The Rampage helps Ram sales shoot up. Sales of new light vehicles in Argentina continue to struggle with a -18.3% year-on-year loss in February to 23,457 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -27.1% to 55,847. After ranking #3 in January, Toyota (-20.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over…
The Dacia Sandero repeats at #2 in Italy. 147,094 new cars hit Italian roads in February, a +12.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 11.7% to 289,103. Private sales (+18.3%) beat the market to 57.1% share vs. 54.3% a year ago and are up 14.1% year-to-date to 59.1% of…
The Kia Picanto is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in January. 26/03 update: Now with Top 20 best-selling brands The Colombian new vehicle market sinks another -16.4% year-on-year in January to just 11,594 units, the weakest January figure since 1998 (11,295). Toyota (+10.2%) goes against the negative environment to…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in January. According to local association VAMA, sales of locally-produced vehicles in Vietnam are up 11.1% year-on-year in January to 19,243 units. Adding Hyundai who reports separately, the market is up 9.6% to 22,812. Hyundai (+2.1%) is stable at #1 with…
The BYD Atto 3 is inside the Thai Top 10 in 2023. The Thai new light vehicle market suffers in 2023 at -8.7% to 755,780 vs. 849,388 in 2022, slipping below Malaysia. Toyota (-7.9%) manages to hold its fall to just below the market rate and as a result improves…
The Shineray/SWM G01 is up to 4th place in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian new vehicle market slips down -2.1% year-on-year to 132,402 sales. Chevrolet (-6.9%) suffers but claims the brands title for the 29th year in a row. It distances Kia (+19.4%) in outstanding shape and Toyota (-7.1%) losing share. Hyundai…
Hyundai Venue sales are up 125.4% year-on-year in 2023. Discover over 30 years of Puerto Rico historical data here. The Puerto Rican new car market is up 4% year-on-year in 2023 to 128,530 units, believed to be the 2nd largest annual volume in history below the 129,147 sales of 2021.…
The Kia K3 replaces the Rio in Mexico. 112,099 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in January, a sturdy 18.7% year-on-year gain coming on the back of sales up 20.1% a year ago. The Mexican market has been indeed in an excellent shape lately. Nissan (+16.5%) trails the global evolution…
The Beijing X55 ranks inside the South African Top 40 this month. The South African new vehicle market starts the year in negative with a -3.8% year-on-year fall in January to 41,636 sales. Passenger vehicles are down -6.7% to 28,890 whereas light commercials are up 2.3% to 10,871. Note exports…
Outstanding month for the Kia Sportage in all UK nations. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in January. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the January 2023 UK update. This month…
The Ford Ranger holds 11.6% of the New Zealand market in January, a record. It's good news for the New Zealand new vehicle market in January with sales edging up 1.5% year-on-year to 12,649. Passenger Cars sink -33.5% to 1,362, SUVs drop -6.2% to 6,728 but LCVs jump 40.3% to…
The Peugeot Partner is the third best-selling vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market slows down its fall in January to "just" -9.1% at 25,117 sales. Passenger Cars are down -13.89% to 4,961, SUVs edge down -0.9% to 12,134, pickups sink -23.9% to 5,226 and vans…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in January. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market soars 19.8% year-on-year in January to 1,527 sales. The top 3 brands all lodge surreal gains: Kia (+87.6%) is #1 with 19.8% share…
The Ford Ranger is #1 in Australia for the 4th consecutive month. 12/02 update: Now with Top 305 All models ranking. It's a new January record for new vehicle sales in Australia with volumes up 5.8% year-on-year to 89,782 units. The previous record dated back to January 2018 at 88,551.…
The Skoda Octavia is on the German podium for the 2nd time ever. German new car sales shoot up 19.1% year-on-year in January to 213,553 units. Volkswagen (+12.1%) trails the market slightly but scores a solid 19.5% share vs. 18.2% over the Full Year 2023. Mercedes (-0.5%) is soft year-on-year but…