* Click on title for the Full Laos Photo Report! * Observation in person during my stay in Laos 5 years ago and through YouTube videos of the streets of Vientiane indicate the Toyota Hilux dominates the car sales in Laos, with even more authority than in neighbouring Thailand where…
Thai car sales continue their fantastic run this year, up 50% over the first 10 months 2010 at 628,361. The Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max are still distant leaders with 112,225 and 105,604 sales respectively, followed by the Toyota Vios (53,220), Honda City (37,859) and Toyota Corolla Altis, the most…
* Click on the title for street scenes and videos! * The Namibian car market appears to be very similar to the South African one. The Toyota Hilux should lead the sales by far, ahead of the VW Polo Vivo (the sedan is clearly preferred here), Opel Corsa KB and…
The Gabonese market is down 2% over the first semester 2010 with 2,147 sales, its lowest level in 10 years. The most recent data by brands is for 2009 when the market fell by 7.5% at 4,638 sales. Toyota was 1st with 31.3% of the market, followed by Mitsubishi (18.7%),…
* Click on title for street scenes and videos! * New cars are relatively rare in the streets of the capital Kinshasa, and among them the clear leaders are the Toyota Hilux and Prado. The latter's old gen is the most ubiquitous car there and the new generation is promised…
Toyota Hilux in Kasane, Botswana June 2007 * Click on title for more street scenes and Total market data for 1985-1999 * Toyota 'owns' the Batswana market with 1,958 sales and 40% market share in 2007, ahead of Nissan at 8% and VW at 5%. Observation in the country in 2007…
Each Middle-Eastern state has a Toyota model at #1, and in the case of Bahrain, the Toyota Yaris Sedan and Camry should fight it out for the first place, followed by the Corolla and Nissan Tiida. Other models that could also slip into the Top 10 include the Honda Accord,…
Nissan March The Thai market is recovering from the crisis at full speed: the first 8 months 2010 are at +56% vs. '09 at 488.088 registrations! The Top 4 is stable: Toyota Hilux (20%), Isuzu D-Max (15%), Toyota Vios (8%) and Honda City (6%) dominate the sales. The Corolla Altis…
In a very dynamic market (up 37% on '09 with 82,147 registrations), Toyota dominates at 32% market share, and places the Vios (aka Yaris sedan) in the lead with 1,502 sales in June, ahead of the Toyota Innova at 1,154. Mitsubishi is also very strong at 19% market share (one…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Ecuadorian car market is at -18% in 2009 with 92,764 registrations. Chevrolet leads the way and delivers an impressive 1-2-3 in the models ranking: The Chevrolet Aveo first generation (called Aveo Activo) is #1 with 10.7%…
Thailand is the 'pick-up factory of the world': most pick-up trucks are actually built in the country, and it shows in the model ranking: the Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max fight it out for the 1st spot. Over 11 months 2008 the Toyota is ahead with an astounding 20.4% market…
Lada Priora * See the Top annual and monthly Top 56 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * Russian car sales are hit full frontal by the Global Financial Crisis in 2009, almost halving the record 2008 score at -49% to just 1.465.917 units. Russian carmakers get a…
Toyota Innova The Filipino car market is back in relative good shape over the period, passing the 100,000 registrations mark in 2007 for the first time in 10 years at 117,903 units. These are Toyota's best years in the country: at 38.4% share in 2006 and 38.2% but a record…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Thailand in 2006. After 6 years of double-digit gains lifting the market from record lows in 1998 to record highs in both 2004 and 2005, the Thailand new vehicle market takes a breather in 2006 at -3.8% to a still very high…
Toyota Hilux in Bangkok, Thailand December 2004 I only have official figures for July this year in Thailand, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Now that the new generation Toyota Hilux is at full production capacity, the model is back to the…