The Toyota Avanza is #1 in Indonesia for the first time in a year. After two difficult months, the Indonesian new vehicle market now benefits from weak year-ago levels and perks back up. March wholesales are up 10.6% to 84.910, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21% to 187.021. For…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. After completely stopping in April with zero wholesales and retail sales, the Indian new car market gingerly steps out in May at -84.5% year-on-year to just 36.576 wholesales vs. 236.533 in May 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -48.1%…
Honda Brio sales are up 20.6%. Our Indonesian coverage now includes All-brands retail volumes and a monthly All-models ranking, upgraded from a Top 20 models. The Full Year 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 190 All-models. Indonesia has been slow to enact COVID-19 restriction measures and as…
Kia has sold 76.588 units in India in 7 months, including 74.518 Seltos. It's another weak month for Indian new car wholesales, down -7.2% year-on-year to an estimated 252.400 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -6.3% to 517.396. As the market was bracing for a transition towards stricter BS6 anti-pollution…
Suzuki Ertiga sales surge 178.3% year-on-year in Indonesia in January. 09/06 update: Now with 135 All-models. New vehicle sales in Indonesia manage to contain their loss to -3% to 79.983 units. Toyota (-3.9%) follows the market to 30.2% share vs. 32.2% over the FY2019, as does Daihatsu (-4%) back to…
MG has landed in the Philippines. Picture autodeal.com.ph Discover 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. 06/02 update: Now with Top 50 models. Although up 2% year-on-year to 410.187 units in 2019 and above the 400.000 annual sales milestone for the 4th consecutive year and the 4th time in history, the…
The Suzuki Vitara teases the Toyota Hilux for pole position in 2019. Discover a decade worth of Ivory Coast Historical Data here. It's a third consecutive year of solid growth for new vehicle sales in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) in 2019 at +17.7% to 13.384 units. Brand leader Toyota (+9.4%)…
The Kia Seltos sold over 45.000 units in just 5 months. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. The Indian new car market sees five years of continuous progression and four consecutive all-time record volumes come to an abrupt end in 2019 with wholesales sinking steeply at -12.3%…
The Vietnamese new vehicle market drops -2.3% year-on-year in November to 29.846 registrations, yet a very strong start of the year means the year-to-date tally remains comfortably in positive at +14.5% and 289.128 units. Toyota (-11%) remains the most popular manufacturer at 22.2% share vs. 24.4% so far in 2019,…
The Kia Seltos is up to #6 in India for its 4th month of sales. After falling for 10 consecutive months including 6 straight double-digit declines, the Indian new light vehicle wholesale market seems to have now stabilised: to October's 1% gain we can now add a tiny -0.5% drop…
The Kia Seltos sells 12.854 units for its third month in market. Finally a breath of fresh air for the Indian new car market with wholesales up 1% year-on-year to 286.753 units in October, ending a streak of 10 consecutive market declines and 6 straight double-digit falls. This is the…
The Chevrolet Aveo is #1 in Mexico in September. New light vehicle sales in Mexico drop for the 27th time in the past 28 months in September at -5.2% year-on-year to 100.747 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.5% to 955.512. Once again brand leader Nissan (-24.5%) falls much…
Over 5.000 Maruti S-Presso have found their way to dealerships in September. At -22.9% year-on-year to 224.989 units, Indian wholesales manage a slightly better result than in August (-30.6%) but with a 6th consecutive double-digit drop and the lowest September score since 2014 they are still in a deep rut.…
The new Kwid helps Renault up 19.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican new vehicle market is down for the 26th time in the past 27 months in August at -9.3% to 107.664 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -6.8% to 852.051. As usual brand leader Nissan (-13.6%) falls faster…
The Renault Triber is one of 3 high profile launches in India in August... New light vehicle wholesales in India are stuck in a devastating rut: down another painful -30.6% year-on-year in August - the steepest fall in over a decade - to an estimated 197.735 units, the lowest result…