Extraordinary success for the Renault-Samsung SM6. * Now updated with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 All-local models and Top 140 foreigners * Sales of new light vehicles in South Korea are up a stunning 18% year-on-year in May to 165.285 registrations, but for once it's neither Hyundai (+11%) nor Kia (+19%)…
A new crossover-looking variant helps lift the Wuling Hongguang back to #1 in May. * See the Top 70 All-China made brands and Top 396 All-models by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market manages a double-digit year-on-year gain for the second time in three months in…
Volkswagen goes agains the grain with a 2% gain, partly thanks to the new Tiguan. * See the Top 40 best-selling brands and Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * Another month in negative for Switzerland, with new car sales down 5% year-on-year in May to 26.123 units,…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in May. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 manufacturers by clicking on the title * The Vietnamese new car market continues to gallop upwards, with sales up 45% in May to 26.028, lifting the year-to-date total up 31%…
The Hyundai Tucson leaps up to #9 in Austria this month. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The Austrian new car market is up 7% year-on-year in May to 28.462 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 5% to 138.019 units.…
Sales reporting has been incomplete in Hong Kong so far this year. * See the Top 25 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Incomplete reporting for the Hong Kong new car market are once again plaguing the reports, with May sales down 70% to just 1.297 sales and the…
The Hyundai Accent is the most popular vehicle in Saudi Arabia so far in 2016. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 294 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia are down a worrying 21% year-on-year over the first four months of…
The Mitsubishi Lancer EX is once again the market favourite in the UAE. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 332 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in the UAE are down 18% year-on-year to 111.065 units during the first four months of 2016, reflecting…
Dodge Grand Caravan sales are up 88% in May. * Now updated with the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 254 models * After reaching an all-time high in April, the Canadian new falls to a three-year May low with sales down 1.6% to 194.866 units. The year-to-date tally…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup is #2 in Oman so far this year. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 262 All-models by clicking on the title * The Omani new light vehicle market falls 18% year-on-year over the first four months of 2016 to 52.595 units, and is still…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * The good news keep pouring in for the Singaporean new car market: up another 79% year-on-year in May to 8.212 deliveries, lifting the year-to-date total up 88% to 35.312 units. After two months of historical Honda domination,…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is up 27% in a market down 23%. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 271 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Bahrain are down 23% year-on-year at end April to 17.800 registrations, and if perennial market leader Toyota manages…
The Toyota Prado is the most popular vehicle in Kuwait in 2016. Picture caradvice.com.au * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 288 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales are down a harsh 32% year-on-year in Kuwait over the first four months of 2016, falling from…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the most popular model in Jordan so far in 2016. * See the Top 36 All-brands and Top 203 All-models by clicking on the title * The Jordanian new car market is down 18% year-on-year over the first four months of 2016 to 15.423 registrations,…
Like in 2015, the Toyota Yaris is the best-selling nameplate in Lebanon so far this year. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 245 All-models by clicking on the title * The middle-eastern region isn't showing its best new car sales form so far in 2016, yet Lebanon is…