Daihatsu Move sales soar 145% YoY in August. The Japanese new vehicle market has now completely caught up on year-ago disruptions and endures a second straight month of YoY decline in August at -8.3% to 301,221 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.2% to 3,037,194. Toyota (-12.5%) falls…
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…
Suzuki sales are up 27.3% in August. Another euphoric month for new vehicle sales in South Africa with August at +18.7% to 51,880 units, marking a 6th straight month of double-digit YoY gains. This is the largest August tally since 2014 (55,722). Passenger cars are up 22.5% to 36,914, their…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The Emirati new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in July to 24,257 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 181,502. Toyota (+6%) maintains its stranglehold on the brands charts with 27.6% share, well above…
The Suzuki Jimny is the 4th best-selling vehicle in Panama in July. Panama is back on BSCB, and this is a new monthly update. July sales in the country stand at 4,995 units, up 9.4% year-on-year while the year-to-date tally is up 7.7% to 32,794. Toyota dominates the brands ranking…
The Toyota Roomy sells over 10,000 units in Japan in July. Now that year-on-year boosts due to year-ago production disruptions are over, the Japanese new vehicle market is in negative for the first time this year at -3.6% to 390,516. The year-to-date tally remains in strong positive territory for now…
GWM sales are up 56% in July. The South African new vehicle market delivers a 5th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in July at a fantastic +15.6% to 51,383 sales. This is the highest monthly volume since October 2019 and the largest July total since pre-pandemic July 2019. Passenger…
The Dolphin helps BYD to a record 2nd place in Thailand in June. 53,535 new cars hit Thai roads in June, leading to a H1 volume standing at 319,627. Toyota remains by far the most popular brand in the country with 36.4% share, albeit below its H1 level of 38.6%.…
The Kia Pegas surges to 2nd place in Saudi Arabia in 2025. The Saudi new car market continues to evolve at height not seen in a decade, with H1 volumes up a round 10% to 409,772. Of course Toyota (+6.2%) remains the faraway leader in the brands charts with 26.7%…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE halfway through 2025. 157,245 new cars found a buyer in the UAE over the First Half of 2025, a solid 5.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 brands fail to match the market. Toyota (+2.5%) holds 24% share above Nissan (-3.3%)…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman. New vehicle sales in Oman are in great share halfway through the year at +17.8% to 36,393 units. Toyota (+7.3%) gobbles up a stunning 48.7% of the market, albeit in decline vs. the 53.4% it held over the First Half of…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup is the most popular vehicle in Jordan. The Jordanian new car market is in decline over the First Half of 2025 at -5.5% year-on-year to 17,590 units. Toyota (+4.7%) is easily back in the brands leader and sees its market share grow from 31.1% to…
The Jetour T2 is up to #5 in Bahrain so far in 2025. 18,118 new vehicles found a buyer in Bahrain over the First Hal of 2025, a solid +9.9% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (-2.9%) still leads the way by far even though it can't capitalise on the market growth and…
Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup sales double year-on-year in Yemen. The Yemeni new car market surges 30.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to 5,196 units. As usual, Toyota (+22.2%) suffocates the charts with 88.3% share even though this is lower than the 94.4% it commanded a year ago. Lexus…
The BYD Shark 6 is up to a record 5th place in June. 22/07 update: Now with Top 359 All models ranking New car sales in Australia register their 2nd year-on-year gain in June at +6.2% to 127,437 units. This is the best June result in 7 years: since the…