Cadillac sales are up 16.5% as the Vistiq enters the charts. The U.S. new light vehicle market grows just 3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to 8,140,775 units. The outlook for H2 is weak as U.S. import tariffs take full effect and increase car prices. AlixPartners estimate carmakers…
Ford Maverick sales are up 26.3% over Q2. In June, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. endure their first decline of the year at -4.2% to 1,288,000. This is because sales of the previous months were pulled ahead by consumers rushing to avoid the impact of U.S. tariffs on…
First Top 20 finish in New Zealand for the BYD Sealion 6. New vehicle sales in New Zealand rally back up 26% year-on-year in June to 11,862 units. However June 2024 was a low month down -63.1% on the year-prior. The June result includes 8,245 passenger cars (including. SUV), up…
The Geely Xingyuan sells over 200,000 units in just 6 months. Over the First Half of 2025, Chinese passenger vehicle wholesales (= factory shipments) gain a splendid 12.2% year-on-year to 13,279,000 units. This is a new record at this stage of the year, eclipsing the previous mark hit in 2022,…
Leapmotor sells almost 45,000 units in China in June. According to data by local association CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market is up a fantastic 13.8% year-on-year in June to 2,904,000 units. Passenger Cars shipments are up an even more impressive 15.1% to 2,490,000 units. This includes 1,339,000 SUVs (+18.3%), 1,039,000…
The Thar (+60.1%) helps propel Mahindra to #2 in the brands charts. The Indian new wholesales market edges up 1.3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to reach a record 2,188,990 units. Maruti Suzuki (-2.2%) can't capitalise on the market's growth and sees its share thaw from 41.6% to…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 5-fold as production was disrupted last year. 2,345,459 new vehicles hit Japanese roads over the First Half 2025, a solid 10.2% year-on-year improvement on weak year-ago results hampered by production stops. Toyota (+13.8%) outpaces its home market to grow to 30.9% share, with Suzuki (+0.5%)…
Toyota Raize sales are up 390.6% year-on-year in June. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 5.2% year-on-year in June to 393,160 units. Toyota (+4.7%) remains above the 30% share mark at 30.4%, selling almost double any other manufacturer in the country. Suzuki (+5.8%) stays in 2nd place while Daihatsu…
The VW Tera enters the Brazilian Top 30 in June. 201,437 new cars hit Brazilian roads in June, a small -0.5% year-on-year drop. The H1 2025 tally is in positive however at +5% to 1,131,271. Pre-pandemic levels aren't that far away: the market totalled 1,248,299 sales over H1 2019, or…
BYD places three models inside the Thai Top 10 for the first time, including the Sealion 7. 54,942 new cars found a buyer in Thailand in May, with the year-to-date volume now standing at 266,092. Toyota leads the way with 36.7% share above Honda at 12.3%, both below their YTD…
The Perodua Bezza remains the best-selling vehicle at home. 73,964 new cars hit Malaysian roads in May, leading to a year-to-date tally standing at 335,605. Perodua continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders at 42.5% share, similar to its YTD level of 42.9%. Proton falls back to 17.2%…
The Geely Xingyuan is now #1 year-to-date in China. Today we can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. Sales of the selection of vehicles included in this report shoot up 16.4% year-on-year this month to 1,834,544 units. This means the…
Chery is up to a record 7th place in Indonesia in May. The Indonesian wholesales market endures a painful -14.9% YoY drop in May to 60,613 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -5.4% to 316,981. Retail sales are off -15% to 61,339 for the month and down -9.1% YTD…
The VinFast VF 3 holds 8.8% of its home market in May. Data by VAMA and Hyundai shows a Vietnamese new vehicle market up 8.4% year-on-year in May to 33,273 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.3% to 151,041. This month once again we have access to exclusive figures…
The previous generation Toyota Corolla is still produced in Pakistan. According to local manufacturers association PAMA, 14,786 new locally assembled vehicles hit Pakistani roads in May. found buyer in Pakistan in April, a vigorous +35% year-on-year lift. We remain however well below the May 2022 result of 22,893. Year-to-date, sales…