Wuling remains the #1 LCV brand at home, even though the Mini Truck is toppled from #1. According to LMC data, new Light Commercial Vehicles drop -4% year-on-year in 2021 to 3,510,100 units. Wuling remains the most popular brand despite losing -18% year-on-year whereas Foton (-3.3%) manages to keep its…
Changan sales are up 47.1% year-on-year in Saudi Arabia. Discover over 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The Saudi new vehicle market is up a stellar 24.2% or 110,000 units year-on-year in 2021 to 567,771 sales. Toyota (+26.1%) just outraces the market to cement its pole position at…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-seller in Kuwait for the third year in a row. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market soars 21.7% year-on-year in 2021 to 101,818 registrations. Toyota (+4.1%) can't keep up with the market growth but easily retains…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 8th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Bahrain edge up 3.8% year-on-year to 24,709 units. Toyota (-6%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker but sees its market share drop almost four…
The Changan Eado Plus is the best-selling recent launch in Iraq this month. New car sales in Iraq drop -21.1% year-on-year in November to 6,372 registrations. Brand leader Kia (-50.5%) is in freefall but easily keeps the lead with 36.8% share. In contrast, Toyota (+40.6%) has a splendid month and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Italian Top 10 for the first time in November. New car sales in Italy slide down -24% year-on-year in November to 106,690 units, an improvement on the -35.7% of October but still a very significant loss. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.9%…
Changan ranks 5th brand in Saudi Arabia so far in 2021. New car sales in Saudi Arabia surge 27% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 424,689 units. Toyota (+29.4%) edges past the market growth to post a 28.1% market share while Hyundai (+19.4%) is more shy at…
The Chevrolet Captiva is #5 in Kuwait so far this year. New vehicle sales in Kuwait surge 38.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 76,854 units. Toyota (+7.5%) significantly trails the market but remains the runaway leader at 28.9% share. Nissan (+100.9%) more than doubles its sales…
The Ford Ranger holds a record 11.6% of the New Zealand market in October. The New Zealand new vehicle market is up 18.2% year-on-year in October to 14,019 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 38.1% to 136.880. Note October 2021 is down -6.1% on pre-pandemic October 2019…
The Great Wall Poer breaks into the Chilean Top 10 this month. New light vehicle sales in Chile grow 6.4% year-on-year in October to 38,551 units, the largest October volume in history. It brings the year-to-date tally up 66.8% to 335,824 sales, the second largest volume at this stage of…
The Fiat Panda holds 11% of the Italian market in October. The microchip crisis and lack of significant and generalised incentives means the Italian new car market is accelerating its fall in October to -35.7% at 101.015 units, compared with -33.1% in September and -26.9% in August. The year-to-date volume…
MG3 sales are up 93.1% year-on-year in September. New vehicle sales in Chile gain 33.6% year-on-year in September to 42.627 units, the largest ever monthly volume recorded in Chilean history. It eclipses the previous record of 39.263 established in September 2018 and brings the year-to-date tally up 80% to 297.273.…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to 2nd place in New Zealand in September. Picture motoringnz After imploding -35.6% in August, new vehicle sales in New Zealand swing back into very positive territory in September at +51.7% to 16.518 registrations, also up 13.8% on pre-pandemic September 2019. This leads to…
The Dacia Spring is the best-selling BEV in Italy in September. The microchip and parts crisis and the expiration of government incentives have combined to produce a particularly ghastly month in Italy in September with sales plunging -32.5% to 106.345 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 20.9% to 1.176.520.…
The Chevrolet Captiva breaks into the Iraqi Top 10 over the first 8 months of 2021. The Iraqi new car market soars 46.6% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2021 to 51.245 units vs. 34.960 over the same period in 2020. Kia remains ultra dominant in this market with a…