The Fiat Strada comfortably leads the Brazilian charts in January. 159,377 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, a measured +4.8% year-on-year uptick. Fiat (+11.4%) beats the market to 21.6% share, followed by Volkswagen (-3.9%) and Chevrolet (+3.8%), both underperforming. Toyota (-15.7%) and Hyundai (-30.5%) properly sink to round…
Lexus is above 10% share in Taiwan for the first time. New cars sales in Taiwan are down -21.8% year-on-year in January to 35,064 units, impacted by the timing of the lunar new year which fell in late January this year vs. February in 2024. Toyota (+3.9%) defies the negative…
Perodua Axia sales are up 17.1% year-on-year in 2024. Discover 40 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. It's another record year for the Malaysian new car market at +2.9% to 856,292 on a revised 2023 figure. Local behemoth Perodua (+8.4%) beats its home market to improve its share from 39.7%…
Launched in March, the Mitsubishi Xforce topped the Vietnamese charts in July and August. Discover over 20 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Vietnam advance 11% year-on-year in 2024 to 407,309 units vs. 367,051 a year ago. This is excluding VinFast sales as the company stopped…
The BYD Qin Plus is the best-selling retail sale in China in 2024. Discover 45 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update are up a vigorous +8.2% in 2024 to 22,481,136 units. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium…
The Ford Ranger has been #1 in New Zealand without interruption since 2015. Discover over 50 years of New Zealand Historical Info here. The New Zealand new vehicle market disappoints again in 2024 at -13.5% to 128,826 units, compared to a record 165,287 reached in 2021. SUV sales sink -15.8%…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in New Caledonia for the 4th year in a row. Discover over 20 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. Social unrest has had a devastating impact on the New Caledonian new car market with sales imploding -52.2% to just 4,094. Toyota…
The Suzuki Alto reached a record 45.5% share in April. Discover 30 years of Pakistan Historical Data here. After a mediocre 2023, sales of new locally produced light vehicles in Pakistan rally back up 52.1% to 125,048 in 2024 according to PAMA. We however remain way below the 227,392 sales of…
BYD sales are up 337.2% year-on-year in 2024. Discover over 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. 43,022 new cars hit Singaporean roads in 2024, a stunning 42.3% year-on-year surge. Toyota incl. Lexus (+8.7%) can't keep up with the soaring market and sees its share drop from 24% to 18.3%.…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in 2024. Discover close to 50 years of Indonesian Historical Data here. It's a tough year for Indonesian new vehicle sales, with wholesales down -13.9% to 865,723, the lowest tally since the pandemic-plagued 2020, and retail sales off -10.9% to…
The BYD Seagull ends the year at #3. Discover almost 45 years of Chinese Historical Data here. Data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show new vehicle shipments up 4.5% year-on-year in 2024 top 31,436,000 units, a new record. This is helped by December figures up 10.5% to 3,489,000…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in 2024. Discover almost 65 years of Argentinean Historical Data here New vehicle sales in Argentina drop -8.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 390,467. Toyota (-9.4%) manages a fourth consecutive month in the brands top spot with a dominant 21.7% share. The…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ends its first full year of sales at #4. Consult 20 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here 457,830 new cars found a buyer in Taiwan in 2024, a moderate -4% year-on-year loss on a particularly high year-ago volume (the largest in 18 years). Imported cars…
The Fiat Strada ends the year at #1. Discover 70 years of Brazilian Historical Data here The Brazilian new car market gains 300,000 units or 13.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 2,479,38 sales. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,658,927). Fiat (+9.6%) remains the uncontested leader with over…
The previous generation Duster is still on sale in New Caledonia and ranks #2. Due to continuing social unrest, the New Caledonian new car market aligns another mediocre month at -62.6% year-on-year in November to just 257 sales. After 11 months, registrations are off -51.3% to 3,787. Toyota (-52.3%) dominates…