The Kia K3 replaces the Rio in Mexico. 112,099 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in January, a sturdy 18.7% year-on-year gain coming on the back of sales up 20.1% a year ago. The Mexican market has been indeed in an excellent shape lately. Nissan (+16.5%) trails the global evolution…
The Peugeot Partner is the third best-selling vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market slows down its fall in January to "just" -9.1% at 25,117 sales. Passenger Cars are down -13.89% to 4,961, SUVs edge down -0.9% to 12,134, pickups sink -23.9% to 5,226 and vans…
The previous generation Nissan Sunny is still on sale in Egypt. Discover close to 20 years of Egyptian Historical Data here. After a harsh -37.2% fall in 2022, the Egyptian new light vehicle market posts another mediocre year in 2023 at a damning -50.8% year-on-year to just 85,852 units. This…
BYD is inside the Brazilian Top 10 for the 2nd straight month. 152,062 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, up 16.6% year-on-year. Brands leaders Fiat (+7.9%) and Volkswagen (+10.5%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and lodge 20.3% and 14.6% share, below their respective Full Year…
The Fiat Cronos holds 14.7% of the Argentinean market in January. 32,204 new light vehicle found an Argentinean home in January, a harsh -32.8% year-on-year drop. Fiat (-33.9%). Fiat (-33.9%) takes the lead of the brands charts for the first time since January 2022 despite falling faster than the market…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is the best-seller in Kazakhstan for the third year in a row. Discover 50 years of Kazakhstan Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan surge 60.5% year-on-year in 2023 to a record 198,686 units, marking a 7th consecutive year of growth and making it one of…
The Chevrolet Montana lands directly at #3 in Uruguay in 2023. Discover over a decade of Uruguay historical data here. 58,367 new light vehicles hit Uruguayan roads in 2023, a solid 10.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 manufacturers all outpace the market. Chevrolet (+42.1%) surges ahead to tighten its grip…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the first time. Consult close to 55 years worth of Colombian Historical Data here. The Colombia new vehicle market plunges -28.9% year-on-year to 186,826 units. This is the lowest annual result since 15 years ago in 2008, when 185,129 vehicles were…
The Nissan Versa has been #1 in Mexico for 7 of the past 8 years. Discover 70 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. The Mexican new light vehicle market soars 24.4% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,361,477 units. We are now above the pre-pandemic level of 2019 (1,317,937 sales) and 2023 marks the…
The Toyota RAV4 misses out on the 2nd spot overall for just 569 sales. Discover 40 years of Canadian Historical Data here. The new light vehicle market in Canada is up a robust 12.8% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,708,906 unifts after a nightmarish 2022 result which was the lowest in 13…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Chile for the first time. Discover close to 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. After a record year in 2022, the Chilean new light vehicle market sinks -26.5% to 313,865 units. SUVs are down -24.2% to 143,696, passenger cars off -36.7% to 66,630,…
The Ford F-Series has been #1 in the U.S. since 1982. Discover 115 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market recovers faster than expected in 2023 at +12.3% to 15,608,386 units. This is significantly higher than the 14.8 million predicted by analysts at the start…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the 5th time. Discover over 30 years of South Korean Historical Data here. The South Korean new car market edges up 4.1% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,739,578 sales. Hyundai (+14.7%) beats its home market to reach 36.5% share vs.…
The VW Polo is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Brazil in 2023. The Brazilian new light vehicle market gains 11.3% year-on-year in 2023 to get back above the 2m annual mark at 2,179,363. For reference the pre-pandemic 2019 result was 2,658,927, and the all time record is 3,634,421 reached in 2012. So…
The Fiat Cronos is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the third straight year. New light vehicle sales in Argentina gain 11.6% in 2023 to 424,949 units for a third consecutive positive year. We are still below the 459,592 units of pre-pandemic 2019 which was already off -42.7% on the…