A new generation Daihatsu Sigra is bound for Indonesian dealerships (current gen pictured) After sinking -28.9% in April, wholesales in Indonesia rally back up 66% year-on-year in May to 82,097 units, leading to a year-to-date volume tilting back into positive at +6.9% to 423,404. The retail market is up 34.1%…
Toyota holds 26.5% of the South African market in May. New vehicle sales in South Africa gain 10.1% year-on-year in May to 43,060 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3% to 218,869. Exports are up a whopping 67.5% this month to 39,101 and up 9.3% year-to-date to 146,985. Among…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
First Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan shoot up 56.1% year-on-year in April to 14,379 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 63.6% to 51,673. Chevrolet (+33.3%) trails the market but overtakes Hyundai (+100.2%) to #1, with Kia (+116.1%) and Chery (+316.5%) also in fantastic…
Turkish brand Togg has landed in the local charts. It's another record month for new light vehicle sales in Türkiye, up 70.9% year-on-year to 111,356 units which is the first time the May monthly tally tops 100,000. The previous best dates back from May 2016 (93,904). As a result the…
Skoda sales almost double year-on-year in May. Data by our local partner cartube.co.il shows an Israeli new car market down -3.1% year-on-year to 24,303 units. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the year-to-date tally is now up 10% to 149,604. Hyundai (-25.6%) stays overall best-seller despite a hefty year-on-year loss.…
Changan is up to #8 in Kazakhstan in March. New car sales in Kazakhstan are up 27.8% year-on-year in March to 13,682 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 66.7% to 37,283. Hyundai (+16.2%) overtakes Chevrolet (+103.4%) to become the most popular carmaker in the country at 27.5% share vs.…
The Toyota Avanza topples the Honda Brio to claim the 2023 YTD crown. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia plunge -28.9% year-on-year in April to just 58,911 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now in negative at -1.6% to 341,311. Retail sales are off a slightly more palatable -16% to 68,534…
The Ford Ranger is the #1 vehicle in South Africa for the first time in 6 years. The South African new vehicle market is flat again in April at -0.2% to 37,107 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.2% to 175,411. Passenger Cars are hit -6.1% to 24,174 units…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia so far in 2023. 5/05 update: Now with Top 280 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market continues to be plagued by shipping bottlenecks due to biosecurity issues on car-carrying ships, but also ballooning delivery delays reaching 3 to 4…
BYD is the 4th best-selling manufacturer in Israel in April. According to our Israeli data partner cartube.co.il, 19,433 new cars found a home in Israel in April. That's a -4.7% year-on-year decline which is a poor performance given April 2022 was down -17.8% on the year prior. But thanks to a solid…
Omoda lands directly at equal #6 in Russia over Q1. One year ago, economic sanctions levelled at Russia had the market collapsing -62.9% year-on-year. This means the sales are able to contain their fall this month at -10.6% to 48,414 units. The Q1 tally is down -44.7% to 153,477. In…
Peugeot sales are up 237.2% year-on-year in Turkey. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge 61.7% year-on-year to establish a new March record at 103,929 units. The previous record was set in March 2021 (96,428). The First Quarter volume is up a tremendous 55.2% to a record 235,971 sales, with every…
The BYD Atto 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Israel over the first quarter of 2022. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we have complete March 2023 brands charts as well as Q1 2023 and each month All-models data. New car sales in Israel are up 6.3% year-on-year in March to…
The Chevrolet Nexia ranks #3 in Kazakhstan in February. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan surge 69.2% year-on-year in February to 13,115 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 101.8% to 23,547. Chevrolet (+330.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 27.5% share, distancing Hyundai (+55.4%) and Kia (+122.7%) like in…