Instant success for the Toyota Corolla Cross in South Africa. Thanks to one of our readers Anton we can share with you today rare data about South Africa. New vehicle sales in the country are up 6.6% year-on-year in November to 41,588 units. Passenger cars are up 9.4% to 27,828…
The Kia Seltos sold over 45.000 units in just 5 months. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. The Indian new car market sees five years of continuous progression and four consecutive all-time record volumes come to an abrupt end in 2019 with wholesales sinking steeply at -12.3%…
The Maruti Baleno is the best-selling nameplate in India for the first time. Quick December update on India as there is a momentous event in the models ranking. It's a second consecutive stable month for Indian wholesales in December at -0.6% to an estimated 237.440 units including luxury brands. Market…
The Kia Seltos is up to #6 in India for its 4th month of sales. After falling for 10 consecutive months including 6 straight double-digit declines, the Indian new light vehicle wholesale market seems to have now stabilised: to October's 1% gain we can now add a tiny -0.5% drop…
Over 5.000 Maruti S-Presso have found their way to dealerships in September. At -22.9% year-on-year to 224.989 units, Indian wholesales manage a slightly better result than in August (-30.6%) but with a 6th consecutive double-digit drop and the lowest September score since 2014 they are still in a deep rut.…
The Renault Triber is one of 3 high profile launches in India in August... New light vehicle wholesales in India are stuck in a devastating rut: down another painful -30.6% year-on-year in August - the steepest fall in over a decade - to an estimated 197.735 units, the lowest result…
The Maruti Alto returns to #1 in India. After a string of all-time volume records (2017 and 2018), the Indian new car wholesales market hits the brakes in 2019, falling a painful -9.9% year-on-year to an estimated 1.554.407 units excluding light commercials. This is the harshest decline at this stage…
The Hyundai Venue has landed in Indian dealerships. The worrying situation for new car wholesales in India has escalated very quickly: from -2.4% in March to -16.4% in April and a full-on -20.5% freefall in May to 239.033 units, the steepest year-on-year decline this decade. Poor consumer sentiment and uncertainty linked to the…
The Amaze adds almost 6.000 units to Honda's volume year-on-year. The bad news keep piling up for Indian wholesales with April marking the 8th year-on-year drop in the past 10 months and the steepest so far at a scary -16.4% to 248.717 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -5.4%…