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…
The new Chevrolet Montana ranks #20 in March. The new light vehicle market in Brazil is up a splendid 38.3% year-on-year in March to 186,583 units, leading to a first quarter volume up 16.6% to 436,802 sales. We are however still below pre-pandemic March 2019 (199.550). Fiat (+43%) maintains itself…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to freefall at -17.7% in February to 15,820 sales. The year-to-date tally stands at 29,692, off -18.9% over the first two months of 2022. Renault (-21%) reclaims the brands top spot it…
The Chevrolet Nexia ranks #3 in Kazakhstan in February. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan surge 69.2% year-on-year in February to 13,115 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 101.8% to 23,547. Chevrolet (+330.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 27.5% share, distancing Hyundai (+55.4%) and Kia (+122.7%) like in…
The Uruguayan new light vehicle market posts another solid gain in February at +6.3% year-on-year to 3,643 units. So far this year, sales are up 11.2% to 7,443. Up from #9 last month and a whopping 500% year-on-year, Fiat stands in pole position this month for the first time since…
The Attitude helps lift Dodge sales in February. The new light vehicle market in Mexico surges back up 28% year-on-year in February to 101,911 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 24.1% to 196,325. Yet this is still below the 104,328 and 209,160 units of pre-pandemic February 2020. Nissan (+28.1%) matches…
The Mitsubishi L200 sells almost 3 times any other vehicle in the country. New light vehicle sales in Chile continue to freefall at -17.4% year-on-year in February to 26,220 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -22% to 53,837. Passenger Cars skid -28.7% to 5,216 and -38.9% year-to-date to 10,976,…
Haval is up to a record 6th place in Kazakhstan this month. The Kazakh new vehicle market rallies back up 166.4% year-on-year to 10,432 units on very weak year-ago volumes when sales were down -53% on the year prior due to social unrest. A more significant comparison set is the…
Nissan Kicks sales are up 214.3% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 119,775 units, a pretty poor result when taking into account that February 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. Thanks to a strong start of the year…