The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea sink -20.8% year-on-year in August to 109,556 units. This despite foreign manufacturers up 9.2% to 29,817 whereas local carmakers drop -28.2% to 79,739. The year-to-date tally tilts…
Subaru Forester sales are up 56.4% in August Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to grow 5.4% year-on-year in August to 168,000 units. We remain well below the average of 180,000+…
The Honda CR-V remains well above its archenemy the Toyota RAV4. The U.S. new light vehicle market falls slightly in July at -1.4% year-on-year to 1.38 million units according to preliminary figures by GlobalData. Sales are hampered by a relatively strong year-ago result when customers rushed to dealerships to purchase…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
Honda Accord sales are up 33.3% year-on-year in May. Picture caranddriver.com The U.S. new light vehicle market edges up for the first time this year, albeit at a tiny +0.6% year-on-year in May to 1.48 million units according to GlobalData. Retail sales are up 0.6% while fleet shipments gain 2.5%…
Volvo XC90 Canadian sales are up 45.2% in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market endures an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in May at -1.7% to 184,000 units in what is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The year-to-date…
The Tesla Model Y sells over 10,000 units in April. The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in April to 151,340 units, however this small gain has everything to do with foreign brands up 58.1% to 33,989 and 22.5% share whereas domestic brands fall -8.8% to…
Honda Accord sales are up 42.5% and tilt the brand into positive. Three factors have combined to trigger the 4th consecutive year-on-year market decline in the US at -6.7% to 1,367,000 units according to GlobalData. First, April 2025 was propped by a pre-tariff rush that lifted the market by 10%…
The Renault Filante is up to #9 for its first full month in market. Excellent result for new light vehicle sales in South Korea with March volumes up 10.2% year-on-year to 164,393 units. This includes 130,529 local manufacturers (+5.3%) and 33,964 foreigners (+34.6%). Over Q1, the market is up 5.2%…
The Kia PV5 is up to a record 4th place in South Korea in February. 13/03 update: Now with Top 50 best-selling foreign models. The South Korean new vehicle market is down a harsh -7.3% year-on-year in February to 122,874 units. Indeed if foreign manufacturers are euphoric at +34.6% to…
Lincoln Aviator sales are up 50.1% in February. According to estimates by GlobalData, the U.S. new light vehicle market is down a painful -3.8% year-on-year in February to 1.18 million units. Retail sales are off 5.6% while fleet sales are up 4.5%. The reason behind this fall is multiple and…
The bZ4X is Toyota's most popular model in Canada in February. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down -0.2% year-on-year in February to just under 122,000 units. Even though February 2025 was already off -8.2% on the year prior, this is a relatively solid performance…
The Kia Sorento confirms it is the favourite of South Korean customers. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up 13.5% year-on-year in January to 120,446 units. This includes 99,495 domestic manufacturers (+9.5%) and 20,951 foreigners (+37.6%). This month Kia (+12.3%) topples traditional leader Hyundai (+11.6%) to rank #1…
Kia sales gain 13.1% in January. 2027 Kia Telluride pictured. According to S&P Global, US new light vehicle sales are expected to reach 1,128,400 units in January, up a modest 2% year-on-year gain. The SAAR is estimated at 15.2 million units, down on the 16 million of December and 15.5…
The new Acura ADX helps the brand's sales up 39% in January. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -2.9% year-on-year to 114,000 units for a robust SAAR of 2.08 million, higher than any month during Q3 and Q4 last year. This is…