Toyota bZ3X Arriving in Beijing for what is my first time in China in 5 years, the most striking feat is of course how different the cars are in the street. At Chinese speed, 5 years are actually equivalent to maybe 10-15 years in the rest of the world. So…
First Top 10 finish for the BYD Destroyer 05. The selection of models including in this update drop -6.1% year-on-year in March to reach a retail sales figure of 1,469,639 units. The year-to-date tally is still in positive however at +14.2% to 4,634,280 thanks to a fantastic January result (+68.1%).…
The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #2 in Pakistan in March. New locally produced light vehicle sales in Pakistan edge up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 9,379 units. This is a poor result given March 2023 was off -65.6% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 14%…
The Mitsubishi Xforce is an instant blockbuster in Vietnam. According to data by local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market drops -9.2% year-on-year in March to 27,289 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.4% to 58,165. This is a much better result than the -49.5% of last month. When…
Mitsubishi Triton sales are back up 124% year-on-year in March. In March New Zealand new vehicle sales sink -27.3% year-on-year to 11,616 units. This is a particularly poor result given March 2023 was already down -24% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -10.7% to 33,878. Passenger Cars…
The Subaru Crosstrek (+147%) ranks inside the Canadian Q1 Top 10. After breaking records in February with sales up 24.4% year-on-year, in March the market falls back to more reasonable growth rates at +9.2% to 159,000 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales…
The BYD Qin Plus sells over 50,000 units in a month for the first time. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 9.9% year-on-year in March to 2,694,000 units. This includes 2,236,000 Passenger Vehicles (+10.9%) and 458,000 Commercial Vehicles (+5.6%).…
The Tesla Model Y holds 20.4% of the Norwegian market in March. The Norwegian new car market sinks -49.7% year-on-year in March to just 9,750 units. This way the Q1 volume is off -22.4% 22,252. BEV sales are down -48.2% to 89.3% share vs. 86.8% a year ago, and hold…
Daihatsu Tanto sales implode -93.6% year-on-year. Japanese new vehicle sales continue to struggle in March at -21.1% to 451,444, leading to a Q1 tally off -18.1% to 1,131,140. In particular, kei car sales are down -23.6% to 148,228 for the month. Sales continue to be hampered by the safety test falsification…
The Tata Punch is #1 in India in March. Indian new car wholesales climb 10% year-on-year in March to an all-time high record for the month to 369,381 units. Note the previous March record was reached just last year. The Q1 tally is up 11.7% to 1,135,030 sales, the highest…
The Nissan Qashqai tops the UK charts in March. March is a very important month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and traditionally achieves the largest monthly volume of the year. The 2024 class posts a positive note at +10.4%…
The MG HS ranks at a record #3 in March. 41,313 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in March, a -6.4% year-on-year drop. The Q1 2024 volume is up 5.7% to 112,401. Toyota (-6.7%) matches the market to easily remain in the brands top spot with 23.8% share and 26.4% so…
Tesla sales crash -49.7% year-on-year in Italy in March. The Italian new car market decreases -3.7% year-on-year in March to 162,083 units with a Q1 2024 result up 5.7% to 451,261. This is 16.1% below the pre-pandemic result of Q1 2019. Private sales skid -5.5% to 81,531 and 49.7% share…
The Daihatsu Sigra is the best-selling model in Indonesia for the 2nd month running. The new vehicle wholesales market in Indonesia dives -18.7% year-on-year in February to just 70,657 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -22.5% to 140,274. Retail sales are down -16.3% to 70,291 and -15% year-to-date to…
Chery Arrizo 8 sales are up 269.9% year-on-year in February. Retail sales for the selection of vehicles included in this update are off -16.3% year-on-year in February to 1,051,694, as the Lunar New Year holiday fell in February this year. The year-to-date tally remains up by a stunning 26.8% to…