The Toyota RAV4 signs its first ever US podium ranking Discover over 115 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market gains 2.2% year-on-year in 2024 to 15.9 million units according to data by Wards Intelligence. This the highest annual volume since 2019. Hybrids helped lift…
Toyota Camry sales perk up thanks to the new model. US new light vehicle sales are estimated to reach 1.364 million units in November, a robust +9.8% year-on-year uptick. Light trucks soar 14.3% to 1.123 million and 82.3% of the market whereas passenger cars drop -7.2% to 241,000 and 17.7%…
Honda CR-V sales are up 20.3% year-on-year in November. The Canadian new light vehicle market posts another very solid month in November at +8.8% year-on-year to 156,000 units, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive. This is the largest November volume since the record of 2017. The SAAR for the month…
The new X pushes Neta to a record ranking in Thailand. 40,630 new light vehicles found a buyer in Thailand in October, compared to 43,568 in September. Toyota falls back to a still ultra dominant 41.9% share vs. 42.8% last month. Honda drops to 12.2% and ends the month just…
The Taos helps Volkswagen up 59% in September. 2025 model pictured. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is off -3.6% year-on-year in September to an estimated 157,000 units. Keep in mind September 2024 had 3 less selling days than September 2023. The SAAR stands…
Chevrolet Trax sales are up 56.6% over Q3. According to Cox Automotive, the U.S. new light vehicle market drops -12.8% year-on-year in September to 1.17 million units. This is partly because of fewer selling days 23 against 26 in September 2023. The SAAR stands at 15.8 million, identical to September…
Mazda sales are up 36.7% year-on-year in August. OEM estimates have the U.S. new light vehicle market up a solid 6% year-on-year to 1.42 million units. This leads a year-to-date tally of 10.5 million units, up 1.5% over the same period in 2023. Light truck sales are up 8.9% to…
Subaru Forester sales are up 124.7% year-on-year this month. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 5.6% year-on-year to 165,000. This remains below the 180,000 units the market used to achieve pre-pandemic. The SAAR for the month is at a solid 1.81 million units vs.…
Subaru Crosstrek The U.S. new vehicle market declines -2% year-on-year in July to 1.273 million units. This leads the year-to-date tally to 9.08 million units, up 1.4% over the year-ago figure of 8.95 million. The SAAR is up slightly to 15.8 million units, up from 15.7 million in July 2023…
Chevrolet Trax sales are up 152.7% over Q2. US new light vehicle sales drop -3% year-on-year in June to 1,344,000 units, with passenger cars down -7.3% to 269,000 and light trucks off -1.9% to 1,075,000 sales. Q2 volumes edge up 0.2% to 4.11 million units while H1 sales perk up…
Volkswagen Taos sales are up 251.4% year-on-year. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is stable in June at 169,000 units, with a SAAR of 1.72 million. This remains far below the 200,000+ units of 2017 and 2018. Note sales have been negatively impacted by…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the world in 2023. According to data by OICA, the world new vehicle market grows 11.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 92,724,668, almost 10 million units more than in 2022. In fact, we are now back to pre-pandemic levels given 2019 was…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 44.9% year-on-year in May. The U.S. new light vehicle market gains 5% year-on-year in May to 1,444,543 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 6,548,694. Passenger cars are down -3.4% to 288,634 and 20% share whereas light trucks are up 7.3% to 1,155,904 and…
Lincoln Corsair sales are up 162.6% in April. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. slip -2.4% year-on-year in April to an estimated 1,327,976 units. The year-to-date tally is up 3.1% to 5,104,051. Passenger cars are down -10.7% to 264,482 units and 19.9% share while Light Trucks edge down just…
The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #2 in Pakistan in March. New locally produced light vehicle sales in Pakistan edge up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 9,379 units. This is a poor result given March 2023 was off -65.6% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 14%…