Volkswagen sales are up 53.9% year-on-year in November. 39,670 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in November, a -1.1% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume is now down -5.3% to 387,877. Toyota (-10.2%) underperforms at 28.3% share vs. 29.4% so far this year but Mercedes (+38.4%) signs an excellent month to remain…
The Honda ZR-V lands at #21 in the regular cars ranking. New vehicle sales in Japan markedly slow down their growth in November to +7% year-on-year and 377,079 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -6.2% to 3,856,956. Market leader Toyota (-5.1%) goes agains the market with the only…
Toyota Etios sales are up 175.8% year-on-year in November. Picture autotest.com.ar New vehicle sales in Argentina shoot up 17.3% year-on-year in November to 33,427 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.3% to 387,008. The Top 3 brands all vastly outrace the market: Toyota is up 37.1% to 23.6% share…
The Toyota Corolla Cross ranks #2 in South Africa in October. The South African new vehicle market continues to evolve markedly above year-ago levels with October up 11.4% year-on-year to 45,996 sales. Light Commercial are up 14.3% to 12,738 sales and passenger cars gain 10.4% to 30,597, helped by strong…
The Ford Ranger is the #1 vehicle in Vietnam this month. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is up 22.7% year-on-year in October to 36,560 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 52.2% to 332,963. These figures climb to 44,734 (+6.6%) for the month and…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain so far in 2022. New car sales in Bahrain fall a harsh -16.9% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2022 to 15,256 units. Toyota (-28.4%) remains by far the most popular carmaker with 32.8% of the market and despite a…
Peugeot sales are up 74.7% in a market down -25.7%. Chilean new vehicle sales endure a third straight month of year-on-year decline at a damning -25.7% in October to 28,642 units. Note October 2021 was a particularly high comparison base as it was an all-time October record. The year-to-date tally…
The Ford Ranger is #1 in Australia for the first time this year. 08/11 update: Now with Top 275 all models ranking. It's an encouraging third consecutive month of double-digit gains for the Australian new vehicle market in October at +16.9% year-on-year to 87,299 registrations. This is the best October…
The VW Amarok is up 32% in October. New vehicle sales in Argentina soar 14.3% year-on-year in October to 32,070 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.9% to 353,581. It's worth noting that October 2021 was down -26% on the year prior. The Top 3 brands all advance faster…
The Mazda CX-5 is up 89.5% in September. Picture u-car.com.tw In October, the Taiwanese new car market lodges a fourth year-on-year gain in the past 5 months at +3.8% to 36,626 registrations. The year-to-date volume is now down -5.8% to 348,027. Toyota (+2.1%) trails the market slightly to a still…
The Renault Duster is #1 in Colombia in September. It's a sixth consecutive month of year-on-year lift in Colombia with sales up 4.6% to 23,893. This leads to a year-to-date total up 9.6% to 195.410. Renault (+4.3%) matches the market to easily remains the overall best-selling brand with a 1,000 unit…
The Renault Triber is inside the South African Top 20 in September. Picture motortrader.co.za New vehicle sales in South Africa remain solid in September at +10.8% year-on-year to 47,786 units. Dealer sales account for 81.9% of the total at 39,152, sales to rental companies hold 14.2%, government sales 2.3% and…
Chevrolet Equinox sales are up 34.8% year-on-year over Q3. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. climb 9.5% year-on-year in September to 1.1 million units, the market's second consecutive month of year-on-year gains. Volumes are still very weak given September 2021 was down -25% on the year prior. The SAAR…
Hyundai Venue sales are up 27.9% in September. 35,822 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in September, a -12.9% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume now stands at 311,581, off -6.7% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (-5.7%) resists better than the market to lift its share slightly to 29.9%, compared…
Toyota Voxy sales are up 174.7% year-on-year in September. The Japanese new vehicle market manages its first year-on-year since June 2021 this month with a very robust +24.1% to 395,163 units. However keep in mind September 2021 was down -32.2% over the prior year so we're still evolving at below pre-Covid volumes.…