The new A-Class helps Mercedes cross the symbolic 10% share mark in Belgium. 02/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models. Following a trend observed in France and Germany, new car sales in Belgium are surprisingly strong in July at +5.5% to 45.110 units, given the fact July 2018 was…
The Wuling Almaz breaks into the Indonesian Top 20 in July. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 125 All-models. The Indonesian new vehicle market sinks a painful -17.1% year-on-year in July to just 89.110 wholesales, meaning the YTD volume is now down -13.7% to 570.331. Brand leader Toyota (-16%) roughly follows…
The facelifted Saga helps keep Proton sales in positive in July. New vehicle sales in Malaysia continue to suffer from an artificially high year ago comparison set linked to the temporary scrapping of GST then, with July volumes down -25.7% on what was the 2nd largest volume in history in…
Hongqi Retail sales are up 85.8% in a market down -20.4%. As expected, after an artificial 41.7% surge last month due to pulled forward registrations ahead of the Stage 6 emissions standards implementation on July 1, the Chinese Retail market (end-customer registrations) falls back to earth in July at -20.4%…
The RAV4 (+128.7%) helps push Toyota up 14.1% in Mexico in July. It's a devastating 25th year-on-year drop in the past 26 months in July for new light vehicle sales in Mexico at -7.5% to 105.712 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 744.387. The Top 2 best-selling…
The Toyota Alphard Hybrid has landed in China. After soaring 184.8% to an all-time record 211.378 unit volume in June, sales of New Energy vehicles (or electrified vehicles) were expected to be less spectacular in July but a downright year-on-year drop (-6.1%) is certainly not what carmakers bargained for. The year-to-date…
Mitsubishi sales soar 18.9% in a declining market. New vehicle sales in Thailand endure a second consecutive month of year-on-year decline in July after 29 straight months of growth at -1.1% to 81.044 units, yet the YTD volume remains solidly in positive for now at +5.9% to 604.814. Market leader…
The new Xpander sends Mitsubishi sales up 5-fold year-on-year. The Vietnamese new vehicle market surges 24.2% year-on-year to 26.666 units, marking a third consecutive month of double-digit gains and leading to a YTD volume up 23.4% to 181.515. Brand leader Toyota (+72.7%) grows exactly 3 times faster than the market…
Chery (+866.7%) is back into the Uruguayan sales charts. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay confirm they are on the mend with a 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain, and a very impressive one at that: +30.7% to 3.565 units, yet due to a particularly drab start of the year the YTD…
Honda sales surge 115.9% in Singapore in July. The Singaporean new car market bounces back 32.5% in July to 6.990 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 46.858 units. Both brand leaders Honda (+115.9%) and Toyota (+88%) vastly outpace the market by roughly doubling their sales year-on-year, distancing Mercedes…
The VW Tayron is the third best-selling SUV in China in July. Factory shipments to dealerships, or wholesales, continue to decline in China with July marking 13 consecutive negative months but at -4.3% to 1.808.000 units, this is the slimmest year-on-year drop since the Chinese market abruptly started to hit…
The Focus (+146.4%) helps Ford up 26.8% in July. 12/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 private sales models. Great result for German new car sales in July, up 4.7% year-on-year to 332.788 units even though July 2018 volumes were artificially boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. When comparing with July…
Porsche sales surge 92.2% year-on-year in Hong Kong in May. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong skid down -4.5% year-on-year in May to 3.568 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.8% to 15.848. Toyota (+2.4%) swims upstream with a slight uptick leading to a 32.4% market share vs.…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Slovenian Top 5 in July. The Slovenian new car market pays the price for artificially boosted pre-WLTP sales a year ago - almost exclusively by the VW Group - with July deliveries down -4.6% to 5.958 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.3%…
Toyota RAV4 sales surge 44.6% year-on-year in July. The Canadian new light vehicle market endures a painful 17th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in July at -1.9% to an estimated 173.680 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -4.4% to 1.163.393. According to Desrosiers Automotive whose totals are slightly lower…