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…
The VW Lavida is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time in 3 years. 19/03 update: Now with revised figures for all brands and models. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update rally back up 68.1% year-on-year in January to 2,084,941 units. January…
The Wuling Binguo is an instant blockbuster in Indonesia. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia sink a harsh -26% year-on-year in January to 69,619. The retail market is off -13.9% to 78,214. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota (-27.6%) falls slightly faster than the market and sees its share thaw to…
The Geely Emgrand holds 20.8% of the Belarusian market in 2023. Discover over 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. New car sales in Belarus are estimated to climb by 50% year-on year in 2023 to 25,840. Local producer Geely (+260.6%) holds a gargantuan 60.8% share and even reached 71%…
Fiat is by far the best-selling manufacturer in Uruguay in January. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay gain 6.8% year-on-year in January to 4,037 units. Fiat (+643.3%) is up a surreal 7-fold on a year ago to lead the brands charts with 19.1% share, its best since March 2022 (27%)…
The AITO M7 sells almost 30,000 units in January alone. The Chinese wholesales market has a particularly low year-ago base in January when sales were impacted by the early start of the Lunar New Year, a Covid surge and the end of some major incentives. In 2024 the Lunar new…
The Beijing X55 ranks inside the South African Top 40 this month. The South African new vehicle market starts the year in negative with a -3.8% year-on-year fall in January to 41,636 sales. Passenger vehicles are down -6.7% to 28,890 whereas light commercials are up 2.3% to 10,871. Note exports…
The previous generation Nissan Sunny is still on sale in Egypt. Discover close to 20 years of Egyptian Historical Data here. After a harsh -37.2% fall in 2022, the Egyptian new light vehicle market posts another mediocre year in 2023 at a damning -50.8% year-on-year to just 85,852 units. This…
Lixiang climbs the Russian brands charts. New car sales in Russia gain 77.3% year-on-year in January to 80,212 units, yet this is 12.5% below January 2022. Lada (+26.4%) vastly trails its home market and sees its share thaw to 27.8%. The next 8 brands (!) are Chinese. Haval (+133.7%) is…
BYD is inside the Brazilian Top 10 for the 2nd straight month. 152,062 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, up 16.6% year-on-year. Brands leaders Fiat (+7.9%) and Volkswagen (+10.5%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and lodge 20.3% and 14.6% share, below their respective Full Year…