Daihatsu sales are back up 102.2% year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan rally back up 12.4% year-on-year in January to 376,255. Year-ago volumes were disrupted by Daihatsu being hit by a safety test falsification scandal which paused shipments in late December 2023 and completely shut down production for the entire…
The Peugeot 208 is #1 in Argentina in January Exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +103% year-on-year to 65,751 units as import blockades ease. This is the best January volume in 7 years. As a reminder January 2024 sales were down -32.8% on the year prior.…
Colombia is the only country in the world where the Mazda CX-30 is #1. New car sales in Colombia rally back up 7.7% year-on-year in 2024 to 210,219 units, keeping in mind 2023 was particularly low: down -28.9% on the prior year to the lowest annual total in 15 years.…
The VW Polo Vivo is up to #2 in South Africa in 2024. Discover over 50 years of South African Historical Data here. 515,712 new vehicle found a South African buyer in 2024, a -3% year-on-year decrease. However, thanks to strong seasonal sales to the vehicle rental industry, easing inflation…
The Dolphin lifts BYD to #5 overall in Thailand this month. 40,121 new light vehicles hit Thai roads in November vs. 40,630 in October. Toyota leads the way with 41.9% share, unchanged on last month while Isuzu is back up to 2nd place above Honda. Mitsubishi stays at #4 but…
The BYD Atto 3 is the most popular vehicle in Israel for the 2nd year running. Discover almost 35 years of Israeli Historical Data here. According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel edge up 0.6% year-on-year in 2024 to 271,735 units.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in 2024. Discover almost 65 years of Argentinean Historical Data here New vehicle sales in Argentina drop -8.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 390,467. Toyota (-9.4%) manages a fourth consecutive month in the brands top spot with a dominant 21.7% share. The…
Toyota Corolla Cross sales are included in the Corolla total. Discover 55 years of Japanese Historical Data here. It's a difficult year for the Japanese new car market, off -7.5% to 4,421,494 vs. 4,779,086 in 2023. This decline is entirely due to the issues encountered towards the start of the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ends its first full year of sales at #4. Consult 20 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here 457,830 new cars found a buyer in Taiwan in 2024, a moderate -4% year-on-year loss on a particularly high year-ago volume (the largest in 18 years). Imported cars…
VW Polo Vivo sales are up 56.8% year-on-year in November. The South African new vehicle market lodges a second solid month in a row in November at +8.1% year-on-year to 48,585 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -3.5% to 474,469. However exports continue to freefall at -28.6%…
The Toyota Alphard is up to #5 in the regular car ranking. The Japanese new car market reverses -5.2% year-on-year in November to 389,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.3% to 4,091,708. Toyota (-6.6%) falls slightly faster than its home market but reaches a solid 31.9% share vs.…
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…
Peugeot 208 sales are up 37.2% year-on-year in November. The Argentinean new light vehicle market edges down -2.1% year-on-year in November to 33,288 units. That's a better performance than year-to-date where sales are off -9.3% to 369,821. In the brands charts, Toyota (-10.4%) remains on top with 21.5% share despite…
The Taiwanese new car market suffers in November at -10.1% year-on-year to 39,181 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4% to 416,528. Toyota (-11.1%) roughly matches the market to reach an excellent 30.4% share vs. 27.4% so far this year. Honda (-22.2%) is up two spots on last…
The Seagull helps push BYD into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time. 18,550 new cars hit Colombian roads in October, a fantastic 33.5% year-on-year improvement. However keep in mind October 2023 was in freefall at -38.5% on the year prior. As a result, October 2023 is the 2nd…