Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
The Ram Pickup outsold the Ford F-Series for the first time in December. Discover over 35 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a second straight year of decline in 2019 at -3.7% to 1.928.829 registrations, the first time the market drops below the…
The Ford F-Series is #1 in the U.S. for the 38th consecutive year. Discover 112 years of U.S. Historical Data here. Despite head wind, the U.S. new light vehicle market (-1.5%) manages a 5th consecutive year above 17 million annual sales at 17.077.206. Cars continue to freefall at -10% to…
The Smart Fortwo is artificially lifted to #3 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in November to 151.573 registrations, yet the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -0.8% to 1.784.492. This month's growth is artificial and entirely triggered by rental sales shooting up…
The Toyota RAV4 wins 7 States in 2018 vs. just 5 in 2017. For the fifth year in a row and thanks to our partnership with JATO Dynamics, we can share with you today separate rankings of the Top 5 best-selling vehicles for each U.S. State over the Full Year 2018.…
Hyundai-Kia is the only Top 10 group to manage a double-digit gain in February. Canadian new light vehicle sales celebrate a sad milestone in February: a full year, or 12 consecutive months, of year-on-year declines at -2.1% to 123.341 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 3.8% to 234.465. According to local…
The Kia Telluride has landed in the US, helping Hyundai-Kia to a 4th consecutive gain. The U.S. new light vehicle market sinks -3.4% year-on-year in February to 1.258.042 units. Note some external reports have this figure up to 12.000 units higher due to overestimating Tesla sales. This clear February loss means…
The new Wrangler helped Jeep sales up 17.5% to reach a new all-time record. Consult over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market shows surprising resolve in 2018 with a 0.6% uptick to 17.343.708 deliveries, marking the 4th largest annual volume in U.S. history…
Without FCA, the U.S. market would be down 1.2% this month. Ram (+14%) and its pickup shine. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Whereas most analysts had predicted a drop, the U.S. new light vehicle market edges…
New all-time volume records for both Ram and its Pickup. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop 4.9% year-on-year in September to 1.449.226 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up…
The Ford F-Series is one of only 4 nameplates in the Top 20 to post a double-digit gain. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 37 brands and Top 265 models by clicking on the title * It's not getting any better for Canadian new light vehicle sales, down for…
The Ram Pickup beats a volume record dating from 2005, a time when it was still called Dodge Ram. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 275 models by clicking on the title * The U.S. new light vehicle market edges up 0.8% year-on-year dip in…
The Kona helps Hyundai up 9% year-on-year in Canada in July. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 37 brands and Top 265 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Canada are now in unchartered territory after 6 consecutive record years and 9 consecutive year-on-year…
Jeep (+15.2%) helps FCA to a 5th consecutive year-on-year gain. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 275 models by clicking on the title * After a surprisingly strong First Half, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. mark a pause in July at -3.7% to…
The Silverado (+8%) helps Chevrolet up 6.6% in Canada in June. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 265 models by clicking on the title * Like last month, under a year-on-year decline in June (-0.4%) hides one of the largest monthly volumes in Canadian history…