Dacia Sandero sales are stable in a market down -48.7% New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north east of Australia, crumble a devastating -48.7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to just 3,243 units, due to local social unrest. All major manufacturers…
Saudi Arabia is one of the last markets where the Mazda6 is still successful. 67,448 new cars hit Saudi roads in August, a slim 4% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 5.8% to 496,468 units. Toyota (+3.3%) trails the market slightly but holds onto an unassailable lead with 30.8%…
Hyundai Accent sales are up 220.2% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.3% year-on-year in May to 61,937 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 4% to 312,197. Toyota (+2.4%) slightly trails the market but lodges a strong 29% share vs. 27.6% so far this year.…
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…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Chile for the first time. Discover close to 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. After a record year in 2022, the Chilean new light vehicle market sinks -26.5% to 313,865 units. SUVs are down -24.2% to 143,696, passenger cars off -36.7% to 66,630,…
Ford Ranger After slowing down its fall in October at -12.5%, the Chilean new light vehicle market is back in hell this month at -19.2% year-on-year to just 25,630 sales. Though November, volumes are off -27% to 286,762. Passenger cars are down -19.7% to 5,707, SUVs off -16.1% to 12,259,…
Kia Soluto sales triple year-on-year in October. New light vehicle sales in Chile slow down their fall in October at a still searing -12.5% to 25,053 units, the smallest year-on-year drop since last March. The year-to-date volume however is devastated at -28% to just 261,132, a loss of exactly 100,000…
The Great Wal Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. The economic contraction – which according to the latest figures from the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity, IMACEC, is deeper than estimated – the restrictions on access to financing for families and entrepreneurs, together with the lower liquidity…
The Tiggo 7 Pro helps Chery to 2nd place overall in Russia. Sales of brands still opting to communicate monthly data total 64,429 units in August, a 38% year-on-year gain but -46.1% on two years ago (119,485 in September 2021). This is according to AEB, alternative figures from PPC JSC…
The VW Santana was the best-selling vehicle in China up until 1999. Check out Full China Historical Data from 1980 to 2022 here. BSCB has now been updated with complete brands and models rankings from 1991 to 2006. That's 16 new articles! The data includes Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles and…
The Mazda CX-5 is the best-selling car in Chile in August. Difficult access to financing continues to impact new light vehicle sales in Chile in August at -19.1% year-on-year to 28,314. Encouragingly however, this is the smallest percentage drop since last March. The year-to-date volume is down -28.8% to 210,576. Passenger…
First Top 30 finish for the Haval M6, directly at #16. The Russian new light vehicle market rallies back up 63% year-on-year in July to 52,832 units but remains down -60.2% on two years ago. The year-to-date tally is now down -9.6% to 333,611 and down -65% on the same…
Great Wall Poer sales surge 73% year-on-year in a market down -37.4% It's another freefall for new light vehicle sales in Chile, with June volumes off -37.4% year-on-year to 22,676 units. The H1 2023 tally is down -28.4% to 159,211 but down only -11% on the 178,856 units of H1…
The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China in April. Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 52% year-on-year in April to 217,117 units on a weak year-ago basis. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +4% to 989,608. Wuling (+119.4%) more than doubles its sales…
The Great Wall Tank 500 is inside the Russian Top 30 in May. The Russian new car market bounces back up 112.1% year-on-year in May to 51,466 sales, yet the year-to-date tally remains down for now at -26% to 228,550 units. May 2023 is still off -65.1% on May 2021.…