One in three new light vehicles registered in May is a Suzuki Alto. The Pakistani wholesales market continues its freefall in May at -76.9% year-on-year to 5,290 units, which means the year-to-date volume is now off -68.6% to 36,043. This is linked with lingering production hiccups linked with the non-availability of CKD…
The Toyota Prius hits its highest ranking in almost 4 years. New vehicle sales in Japan lodge a fifth consecutive double-digit market gain in May at +25% To 326,730 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% or 300,000 sales to 2,057,880. Brand leader Toyota (+31.8%) outpaces its home market…
The Toyota Land Cruiser ranks #2 in Malawi in 2022. 1,232 new vehicles were sold in Malawi in 2022, including medium and heavy commercials. Toyota holds a staggering 48.5% share thanks to almost 600 sales. Nissan comes in second place with 16.9% share ahead of Isuzu at 8.1%, Tata at…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Uganda in 2022. 2,959 new vehicles found a buyer in Uganda in 2022, a -3% year-on-year drop. Among them we have 2,169 light vehicles. Toyota reigns supreme with 64.2% share, distancing Nissan (10.9%), Ford (6.9%) and Isuzu (6.3%). Mitsubishi rounds out…
Proton has reentered the Kenyan market in 2022. The Kenyan new light vehicle market is down -10.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 6,221 units. When adding medium and heavy commercial vehicles we come to 13,352 sales, off -6.3% on 2021. In the brands ranking and counting MCV and HCV, Isuzu reigns…
The Ford Ranger is the #1 vehicle in South Africa for the first time in 6 years. The South African new vehicle market is flat again in April at -0.2% to 37,107 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.2% to 175,411. Passenger Cars are hit -6.1% to 24,174 units…
Toyota Prius sales are up 137.2% year-on-year. Note the March 2023 post has been updated with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. The Japanese new vehicle market is up another beautiful 16.7% year-on-year in April to 349,592 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,731,150 units. Toyota (+17.7%)…
Ford Everest sales are up 117.2% year-on-year in Vietnam. Based on data by local automotive association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market recedes -18.7% year-on-year to 30,038 registrations, bringing the Q1 2023 volume to 70,392, off -22.2% on the same period a year ago. When adding non VAMA members (Hyundai and some…
The MG 3 is the second best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia in March. New Caledonia is a French archipelago located north east of Australia. New light vehicles there are down a painful -20.8% year-on-year in March, leading to a year-to-date volume down -11.1% to 1,770. Toyota (-33.3%) continues to lead the…
Honda HR-V sales are up 165.8% year-on-year thanks to the new model. March wholesales in Indonesia edge up 2.5% over the same month a year ago to 101,048 units. This is the highest March volume since 2018 (101,666). The Q1 tally is up 6.9% to 282,125. Meanwhile retail sales are up…
The Isuzu D-Max is up to #2 in March. 50,157 new vehicles joined South African roads in March, a -0.6% year-on-year decline. The Q1 tally is however in positive at +2.4% to 139,417. Out of the 50,157 vehicles sold last month, 43,801 or 87.3% are dealer sales, 6.1% are rental sales,…
Lexus triples its sales year-on-year in March. 15/05 update: Now with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. March is always a strong month for Japanese new vehicle sales as it is the end of the financial year and manufacturers rush to meet targets. Sales are up 11.6% year-on-year this month…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in February. According to local automotive association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam edge up 1% year-on-year in February to 23,040 units. However a disastrous January result means the year-to-date tally is down -24.6% to 40,354. If we add non VAMA…
Ford Ranger sales are up 105.5% year-on-year in February. Note: January detailed data by brand and models is also included in the data section of this article. In January, 43,509 new vehicles found a new home, a 4.8% year-on-year increase. Passenger cars are up 2.9% to 31,072 and Light commercials…
The Toyota Raize lands directly at #8 in the Philippines. Discover over 25 years of Philippines Historical Data here. The Filipino new vehicle market soars 26.6% year-on-year in 2022 to 372,083, albeit still below the 410,187 units of pre-pandemic 2019. This market is expected to grow between 15-20% this year with…