The new X70 lifts Proton to #2 brand at home. New vehicle sales in Malaysia are up 6.1% year-on-year in April to 49.964 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.9% to 193.028. Brand leader Perodua (+11%) easily outpaces the market to deliver its 2nd highest market share ever at…
The Kia Cee'd is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in April. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today Cyprus new car sales data for April, when the market drops 1.2% to 1.058 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.3% to 5.246. This…
The Peugeot 301 is the best-selling car in North Macedonia in April. Our Eastern European data specialist partner CE Auto is telling us sales of new cars in North Macedonia jump up 38.7% year-on-year in April to 660, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 2.534. The Peugeot 301 (+84.2%) is the…
The Renault Kwid is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Colombia in April. The Colombian new vehicle market is down for the second time this year at -2.1% year-on-year in April to 19.788, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative at -0.2% to 74.423. Renault (+5.1%) goes against the grain to sail…
The Toyota Hilux dominates the Thai sales charts. This article has been updated with actuals for the Top 70 models. March new light vehicle sales in Thailand gain 8.5% to reach 103.164 units, meaning the Q1 volume is now up 11.3% to 263.549. Toyota (+27.1%) once again vastly outpaces the…
The new RAV4 (+390.7%) helps lift Toyota up 37.9% in April. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 2.1% year-on-year in April to 10.640 units, thanks solely to commercial vehicles up 8% whereas passenger cars and SUVs drop 1.2%, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -2.5% at…
Citroen sales are down "only" 16.8% in Morocco in April. A rare intermediary update for Morocco shows passenger car sales freefalling down -49.3% in April to 10.764 while LCVs are up 36.8% and year-to-date overall volumes down -12.7% to 52.948. Dacia (-49.7%) and Renault (-52.8%) remain ultra-dominant, accounting for a…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Greece in April. After a painful -13.9% fall in March, the Greek new car market bounces back up 17.2% in April to 12.303 units, tilting back the YTD volume into positive at +3.5% to 38.592. Toyota (+23.9%) is up three spots on last month to…
Ford Focus sales are up 119.7% year-on-year in Taiwan in April. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 0.6% year-on-year in April to 34.680 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 11.9% to 130.854. Brand leader Toyota (+2.6%) easily outpaces the market to reach 25.7% share vs. 24.2% so far this…
The Mazda3 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam this month. New vehicle sales in Vietnam are almost immobile in April at -0.5% to 21.021 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23.9% to 99.956. Chaco-Kia (-16.9%) reclaims the #1 manufacturer title for the first time since last July but Toyota (-1.1%)…
Changan is the most popular Chinese carmaker in Chile in April. This article has been updated with the Top 25 models. The March 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. It's a third consecutive month of decline for Chilean new light vehicle sales with April deliveries…
Tesla has sold a record 17.440 units in Europe this month. This article has been updated with actuals for the Top 54 brands and Top 352 models. The European new car market retracts for the 7th straight month in March at -3.6% year-on-year to 1.77 million sales, leading to a…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in April. After a +33.2% surge last month, the Danish new car market falls back on earth in April at -13.5% to 16.183 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in record territory at +9% to 82.467. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.7%) suffers…
The new Toyota Camry already knocks at the Irish Top 20's door. New car sales in Ireland score their first year-on-year gain of the year with April deliveries up a sturdy 10.7% to 8.913, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8.5% to 73.030. Toyota (+192.4%) spectacularly multiplies its April 2018…
Ram (+31.3%) delivers the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 25. No sign of improvement for the Canadian new light vehicle market, enduring a 14th straight month of year-on-year decline in April at -4.4% to 183.754, leading to a year-to-date drop of -3.3% to 602.369. According to local consultancy Desrosiers…