Honda is the best-selling brand in Singapore both in June and YTD. After grinding to an almost complete halt in May (-99.2%), new car sales in Singapore are slowly stirring back to life in June with another devastating -82.7% year-on-year loss to 1.064 units vs. 6.158 in June 2019. The…
The new Daihatsu Taft is available in a 80s retro livery. 20/07 update: Now with H1 Top 115 models (all categories). New vehicle sales in Japan skid down -22.9% year-on-year to 347.371 units in June, a better hold than both April (-28.6%) and May (-44.9%), leading to a First Half volume down…
The Skoda Rapid 2, for now exclusive to Russia, breaks into the Top 25 in June. Car dealerships are now operational in Russia, and this reopening linked with state support measures as well as delayed purchases have combined to produce a very contained -14.6% year-on-year drop in June sales to 122.622…
The VW T-Cross is up to #3 overall in Brazil in June. As is currently the case in the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic is still roaming free in Brazil with 941.475 additional reported cases (total 1.5 million) and 31.947 additional lives lost (total 61.884) over the past month alone. Even…
The Renault Captur hits a record 4th place in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is now slowly stirring out of lethargy after a strict Covid-19 lockdown was eased from May 4 onwards. Sales remain in dire straits though in the absence of any government intervention at -36.7%…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. 2/07 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands ranking. After grinding to a complete halt in April (-99.7%), new car sales in Malaysia are estimated to drop -62.5% year-on-year in May to 22.800 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49%…
The Suzuki Alto is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in May. Pakistan has gingerly reopened its economy in May after Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government was unable to financially help all those who lost their job. Sadly this coincides with a dramatic turn in COVID-19 infections, going from 5.374 two…
Skoda leaps onto the European podium for the first time in history and the Octavia is up to a record 2nd place overall. 03/06 update: Now with final figures for the Top 100 models (JATO) 29/05 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 365 All-models (JATO). Final figures for…
Malaysia was under a nationwide lockdown during April. Picture Vincent Than/AP The Malaysian nationwide “Movement Control Order”, a partial lockdown, was initiated to stem the spread of COVID-19 on March 18 and extended to May 12. The rise in confirmed cases has been drastically slowed, with 6.002 as of April 30…
The Toyota Hilux is the #1 vehicle in Thailand for the first time this year. 24/07 update: Now with Top 62 All-models. Thailand has by and large squashed the coronavirus for now, with just 3.037 confirmed cases as of May 20 vs. 2.931 when we published the March update on…
Mercedes holds 29% of the Singaporean market in April. After being somewhat muted throughout March, new COVID-19 cases dramatically flared up in Singapore in April, going from 926 as of March 31 to 16.169 as of April 30 and 23.787 at the time of writing. Consequently, a much stricter set of…
11/05 update: Now with April data for 85 selected models. According to local consultancy DesRosiers, Canadian new light vehicle sales drop -74.6% year-on-year in April to just 45.833 units vs. 180.616 in April 2019 as COVID-19 lockdowns kept most non-essential businesses closed throughout the month, including car showrooms in both…
New car sales in Hong Kong sink -23.7% year-on-year in February to 1.930 units, a smaller fall than in January (-33.2%) and in stark contrast with Mainland China (-79.1%), as the territory attempts to control the coronavirus outbreak. The year-to-date tally is down -29.2% to 4.253 units. Toyota (-22%) easily…
Malaysia is under a Movement Control Order since March 18. On March 18, a nationwide "Movement Control Order" which equates to a partial lockdown, was implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Originally scheduled to last until March 31, it was later extended to April 14, April 28 then May…
The Saudi market posts a 5th straight Quarter of double-digit growth. The Saudi new car market continues to be spectacularly boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of women at the wheel since the ban on Saudi women driving was lifted on 24 June 2018. After Q1 2019 (+14.3%), Q2…