The VW Tera is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the 2nd straight month. 228,119 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in November, a -5.2% year-on-year fall on a 2024 result that was the largest November volume in 10 years, so we are still at pretty high…
The new BJ30 helps BAIC into the Top 10 brands. In November, new light vehicle sales in Argentina endure their first year-on-year drop since November 2024 at -3.5% to 32,913. The year-to-date tally however remains at stratospheric heights, up 50.2% on the same period last year to 556,535. This month…
Chevrolet holds 12.7% of the Uruguayan market in October. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay jump 6.7% year-on-year in October to 6,848 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 10.8% to 56,006. This is the largest monthly volume reached in the country in at least 8 years. Chevrolet (+30.3%) scores…
This past September I was fortunate enough to visit two small Greek islands in the Cyclades: Amorgos and Koufonisia. Like it was the case in Malta, islands have a very peculiar car landscape, with cars surviving longer given the small distances. One obvious element in the Greek car landscape is…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is the most popular vehicle in Uzbekistan in 2024. 402,390 new light vehicles found a buyer in Uzbekistan over the Full Year 2024. The market is suffocated by local assembler Chevrolet, holding a 87.9% share. Kia (4.8%) and BYD (4.3%) complete the podium while Chery (1.9%) is…
The Changan CS55 Plus more than doubles its sales YoY in October. Complete August and September figures are also included in the data section of this article. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan skid -6% year-on-year in October to 20,205 units, but the year-to-date tally remains at record levels at +14.6%…
The new Koleos helps push Renault to #1 in the Colombian brands ranking. It's another outstanding month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 36.3% year-on-year in October to 25,278. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 30.1% to 200,435, with a prognosis to reach 245,000 units by year-end.…
The Omoda C5 reaches a record 7th place in Chile this month. After gaining 23.7% last month, the Chilean new light vehicle market falls back to earth in October at -14.8% year-on-year to 23,531 units. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +2.4% to 255,401. Hyundai (+1.9%) defies the…
Chevrolet S10 sales are up 58.5% year-on-year in October. New light vehicle sales in Mexico advance 6.3% year-on-year in October to 129,736 units. This is the 2nd largest October volume in Mexican history below the 137,383 of October 2016. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +0.3% to 1,205,001. Nissan…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Brazil. 248,118 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in October a small -0.5% dip. This is still a very strong result as October 2024 was the largest October result since 2014 (291.412). The year-to-date tally is now up 3% to 2,055,699, the…
The Kia Frontier is the most popular vehicle in Iraq so far in 2025. 120,480 new light vehicles found a buyer in Iraq over the first 9 months of 2025. That's a measured 2.1% year-on-year improvement. Kia (+20.2%) scores a splendid lift to reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in September. The Colombian new vehicle market surges 45.2% year-on-year in September to 24,894 units, making it the best month of the year so far. However, remember September 2024 was off -34.7% on the year prior. Through September, sales are up…
Chery sales are up 134.2% year-on-year in September. New vehicle sales in Ecuador soar 39.5% year-on-year in September to 11,299 units, however September 2024 was off -23.3% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes are up 6.4% to 88,605. Kia (+15.7%) confirms it is the new dominant force in the market…
The new generation kicks Nissan Kicks sales up 77.6% Estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market up 3.7% year-on-year in September to 163,000 units, with a SAAR coming in at 1.85 million. Other estimates show Q3 volumes up 1.5% to 485,000 and year-to-date sales…
Chevrolet Equinox sales are up 110.9% year-on-year over Q3. The ending on Sept 30 of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit has pushed the U.S. new light vehicle market up 5.6% over Q3 to 4,122,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.3% to 12,273,000. EV sales are estimated to…