The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Moldova for the third time. Consult over 50 years worth of Moldovan data here. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up another fantastic 26.7% year-on-year in 2025 to 13,101 units. This follows a 15.2% lift in 2024,…
The Toyota Hilux has been the best-seller in Panama since 2021. Consult 15 years of Panama Historical Data here. The Panama new light vehicle market is up 12% year-on-year in 2025 to 60,233 units. Toyota (+2.8%) easily remains in the brands top spot but sees its share fall from 20.8%…
The Toyota Hilux has now topped the South African charts for 13 straight years. Discover over 50 years of South African Historical Data here. It's an excellent year for new vehicle sales in South Africa, up a splendid 15.7% to 596,818 units. The last 10 months of the year all…
Tenet ranks #3 in November and December. Discover 55 years of Russian Historical Data here. The Russian new car market is off -15.6% or almost 250,000 sales in 2025 to just 1,326,016 units. Local behemoth Lada (-24.4%) drops even faster than its home market and loses close to three percentage…
The Mitsubishi Outlander ranks #4 in the UAE in November. The Emirati new vehicle market is up 5.1% year-on-year both in November (31,730 units) and year-to-date (304,659). Toyota (+11.9%) manages to outpace the overall growth rate to reach 24.6% share, identical to its YTD level. Nissan (-19.9%) struggles at #2…
The Geely GX3 Pro ranks #7 in Panama in November. New light vehicle sales in Panama are up 10.8% year-on-year in November in what is traditionally the slowest month of the year at 4,255 units. The year-to-date tally is up 9.7% to 54,257 units. Toyota (+10.9%) matches the market but…
2024 and 2025 Mexican data is now available for Geely. The Mexican new light vehicle market edges down -0.4% year-on-year in November to 148,361 units, but the year-to-date tally is up 1% to 1,370,056. Nissan (+0.6%) stays on top of the brands charts with 17.6% share, distancing Chevrolet (-4.6%). November…
The GWM Poer is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in November. New vehicle sales in Ecuador continue to surge in November at +46.3% year-on-year to 11,810 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13% to 112,550. Kia (+36%) significantly widens the gap with Chevrolet (-6.1%), once again in deep…
The Jetour T2 is the best-selling recent launch in South Africa. It's a 9th straight month of double-digit year-on-year gains for new vehicle sales in South Africa, as well as a 14th consecutive positive month. November volumes are indeed up another 12.5% to 54,896, leading to a year-to-date tally up…
Tenet sells almost 10,000 units in November. The Russian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in November to 127,921 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -17.8% to 1,189,546. After falling to its lowest share in 3 years last month (20.1%), local behemoth Lada (-27.6%) is still collapsing but…
The Hyundai Accent holds 7.1% of the Saudi market in October. 76,507 new light vehicles hit Saudi roads in October, a -3.5% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +5.5% to 696,904. Toyota (+2.5%) defies the negative market with a small YoY gain to a round 30%…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in October. New light vehicle sales in the UAE are up 4.4% year-on-year in October to 31,891 and up 5.1% year-to-date to 272,928. Brand leader Toyota (+12.3%) outpaces the market to reach 25.7% share vs. 24.6% year-to-date. The Top…
The Kaiyi KY7 ranks #6 in Panama in October. New light vehicle sales in Panama gain 15.7% year-on-year in October to 7,837 units, with the year-to-date tally standing at 50,599. Toyota (-0.2%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but drops to 18.1% share vs. 19.2% so…
The Proton Saga is boosted by promotions on the outgoing model. The Malaysian new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in September to 61,898 units. The year-to-date volume stands at 609,276. Perodua (-1.3%) dips YoY to 37.8% share vs. 41.9% year-to-date. In contrast Proton (+16%) is in great shape at…
Jetour Zhongheng G700 Now that October wholesales data has been covered, let’s focus on the latest launches on the Chinese market. This month we have 10 models appearing in the charts, and for once there are two foreigners. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you…