The new Windsor pushes MG to record volumes in October. 397,947 wholesales were recorded in India in October, a +1.8% year-on-year improvement and a new all-time record for any month, eclipsing the previous best of 393,471 hit last January. This month both the Dussehra and Diwali festivals occurred which is…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind the market slowdown. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels…
The Tata Punch is #1 in India in March. Indian new car wholesales climb 10% year-on-year in March to an all-time high record for the month to 369,381 units. Note the previous March record was reached just last year. The Q1 tally is up 11.7% to 1,135,030 sales, the highest…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in January. According to local association VAMA, sales of locally-produced vehicles in Vietnam are up 11.1% year-on-year in January to 19,243 units. Adding Hyundai who reports separately, the market is up 9.6% to 22,812. Hyundai (+2.1%) is stable at #1 with…
The Toyota Raize lands directly at #8 in the Philippines. Discover over 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. The Filipino new vehicle market soars 26.6% year-on-year in 2022 to 372,083, albeit still below the 410,187 units of pre-pandemic 2019. This market is expected to grow between 15-20% this year with…
The Toyota Vios remains the best-selling vehicle in the Philippines. New light vehicle sales in the Philippines advance 18.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 294,223 units. Toyota (+29.7%) strengthens its stranglehold on the market and improves its share from 40.1% in 2020 to 43.9% this year. Mitsubishi (+2.9%) drops two percentage…
The Kia Soluto hits a record 5th place in Vietnam in April. Vietnam has been one of the only south east Asian countries (alongside Taiwan) to be unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a fast and strict response, with only 288 cases and no deaths reported as of May…
The Toyota Vios breaks its market share record in Vietnam this month. After freefalling -52.8% in January, the Vietnamese new vehicle market bounces back up 34% year-on-year to 17.616 registrations, helped by a weak year-ago comparison impacted by Lunar New Year holidays. The year-to-date tally is now down -28.4% to…
MG has landed in the Philippines. Picture autodeal.com.ph Discover 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. 06/02 update: Now with Top 50 models. Although up 2% year-on-year to 410.187 units in 2019 and above the 400.000 annual sales milestone for the 4th consecutive year and the 4th time in history, the…
The Mitsubishi Xpander reaches 7.5% share in Vietnam this month. The Vietnamese new vehicle market gains 9.5% year-on-year in September to 27.767 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.3% to 230.334. Toyota (+17.2%) easily retains the manufacturers crown at 26.4% share ahead of Thaco-Kia (+10.9%) at 17.4% and Mitsubishi (+203.9%)…
Almost brand-new Toyota Camry taxi at Dubai Airport. I had the opportunity to take an extra-quick drive in Dubai during a layover at the Airport, here are a few snapshots. As it as 3am when I "visited", there wasn't much traffic in town, and the few observations I made of…
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…
The Toyota Vios climbs back to #1 for the 10th time in the past 11 years. Consult close to 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 195 All-models. It had to happen at one point: after a staggering 13 consecutive years of…
The Toyota Vios is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam for the 5th year in a row. Consult 15 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Vietnam gain 5.1% year-on-year in 2018 to 286.653 units, the 2nd largest annual volume in history below 2016 (304.427). Toyota (+11%) overtakes Thaco-Kia…
The Toyota Wigo is up to 2nd place overall for its 2nd month on the Vietnamese market. New vehicle sales in Vietnam surge 32.1% year-on-year to 28.899 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +0.8% to 221.879. Toyota (+92%) is instrumental in this market uptick, securing 29.2% of the…