The Nissan NP200 has been on sale in South Africa for 16 years with only minor changes. The South African new vehicle market is hit -11.7% year-on-year in March to 44,235 units, leading to a Q1 volume off -5.3% to 131,199. Exports crumble -27.1% this month to 24,161 and are…
The BYD Qin Plus sells over 50,000 units in a month for the first time. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 9.9% year-on-year in March to 2,694,000 units. This includes 2,236,000 Passenger Vehicles (+10.9%) and 458,000 Commercial Vehicles (+5.6%)…
Belgee X50 New passenger cars in Russia are up 109.4% year-on-year in March to 146,526 units, showing Western sanctions levelled following its invasion of Ukraine are not impacting the market anymore. The year-to-date tally is up 93% to 330,692. Note: compared to last year our Russian data source has shifted…
Renault sales are up 60% year-on-year in March. Surprise, surprise, the March 2024 volume is a new record for the month but it slows down its year-on-year growth rate at +5.7% to 109,828. The previous March record was established just last year at 103,929. Q1 volumes are up 25.2% to…
The BYD Dolphin Mini aka Seagull instantly ranks as the best-selling Chinese model in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil disappoint in March at -5.7% year-on-year to 175,982 units. Keep in mind however that March 2023 was up a staggering 38.3% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is…
The Daihatsu Sigra is the best-selling model in Indonesia for the 2nd month running. The new vehicle wholesales market in Indonesia dives -18.7% year-on-year in February to just 70,657 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -22.5% to 140,274. Retail sales are down -16.3% to 70,291 and -15% year-to-date to…
The Jetour X70 is up to a record 5th place in Kazakhstan in February. Note: January sales figures are also included in the data section of this article. After progressing 7.8% year-on-year in January to 11,244, Kazakh new car sales retract -6.2% in February to 12,299. This leads to a…
Chery Arrizo 8 sales are up 269.9% year-on-year in February. Retail sales for the selection of vehicles included in this update are off -16.3% year-on-year in February to 1,051,694, as the Lunar New Year holiday fell in February this year. The year-to-date tally remains up by a stunning 26.8% to…
Suzuki lodges the largest gain in the Top 14 this month. The South African new vehicle market edges down -0.9% year-on-year in February to 44,749 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -1.7% to 86,964. Note exports jump 27.5% to 39,517 and are up 13.8% to 58,797 year-to-date. Toyota (-0.3%)…
The Kia K3 is only outsold by the Nissan Versa in Mexico in February. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 11.1% year-on-year in February to 113,258 units. This is the largest February volume in 7 years, since February 2017 (117,985). The year-to-date tally is up 14.8% to 225,357. Brand…
The AITO M7 ranks on the Chinese podium in February. Due to Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023, new vehicle wholesales (factory shipments) drop -19.9% year-on-year in February to 1,584,000 units accosting to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). After a…
Excellent result for Skoda in Luxembourg in February. New car sales in Luxembourg edge up 2.7% year-on-year in February to 4,288 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +0.1% to 7,915. After two months of leadership by BMW (+23.7%), Volkswagen (+12.9%) easily reclaims the brands top spot with 14.1%…
Turkiye is the only market where the Citroen C4 X is successful. Picture largus.fr No surprise here, it's yet another record month for Turkish new light vehicle sales at +30.6% year-on-year to 105,990 units, keep in mind February 2023 was also a record at the time. Year-to-date, volumes are up…
The new Geely Monjaro ranks #4 in Russia in February. The Russian new car market is up 85.1% year-on-year in February to 103,954 units but off -9.1% on February 2022. Year-to-date volumes are up 81.7% to 184,166 and down -10.6% on 2022. Note: compared to last year our Russian data…
The Fiat Mobi ranks at #4 in Brazil in February. The Brazilian new light vehicle market advances 29.7% year-on-year in February to 155,283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.8% to 307,339. Fiat (+29%) matches the market to a splendid 22.1% share. In fact the podium is unchanged on…