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…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular model in Argentina in May. The Argentinean new light vehicle market endures a -13.4% year-on-year loss in May to 32,709 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally off -21.9% to 144,524. Toyota (+2.9%) defies the negative market and breaks its share record at 25.4%, eclipsing…
The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in May. It's a 6th consecutive month of decline for the Finnish new car market at harsh -18.4% year-on-year in May to 7,551 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.6% to 31,716. Toyota (-11.7%) keeps the lead of the brands…
Dealerships rush to register the outgoing generation of Citroen C3 New car sales in Spain gain 3.4% year-on-year in May to 95,158 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.8% to 431,884. The 5 months figure however remains -23% below the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. Notably, 9,180 rechargeable vehicles…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is inside the Saudi Top 10 this month. 56,527 new vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia in April, a -2.4% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume is up 4.2% to 250,811. Toyota edges up 0.7% to a fantastic 31.1% share vs. 27.6% so far this year,…
The Kia K3 breaks into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time in April. For the first time this year, the Colombian new vehicle market is in positive with April volumes up 11.2% year-on-year to 15,315. The year-to-date tally is now down -8% to 55,882. Toyota (+33.2%) brilliantly confirms…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain so far this year. 8,029 new vehicles hit Bahraini roads over Q1 2024. Toyota easily tops the brands charts with 35.3% of the market ahead of Nissan at 9.7% and Hyundai at 8.1%. MG snaps a fantastic 4th place with a…
The Suzuki Alto holds 45.5% of the Pakistani market in April. Sales of new assembled light vehicles in Pakistan rally up 135.6% year-on-year in April to 10,515 units, keeping in mind April 2023 was down -80% on the year prior. We remain a daunting -53% below the April 2022 result…
The Dacia Logan is #1 at home for just 13 sales. After freefalling -23.5% in March, the Romanian new car market rallies back up 34.6% year-on-year this month to 13,276. This means the year-to-date volume is now only a tiny fraction in negative at -0.7% to 46,505. Dacia (+33.7%) almost…
The Honda Vezel hits its highest ranking in almost 10 years. New vehicle sales in Japan slow down their fall in April at -11.2% year-on-year to 310,346 units. Sales of regular cars are down -5.7% to 207,536 while kei car registrations plunge another -20.7% to 102,810. The year-to-date volume is…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 152% in April. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 14% year-on-year to an estimated 164,000 units, yet still below the 180,000+ units secured before the pandemic. This solid growth rate is partly due to a…
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 Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the third time ever. 8/05 update: now with Top 310 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market breaks its April record at 97,202 units, up a whopping 18.3% year-on-year and eclipsing the previous best of 92,347 established in 2021.…
The Volvo EX30 lands on the Finnish podium for the first time. It's a fifth straight month of year-on-year drops for new car sales in Finland at a harsh -16.5% year-on-year to 6,007 units. The year-to-date tally is off -13.4% to 24,161. Toyota (-5.2%) resists better than the market and…
The Volvo XC60 is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in April. New car sales in Sweden gain 6.7% year-on-year in April to 21,977 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -2.5% to 81,799. Rechargeable cars hold 56.9% of the market vs. 55.7% a year ago, but EV…