VW Tiguan sales are up 123.1% in a market down -13.4%. With the country under Level 3 covid restrictions for most of the month, new car sales in Taiwan drop -13.4% year-on-year to 38.064, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.4% to 259.873. Brand leader Toyota (-21.5%) drops faster than…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is by far the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in June. June is the first month since the start of the pandemic to be entirely under level 3 restrictions in Taiwan, and new car sales logically suffer from it, down -32.5% year-on-year to just 27.930 units. The…
After returning to positive in June (+8.2%), new car sales in Taiwan are off -9.3% year-on-year in July to 43.939, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -0.6% to 253.720. This disappointing evolution has in fact a lot to do with the timing of the traditional folklore month which…
The Lexus NX ranks #10 in Taiwan in May and year-to-date. New car sales in Taiwan are off -11.4% year-on-year in May to 33.528 units, a similar drop as in April (-11.1%) which tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -0.2% to 168.396. Toyota (-0.8%) only edges down to hold…
Mercedes repeats at #3 in Taiwan in April. Taiwan's outstanding response to COVID-19 has enabled the country contain the outbreak to only 436 cases and 6 deaths out of a population of 23.8 million. New car sales are down a modest -11.1% year-on-year in April to 30.822 units, leading to…
The Model 3 lifts Tesla into the Taiwanese Top 10 brands for the first time. Taiwan reacted very quickly and decisively upon the announcement of the coronavirus outbreak in China in January. The government's early deployment of epidemic control measures and follow-up actions have received international praise and approval and have…
The Toyota RAV4 signs a 6th win in the past 7 months in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan bounce back up 39.2% year-on-year in February to 27.350 units as February 2019 volumes were hampered by the Lunar New Year holiday which fell in January this year. As a result,…
The URX is the highest-ranking Luxgen at home in almost 2 years. The Taiwanese new car market has a difficult start in 2020 with January sales down a stern -10.7% year-on-year to just 39.417 registrations. Market leader Toyota (+8.1%) however swims upstream and posts the only gain in the Top…
The Toyota Corolla and RAV4 battled for the top spot in Taiwan in 2019. Consult 15 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here The Taiwanese new car market bounces back slightly in 2019 with sales up a shy 1.1% year-on-year to 439.836 units. Toyota (+16.2%) tightens its grip on the brands…
The Toyota RAV4 cements its YTD domination in Taiwan. The Taiwanese new car market gains 13% year-on-year in November to 40.705 registrations, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +0.2% and 393.912 units. Brand leader Toyota (+41%) posts by far the largest year-on-year uptick in the Top 5, lifting its…
The Toyota RAV4 hits the highest share of any nameplate in Taiwan in almost 4 years. The Taiwanese new car market is up by a solid 6.7% year-on-year in September to 32.854 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -3.3% to 312.169. Brand leader Toyota (+20.4%) almost…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in August. New car sales in Taiwan drop -7.9% year-on-year in August to 23.964 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.1% to 279.315. Toyota (-10.5%) falls slightly faster than the market but remains ultra-dominant at 19.9% share vs. 23.4% YTD, followed…
Ford Focus sales are up 292.8% year-on-year in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan gain 0.9% year-on-year in June to 38.239 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.9% to 206.922. Toyota (-9.1%) goes markedly against the grain with a sizeable drop but easily remains the most popular brand in…
The new gen Toyota Corolla has landed in Taiwan. The Taiwanese new car market posts a sturdy 6% year-on-year uptick in May to 37.829 registrations, yet a paltry start of the year means the year-to-date tally is down -8.5% to 168.683. Brand leader Toyota (+14.7%) more than doubles the market grow…
The Taiwanese new car market drops a harsh -17.5% year-on-year in March to 32.391 units, pulling the year-to-date total down -15.8% to 96.174. Toyota (-18.3%) roughly matches the market evolution and easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 20.9% share, distancing Nissan (-8.5%) resisting well at 8.6% whereas…