MG is up to #4 brand in Oman so far in 2021. New car sales in Oman edge up 7.8% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 27.636 units vs. 25.647 over the same period a year ago. Toyota tightens its grip on the Omani market even further, going…
MG is up to #6 brand in Iraq so far in 2021. New light vehicle sales in Iraq soar 34.4% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 22.866 registrations. The market is fragmenting slightly this year with the Top 3 carmakers all losing share on their FY2020 level.…
Honda UR-V sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales are up 8.6% year-on-year in April to 2.252.000 units, marking a 13th consecutive month of gains. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 51.8% to 8.748.000 units. Passenger Vehicles…
Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in April. Note: January, February and March 2021 data is also included in the table below. New light vehicle sales are up 232.6% year-on-year in Uruguay in April to 4.101 units on locked down year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 69.7%…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV scores its first podium in China. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China new vehicle wholesales mark 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in March at +74.9% to 2.526.000 units, also up 0.2% on March 2019. This is split into…
Toyota sales are up 7.6% in 2020, partly thanks to the new RAV4. We're catching up on lost time today with full monthly September to December 2020 China retail sales data available as well as Full Year 2020. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments)…
The Changan CS75 is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time. One year ago in February 2020 most of China was under Covid-19 lockdown with factories and dealerships closed, and the market tumbled down -79.1%. Logically this month wholesales (ex-factory deliveries) of China-made vehicles soar 364.8% year-on-year to 1.455.000…
The Changan CS75 smashes its record volume by almost 10.000 units. With some delay due to Chinese New Year holidays, we can share with you today China wholesales data (ex-factory shipments) for January. The market surges 30% to over 2.5 million units, the best February since 2018, as year-ago volumes…
The Subaru XV is up to #3 in New Caledonia in January. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory whose registrations are counted separately, are down -15.5% to 496 units in January. Toyota (-13.3%) keeps its fall just below the market rate but sports a weak 13.1%…
MG hits its highest ranking in the Middle-East in 7th place. Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. New car sales in Qatar drop -17.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 37.411 units. Market leader Toyota (-19.7%) loses one percentage point of share to 35.9% as the Top four brands…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 7th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New car sales in Bahrain are down -17.5% year-on-year to 23.813 units in 2020. Toyota (-15.7%) remains ultra-dominant and improves its share almost one percentage point to 40.5%.…
The Chevrolet Captiva is the best-selling 2020 launch in Iraq. Discover a decade worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Iraqi new car sales drop -18.1% year-on-year to 63.692 units in 2020. This market remains dominated by Kia (-2.5%) which improves its share by 7.5 percentage points this year, going from…
The Dacia Duster remains the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia. Discover over 15 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago, is one of only a handful of territories to display year-on-year growth in 2020. Thanks to a very solid December score (+20.8%), new car…
The Nissan Sylphy signs its first ever annual win in China. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle sales in China drop just -1.9% year-on-year to 25.311.000 units. This is an outstanding hold, and an improvement on the -8.2% of 2019, as China was…
The Lada Granta is #1 in Russia for the second year in a row. Picture zr.ru Discover 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. The Russian new car market endures a second consecutive year in negative in 2020 but manages to keep its covid-related loss into the single digits at -9.1%…