The Xcent is already Hyundai's 2nd best-selling model in India. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India continue on their downward spiral at -8% year-on-year in April to 183,388 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total…
Kashgari man and Jonway UFO A380 After exploring the extraordinary pick-up landscape in Kashgar, some 3.400km away from Beijing in South-Western China, we now go into its overall car landscape. In Chinese classification, we have gone from first-tier city (Beijing), 2nd-tier (Chongqing), 3rd-tier (Ürümqi) and now with Kashgar we are at…
Sigma Defender * See the Top 13 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, we have access to monthly sales of locally produced models in Pakistan, which is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are…
Datsun Go * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India are down 5% year-on-year in March to 232,423 registrations (ex-Commercial Vehicles), bringing the First Quarter total to 660,328 units, down 4% on 2013. We have been…
The Datsun Go starts at US$5,340. Only in India is such low pricing possible at the moment. Staying in India for a couple of days has enabled me to get a much better understanding of the Indian new car market and its dynamics which have very unique characteristics. In fact,…
Maruti Wagon R in Old Delhi - March 2014 (click to see full size) * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * On my way back from Europe to Australia, I was lucky enough to be able to stop over in Delhi, India for a few…
Perodua MyVi. Picture by Shandys Lee, all rights reserved. * See the Top 46 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * According to Malaysian website Motortrader, while it was expected that February would be another weak month after January in Malaysia because of the long Lunar new year holidays, new…
Toyota holds one third of the Thai new vehicle market in 2013. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 70 models and Top 38 All-brands. Thanks Aero & Falkonz * After hitting a record 1.44 million registrations in 2012, new vehicle sales in Thailand are down 8% year-on-year in 2013 to 1,324,722…
Toyota Innova * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Vietnamese new car market continues on its astonishing run this year: up a huge 61% year-on-year in February to 5,908 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 14,847 units, up 34% on 2013. For…
No launch date yet for the new generation Honda City in Pakistan. * See the Top 13 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * Sales of locally produced models in Pakistan are up 1% year-on-year in February to 12,789 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 26,699 units, up…
Maruti Celerio * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 13 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India slow down their decline at just -0.7% year-on-year in February to 212,898 registrations, meaning the year-to-date total stands at 427,915 units, down 4% on 2013. Below…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 50 best-selling models & Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * As we await final Full Year 2013 figures for Thailand, thanks to Austin and Thai website headlightmag I can give you very detailed data for January 2014! 69,154 new…
Honda City * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ducu, Piyush * New car sales in India continue on their surprising downward trend this month at -7% year-on-year to an estimated 215,000 registrations. The models ranking already sees a few very interesting developments ahead…
Kia K3 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Vietnamese new car market starts 2014 with a bang: up 21% year-on-year in January to 8,900 registrations, and there are a few very noticeable movements in a models ranking traditionally relatively stable. The Top…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 14 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new locally produced vehicles are up 9% year-on-year in January to 13,910 registrations. Passed by the Suzuki Mehran last month, the Toyota Corolla is back in pole position in January - the new…