The Nissan Sunny is the most popular vehicle in Bahrain in April. 2,115 new light vehicles hit the road in Bahrain in April, that's a -13% decline over a year ago. Toyota (-19.7%) falls faster than the market but easily retains the brands top spot with 33.9% share exactly three…
The Lada Niva, including the Niva Classic pictured, is up to #3 in Russia in April. As economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine start to take full effect, notably triggering rampant inflation and an exodus of carmakers from the country, the local new…
Renault Taliant New car sales in Turkey edge down just -2.4% year-on-year in April to 60,035 units, its smallest decline since last August. However due to a paltry start of the year the year-to-date volume remains well down at -18.5% to 212,085 sales. Renault (+34.1%) scores a fantastic result to…
The Isuzu D-Max outsells the Toyota Hilux so far in 2022. New vehicle sales in Thailand surge 26.3% year-on-year in February to 74,489 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 143,944. Toyota (+57.3%) outpaces the market to cement its dominance with 33.5% share, distancing Isuzu (+22.6%) at 27.1%.…
The Suzuki Alto hits its highest share since October 2019. Sales of new locally produced light vehicles surge 30.7% year-on-year in March to 27,202, leading to year-to-date volume up 26.9% to 69,476. Suzuki (+47.7%) easily beats the market to reach 55.3% share vs. 52.9% over Q1 2022. Toyota (+5.6%) and…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Vietnam According to VAMA, the Vietnamese new car market is up 19.5% year-on-year to 36,962 units in March, leading to a Q1 volume up 27.6% to 90,506. These figures climb to 47,502 (+18.5%) for the month and 115,904 (+23.7%) year-to-date when adding…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is #1 in Indonesia both in March and YTD. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales soar another 16% year-on-year in March to 98,536 units, leading to a Q1 2022 volume up 41.1% to 263,832. This is higher than pre-pandemic March 2019 (90,189) and the largest March volume since 2018…
Toyota Corolla Cross New vehicle sales in South Africa soar 16.5% year-on-year in March to 50,607 units, making it the largest monthly volume since October 2019. Passenger cars and SUVs are up 27% to 33,790 units, light commercial vehicles down -2.7% to 13,795, medium trucks up 18.4% to 798 and…
UAZ Classic Commercial sales are up 5.3% in March. Economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine have affected the value of the ruble and triggered widespread inflation as well as the end of the import of some automotive parts in an international boycott. Some…
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 Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in February. The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 0.7% year-on-year in February to 12,551 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -1.1% to 26,050. Passenger Cars are up 7.5% to 2156 units, SUVs are unusually down -17.3% to…
The new Creta helps Hyundai up in Indonesia this month. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales surge 65.1% year-on-year in February to 81,228 units, bringing the year-to-date volume after two months to 162,590, up 59.2% over the same period last year. These scores are higher than in pre-pandemic February 2020 (79,644 /…
The Chevrolet Aveo is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in February. New light vehicle sales in Mexico are down -3.3% year-on-year in February to 79,600, however keep in mind February 2021 was down -21.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date talky after two months stands at 158,185, also down -3.3%…
MG is the 4th best-selling carmaker in Oman in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Oman edge up 0.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 72,190 units. Toyota (+3.3%) improves its market share from 45.3% to 46.7% whereas Nissan (-29.6%) drops drastically from 25%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 8th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Bahrain edge up 3.8% year-on-year to 24,709 units. Toyota (-6%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker but sees its market share drop almost four…