The Toyota Land Cruiser cements its domination of the Qatari market. After three consecutive years of double-digit losses, new car sales in Qatar continue to slow down their fall but remain in negative territory so far this year at -2.7% to 19.675 units over the first 5 months of the…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is back to pole position in Oman. Unlike other markets in the region, Omani new light vehicle sales had not slowed down their fall in 2018 at -14.9%. The freefall continues in 2019 at -15.9% to 43.051 sales over the first 5 months of the year. One…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far this year. Whereas most markets in the region are now on the mend, new car sales in Syria plunge -37.1% year-on-year over the first 5 months of 2019 to just 2.989 units. Hyundai (-16.7%) consolidates the #1 brands…
1 in every 2nd new light vehicle registered in Yemen in 2019 is a Land Cruiser. The Yemeni new car market continues to recover albeit staying at very low levels at 3.541 sales over the first 5 months of 2019, up 70.7% year-on-year. Toyota (+67.1%) remains the only manufacturer to…
The landing of the Renault Clio 5 means the Clio 4 is now fading away and the Peugeot 208 snaps the #1 spot for the first time in almost 3 years. This article has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private models. The…
The Mitsubishi Pajero is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2019. After three nightmarish consecutive years of double-digit declines (-23% in 2016, -15% in 2017 and -19% in 2018), new car sales in the United Arab Emirates have finally cut short the haemorrhage. Over the first 5…
The Mitsubishi L200 is up to #2 in Iraq so far in 2019. The Iraqi new car market is resolutely on the mend with 5 months 2019 data showing a stunning 63.9% year-on-year uptick to 30.257 units, easily headed towards a third consecutive year on gains and the largest annual…
The Nissan Sunny lurks in 2nd place only 105 sales below the Toyota Prado. After losing ground for 3 consecutive years from 2016 to 2018, new car sales in Kuwait have bottomed up at +10% over the first 5 months of 2019 to 44.356 units. Brand leader Toyota (+13.4%) outpaces…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds an imposing 15.9% share of the Jordanian market so far in 2019. The Jordanian new car market slows down its fall in this start of 2019 at -9% year-on-year to 12.556 sales. Toyota (+19.9%) and Hyundai (+17.6%) go well against the grain to cement their domination,…
Proton hits its highest volume and share in almost 4 years at home. The Malaysia new vehicle market surges 41.4% year-on-year in May to 60.780 units, the result of sales held a year ago in the wake of a June 1 GST scrapping, with the year-to-date volume now up 12.7%…
The Lada 2101-2103 was the dominant force in the USSR in the seventies. The direct links to 31 USSR/Russia Historical posts are below. 24/06/2019 update: Monthly All-brands rankings are now available without interruption from January 2008 onwards. The start of a big scale overhaul of BSCB's Historical Data, sales figures for…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in May. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today Cyprus new car sales data. The market is down -8.3% year-on-year in May to 1.120 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.2% to 5.358. The…
The Toyota RAV4 breaks the monthly ranking record for an SUV in Australia at #3. This article has been updated with the Top 47 All-brands and Top 275 All-models. The Australian new vehicle market endures a 14th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in May at -8.1% to 92.561 units, exactly…
The Suzuki Swift is up 6-fold year-on-year to #5 in Greece. New car sales in Greece soar 10.9% year-on-year in May to 13.832 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 52.424. Toyota (+37.8%) almost quadruples the market growth to hold onto the brands top spot at 10.5% share, distancing Fiat (-12.7%), Peugeot…
Toyota Tundra in front of the Potala Palace, Lhasa. After Shanghai, Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia and Kunming, Dali and Lijiang in Yunnan, we finish our Chinese exploration following the Shanghai Auto Show on a high note. After many years of anticipation and missed opportunities because of how convoluted the permit process is, I…