The BYD Atto 1 confirms its status of instant best-seller in Indonesia. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia have stabilised in November at -0.1% year-on-year to 74,252. Due to a mediocre start of the year, the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -9.5% to 710,084. Retail sales for their part are…
The BYD Leopard 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in November. Fantastic month for new light vehicle sales in Ukraine: up 45.8% year-on-year in November to 7,910 units. This is enough to tilt the year-to-date tally into positive at +0.9% to 68,121. BYD (+795.4%) lodges another stunning performance and…
The Toyota bZ4X is inside the Japanese Top 30 for the first time. New vehicle sales in Japan endure a 5th straight month of year-on-year declines in November at -5.1% to 369,721 units. Thanks to a start of the year boosted by low year-ago volumes, the YTD tally remains in…
Toyota Crown sales are up 85.2% year-on-year in November. The end of EV subsidies and tariff-induced higher prices are finally catching up with the U.S. new light vehicle market in November, with sales off for the second straight month at -6.3% to an estimated 1.28 million according to GlobalData. Retail…
The new 4 Runner plays a part in significantly lifting Toyota sales in November. DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down a painful -8.6% year-on-year in November to an estimated 142,000 units. However, November 2024 was a particularly high comparison base as it was the first November…
The VW Tera is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the 2nd straight month. 228,119 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in November, a -5.2% year-on-year fall on a 2024 result that was the largest November volume in 10 years, so we are still at pretty high…
Mazda CX-5 sales are up 53.6% year-on-year in November. It's a disappointing month for the Taiwanese new car market at -6.9% year-on-year to 36,485 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down an equally weak -11.9% to 367,133. Toyota (-4.3%) remains the dominant force in the brands charts at 31.2% share vs.…
The Proton Saga is boosted by promotions on the outgoing model. The Malaysian new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in September to 61,898 units. The year-to-date volume stands at 609,276. Perodua (-1.3%) dips YoY to 37.8% share vs. 41.9% year-to-date. In contrast Proton (+16%) is in great shape at…
BYD holds 26.5% of the Singaporean market vs. 12.9% for Toyota. 3,956 new cars found a buyer in Singapore in October, a solid 16.1% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.3% to 41,893. BYD (+105.1%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reach a record 26.5% share, now…
Chevrolet S10 sales are up 58.5% year-on-year in October. New light vehicle sales in Mexico advance 6.3% year-on-year in October to 129,736 units. This is the 2nd largest October volume in Mexican history below the 137,383 of October 2016. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +0.3% to 1,205,001. Nissan…
Tucson 17,333 new locally made light vehicles hit Pakistani roads in October, a 32.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 39.9% to 146,947. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to PAMA but are reported to be quite successful here. Market leader Suzuki (+1.4%) is weak…
The Xiaomi YU7 is the most popular SUV in China in October. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales climb 8.8% year-on-year in October to 3,322,000 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 12.4% to 27,687,000. Passenger Vehicles are up 7.5% to…
The Daihatsu Move is the best-selling kei car for the first time since August 2017. New vehicle sales in Japan dip -1.8% year-on-year in October to 395,189 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +4.3% to 3,860,597. Toyota (-5.4%) disappoints this month but still signs a splendid 32.8%…
Toyota is up 11.8% and Lexus up 11.7%, the largest gains in market. Note: This report only features the OEMs still reporting monthly figures. Most carmakers report quarterly. As expected, the end of the $7,500 EV federal tax credit at the end of September has hampered US sales this month.…
The new model pushes Subaru Forester sales up in October. Note: This post only features automakers still reporting sales monthly. Most now report quarterly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimates the Canadian new car market off -1.8% to 159,000 units, keeping in mind October 2024 was boosted by rushed sales in…