The Mitsubishi ASX is down just -3.1% year-on-year in June. Only 9,423 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in June, a distressing -63.1% year-on-year implosion. Although this is a very low level in normal times (well below the 12,016 units in June 2022), June 2023 as an extremely high comparison…
The Ford Ranger holds 11.6% of the New Zealand market in January, a record. It's good news for the New Zealand new vehicle market in January with sales edging up 1.5% year-on-year to 12,649. Passenger Cars sink -33.5% to 1,362, SUVs drop -6.2% to 6,728 but LCVs jump 40.3% to…
Ford sells over 70,000 units of the F-Series in May. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. rise 22.8% year-on-year in May to 1,374,910 units. Keep in mind May 2022 was down -29.6% on the year prior, so we are still not back up to May 2021 levels. As far…
The Outback is Subaru's best-seller in the USA in November. According to estimates by COX Automotive, the U.S. new light vehicle market is up 10.8% year-on-year in November to 1.13 million sales. The SAAR is up to 14.4 million units vs. 13.1 million a year ago, but down from 14.9 million…
The Toyota Hilux holds 8.6% of the New Zealand market in July. It's another freefall for the New Zealand new vehicle market with sales off -26.1% year-on-year in July to just 11,101 vs. 15,015 a year ago. Year-to-date volumes are now down -6.4% over the same period in 2021 at…
The new Grand Wagoneer helps push Jeep to new heights. Over the First Half of 2022, the U.S. new light vehicle market dives -18.2% year-on-year to 6.841 million units or more than 1.5 million sales less than a year ago as supply shortage continue to rock the industry. Unlike over…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 82.8% year-on-year in May. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market loses -8.5% year-on-year in May to 140,725 units. Although it seems like an…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in April. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market is up 13.6% year-on-year in April to 584 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.3% to 1,871 units. The Dacia Duster (+103.6%) storms…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is #1 in New Zealand in April. 9,756 new vehicles found a New Zealand home in April, that's a harsh -25.6% year-on-year fall which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.4% on the same period in 2021 to 56,800. For once Passenger Cars are up…
The new Mazda CX-50 helps the brand contain its fall in April. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to fall -17% year-on-year in April to 1.16 million units as the ship shortage continues to bite. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised sales Rate (SAAR) is down 20.5% to just 14.7…
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 36.1% in a market down -15.7% According to Wards Auto, new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall a ghastly -23.8% year-on-year in March to just 1.22 million units, bringing the Q1 2022 tally down -15.7% to 3,318,789 according to Automotive News. The seasonally…
Hyundai sales are up 8.5% year-on-year in February. It's another difficult month for new light vehicle sales in the U.S., estimated to fall -10% year-on-year to roughly 1.07 million. The Winter Storm Landon didn't help sales already hampered by the microchip crisis. The year-to-date volume stands at 2.07 million, down -9%…
The Kia Xceed ranks #10 in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland drop -10.1% year-on-year to 28,611 units. Toyota is on fire this month with 19.7% share, that is a full three percentage points above its Full Year 2021 level of 16.7%. Kia is also in great shape,…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 64% YoY in January. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -9% year-on-year in January to just above 1 million units according to LMC, the weakest January volume since 2014. However this is the first single-digit loss since U.S. sales started on…
Toyota outsells General Motors annually for the first time in US history. Discover almost 115 years of U.S. Historical Data here. 29/03 update: Now with 9 more brands and 49 more models. With the weakest December volume since 2011, down -27% year-on-year to 1.19 million units, the year ends on…