For its 2nd month in market, the Rapid II reaches the highest ever ranking for any Skoda nameplate in Russia at #6. Complete turnaround for the Russian new car market, now up 6.8% year-on-year in July to 141.924 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -19.3% to 742.681 and this…
Nissan sales surge 53.5% in a market down -12.8%. Although a much better hold than the -33.1% of June, the Bulgarian new car market still falls by the double-digits in July at -12.8% to 3.598 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -39.8% to 16.357. Now that European Union borders…
Euphoric sales of D-Max lift Isuzu to a record market share in Thailand. 14/09 update: Now with Top 70 All-models ranking. The March, April and May 2020 articles have all been updated with Top 60 models rankings. The Thai new vehicle market drops -35.4% year-on-year in June to 55.550 units,…
The Mitsubishi Triton is #1 in Indonesia for the first time. Factory closures mean Indonesian wholesales collapse -95.8% year-on-year in May to just 3.551 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -41.2% to 248.310. Retail sales fare somewhat better but still sink -81.8% to 17.083 and -40% YTD to 260.716. Mitsubishi…
The Toyota Yaris repeats at #1 in the regular car charts. After losing -28.6% in April, in May the Japanese new vehicle market truly bares the brunt of the COVID-19 State of Emergency that was only lifted in all regions on May 25, as well as the associated factory closures. Sales…
The Toyota C-HR is only outsold by the Hilux in New Caledonia this month. New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, is long done with COVID-19 and reopened businesses as early as April 20. As a result the new car market is actually up 8.2% year-on-year in May to…
The Toyota Hilux is the #1 vehicle in Thailand for the first time this year. 24/07 update: Now with Top 62 All-models. Thailand has by and large squashed the coronavirus for now, with just 3.037 confirmed cases as of May 20 vs. 2.931 when we published the March update on…
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…
Pakistan was under a national lockdown for the whole of April and has started easing it after Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government was unable to financially help all those who lost their job. This comes as COVID-19 cases surged in the past month, going from 5.374 when we published the…
Buenos Aires during the COVID-19 quarantine. Argentina was under a strict national quarantine during April with dealership closed across the country and the Automotive Registries only reopening on April 22 to process registrations. On April 26, the quarantine was extended to May 10. As a result, the only sales made…
Malaysia is under a Movement Control Order since March 18. On March 18, a nationwide "Movement Control Order" which equates to a partial lockdown, was implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Originally scheduled to last until March 31, it was later extended to April 14, April 28 then May…
The Lexus ES ranks #2 and best-selling sedan in Bahrain so far in 2020. The Bahraini new car market manages a year-on-year uptick over the First Quarter 2020 at +1.3% to 6.636 registrations. Toyota (-10.2%) is the only Top 4 carmaker in negative and sees its market share thaw from…
The Isuzu D-Max holds a round 20% of the Thai market in March. 24/07 update: Now with Top 62 All-models. With 1.651 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of March 31 (and 2.931 at the time of writing), Thailand seems to have been relatively spared by the pandemic, however low testing levels…
The new gen D-Max is helping Isuzu reach new heights in Thailand. 10/04 update: Now with Top 15 models and sales data for 53 nameplates. New vehicle sales in Thailand fall harshly again in February at -17.1% year-on-year to 68.271 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -12.7% at 139.959.…
The Suzuki XL7 is an instant blockbuster in Indonesia. 9/06 update: Now with Top 135 All-models. The Indonesian new vehicle market edges down -3.1% to 79.573 units in February, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.8% to 160.008. Brand leader Toyota (+6.8%) swims upstream with a solid uptick leading to…