The Foxtron Cavira is up to a record 12th place in October. New car sales in Taiwan drop -3.6% year-on-year in October to 33,271 units. Fewer registration days due to the National Day ad Retrocession Day as well as Typhoon Jangpi have caused this slump which leads to a year-to-date…
Peugeot 205 29/10/26 update: Now with Top 46 All brands and Top 195 All models. Today we go back 42 years to study the French new car market in 1984. Consult also our updated 1983 post here: France 1983: Renault 5 celebrates 10 years in first place, Renault 11 lands…
The Toyota RAV4 is back above the Honda CR-V year-to-date. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to grow 3.4% year-on-year in September to 168,000 units. This is the fourth straight month of year-on-year gains in Canada but the year-to-date tally remains in…
Chery ranks #9 brand in Hungary a little more than a year after entering the country. 12,488 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in September, a splendid 20.3% year-on-year increase and the best September result since at least 2008. The year-to-date tally is now up 13% to 108,422…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in September. The New Zealand new light vehicle market shoots up 22.2% year-on-year in September to 16,374 units. This is a spectacular result as September 2025 was already up 19.1% on the year prior. Passenger cars (cars and SUVs)…
Geely sales are up 870.3% year-on-year in September. 07/10 update: Now with Top 353 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market is up 1.8% year-on-year in September to 108,778 sales, the second highest ever September result below the 110,702 of September 2023. The year-to-date tally is now up 2%…
The Skoda Epiq is up to #23 at home in September. Disappointing month for new car sales in Czechia at -10.6% year-on-year to 19,095. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +2.4% to 186,770. Skoda (-13.7%) manages a 36.7% share, its best since last April and to be compared…
The Isuzu D-Max is the third best-selling vehicle in South Africa in September. New vehicle sales in South Africa deliver their 23rd consecutive month of year-on-year gains and 8th straight double-digit uptick in September at +12.7% to 61,645 units. This is not only the best September volume ever but also…
The Geely Starray is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in September. 4,497 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in September, a -3.1% year-on-year skid. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.5% to 58,268. Skoda (-6.8%) and Volkswagen (-29.6%) both underperform but stay on top of the brands charts with…
Second ever podium finish for the Ford Territory in Argentina. New light vehicle sales in Argentina reverse -12.6% year-on-year in September to 46,717 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -13.6% to 409,791. Toyota (-13%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 16.7% share, while Fiat (-12.4%) overtakes…
The Geely Starray is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in September. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance 10.4% year-on-year in September to 4,749 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.7% to 44,176. Toyota (+19.3%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 11.3% share for the month…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 19.5% year-on-year in August. 12,216 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in August, a 4.1% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is now up 9.9% to 95,385. Passenger Cars (Cars and SUVs) are up 12.9% to 9,137 whereas commercial vehicles sink -15.6% to 3,079…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in September. Taiwanese new car sales soar 15% year-on-year in August to 37,054 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.7% to 307,210. Toyota (+26%) outpaces the market to 28.4% share, albeit below the 30.6% it commands year-to-date. Tesla shoots…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to 2nd place in Saudi Arabia in August. Another mediocre month for the Saudi new car market, at -38.5% year-on-year to 44,423 units in August. The year-to-date tally is off -26.9% or almost 150,000 sales to just 399,028. After a freak 2nd place last…
The Ford Territory breaks into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time. Once again the Colombian new vehicle market posts a splendid gain with August volumes up 27.4% year-on-year to 27,169. The year-to-date tally is up 42.2% to 213,704. Kia (+51.8%) almost doubles the market growth rate to remain…