Chinese brand KYC breaks into the Ecuadorian Top 10 in October. The Ecuadorian new vehicle market endures another painful loss in October at -20.4% year-on-year to just 8,245 units. The year-to-date tally is therefore down -19.2% to 91,393. In the brands ranking, Chevrolet (-12%) resists better than the market to…
GWM Haval Jolion sales are up 82.6% in October. The Chilean new car market confirms it is on the mend with a solid 10.3% year-on-year jump in October to 27,629 units. This is the year's second highest monthly volume after last August (28,335). The year-to-date tally remains in negative however…
The Toyota RAV4 sees its sales surge 86.3% year-on-year. 15/11 update: now with Top 320 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are off -6.4% year-on-year in October to 99,969 units, still the 2nd best ever October volume (last year was 106,809). The year-to-date tally remains up at +2.2%…
Suzuki sales are up 19.6% in a market off -23.3% The Ecuadorian new vehicle market endures a 14th consecutive month of year-on-year losses in September at -23.3% to 8,098 units. The year-to-date tally is off -19.1% to 83,098. Chevrolet (-20.6%) and Kia (-20.8%) evolve similarly, faring a little better than…
The Geely Emgrand is up 357.8% to #37. New car sales in Iraq soar +28.4% over the first 9 months of the year to 113,633 units. Toyota (+53.7%) almost doubles the market growth rate to reach 30.6% share vs. 25.6% over the same period a year ago. Kia (+19.7%), which…
The Hyundai Exter is just outside the Top 20 for its first month in market. Fuel price reductions and a first interest rate cut since the pandemic were not enough to push the South African new vehicle market in positive. Indeed September sales are down another -4.1% in September to…
Toyota Yaris sales are up 85.3% in September. 116,543 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in September, a -1.3% year-on-year dip. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.4% to 1,077,637. This is the largest 9-month tally since 2017. Nissan (-7%) sees its market share thaw to 16.1% while Chevrolet (-1%)…
The Ford Ranger is up 11 spots on August to #2. It's a third consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the Chilean new light vehicle market at +1% to 25,765 units. This reduces the year-to-date decline to -6.1% at 221,673 units. Toyota (+11.5%) vastly outpaces the market to reclaim the…
The Ford Everest is up to #4 in Australia in September. 08/10 update: Now with Top 304 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market seems to have peaked out, with sales off -9.8% year-on-year in September to 99,881 units. The year-to-date tally remains at record levels for now at…
The China-made Chevrolet Groove is the most popular vehicle in Chile in August. The Chilean new car market enjoys a second consecutive month in positive, although by a whisker at +0.1% to 28,335 sales. This is the biggest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Chevrolet D-Max remains by far the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. The new vehicle market in Ecuador, a new monthly update on BSCB, is down a harsh -18.4% year-on-year in August to 9,164 sales. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -18.6% to 75,033. In August. Chevrolet (+1.1%) widens the…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #2 year-to-date above the Hilux. 9/09 update: Now with Top 312 All-models ranking. Although the Australian new vehicle market is down for the second time in the past three months in August (at -8.3% to 100,786 units), this still represents the 2nd highest August volume…
The Opel Astra outsells the VW Golf for the first time in over 32 years. It's a bloodbath this month for German new car sales, down -27.8% year-on-year in August to just 197,322. This mediocre result tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -0.3% to 1,907,226. We are now -37%…
Suzuki holds 22.9% of the Mauritius market so far in 2024 We welcome a new monthly update on BSCB: Mauritius. 1,300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country in July, a solid 8.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally surges 18.5% to 9,665 units, headed to a third consecutive all…
The Kia Seltos hits its highest ranking since October 2020. The New Zealand new vehicle market rallies back up 52.6% year-on-year in July to 9,430 units, as July 2023 was hit by new Clean Car Discount policy changes that pushed buyers to forward their purchase to June. This month's result…