Changan is up to #8 in Kazakhstan in March. New car sales in Kazakhstan are up 27.8% year-on-year in March to 13,682 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 66.7% to 37,283. Hyundai (+16.2%) overtakes Chevrolet (+103.4%) to become the most popular carmaker in the country at 27.5% share vs.…
Volkswagen sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in April. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in April. The Chilean new light vehicle market collapses -48.4% year-on-year in April to 19,522 sales, as car sales align with low consumer confidence and challenging economic conditions. This pulls the year-to-date tally down -25.2% to 110,919. All segments are hit…
Chevrolet sales soar 33.2% year-on-year in April. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay accelerate their fall in April at -10.3% year-on-year to 3,781 units. This means the year-to-date volume tilts into negative at -1.2% to 16,511. Chevrolet (+33.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date at 13.3% share, with the…
The Nissan NP300 is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in April. The Mexican new light vehicle market continues on its excellent 2023 run with sales up another 17% year-on-year to 97,610. This means the year-to-date volume is up 22.5% or almost 76,000 units to 412,736. Nissan (+10.9%) trails the market…
BYD is #1 in China for the third consecutive month. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 82.7% year-on-year to 2,159,000 units, but under this spectacular gain hides a paltry year-ago result (-47.6%) that was impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. Sales of new light vehicles in South Korea climb 4.8% year-on-year in April to 149,497 as local manufacturers (+7.5%) fare much better than foreigners (-9.4%). The picture is similar year-to-date with a market up 12.8% to 578,530 including…
The Peugeot 208 hits a record 10.5% share in Argentina in April. 11/05 update: Now with Top 165 All models ranking. The Argentinean new light vehicle market gains 9.7% year-on-year in April to 32,385 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.8% over the same period in 2022. Toyota (+21.6%)…
The Honda HR-V scores its first Brazilian Top 10 finish since October 2017. New light vehicle sales in Brazil progress 11.2% year-on-year in April to 151,721 units, although a strong YoY result we are 7.4% below April 2021 (163,902) and 31.4% below pre-pandemic April 2019 (221,321). Fiat (-2.8%) goes against…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Colombia for the first time. New vehicles sales in Colombia continue to evolve markedly below they year-ago levels, with March down another -17.2% year-on-year to 17,270 units. This leads to a Q1 result off -18.3% to 46,962. Renault (-18.3%) hold onto…
Dodge Charger sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in March. 118,801 new vehicles joined Mexican roads in March, another solid 24.8% year-on-year improvement leading to a Q1 2023 volume up 24.4% to 315,126 units. Nissan (+34.7%) easily beats its "home" market (the only one in the world where the brand is…
Maxus is #3 in Chile in March. New light vehicle sales in Chile slow down their fall in March at a still steep -9.4% year-on-year to 37,560 units. The Q1 tally is down -17.3% over the same period a year ago to 91,397 sales. Keep in mind 2022 figures were…
GM sales soar 17.7% year-on-year over Q1. U.S. new light vehicle sales are estimated at 1.3 million in March by Wards Intelligence, a shy 6.6% year-on-year increase, keeping in mind March 2022 plummeted down -23.8% over the year prior. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) stands at 14.4 million,…
Sales of Toyota RAV4 surge ahead over Q1. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian market up just 3.7% year-o-year in March to an estimated 146,000 units. This is a paltry result considering March 2022 was off -19.8% on the year prior. The Q1 2023 tally is up 5.2% to…
The Toyota Etios is up to third place in Argentina in March. The Argentinean new light vehicle market rises 15.9% year-on-year in March to 37,263 units, leading to first quarter tally up 13.3% to 113,922. Toyota (+25.6%) is in the lead again with 23.1% share, distancing Fiat (+6.8%) shy year-on-year…