TANK is inside the Thai Top 10 brands for the first time. The Thai new car market stands at 50,587 units in July and 370,214 after 7 months. Toyota improves its share to 39% vs. 38.6% year-to-date. After being overtaken by a euphoric BYD in June, Honda (11.2% share) and…
The Toyota Corolla Cross holds 11.6% of the Taiwanese new car market in August. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan are stable in August at +0.2% to 29,460 but the year-to-date tally drops -14.2% to 263,910. Given August 2024 was off -17% on the year prior, this remains a poor…
The Toyota Corolla Cross holds a record 14.1% of the Taiwanese market in July. The least we can say for July new car sales in Taiwan is that they are disappointing. At 35,483 units, they are off -22.3 on July 2024. As a result the YTD tally is now off…
The VW Tera enters the Brazilian Top 30 in June. 201,437 new cars hit Brazilian roads in June, a small -0.5% year-on-year drop. The H1 2025 tally is in positive however at +5% to 1,131,271. Pre-pandemic levels aren't that far away: the market totalled 1,248,299 sales over H1 2019, or…
BYD places three models inside the Thai Top 10 for the first time, including the Sealion 7. 54,942 new cars found a buyer in Thailand in May, with the year-to-date volume now standing at 266,092. Toyota leads the way with 36.7% share above Honda at 12.3%, both below their YTD…
The Honda HR-V hits its highest ranking since February 2017. 213,196 new cars changed hands in Brazil in May, a cool 16.4% year-on-year progression. This brings the year-to-date tally after five months to 927,291 units, up 6% over the same period in 2024. For context, over the first five months…
The BYD Sealion 6 ends the month at #11. 52,643 new light vehicles hit Thai roads in March, leading to a year-to-date volume standing at 164,803. Toyota remains the dominant force in the market with 40.4% share vs. 39.5% so far this year. Honda holds onto the 2nd spot with…
The Fiat Fastback is up to a record 12th place in April. The Brazilian new light vehicle market recedes -5.6% year-on-year in April to fall back below the 200,000 monthly units mark at 196,326. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the YTD volume stays in positive at +3.1%…
The Toyota Hilux Revo is the most popular vehicle in Thailand in February. 48,546 new light vehicles found a buyer in Thailand in February, leading to a year-to-date tally at 112,160. Toyota remains the overwhelming leader with 41.8% share vs. 39% so far this year. Honda overtakes Isuzu to reclaim…
The Perodua Myvi ranks #2 in Malaysia in February. 66,179 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in February, bringing the year-to-date tally to 120,511 after two months. Perodua (+47.4%) tightens its grip on the brands charts further to an outstanding 47.4% share vs. 45.3% so far this year and a…
The Fiat Argo is at its best in Brazil in 3.5 years New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up 4.3% year-on-year in March to 183,502 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 6.8% to 516,282. Fiat (+7%) is up to 21.2% share ahead of Volkswagen (-1.2%), Chevrolet (-6.1%) and…
The BYD Sealion 7 is an instant blockbuster in Thailand. 63,614 new light vehicles found a Thai home in January, compared to 29,966 in December. Toyota remains ultra dominant at 36.8% share, however this is markedly below its FY2024 level of 40.3%. Isuzu shows signs of recovery and climbs back…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 62.2% in February. New light vehicle sales in the USA endure their first year-on-year decline in 6 months in February at -2.3% to 1,221,863 units. The year-to-date cume is now up 0.5% to 2,334,300. The SAAR is estimated at 16.1 million units, up from 15.6…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to an all-time high 6th place in February. 173,369 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in February, a robust 11.6% year-on-year improvement, keeping in mind February 2024 was already up 29.7% on the year prior. This is the best February volume since 2020. As…
The Toyota Hilux returns to the annual pole position in Thailand. Discover 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market continues to collapse in 2024 at -21.6% year-on-year to just 592,234 units. The Top 2 manufacturers improve their share however: Toyota (-10.3%) is up from…