 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…
Changan sales are up 47.1% year-on-year in Saudi Arabia. Discover over 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The Saudi new vehicle market is up a stellar 24.2% or 110,000 units year-on-year in 2021 to 567,771 sales. Toyota (+26.1%) just outraces the market to cement its pole position at…
The Land Rover Defender is up to #6 in Qatar in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. The Qatari new vehicle market is up by a dynamic 11.8% year-on-year in 2021 to 41,823 registrations. Toyota (-1.4%) goes against the positive trend but has no issues holding…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-seller in Kuwait for the third year in a row. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market soars 21.7% year-on-year in 2021 to 101,818 registrations. Toyota (+4.1%) can't keep up with the market growth but easily retains…
Hongqi breaks its all-time volume record for the third time in the past 4 months. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle sales in China edge up 0.9% year-on-year in January to 2,531,000 units. This includes 2,186,000 Passenger Vehicles (+6.7%) and 344,000 Commercial Vehicles…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 8th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Bahrain edge up 3.8% year-on-year to 24,709 units. Toyota (-6%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker but sees its market share drop almost four…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 64% YoY in January. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -9% year-on-year in January to just above 1 million units according to LMC, the weakest January volume since 2014. However this is the first single-digit loss since U.S. sales started on…