Kia Sportage sales more than double year-on-year in Canada. Estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market up 20% year-on-year in October to 145,957 units. Keep in mind October 2022 was particularly weak as the lowest October in 13 years. This is the 12th consecutive…
The Lexus TX has landed in the U.S. charts. The U.S. new light vehicle market grows just 1.8% year-on-year in to an estimated 1.2 million units in October. This is a significant slowing down vs. the previous months of the year (Q3 up 16.7%), due in part by higher interest…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is an instant blockbuster in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan advance by a solid 10.7% year-on-year in October to 40,540 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 12.1% to 390,260. Toyota (+4%) is a little soft but achieves a commanding 27.8% market share vs. 26.4%…
Nissan sales are up 36.8% year-on-year over Q3. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 19% year-on-year in September to 155,259 units, with a year-ago volume particularly weak as it was the lowest September result since 2009. The SAAR is up…
Honda Civic sales are up 103.9% year-on-year in September. As stock issues get resolved, the US new car market soars 16.7% year-on-year over Q3 to 3,982,140 units. Year-to-date, the volume is up 14.2% or 1.45 million units to 11,693,202. In the groups ranking, General Motors (+21.2%) beats the market to almost…
The Nissan X-Trail is up to #4 in Taiwan in August. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan grow 3.5% year-on-year in September at 37,083 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12.2% to 349,720. Interestingly, sales of locally-produced vehicles have returned to more tham 50% of the market. Toyota (-16.9%)…
The Mazda CX-5 soars to pole position in August. According to local association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam drop -27.2% year-on-year in August to 22,540, leading to a year-to-date volume down -29.8% to 184,554. These figures climb to 25,685 (-31.5%) and 234,425 (-28.7%) when adding Hyundai and VinFast EV who report separately…
Honda Civic sales are up 133.1% year-on-year in August. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to gain 16.6% year-on-year in August to 1.34 million units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.7% to 10.34 million. The SAAR is up 13.6% to 15 million units vs. 13.2 million in…
The Kia Seltos is up 71.6% year-on-year in August. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian light vehicle market up 18.3% year-on-year in August to 149,697 sales, marking a 10th consecutive month of gains. However the August 2022 comparison base is particularly weak as its was the worst August result…
The MG HS is up to #5 in Taiwan in July. The Taiwanese new light vehicle market edges up 2.9% year-on-year in August to 35,421 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 312,637. Toyota (+8.5%) remains by far the most successful brand in the country with 27.9% share.…
Honda Accord sales are up 144.9% in July. U.S. new light vehicles sales rise 15.3% year-on-year in July to 1.3 million units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 13.5% to 9 million. The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of sales (SAAR) is up 16.2% to 15.7 million units vs. 13.5 million in…
21,544 Ram Pickups found a new Canadian home in June. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to climb 12.6% year-on-year in June to 161,901 units. To damper this performance, remember June 2022 was the lowest volume for the month since 2009. The…
Ford F-Series sales are up 27.9% over the period. 7.695 million new light vehicles found a buyer in the US over the First Half of 2023, that's a 12.5% improvement on a H1 2022 score which was down -18.2% on the year prior. General Motors (+18.5%) scores an excellent result…
The Nissan Rogue is back inside the US Top 10. US new light vehicle sales over Q2 2023 jump +16.9% year-on-year to 4.11 million units. In the groups ranking, General Motors (+19.1%) flies off to just under 690,000 sales, distancing Toyota Motor (+7.1%) and Ford Motor (+9.9%) both trailing the…
The Honda CR-V manages what is believed to be its first monthly win. 42,380 new vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in June, a fantastic 29.9% improvement on a year ago. The year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 234,857. Toyota (+3.8%) easily keeps the lead of the brands charts despite trailing…