The GAC Aion V is the best-selling SUV in Uruguay in September. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market is down -5.1% year-on-year in September to 6,447 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.9% to 56,504 which is believed to be a new record at this stage of the year.…
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 32.3% of the Uzbek market in August. In August, 37,798 new cars were sold in Uzbekistan, a harsh -17.2% year-on-year fall but 20.4% up on July (31,400). The year-to-date volume is down -5.9% to 248,711. Meanwhile auto production is up 9.4% over the 7 months of…
Geely is up to a record 8th place in Mexico in September. New light vehicle sales in Mexico advance 7.9% year-on-year on revised September 2025 figures (including Geely, Jetour and Soueast) to 129,274 units. This is the second biggest September volume recorded in Mexico below the 131,454 of September 2016.…
The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks into the Brazilian podium in September. 269,014 new cars hit Brazilian roads in September, a splendid 21.5% year-on-year surge and the highest September volume since 2014 (282,519). The year-to-date tally is now up 19.4% to 2,158,944, here too the best result in 12 years (since…
Second ever podium finish for the Ford Territory in Argentina. New light vehicle sales in Argentina reverse -12.6% year-on-year in September to 46,717 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -13.6% to 409,791. Toyota (-13%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 16.7% share, while Fiat (-12.4%) overtakes…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to 2nd place in Saudi Arabia in August. Another mediocre month for the Saudi new car market, at -38.5% year-on-year to 44,423 units in August. The year-to-date tally is off -26.9% or almost 150,000 sales to just 399,028. After a freak 2nd place last…
The Yuan Pro accounts for a bit less than 50% of BYD sales in August. For the second time in a row, new vehicle sales in Ecuador reach the highest ever recorded monthly volume at 15,281 units, up 48.9% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now up 40.4% to a record…
Smart #5 and Hyundai Accent Recently I have been lucky enough to have a quick layover in Dubai. This was a good opportunity to quickly scan the car landscape of the city. Note a small number of cars also come from neighbouring Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. Burj Khalifa is…
Geely Monjaro sales shoot up 1355.6% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan progress 6.1% year-on-year in August to 19,104 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.3% to 146,372. Hyundai (+0.3%) remains by far the best-selling brand in the country with 18.9% share, a notable improvement on the…
GAC sales are up 5033.3% year-on-year in Uruguay. 6,569 new cars hit Uruguayan roads in August, up 15.5% year-on-year and believed to be the highest ever August volume. The year-to-date tally is up 17.9% to 50,057. BYD (+12.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 12.8% share vs.…
The Ram 1200 sees its sales grow 221.9% year-on-year. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 2.2% year-on-year on revised August 2025 figures (including Geely and Soueast) to 129,362 units. This is the second highest August volume in Mexican history and the best of 10 years, below the record…
The BYD Dolphin Surf breaks into the Brazilian Top 5 for the first time. The Brazilian new light vehicle market shoots up 22.7% year-on-year in August to 263,390, this is the strongest August volume in 13 years: since August 2013 (312,722). The year-to-date total after 8 months stands at 1,889,930,…
The Kia Sonet is up 69% year-on-year in July. No less than 14,812 new light vehicles found a buyer in Ecuador in July, that's a 27.9% year-on-year surge, the highest overall tally in recent memory. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 39.1% to 92,997. Kia (+32%) remains the most…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record third place in Argentina in August. It's the start of August updates! The Argentinean new light vehicle market sinks by a ghastly -19.3% year-on-year this month to just 41,752 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.9% to 362,497. Strikingly, the…
The Changan CS35 Max reaches a record 5% share in July. 21,380 new vehicles hit Kazakh roads in July, a sturdy 6% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 1.8% to 127,269. Hyundai (-0.03%) is stable YoY and takes the brands lead both for the month (17.4%…