The Kia Sportage repeats at #1 in the UK. It's a 23rd consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK market in June at a meagre +1.1% to 179,263 units, according to SMMT. This way, the H1 tally passes the million mark for the first time since 2019 at 1,006.763…
The Mitsubishi Outlander reaches a record ranking in Australia in June. After 20 consecutive months of year-on-year gains and 5 straight monthly record, the Australian new car market marks a pause in June at -4.2% to 119,659 units. Now that customers have received vehicles that were ordered months or even…
The Kia K3 is up to #2 in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market slows down its fall in May at -5.5% year-on-year to 14,828 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% to 70,710. Keep in mind May 2023 was down a damning -30% on the year…
Hyundai Accent sales are up 220.2% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.3% year-on-year in May to 61,937 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 4% to 312,197. Toyota (+2.4%) slightly trails the market but lodges a strong 29% share vs. 27.6% so far this year.…
Ford UAE sales almost double year-on-year in May. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates surge 18.9% year-on-year in May to 26,787 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 120,996. Toyota (+13.5%) and Nissan (+15%) both trail the market in the brands lead, but Toyota still manages an…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the world in 2023. According to data by OICA, the world new vehicle market grows 11.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 92,724,668, almost 10 million units more than in 2022. In fact, we are now back to pre-pandemic levels given 2019 was…
Toyota is the most popular brand in Hungary in May. 20/06 update: Now with Top 75 models ranking 9,531 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 9.6% to 51,611. This month Toyota (+47.9%) takes the lead of…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 2023. Discover over 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The Saudi new vehicle market climbs up a stellar 21.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 776,302 units. This is the best annual result in eight years: since the 879,704…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is back to #1 in Kuwait. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. New car sales in Kuwait gain 17.9% year-on-year in 2023 to 133,751. Toyota (+5.4%) significantly trails the market and sees its share thaw from 36.5% a year ago to 32.6% now,…
The GWM Ora 03 now appears in the Mexican charts. New car sales in Mexico improve 11.5% year-on-year in May to 119,985 units. Once again this is the best May result in 7 years: since the 122,925 sales of May 2017. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.2% to 585,720. Nissan…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is now the favourite of Vietnamese consumers YTD. Based on data by local association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam rally back up 24.4% year-on-year in May to 25,794. Keep in mind May 2023 was down -52.7% on the year prior. This way, the year-to-date tally is…
AITO reaches a record 32,226 wholesales in May. Chinese car wholesales in May edge up 1.2% year-on-year in May to 2,031,000 units. This includes 1,104,000 SUVs (+9.3%), 847,000 Passenger Cars (-6.3%) and 79,000 MPVs (-13.3%). The year-to-date volume is up 8.5% to 9,584,000 units including 5,141,000 SUVs (+15.1%), 4,068,000 Passenger…
The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro ranks #8 overall in South Africa in May. After lodging its first year-on-year gain in 9 months in April, the South African new vehicle market is back in negative in May at -14.2% to 37,105 units, potentially due to the national elections. The year-to-date tally…
The Ford Ranger holds 10.5% of the New Zealand market in May. New Zealand new vehicle sales drop a harsh -23.6% year-on-year in May to just 10,186 units, leading the year-to-date tally down -13.3% to 53,271. Passenger cars implode -40.3% to 1,175 and 11.5% share, SUVs are off -31.6% to…
BMW sales climb 13.3% year-on-year in negative market The new car market in Luxembourg returns to negative territory in May at a harsh -12.6% year-on-year to 3,847 units. This way the year-to-date tally is off -4.4% to 20,761. Volkswagen (+1.8%) retains the brands top spot with 13.3% share, however BMW…