The Hyundai Staria-based ST1 makes its first appearance in the South Korean ranking. The South Korean new car market drops -7.1% year-on-year in May to 140,886 sales, including 116,677 locals (-10.5%) and 24,209 foreigners (+13.4%). Year-to-date volumes are off -9.8% to 658,593 including 558,241 locals (-10.9%) and 100,352 foreigners (-3.5%).…
The Toyota Taisor is based on the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. 349,057 new locally produced vehicles found a buyer in India in May (+4.3%), that's a new May record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,499 established just last year. The year-to-date volume for its part is up 8.3% to 1,821,157, a…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 44.9% year-on-year in May. The U.S. new light vehicle market gains 5% year-on-year in May to 1,444,543 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 6,548,694. Passenger cars are down -3.4% to 288,634 and 20% share whereas light trucks are up 7.3% to 1,155,904 and…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 108.5% year-on-year in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 169,000 units, marking a 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains. The SAAR comes in a 1.63 million units, the weakest…
The Togg T10X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in May. The Turkish new light vehicle market confirms its record streak is over with May sales down -9.9% year-on-year to 100,305. Thanks to a solid start of the year the year-to-date volume remains up at +6% to 471,743. The brands…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in the UK For the third time ever. New car sales in the UK sign a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth in May at +1.7% to 147,678 units. This is the best May result since 2021 but remains -19.6% below the pre-pandemic level of…
The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in May. It's a 6th consecutive month of decline for the Finnish new car market at harsh -18.4% year-on-year in May to 7,551 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.6% to 31,716. Toyota (-11.7%) keeps the lead of the brands…
The VW T-Cross ranks #3 in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market climbs 11.9% year-on-year in April to 7,711 units, bringing the year-to-date volume up 7.1% to 31,102. Skoda (+12.1%) matches the overall growth but can only produce a 19.4% market share vs. 21.2% so far this year.…
Toyota Land Cruiser 32,887 new vehicles found a buyer in Kuwait over Q1 2024. Toyota remains the favourite with 27.7% share, way above Nissan at 10.7%. Mitsubishi rounds out the podium at 7%, just ahead of Ford at 6.8%. Chevrolet completes the Top 5, distancing Kia and a surging MG.…
The Wuling Cloud ranks #24 this month in Indonesia. The Indonesian new vehicle wholesales market dive -17.4% year-on-year in April to just 48,637 units. This is dreadful result as April 2023 sales were already down -28.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now off -22.7% to 263,706. As…
Honda CR-V sales are up 80.3% year-on-year in April. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a solid 13.9% year-on-year in April to 112,048. As it was the case in March this is the strongest April volume in 7 years: since April 2017 (114,486). The Top 4 brands all…
The Toyota Innova Cross is up to #7 in Vietnam. Data by local association VAMA has the Vietnamese new vehicle market up 8.7% year-on-year in April to 24,350 sales, keeping in mind April 2023 was off -47.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is down -11.1% to 82,515. When…
The Suzuki Alto holds 45.5% of the Pakistani market in April. Sales of new assembled light vehicles in Pakistan rally up 135.6% year-on-year in April to 10,515 units, keeping in mind April 2023 was down -80% on the year prior. We remain a daunting -53% below the April 2022 result…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume record in April. New car wholesales in India edge up 1.7% year-on-year in April to 337,070 units which is another all-time high volume for the month. The year-to-date tally is up 9.3% to a record 1,472,100 sales. The Top 3 manufacturers all roughly match…
The Honda Vezel hits its highest ranking in almost 10 years. New vehicle sales in Japan slow down their fall in April at -11.2% year-on-year to 310,346 units. Sales of regular cars are down -5.7% to 207,536 while kei car registrations plunge another -20.7% to 102,810. The year-to-date volume is…