Dongfeng LCV sales sure 23% year-on-year in August. Wholesales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China slow down their fall in August at -4% to 239.333 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6% to 2.057.548. Wuling (-8%) falls twice as fast as the market but remains ultra-dominant with almost…
Now under Chinese ownership, MG sales are up 116.9% in Australia in August. 06/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 310 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel just yet for the Australian new vehicle market, enduring a scathing 17th consecutive month of year-on-year declines in August at…
The Renault Kwid has launched in many Indian Ocean countries, including Madagascar, Sri Lanka (pictured) and Mauritius. Exclusive sales statistics for Madagascar, a traditionally tricky market to follow, is now available for 2018. If in 2017 only the first two quarters were available, this year we have progress and access to…
Chery (+866.7%) is back into the Uruguayan sales charts. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay confirm they are on the mend with a 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain, and a very impressive one at that: +30.7% to 3.565 units, yet due to a particularly drab start of the year the YTD…
Toyota Corolla sales surge 71.8% in New Zealand in July. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are down for the third straight month in July at -3.3% year-on-year to 11.897 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.2% to 87.510. Passenger cars are down -2.1% in July to 2.689 and…
The MG ZS is now among Chile's Top 15 best-selling vehicles. The June 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. The Chilean new car market scores its first year-on-year uptick since January at +0.6% to 31.474 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.4% to…
The Toyota Corolla misses out on its first monthly win in 2.5 years for just 115 sales. The Australian new vehicle market is stuck in a negative rut with July marking a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -2.8% to 83.184 units, the lowest July result since 2012. This…
Toyota is boosted up 2.9% by the new Yaris breaking into the Top 5 this month. The extension of a government subsidy plan aimed at reviving sales in the country seems to have finally had some limited effect on the market, with July sales down "only" -25.9% year-on-year to 49.477…
Jinbei LCV sales gain 8% in a market down -24% in June. Wholesales of Light Commercial vehicles in China freefall -24% year-on-year in June to 231.047 units, tilting the year-to-date tally down -5% to 1.606.503. Wuling (-34%) easily remains the best-selling carmaker despite a devastating loss, distancing Foton (+4%) one…
The Suzuki Alto and Renault Kwid are among the best-sellers in Uruguay. New car sales in Uruguay finally end a ghastly 17 consecutive months of decline with a 9.1% year-on-year uptick in June to 3.296 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -15.6% to 18.859. Suzuki (+98.2%) almost doubles its…
The Kia Cerato is up to a record 6th place in June. This article has been updated with the Top 275 All-models. The end of the tunnel is nowhere near in sight for Australian new vehicle sales, hit by a 15th consecutive month of decline in June at -9.6% to…
The Foton Light Truck teases the Wuling Mini Truck for the #1 LCV spot this month. Whereas it had managed to hold up extremely well so far this year, the Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle market falls off a cliff in May at -15% to just 250.843 units, tilting the year-to-date…
The Lada 2101-2103 was the dominant force in the USSR in the seventies. The direct links to 32 USSR/Russia Historical posts are below. 24/06/2019 update: Monthly All-brands rankings are now available without interruption from January 2008 onwards. The start of a big scale overhaul of BSCB's Historical Data, sales figures…
Chevrolet soars 51.5% year-on-year in a market down -12.1% The hecatomb continues for the Uruguyan market at -12.1% in May to just 3.356 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -19.4% to 15.563. Volkswagen (-12.4%) remains on top followed by Fiat (-12.2%) up 3 spots on April to #2 but it's…
Haval H6 Coupe near Kunming After Shanghai and Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia, we continue our exploration of China following the Shanghai Auto Show and now fly all the way down north near the border with Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam to the Yunnan province. We start with the province's capital,…