Ram 700 sales are up 85.9% in February. Yes, this is a rebadged Fiat Strada. 117,679 new light vehicles found a buyer in Mexico in February, a +2.9% year-on-year nudge. This is the 2nd highest February volume of all time, just below the 117,985 units of February 2017. Nissan (+17%)…
The Suzuki Baleno ranks #5 in Chile in February. The Chilean new light vehicle market is down year-on-year for the second time in the past 8 months in February at -6.3% to 21,044 units. This is the weakest February in 10 years, since February 2015. As a result the year-to-date…
The BYD Sealion 7 is an instant blockbuster in Thailand. 63,614 new light vehicles found a Thai home in January, compared to 29,966 in December. Toyota remains ultra dominant at 36.8% share, however this is markedly below its FY2024 level of 40.3%. Isuzu shows signs of recovery and climbs back…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia so far in 2025. Due to continuing social unrest, the New Caledonian new light vehicle market implodes -53.5% year-on-year over the first two months of 2025 to just 475 units. Toyota (-71.8%) dominates the brands charts again albeit with a…
The Geely Xingyuan BEV is the most popular vehicle in China both in February and YTD. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market surges 34.4% year-on-year in February to 2,129,000 units. This is mostly due to the fact that the Lunar New Year was earlier this year vs.…
Belgee sales are up 92% year-on-year in Russia. After many months of catch-up growth, the Russian new car market collapses -24.9% year-on-year in February to 78,040 units, pulling the YTD total into negative territory at -9.3% to 167,112. Lada (-14.5%) resists better to 31.5% share. Haval (-20.1%) and Chery (-15.5%)…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Venezuela in 2024. Consult over 25 years of Venezuelan Historical Data here For the first time since 2019 we can share with you official sales data for Venezuela. The market is up a whopping 142% year-on-year in 2024 to 17,588 units, its…
The Hyundai Tucson holds 10.9% of the Kazakh market in 2024. Discover over 50 years of Kazakhstan Historical Data here. It's another record year for Kazakh new vehicle sales in 2024: passing the 200,000 annual volume barrier for the first time at 205,132 units (+3.2%). The top 3 manufacturers all…
The Geely Xingyue L is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. The cars included in this wholesales database add up to 1,794,856 units, a harsh -11.7% year-on-year drop. CAAM is yet to publish detailed wholesales data. There are a few reasons to this negative performance. January 2024 was a…
The Mitsubishi L200 is by far the most popular vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market confirms it is on the mend, securing a 6th year-on-year lift in the past 7 months. January sales are indeed up 2.9% to 25,834 units. We are however still way…
Jetour is the #7 brand in Russia in January. Russian new car sales slow their growth down further in January at +11% to 89,072 units. The top 2 brands both beat the market: Lada is up 23.5% to 30.9% share and Haval up 22.9% to 13.3%. This is Haval's best…
Bestune T77 in Muscat, OmanOman location Last December I had the privilege of visiting the country of Oman in the Arabian peninsula. It was a fascinating cultural change and the opportunity to discover fantastic landscapes. Oman is home to 5.3 million inhabitants including 1.72 million in its capital Muscat. Oman…
The Forthing T5 Evo is up 76.7% in Panama in 2024 Full Year 2023 figures are also included in this update. New car sales in Panama gain 11.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 53,775 units. The Top 5 brands are unchanged on 2023 and all trail the market. Toyota (+7.7%) leads…
The BYD Qin Plus is the best-selling retail sale in China in 2024. Discover 45 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update are up a vigorous +8.2% in 2024 to 22,481,136 units. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium…
The Toyota Land Cruiser pips the Hilux for first place in 2024. Discover close to 20 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new like vehicle market advances 13% year-on-year in 2024 to 65,980 sales. Toyota (+21.2%) tightens its suffocating hold on the brands charts even further from 49.1%…