The Kia Soluto is the best-selling car in Ecuador so far this year. Ecuador is a new monthly addition on BSCB. New vehicle sales in this country are down -6.5% year-on-year over in July to 10,826 units. Yet thanks to a strong start of the year, the 7-months total is…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia again. The Colombian new car market continues to implode in July at -43.5% year-on-year to just 13,146 units, as low as 26 years ago in 1997 (13,427). This brings the year-to-date total to 104,015, off 29.3% over the same period last…
Suzuki is #2 year-to-date in Uruguay. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market climbs 15.6% year-on-year in July to 4,651 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.5% to 30,883. Chevrolet (+49.5%) easily holds onto the top spot of the brands ranking with 20.8% share vs. 16.2% year-to-date. Like last month,…
The JAC S3 is a success in the UAE. New car sales in the UAE jump 18.6% year-on-year in June to 21,711, leading to a H1 2023 tally up 22.8% to 131,195. Toyota (+9.4%) halves the market growth to hold 27.4% share vs. 28.1% year-to-date, it is followed by Nissan…
Omoda is inside the Mexican Top 20 in July. 110,843 new cars hit Mexican roads and tracks in July, an excellent 33.3% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date volume is now up 23.7% to 744,648 units. Nissan (+98.4%) shoots up to retain the brands top spot with 16.8% share, albeit below its…
The Ford Ranger is up 10-fold in July thanks to the new generation. It's another mediocre month for Chilean new light vehicle sales, sinking -39.8% year-on-year to just 23,051 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -30.1% to 182,262. This situation is due to restrictions on access to financing for…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the 2nd month running. The Brazilian new light vehicle market shoots up 27.6% year-on-year in July to 215,711, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.7% to 1,150,213. Fiat (+24.5%) retains the brands top spot with 20.6% share vs. 12% at…
First Top 10 finish for the VW Taos in Argentina. New light vehicles in Argentina climb a solid 14.1% year-on-year in July to 41,507 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.8% to 264,389. Toyota (+11.6%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 22.7% share, distancing Volkswagen…
The Chevrolet D-Max is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in 2022. 139,517 new vehicles found a buyer in Ecuador in 2022, a 16.9% year-on-year increase. Chevrolet (+0.2%) celebrates 28 years as the best-selling marque in the country but sees its market share thaw from 20.6% in 2021…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular model in Paraguay in 2022. New light vehicle sales data for Paraguay is back on BSCB! This market soars 22.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 34,185 units. 47.3% of all light vehicles sold in Paraguay are imported from Brazil, 13.7% from Argentina, 9.2% from…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in June. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to freefall in June at -38.1% year-on-year to just 14,435 units, which is the largest drop of the year so far. The H1 2023 volume is down 26.6% to 90,869. According to ANDEMOS,…
The Chevrolet Onix is an instant blockbuster in Kazakhstan. Note complete May 2023 data is also included in the data section of this article. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan soar 42% year-on-year in June to 16,835 units, leading to a H1 2023 volume up 60.6% to 83,235. Hyundai (+67.2%) repeats…
Suzuki is up to 2nd place year-to-date in Uruguay. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay soar 21.1% year-on-year in June to a round 5,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.9% to 26,232. Chevrolet (+68.1%) continues to dominate the charts head and shoulders with 18.9% share vs. 15.4% so…
Great Wall Poer sales surge 73% year-on-year in a market down -37.4% It's another freefall for new light vehicle sales in Chile, with June volumes off -37.4% year-on-year to 22,676 units. The H1 2023 tally is down -28.4% to 159,211 but down only -11% on the 178,856 units of H1…
21,544 Ram Pickups found a new Canadian home in June. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to climb 12.6% year-on-year in June to 161,901 units. To damper this performance, remember June 2022 was the lowest volume for the month since 2009. The…