The Suzuki Alto remains the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in January. Sales of new locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan surge 17.7% year-on-year in January to 20,610 units. Brand leader Suzuki (+0.3%), albeit in positive, vastly trails the market, resulting in a weakened share at 43.8% vs. 51.7% over the Full…
Kia sales are up 36.2% year-on-year in a market down -2.4%. 26/02 update: Now with Top 50 models. 01/03 update: Now with Top 410 All-models. 26/03 update: Now with Top 70 All-brands. New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) dip down -2.4% year-on-year in January to 822,423 units according to ACEA.…
BMW sales hit a new monthly record in January, with the 5 Series L its best-seller. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new car market in the…
The Toyota Veloz outsells the Avanza in January. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia rise up 58.9% year-on-year in January to 84,062 while retail sales shoot up 45.5% to 78,568. Compared to pre-pandemic 2020 levels, wholesales are up 4.5% but retail sales dip -3.1% to 81,059. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota…
The Nissan March is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the first time. The Mexican new vehicle market is down -3.2% year-on-year in January to 78,585 registrations, keeping in mind January 2021 was already down -22.5% on the year prior. Nissan (-20.9%) easily holds onto the brands top spot but falls much…
Hyundai sales are up 26.9% in a market up 0.6%. Estimates by Desrosiers Automotive Consultancy have the Canadian new light vehicle market edging up 0.6% year-on-year in January to 91,411 units. However January 2021 was a low comparison base as sales dropped -17.4% on the year prior then. Looking at…
The Land Rover Defender is up to #6 in Qatar in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. The Qatari new vehicle market is up by a dynamic 11.8% year-on-year in 2021 to 41,823 registrations. Toyota (-1.4%) goes against the positive trend but has no issues holding…
MG is the 4th best-selling carmaker in Oman in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Oman edge up 0.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 72,190 units. Toyota (+3.3%) improves its market share from 45.3% to 46.7% whereas Nissan (-29.6%) drops drastically from 25%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-seller in Kuwait for the third year in a row. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market soars 21.7% year-on-year in 2021 to 101,818 registrations. Toyota (+4.1%) can't keep up with the market growth but easily retains…
Hongqi breaks its all-time volume record for the third time in the past 4 months. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle sales in China edge up 0.9% year-on-year in January to 2,531,000 units. This includes 2,186,000 Passenger Vehicles (+6.7%) and 344,000 Commercial Vehicles…
The Hongqi E-HS9 ranks #16 in Norway in January. The Norwegian new car market drops a harsh -22.8% year-on-year in January to 7,957 units. Even without Tesla whose sales light up at the end of every quarter, the share of BEVs in market surges from 53% a year ago to…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 64% YoY in January. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -9% year-on-year in January to just above 1 million units according to LMC, the weakest January volume since 2014. However this is the first single-digit loss since U.S. sales started on…
The Genesis G80 is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. New car sales in South Korea drop -20.3% year-on-year in January to 111,261 units, including 93,900 domestic vehicles (-19.9%) and 17,361 foreigners (-22.2%). For the second time in history after last July, Kia (-10.7%) outpaces sister brand Hyundai…
The new Outlander helps Mitsubishi up 5.1% in January. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year off -14.2% in January to 329,699 units. Toyota (-13.3%) roughy follows the market to end the month at 32% share, exactly the same figure as its FY2021 result. Honda (+0.6%) posts the only…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…