The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in April. Upcoming 2026 model pictured. The Chilean new light vehicle market is up 5.5% year-on-year in April to 27,572 unit. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 102,549, the first time above 100,000 sales at this stage of…
Haval sales are up 63.6% year-on-year over Q1. The Saudi new car market sinks -24.3% year-on-year over the first quarter of 2026 to just 166,748 units. If January and February were both weak, March pulled sales even further down at -34.7% year-on-year to 51,484 vs. 78,877 in March 2025. Toyota…
The Jetour T1 is the 2nd best-selling recent launch in Iraq. The Iraqi new car market loses one third of its year-ago volume over Q1 at -33.3% to just 29,765 units. Kia (-41.4%) falls significantly faster than the market and drops to 24.5% share, only 45 sales above Toyota (-32.8%)…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in March. It's another astonishing month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 53.5% year-on-year in March to 28,196 units. The Q1 volume is up 47.9% to 73,776. Brand leader Kia (+65.3%) manages to outpace the galloping market to 14.3%…
Ram pickup sales are up 24.8% over Q1. The March new US light vehicle market brakes -14% year-on-year to just 1.39 million units, with retail volumes down -16% and fleets off -2.3% according to GlobalData. Fleets account for 18.4% of the total light vehicle volume, up from 16.6% in March…
Ford F-Series sales are up 9.4% over Q1. Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down a steep -8.2% year-on-year in March to 170,000 units. The SAAR is down to 1.85 million, the lowest since September 2025. The Q1 volume is down -4.4% to 406,000. Desrosiers…
The Chevrolet Aveo is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in March. New vehicle sales in Mexico edge up 2.4% year-on-year in March (on revised year-ago volume) to 131,569 units. This is the 2nd biggest March volume below the 137,021 units of March 2017. Q1 results are up 3.7% to 381,653…
BYD tops the Uruguayan market both in March and YTD. Another very impressive month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay with March volumes up 12.1% year-on-year to 6,506 units, understood to be a new record for the month. The Q1 tally is up 13.9% to 17,625. BYD (+81.2%) lodges…
The Kia Soluto is up to #5 in Kazakhstan in February. Note: January sales figures are also included in the data section of this article. The Kazakh new vehicle market shoots up 26.4% year-on-year in January to 14,244 but drops -16.1% in February to 13,399. Year-to-date volumes are up 1.5%…
The new Toyota Yaris Cross lands at #12. The Argentinean new light vehicle market edges up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 46,072 units, this is the highest March volume in 8 years: since the 83,954 units of March 2018. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.6% to 148,692. The Top 3…
The BYD Dolphin Mini ranks #9 in Brazil in March. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is euphoric in March, surging 40.8% year-on-year to 258,357 units. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 15.9% to 598,212. Brand leaders Fiat (+35.5%), Volkswagen (+39.5%) and Chevrolet (+39.5%) evolve roughly like…
The Kia Picanto is once again the most popular vehicle in Colombia. New vehicle sales in Colombia continue to surge, at +49.5% year-on-year in February to 25,582 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 44.6% to 45,580. This the highest February volume in 12 years. Kia (+48.4%) follows…
BAIC sales are up 410.6% year-on-year in February. The Argentinean new light vehicle market drops -6% year-on-year in February to 39,498 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now off -5.2% to 102,615. Volkswagen (-21.5%) is in drab shape but repeats at #2 with 14.9% share, while Fiat (-17.7%) is…
Dongfeng sales are up 4-fold in Uruguay in February. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market edges up 2.4% year-on-year in February to 5,754 units. This is the biggest February volume in at least 11 years. The year-to-date volume is now up 13.8% to 11,119. This month Fiat (-33.2%) reclaims the…
The Nissan Kicks hits a record 5th place in Mexico in February. The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable in February at -0.2% year-on-year to 118,305 units. The year-to-date volume is up 4.4% to 250,084. Nissan (-5.5%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but sees…