Daihatsu sales are back up 240.3% in March. The Japanese new vehicle market once again benefits from a low year-ago comparison base as sales were impacted by production disruptions. This month sales are up 10.7% to 499,745 units, which is however a relatively soft result as March 2024 was down -21.1%.…
The Fiat Argo is at its best in Brazil in 3.5 years New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up 4.3% year-on-year in March to 183,502 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 6.8% to 516,282. Fiat (+7%) is up to 21.2% share ahead of Volkswagen (-1.2%), Chevrolet (-6.1%) and…
The Toyota Hilux manages its first win of 2025. The Argentinean new light vehicle market continues to rally back up at +82.5% year-on-year in March to 44,736 units. This is the highest March volume in 7 years: since the 83,954 units of March 2018. As a reminder March 2024 was…
The CMC J Space repeats at a record third place. 37,281 new cars found a buyer in Taiwan in March, a harsh -9.8% year-on-year fall. The Q1 2025 volume is off an equally disappointing -11.2% to 99,860. Toyota (+19.8%) dries the surrounding gloom to land an ultra dominant 31.6% market…
The new Wuling Hongguang Mini EV 4-door is an instant blockbuster at home. Retail sales for the selection of vehicles included in this update gain a splendid 23.1% year-on-year in February to 1,295,591 units. After a -15.6% fall last month, this means the year-to-date tally is now down 2.7% to…
The Proton eMas 7 is the best-selling EV in Malaysia for its first month in market. 54,332 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in January. Perodua continues to suffocate the brands charts with a splendid 42.8% share vs. 41.8% over the Full Year 2024 which was an annual record. Proton…
The BYD Sealion 7 is an instant blockbuster in Thailand. 63,614 new light vehicles found a Thai home in January, compared to 29,966 in December. Toyota remains ultra dominant at 36.8% share, however this is markedly below its FY2024 level of 40.3%. Isuzu shows signs of recovery and climbs back…
Denza is up to #13 brand for its first full month of sales. The Indonesian new wholesales market is back into positive territory in February at +2.2% to 72,295 but retail sales are off -0.6% to 69,872. Keep in mind February 2024 wholesales were down -18.7% on the year prior…
ivic According to data by local association PAMA, sales of new locally produced light vehicles in Pakistan soar 24.5% year-on-year in February to 12,084. This means the year-to-date volume is up 43.75 to 29,094. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA such as Kia, Changan and MG…
BYD holds 20.7% of the Singaporean market in February. The Singaporean new car market surges 60.6% year-on-year in February to 3,878 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 41.4% to 6,581. Such growth in the country is usually explained by cheaper Certificates of Entitlement which are requested to own a vehicle…
The Geely Xingyuan BEV is the most popular vehicle in China both in February and YTD. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market surges 34.4% year-on-year in February to 2,129,000 units. This is mostly due to the fact that the Lunar New Year was earlier this year vs.…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 62.2% in February. New light vehicle sales in the USA endure their first year-on-year decline in 6 months in February at -2.3% to 1,221,863 units. The year-to-date cume is now up 0.5% to 2,334,300. The SAAR is estimated at 16.1 million units, up from 15.6…
Daihatsu sales are back up 4-fold in February on devastated year-ago volumes The Japanese new vehicle market continues to recover from year-ago production disruptions and gains 18.7% to 409,347 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.6% to 785,605. Daihatsu was the most affected brand at -82% a year ago…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to an all-time high 6th place in February. 173,369 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in February, a robust 11.6% year-on-year improvement, keeping in mind February 2024 was already up 29.7% on the year prior. This is the best February volume since 2020. As…
The Denza D9 has landed in Indonesia. Slow start of the year for Indonesian new vehicle sales. Wholesales are down -11.7% year-on-year in January to 61,843 while retail sales are off -18.4% to 63,858. Toyota (+5.2%) goes against the negative market with a small year-on-year uptick leading it to a…