The Mitsubishi L200 ranks #2 in Uganda so far this year. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Ugandan new light vehicle market is up 15.5% year-on-year over the first half of 2016 to 1.463 units. Toyota remains master in command…
Wuling Rongguang in Dégé, Sichuan Province. After climbing the legendary Chola Pass, we now arrive at the small town of Dégé. This is the 11th instalment in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining in the Qinghai province, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining, Tongren, Xiahe in the Gansu province, the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining, Chengdu in the Sichuan…
The Toyota Calya has launched in Indonesia * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Indonesia is back with a two-month catchup on BSCB. June sales are up a very encouraging 15% year-on-year to 91.471, lifting the H1 2016 into positive…
The Ford Transit Custom is the most popular light commercial vehicle in the UK. * See the Top 23 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Light Commercial Vehicle market in the UK is up 3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2016 to a…
The facelifted Estima (+117%) helps Toyota gain 10% at home in July. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Japan are down 2% in July to 415.606, once again - but less than in…
The Ford Fiesta surges 84% to 5th place overall in July. * See the Top 35 All-manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is falling further into recession in July with deliveries down a harsh 17% year-on-year to 44.883 units, leading…
The Toyota Vios is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in 2016. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Exponential growth has become a bit of a routine in Vietnam with July deliveries up 38% year-on-year to 28.004, leading to a…
Hyundai is the most popular carmaker in Israel so far in 2016. Picture 4x4.co.il * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il we can now share with you brands data for Israel in July – models data is now a quarterly occurrence. A…
Perodua is more dominant than ever at home in Malaysia. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Exclusive Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market levels with its score from a year ago in June at 57.358 units (-0.1%), meaning a First Half…
Honda Civic * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * The Thai new car market is once again and encouragingly up year-on-year in June - it's the 5th time in the past 8 months - with deliveries up 9% to 66.049 units,…
This is the very first Ford Ranger assembled in Nigeria - on 17 November 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Now updated with locally-produced models. The Nigerian new light vehicle market has halved in 2015 to sink to 23.293 units…
Toyota Hilux Dakar 16. Picture courtesy carmag.co.za * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market continues to disappoint with sales down 11% in June to 44.939, leading to a year-to-date tally down 10% to 272.461 units…
Halted sales of Nissan Dayz and Mitsubishi eK have handicapped the Japanese market in June. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 30 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Japan’s automotive market continues…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 69% year-on-year in New Zealand in June. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to gallop at record levels with June volumes up another 5% year-on-year to 13.699…
For the first time ever, the Dacia Sandero is the favourite car of the French people. * See the Top 45 brands and Top 365 models by clicking on the title * The French new car market is showing a very healthy outlook halfway through 2016 with sales up 8%…