The Mitsubishi L200 is by far the most popular vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market confirms it is on the mend, securing a 6th year-on-year lift in the past 7 months. January sales are indeed up 2.9% to 25,834 units. We are however still way…
The Nissan Versa holds 7% of the Mexican market in January. Mexican new car sales advance 5.9% year-on-year in January to 119,811 units, the best January result in 8 years: since the 123,269 registrations of January 2017. Brand leaders Nissan (+1.5%) and Chevrolet (+1%) can only muster modest lifts but…
The Fiat Strada comfortably leads the Brazilian charts in January. 159,377 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, a measured +4.8% year-on-year uptick. Fiat (+11.4%) beats the market to 21.6% share, followed by Volkswagen (-3.9%) and Chevrolet (+3.8%), both underperforming. Toyota (-15.7%) and Hyundai (-30.5%) properly sink to round…
The Chevrolet D-Max is once again the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. Discover 20 years of Ecuador Historical Data here It's a difficult year for new vehicles sales in Ecuador, off a drastic -18.2% to 108,266 units. Chevrolet (-13.4%) improves its share to 18.4% and celebrates 30 consecutive years at #1.…
The Toyota RAV4 is currently the uncontested leader in Australia. 12/03 update: Now with Top 324 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market confirms it will be softer in 2025 after a record 2024. December sales are down -2.4% year-on-year in January to 87,625 units, the 6th decline in…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2024. Discover 70 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. The Mexican new light vehicle market advances by a robust 9.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 1,496,856 units. This is the highest annual volume in 7 years: since 2017 (1.530.624). Perennial brand…
The Toyota RAV4 ranked #1 seven times this year. Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here. 15/01 update: now with Top 347 All models ranking. In January 2024, after a record 2023 we wrote: "The prospects for 2024 are less rosy as the increased cost of living starts…
The VW Golf nameplate has been #1 in Germany for 49 of the past 50 years. Discover almost 95 years worth of German Historical data here. It's a weak year for the German new car market with sales off -1% year-on-year to 2,817,331. This remains well below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued…
Hyundai sales in Morocco are up 83% year-on-year in November. 15,826 new light vehicles hit Moroccan roads in November for a 5th consecutive year-on-year uptick at +14.9%. In the detail, passenger cars are up 15,8% to 13,921 and light commercials grow 8.8% to 1,905. 136,741 new passenger cars found a…
Suzuki stands out in a freefalling market. New vehicle sales in Ecuador sink another -20.5% year-on-year in November to just 8,121 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -19.3% to 99,559 sales. Brand leader Chevrolet (-20.3%) matches the market at #1 but is threatened by Kia (-13.5%), resisting…
Suzuki holds 25% of the Mauritius market in October. Note: August and September figures are also available in the data section of this article. 1,723 new vehicles hit Mauritius roads in October, the largest monthly total so far this year and a tremendous 36.4% year-on-year jump. Suzuki (+37.7%) edges past…
VW Polo Vivo sales are up 56.8% year-on-year in November. The South African new vehicle market lodges a second solid month in a row in November at +8.1% year-on-year to 48,585 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -3.5% to 474,469. However exports continue to freefall at -28.6%…
Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Chile. First year-on-year decline since June for the Chilean new light vehicle market at -2.1% to 25,103 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.3% to 274,405. Toyota (+4.2%) swims upstream with a small gain leading it to 8.1% share vs. 7.7% so…
The Toyota Prado ranks at a record #3 in Australia in November. 6/12 update: now with Top 320 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are down year-on-year for the 4th consecutive month in November at -9.3% to 101,707 units. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels however at…
The Hyundai HB20S is up to a record 8th place in Brazil in November. 240,700 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in November, a splendid +19.4% year-on-year improvement. Like last month, this is the strongest November volume in 10 years: since the 279,826 units hit in November 2014. The year-to-date…