The Kia Pegas is now on sale in Syria. The Syrian new car market is down -33.5% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to a meagre 804 units. Only two brands continue to sell in Syria and they are both Korean. Hyundai holds 61.7% of the market vs.…
The Hyundai Elantra is down just -1.9% year-on-year in Syria. Discover 7 years of Syrian Historical Data here. The Syrian new car market plummets down -63.9% year-on-year in 2020 to just 2.941 sales. Only Hyundai (-62.7%) and Kia (-66.5%) remain active in this market with Hyundai accounting for roughly three-quarters…
Hyundai is the #1 carmaker in Vietnam, with the Accent its best-seller. Discover over 15 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Vietnam drop by a restrained -7.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 296.634 according to VAMA. This figure climbs to 401.134 once adding Hyundai and VinFast who report sales…
Exclusive data show record Chevrolet Silverado sales in Australia. Picture carsales.com.au 9/07 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 305 All-models. Lockdown easing, pent-up demand and strong end-of-financial year (EOFY) incentives have combined to deliver a much better June result than expected in Australia with sales down just -6.4%…
The Kia Soluto hits a record 5th place in Vietnam in April. Vietnam has been one of the only south east Asian countries (alongside Taiwan) to be unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a fast and strict response, with only 288 cases and no deaths reported as of May…
That's a lot of kangaroos... Last October we took the Hyundai i30 on a spin to see if it was up to the fight against its main target, the Toyota Corolla of which we tested the hybrid variant in February 2019. The result: we thought it was, in the sense that…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to a record 2nd place in Australia in February. Now updated with the Top 290 All-models. Drought, bushfires, floods and now growing coronavirus concerns have all combined to tear down the Australian new car market, February (-8.2%) marking a 23rd straight month of decline at…
The arrival of female drivers has boosted the Saudi car market in 2019. Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. After three consecutive 20%+ annual drops (-21.4% in 2016, -22.3% in 2017 and -23.4% in 2018) resulting in a halving of the market between 2015 (879.704) and 2018 (411.223), the…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan in 2019. Discover a decade of Jordanian Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Jordan edge up 4.5% year-on-year in 2019 to 30.904 units. Toyota (+18.8%) and Hyundai (+20.7%) both post very impressive gains atop the brands ranking, hitting 31.3% and…
1 in every 3 new vehicles sold in Syria in 2019 is a Hyundai Tucson. Discover 6 years of Syrian Historical Data here. After seemingly recovering in 2018 (+24.3%), the Syrian new car market is back to hell in 2019 at -18% to just 8.136 registrations. Hyundai (-3.4%) at 70.9%…
The new Seltos helps Kia to a record market share. Picture ozroamer.com.au There is still no end in sight for the Australian new car market woes, with January sales marking a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year drop down another steep -12.5% to 71.731 registrations. This is the slowest January tally…
The Toyota Hilux secures a 4th consecutive win in Australia. BSCB is actively supporting the Australian Bushfire Relief efforts. If you want to help out too, we recommend donating to the NSW Rural Fire Service and WIRES (animal rescue). Every little bit helps. Thank you. Discover 75 years worth of Australian…
The Ford Ranger 4x4 outsells the Toyota Hilux 4x4 for the 8th straight month. Picture whichcar.com.au 12/12 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 285 All-models. 6/12 update: Now with the Top 80 models. No improvement in sight for new vehicle sales in Australia, if anything the crisis is worsening…
The Cerato (+36.5%) helps Kia up to an all-time best 4th place in October. 26/11 update: Now with the Top 285 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel for the Australian new vehicle market coping a searing 19th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in October at -9.1%…
Mitsubishi sales, almost solely composed of the L200, are up 1087%. New light vehicle sales in Iraq continue to spectacularly recover with Q3 deliveries up 41.8% year-on-year to 21.052 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 59.6% to 58.992. Kia (+12.9%) continues to dominate the brands ranking at 40.7% share…