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…
The Citroen C3 is up 234% year-on-year in April. The Spanish new car market bounces back up 23.1% year-on-year in April to a round 92,000 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 7.8% to 336,726. Note this is still 23% below the pre-pandemic 2019 4 months result. Sales to rental…
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%…
The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the PC+LCV charts with 13.9% share just above Toyota (13.5%). Skoda,…
The Ford Everest is up to a record 7th place in March. 14/04 update: Now with Top 308 All brands ranking. It's yet another record month for Australian new vehicle sales, the 9th in the past 12 months. March volumes are up 12.7% year-on-year to 109,647 units, eclipsing the previous…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling model in Belgium over Q1 2024. It's a tough month for Belgian new car sales: off -13.5% year-on-year to 44,751 in March. However the Q1 volume remains in positive at +2.8% to 135,140. This is the highest Q1 result since 2019. Over Q1,…
The Volvo XC40 is up to #12 in March. After gaining 22.5% in January and 19.5% in February, new car sales in Poland drastically reduce their growth to +1.2% and 48,961 units in March. To be fair, March 2023 was up 25.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is…
Daihatsu Tanto sales implode -93.6% year-on-year. Japanese new vehicle sales continue to struggle in March at -21.1% to 451,444, leading to a Q1 tally off -18.1% to 1,131,140. In particular, kei car sales are down -23.6% to 148,228 for the month. Sales continue to be hampered by the safety test falsification…
The Toyota Yaris posts an excellent month at the expense of the Toyota Etios. Sales of new light vehicles in Argentina implode -36.4% year-on-year in March to 24,017 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -30% to 80,084. Toyota (-30.1%) improves its share to 25.3% vs. 19.1% over Q1 with…
The Nissan Juke ranks #3 in March in Ireland. The Irish market falls a steep -15.5% year-on-year in March to 14,936 units, in what is shaping up to be a poor month across Europe. As a reminder though, March 2023: was up a smashing 36.8% on the year prior. The…