* Click on title for more pictures! * Observation of the streets of Yangon through YouTube videos bring to light a particular situation in the Myanmar car market: very high import taxes make new cars an out of reach prospect for most consumers, and in this context, the 1992 Toyota…
Launched in February 09 (October for the Koup) and just #4 in 2009, the Kia Cerato Forte is the best-selling car in Singapore over the first 10 months 2010, when including the Koup sales. The Toyota Corolla Altis is #2 for the third year in a row, and the Hyundai…
The New Zealand car market is up 6% in October at 7,297 sales. Boosted by rental vehicles registrations (an October tradition in New Zealand), the Toyota Corolla is by far the top selling vehicle in New Zealand with 852 sales and no less than 11.7% of the market! The Holden…
Good month of October for the Venezuelan car market at +5%, the year-to-date figure is still at -11% though with 103,665 registrations. The Chevrolet Aveo old gen is #1 in Venezuela with 13,188 sales and 12.7%, but the new generation is coming soon, so its October score is a weak…
Toyota Innova The Vietnamese market is slightly below 2009 at -11% in October (10,421 sales) and -4% year-to-date (88,600 sales). Toyota is king with 4 cars in the Top 4! The Toyota Innova is in the lead at 5,769 registrations and 6.5% market share year-to-date, ahead of the Fortuner (5.6%),…
Luxgen7 MPV Official car sales figures in Taiwan are restricted to the cars produced in the country, and the Toyota Corolla arrives 1st by far over 10 months 2010 with 22,194 sales and 10.5% of the market. The Nissan Tiida is the only non-Toyota in the Top 5 in #2…
The South African market is up an impressive 22% in October with 44,055 registrations, and the #1 spot goes to the VW Polo Vivo, a restyled old gen Polo, with 2,576 sales and 5.8% of the market. The new Polo can only dream of this success: it is only 14th…
Mazda is the leading brand in Israel and the Mazda3 the best-selling car with no less than 12.3% of the market in 2009 at 21,269 sales, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 7.1% and the Hyundai i30 at 4.9%. The ranking by segment over the first 6 months 2010 indicates…
One model is head and shoulders above the competition in Peru: the Toyota Yaris, with the sedan being the preferred version. It delivers 2,564 sales in just 4 months, or 12.4% of the market. The Kia Rio comes in 2nd at 5.5%, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 4.2%. Top…
Weak September in Turkey at 42,477 registrations (-19%) but the year-to-date figure is still up by a shiny 11% at 312,403 sales. After a couple of months all over the place, the model ranking is back to its more traditional self in Turkey: Renault tops the charts with the Symbol…
Thailand is the 'pick-up factory of the world': most pick-up trucks are actually built in the country, and it shows in the model ranking: the Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max fight it out for the 1st spot. Over 11 months 2008 the Toyota is ahead with an astounding 20.4% market…
Catastrophic month for car sales in Japan: it is the weakest October since 1968 with 193,258 registrations (excluding Kei cars), -27% on 2009, mostly because the government subsidy for fuel- efficient cars ended on Sept. 8. The Toyota Prius is still safely on top with 21,769 sales, ahead of the…
Stable this month at 74,566 registrations, the Australian car market continues its good run, up 12% year-to-date with 793,704 sales. Holden launched the Series II version of its Commodore in September, and it shows: this month, the Commodore is at its best share in 15 months (5.1%) and more than…
Strong month for the New Zealand market with passenger car registrations up 13% at 6,298 units and commercial vehicles also up 13% at 1,646 sales. The Toyota Corolla (the Auris name does not exist in Australia or New Zealand) is the best selling model by far with 631 registrations, ahead…
The Turkish market has become very unstable in the last couple of months as far as the models ranking is concerned. #1 in 2009 but slowing down in the last few months, the Hyundai Accent Era is back on top in August with 5.7% market share, ahead of the Toyota…