Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
The Nissan Versa ends 22 consecutive months of Chevrolet Aveo reign. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 manufacturers by clicking on the title * The Mexican new car market delivers an astounding 8th consecutive monthly record at 112.038 registrations in August, up 8% on the previous…
Jeep hit an all-time record monthly volume in August. * See the Top 279 models, Top 20 groups and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * Even though U.S. sales fell into negative territory for the first time in 19 months in August at -0.6% to 1.577.179 units,…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
Kia has now officially launched in Mexico. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 manufacturers by clicking on the title * New car sales in Mexico continue to freewheel its way through 2015. July sales are the best in history for this month, as it has been…
The all-new X-Trail helps push Nissan up 26% so far this year in Mexico. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 brands and Top 240 models by clicking on the title * It's an extraordinary year for the Mexican new car market so far: up a stunning 22% or 109.000…
The Toyota Hilux is back to the South African top spot in 2015. * See the Top 32 best-selling manufacturers and Top 230 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new car market continues to suffer from a degrading economic situation in the country at -6% in…
The Jeep Cherokee continues to climb the Canadian ladder 2 years after launch. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 34 brands and Top 257 models * The Canadian new light vehicle market builds on a record First Half in 2015 with July sales up 0.5% year-on-year to 177.844…
As expected, the Baojun 560 is an instant blockbuster. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 360 All-local models and Top 65 brands * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after dropping for the first time in 6 years in June, sales of new light vehicles in China decline…
Discounted before the facelifted 2016 model arrives, the Chevy Silverado is up 34%... * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 276 All-models by clicking on the title * The U.S. light vehicle market starts the second semester in a very strong manner with sales up a solid…
The new generation Passat helped Volkswagen become #1 worldwide so far in 2015. The long-term trends made us anticipate it and it has now happened: over the first six months of 2015, the Volkswagen Group overtook Toyota Motor to become the largest automaker in the world in volume, putting the…
The Haval H6 leaps to third place overall so far in 2015. * See the Top 391 All-local models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercials * If over the period the Chinese new light vehicle market is still up by…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 35 best-selling manufacturers & Top 229 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new car market recedes by 4% in June to 50.251 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 302.619 units, now down 2% on 2014. In the manufacturers ranking, Toyota keeps the…
The GMC Sierra jumps 17% to land in 4th place overall in Canada. * UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 33 brands and Top 268 All-models * The Canadian new light vehicle market shows no sign of slowing down, up a further 3% on a record 2014 result to 933.439…
Ram Pickup Canadian sales are up 20% in June vs. -16% for the F-Series. * UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 34 brands and Top 258 All-models * The Canadian new car market is up 1% year-on-year in June to 177.857 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to an all-time high…