The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in January. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates advance by a solid 8.6% year-on-year in January to 24,770 units. Toyota (-4.6%) endures the only year-on-year drop among the Top 6 brands but remains the faraway leader with…
The Isuzu D-Max is the best-selling vehicle in Kenya in 2024. Discover 12 years worth of Kenya Historical Data here 5,518 new vehicles hit Kenyan roads in 2024. The Isuzu D-Max continues to overwhelm the market in 2024 with a mammoth 21.4% share. The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 also shines…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Malawi in 2024. Discover 12 years worth of Malawi Historical Data here 1,301 new vehicles found a buyer in Malawi in 2024. The Toyota Hilux keeps the lead with a gargantuan 17.3% share, distancing the Nissan Navara and Toyota Land Cruiser.…
The Toyota Hilux returns to the annual pole position in Thailand. Discover 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market continues to collapse in 2024 at -21.6% year-on-year to just 592,234 units. The Top 2 manufacturers improve their share however: Toyota (-10.3%) is up from…
The Denza D9 has landed in Indonesia. Slow start of the year for Indonesian new vehicle sales. Wholesales are down -11.7% year-on-year in January to 61,843 while retail sales are off -18.4% to 63,858. Toyota (+5.2%) goes against the negative market with a small year-on-year uptick leading it to a…
Daihatsu sales are back up 102.2% year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan rally back up 12.4% year-on-year in January to 376,255. Year-ago volumes were disrupted by Daihatsu being hit by a safety test falsification scandal which paused shipments in late December 2023 and completely shut down production for the entire…
The Toyota RAV4 is currently the uncontested leader in Australia. 12/03 update: Now with Top 324 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market confirms it will be softer in 2025 after a record 2024. December sales are down -2.4% year-on-year in January to 87,625 units, the 6th decline in…
The VW Polo Vivo is up to #2 in South Africa in 2024. Discover over 50 years of South African Historical Data here. 515,712 new vehicle found a South African buyer in 2024, a -3% year-on-year decrease. However, thanks to strong seasonal sales to the vehicle rental industry, easing inflation…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 2024. Discover over 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. 827,857 new light vehicles hit Saudi roads in 2024, a sturdy 6.6% year-on-year increase. This is the best annual result in nine years: since the 879,704 units of…
The Toyota Land Cruiser pips the Hilux for first place in 2024. Discover close to 20 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new like vehicle market advances 13% year-on-year in 2024 to 65,980 sales. Toyota (+21.2%) tightens its suffocating hold on the brands charts even further from 49.1%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup is the most popular vehicle in Jordan in 2024. Discover 15 years of Jordan Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Jordan edge up 3.6% year-on-year in 2024 to 38,940 units. Toyota (-16.8%) struggles but keeps the brands lead at 32.5% share. In contrast…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain in 2024. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. The Bahraini new car market is up by a very solid 16% year-on-year in 2024 to 34,650 units. Toyota (+8.3%) sees its share thaw from 35% to a still…
The Dolphin lifts BYD to #5 overall in Thailand this month. 40,121 new light vehicles hit Thai roads in November vs. 40,630 in October. Toyota leads the way with 41.9% share, unchanged on last month while Isuzu is back up to 2nd place above Honda. Mitsubishi stays at #4 but…
The Toyota RAV4 ranked #1 seven times this year. Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here. 15/01 update: now with Top 347 All models ranking. In January 2024, after a record 2023 we wrote: "The prospects for 2024 are less rosy as the increased cost of living starts…
The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in November. New car sales in Saudi Arabia edge up 3% year-on-year in November to 78,720 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.7% too 729,110. The Top 5 brands all beat the market. Toyota gains 14.7% to 27.8% share,…