Geely sales are up 56.4% over H1. 31,659 new cars hit Qatari roads over the First Half of 2024, a solid 10.4% year-on-year improvement. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all outpace the market. Toyota (+13.4%) is the faraway leader with 34.6% share, distancing Nissan (+19.5%). Kia (+28.1%) is up two…
The Nissan Patrol is up to #2 in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is off -3.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 62,179 units. Toyota (-18.9%) struggles but easily keeps the brands lead, seeing its market share thaw from 32.5% to a still ultra dominant 27.3%. Nissan…
The BYD Qin Plus is the best-selling vehicle in China over H1 2024. Data from the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows Chinese wholesales stepping up 6.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 14,047,000 units. Passenger Vehicles are up 6.3% to 11,979,000 while Commercial Vehicles climb 4.9% to…
The Li L6 is up to a record 8th place in June. According to data by CAAM, the June Chinese wholesales market is off -2.7% year-on-year to 2,552,000 units. Passenger Cars are down -2.3% to 2,215,000 and Commercial Vehicles skid -4.9% to 337,000. New Energy vehicles soar 30.1% to 1,049,000…
Changan has landed in the Moroccan charts. The Moroccan new light vehicle market is stable in June at -0.15% year-on-year to 17,368 units, including 15,855 passenger cars (-0.04%) and 1,513 light commercials (-1.25%). The H1 2024 passenger car tally is also stable at -0.25% to 74,048. Local manufacturer Dacia (+8.2%)…
Changan sells over 10,000 monthly units in Russia for the first time. New car sales in Russia gain 50.9% year-on-year in June to 124,394 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 79.1% to 719,311. Lada (+43.8%) trails the market slightly and sees its share thaw to 27.5% vs. 28.8% so…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Front Lander We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. Sales of the selection of vehicles included in this report are off -6.7% year-on-year this month to 1,576,309 units. This means the year-to-date…
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 Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in 2023. Discover over 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. The United Arab Emirates new vehicle market soars 26.4% year-on-year to 275,710 sales, the highest annual volume since the 319,878 units reached back in 2016. Toyota (+16.6%)…
Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. 60,227 new vehicles hit Qatar roads in 2023, a 6.2% year-on-year uptick. Brand leaders Toyota (-9.5%) and Nissan (-6.4%) can't keep up with the market growth and both endure significant drops. They see their share fall from 37.1% to 31.6% and…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman for the 2nd straight year. Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. It's another difficult year for the Oman new vehicle market at -9.8% year-on-year to 58,414 sales. Brand leader Toyota (-5.8%) falls slower than the market to improve…
The Toyota Land Cruiser signs a 9th win in the past 10 years. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. The Bahraini new light vehicle market soars 24% year-on-year in 2023 top 29,862 units. Brand leader Toyota (+34.9%) manages to outpace the market to improve its share from…
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…
Jaecoo is now among the 10 best-selling brands in Russia. 127,128 new passenger cars found a buyer in Russia in May, a 76.2% year-on-year increase just as the year-to-date volume improves 86.4% to 594,917. This shows once again that sanctions against Russia are not working anymore. Lada (+81.9%) remains the…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is inside the Saudi Top 10 this month. 56,527 new vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia in April, a -2.4% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume is up 4.2% to 250,811. Toyota edges up 0.7% to a fantastic 31.1% share vs. 27.6% so far this year,…