The Song Pro is up to over 12.700 wholesales for its 2nd month in market, but can't prevent BYD falling -13.4%. It’s a 14th consecutive market decline for Chinese wholesales in August at -6.9% year-on-year to 1.958.000 units with passenger cars down -7.7% to 1.653.000 and commercial vehicles down -2.8%…
The new Suzuki Alto has taken the Pakistani market by storm. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles freefall -42.1% year-on-year in August to 10.222 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.6% to 143.020. Suzuki (-23.8%) limits its fall to reach a record 64.7% share vs. 57.2% YTD, but both Toyota…
The new Kwid helps Renault up 19.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican new vehicle market is down for the 26th time in the past 27 months in August at -9.3% to 107.664 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -6.8% to 852.051. As usual brand leader Nissan (-13.6%) falls faster…
The Mitsubishi Xpander confirms it is an instant blockbuster in Vietnam. New vehicle sales in Vietnam edge up 4.8% year-on-year in August to 21.483 units, a much lower rate than earlier in the year that leads to a year-to-date volume up 20.8% to 202.567. Toyota (+7.1%) outpaces the market to…
Opel sales surge 427.3% year-on-year in Singapore to #15. New car sales in Singapore continue on their seesaw year: after freefalling -41.1% in June and surging +32.5% in July, the market is back in stark negative in August at -14.2% to 5.099 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -5%…
The new Toyota Hiace should be helping Toyota up to 35.1% share in June. The Hong Kong new light vehicle market drops -7.5% year-on-year in June to 3.392 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.3% to 19.240 halfway through 2019. Brand leader Toyota (+8.8%) swims upstream and posts the…
The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V both break their all-time US monthly volume records in August. After edging into positive for the first time this year in July (+1.9%), the US new light vehicle market soars an estimated 10.3% year-on-year in August to 1.651.092 units, the first double-digit gain in…
Ram Pickup Canadian sales are estimated to gain 17.2% in August. New light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to edge up 0.2% or 373 units year-on-year in August to 181.996 registrations, ending a painful stretch of 17 consecutive year-on-year declines. Note other market estimates have the August tally ranging from…
The Renault Triber is one of 3 high profile launches in India in August... New light vehicle wholesales in India are stuck in a devastating rut: down another painful -30.6% year-on-year in August - the steepest fall in over a decade - to an estimated 197.735 units, the lowest result…
The Smart Fortwo is the best-selling foreigner in France in August. 07/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 355 All-models. One year ago pre-WLTP stock clearances artificially boosted August sales up 40% in France, and they are logically down -14% this month to 129.259, but only -10%…
Now under Chinese ownership, MG sales are up 116.9% in Australia in August. 06/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 310 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel just yet for the Australian new vehicle market, enduring a scathing 17th consecutive month of year-on-year declines in August at…
The Toyota Sienta is the best-selling regular car in Japan for the first time in history. The Japanese new vehicle market posts a third consecutive year-on-year uptick and its largest since last November at +6.7% to 388.600 registrations. Kei cars are almost solely responsible for this dynamic lift with sales up…
The T-Cross breaks into the Brazilian Top 20, helping VW up 14.4%. New light vehicle sales in Brazil surprise with a year-on-year drop in August at -3.5% to 230.718 units for only the 2nd drop in the past 28 months alongside last March (-0.2%) and the largest decline since February 2017…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in August. New car sales in Taiwan drop -7.9% year-on-year in August to 23.964 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.1% to 279.315. Toyota (-10.5%) falls slightly faster than the market but remains ultra-dominant at 19.9% share vs. 23.4% YTD, followed…
The Sandero (+12%) helps Dacia hit a record 6th place in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market logically falls -29% year-on-year in August because one year ago the market was artificially boosted up 49% by pre-WLTP stock clearing registrations. A better comparison set is August 2017, and this…