Daihatsu Move sales are up 5-fold as production was disrupted last year. 2,345,459 new vehicles hit Japanese roads over the First Half 2025, a solid 10.2% year-on-year improvement on weak year-ago results hampered by production stops. Toyota (+13.8%) outpaces its home market to grow to 30.9% share, with Suzuki (+0.5%)…
The Uni-S pushes Changan to a record 4th place in June. The Russian new car market continues to crater in June, enduring a 5th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall at -27.6% to 90,116 units. The H1 2025 tally stands at 530.385, off -26.3% over the same period a year ago. Strikingly,…
The Omoda C5 is the most popular new model in South Africa in June. New vehicle registrations in South Africa deliver a stunning 4th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in June at +18.7% to 47,294 units. This is also the 6th straight positive market. This way, the H1 tally…
The BYD Shark 6 is up to a record 5th place in June. 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 130,300 units of June 2018. The H1 2025 volume…
The Renault Clio holds 8% of its home market in June. French new car sales endure a 6th consecutive month of year-on-year decline (and 12th in the past 13 months) in June at -6.7% to 169,504 units. This is the weakest June volume in 28 years: since the 93,171 units…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in May. 67,369 new vehicles hit Saudi roads in May, a solid 7.2% year-on-year improvement. As a result the YTD volume is up 11.5% to 353,046. Toyota (+9%) manages to outpace the market to 29% share vs. 26.6% over the…
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 VinFast VF 3 holds 8.8% of its home market in May. Data by VAMA and Hyundai shows a Vietnamese new vehicle market up 8.4% year-on-year in May to 33,273 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.3% to 151,041. This month once again we have access to exclusive figures…
The Toyota Raize is the 2nd best-selling regular car in Japan in May. The Japanese new vehicle market is up 3.7% year-on-year in May to 324,064 units and up 11.3% year-to-date to 1,952,994. Toyota (+4.4%) follows the overall growth rate to 30.7% share, distancing Suzuki (-0.1%) and Honda (-14.9%) both…
BYD is above 10% share in Thailand for the first time 46,347 new cars hit Thai roads in April, leading to a year-to-date tally standing at 211,150. Toyota remains ultra dominant in this market at 40.2% share, distancing Honda at 12.9% and Isuzu at 12.5%. BYD repeats at #4 but…
The Toyota Camry is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in April. The Saudi new vehicle market continues to align robust results, with April sales up 13.6% year-on-year to 65,260. The year-to-date volume stands at 285,647 after four months, up an equally satisfying 12.5% over the same period a year…
The VinFast VF 5 is the most popular vehicle at home in April. According to local manufacturers association VAMA and Hyundai, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is up 19% year-on-year in April to 34,055. The year-to-date tally is up 21.5% to 117,768. This month once again we have access to…
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…
Toyota Roomy sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in April. It's another strong month for new vehicle sales in Japan at +10.5% year-on-year to 342,876 units as year-ago volumes were impacted by production disruptions. The year-to-date tally after four months is up 13% to 1,628,227. Toyota (+12.1%) manages to beat its…
A new generation of Ford Taurus is on sale in the Middle East. The Saudi new car market is up by a very solid 12.2% year-on-year over Q1 2025 to 220,387 units. Toyota (+9.1%) stays on top of the brands charts with 25.6% share, distancing Hyundai (+22.2%) at 15.2%. Kia…