The Changan Deepal S05 is up to #13 in October. Excellent month for new light vehicle sales in Thailand with October figures up 10.6% year-on-year to 48,209. The year-to-date tally stands at 464,788. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all go against the negative market with year-on-year losses. Toyota (-0.7%) resists…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Brazil. 248,118 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in October a small -0.5% dip. This is still a very strong result as October 2024 was the largest October result since 2014 (291.412). The year-to-date tally is now up 3% to 2,055,699, the…
The HR-V helps push Honda to #2 brand in October. In early September, the Taiwanese government extended the NT$50,000 reduction in commodity tax for trade-ins, and further increased the reduction to NT$50,000 for passenger cars under 2.0 litres, coupled with the proposed extension of the exemption of license plate tax…
The MG 4 ranks #7 in Thailand in August. New light vehicle sales in Thailand are off -4.8% year-on-year in August to 46,365. The year-to-date tally now stands at 416,579. The Top 4 brands all trail the market with harsh double-digit losses. Toyota (-12.2%) resists best above Isuzu (-15.3%), Honda…
The Chery Tiggo Cross is up to #13 in September. The Indonesian new vehicle market continues on its downward spiral in September with wholesales off -14.6% to 62,071 and retail sales down -11.9% to 63,723. Year-to-date wholesales are down -11.3% to 561,819 and retail sales drop -10.8% to 585,917. Toyota…
Honda HR-V sales are up 149.2% in September. New car sales in Taiwan are off a harsh -11.3% year-on-year in September to just 32,227. The government has taken some measures to try and stop the rot, namely an extension of the NT$50,000 excise tax reduction for trade-ins and the creation…
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…