Honda HR-V sales are up 34.2%. The Canadian new car market doesn't show signs of recovery in August with Desrosiers Automotive Consulting (DAC) estimating the market at 126,534 units, down -13.9% year-on-year. This is the weakest August volume in 23 years: since the 121,655 sales of August 1999. Coincidently, the…
BYD sales are up 177% year-on-year in July. According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese new wholesales market soars 29.7% year-on-year to 2,420,000 units, a new record for the month. Sales continue to be propped up by a series of incentives by the Chinese…
The BYD Song Plus hits an all-time high volume in July... This article includes a Top 65 New Energy models. New retail car sales in China are up 9.7% year-on-year in July for the selection of vehicles included in this update to 1,721,481 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8.7%…
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is #1 in the state of New York. After a one-year hiatus and in partnership with JATO Dynamics, we can share with you today separate rankings of the Top 10 best-selling vehicles for each U.S. State over the Full Year 2021. This data is exclusive to BSCB,…
Ford Bronco sales continue to gear up in the US. The U.S. new vehicle market is estimated to fall -11.7% year-on-year in July to 1,092,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -17.3% to 7,933,000. The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of sales (SAAR) is down -8.8% year-on-year to 13.51 million…
Honda Ridgeline sales buck the negative trend with sales up 400% year-on-year. DesRosiers Automotive estimates the Canadian new light vehicle market falling -16.2% year-on-year in July to 130,480 units, while July 2021 was already down -5.7% on the year prior. This is the weakest July volume in 21 years (since…
The Nissan Sylphy remains the best-selling vehicle in China so far in 2022. According to data released by the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales edge down -6.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2022 to 12,057,000 units but have recovered in June (+23.8%). Passenger Vehicles are up…
The CMC Veryca is up to #2 in Taiwan in June. Going against the worldwide trend, the Taiwanese new car market rallies back up 16.8% year-on-year in June. That's because June 2021 was fully impacted by Covid restrictions. The year-to-date tally stands at 203,151 units, off -8.4% over the same…
Ford F-Series sales are up 10.8% in a market down -11.2% over Q2 According to local specialist DesRosiers Automotive (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market drops -11.5% year-on-year in June to an estimated 143,773 units. This is lower than pandemic-plagued June 2020 (156,327) and the lowest June volume since the…
The new Grand Wagoneer helps push Jeep to new heights. Over the First Half of 2022, the U.S. new light vehicle market dives -18.2% year-on-year to 6.841 million units or more than 1.5 million sales less than a year ago as supply shortage continue to rock the industry. Unlike over…
Ford sales are up 1.8% in a market down -20.6%. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -20.6% year-on-year over Q2 2022 to 3,514,107. We'll study the H1 2022 figures in a separate post. In the groups ranking, General Motors (-15.4%) climbs back above Toyota (-22.9%) to snap the…
The Toyota Corolla Cross continues to dominate the Taiwanese charts. New car sales in Taiwan drop -10.1% year-on-year in May to 30,922 units. This means 170,520 vehicles have hit Taiwanese roads since the start of the year, a -12% decline. Toyota (+9.2%) swims upstream and posts a very solid year-on-year improvement…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 82.8% year-on-year in May. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market loses -8.5% year-on-year in May to 140,725 units. Although it seems like an…
The Honda City is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in April. According to VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam are up a whopping 40.9% year-on-year in April to 42,359 units, bringing the year-to-date volume up 31.1% to 132,865. These figures climb to 51,745 (+31.6%) for the month and 167,649 (+26%)…
The BYD Dolphin is the best-selling recent launch in China this month. New retail sales in China accelerate their fall in April to a dismal -38.5% to 966,350 registrations for the selection of vehicles included in this report vs. -47.6% for wholesales. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.7% to…