The Proton e.MAS 5 ranks #11 in Malaysia in April. Note: February and March data is also included in the data section of this article. The Malaysian new car market is estimated to total 78,100 units in April, up a fantastic 20.9% year-on-year. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into…
BYD is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in April. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay are up another fantastic 25.8% year-on-year in April to 6,386 units, once again believed to be an all-time record for April. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.8% to 24,011. BYD (+60.5%) surges ahead to…
The Jetour T2 misses out on a first Top 10 finish by just 41 sales. It's a 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in South Africa with April volumes up 13% to 47,979. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 12.5% to 209,925. In contrast exports are down -4%…
The Tank 700 ranks #9 in Qatar over Q1. Qatari new car sales drop -10.9% year-on-year over Q1 to 19,617 units. Toyota (+0.3%) is stable and climbs from 28.3% to 31.9% share, distancing Jetour (-20.3%). Jetour would appear to have peaked here, down from 12.8% over Q1 2025 to 11.5%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Lebanon so far in 2026. Contrary to other markets in the region so far, new car sales in Lebanon are euphoric over Q1 at +34.2% to 5,237 units. However keep in mind Q1 2025 was off -40.5% on the year prior, so the…
The Jetour T1 is the 2nd best-selling recent launch in Iraq. The Iraqi new car market loses one third of its year-ago volume over Q1 at -33.3% to just 29,765 units. Kia (-41.4%) falls significantly faster than the market and drops to 24.5% share, only 45 sales above Toyota (-32.8%)…
The Haval H9 is up to #6 in Bahrain over Q1. New car sales in Bahrain are in difficulty over Q1 at -18.4% year-on-year to 7,463. The top 3 carmakers defy the negative trend: Toyota (+8.1%) goes from 27.9% share a year ago to 37%, Jetour (+74.8%) more than doubles…
This post has been updated with more brands and pictures. After detailing the notable foreign brands at the Show, it is now time to go through the notable domestic brands, still in alphabetical order. We will cover the three most impressive Chinese brands in a separate post. Here we go…
Second ever podium finish for the Jetour X50. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto show a Moldovan new car market surging 65.8% year-on-year to 1,169 units, leading to a Q1 result up 32.9% to 2,593. The Toyota RAV4 (+163.6%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date but with…
The Dolphin Surf is BYD's best-seller in South Africa in March. 18th straight month of year-on-year gains for the South African new vehicle market, with March volumes up a splendid 17.3% to 58,060. For the second consecutive month, this is a new record, eclipsing the previous March best of 56,110 hit…
The GWM Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile over Q1 2026. 27,358 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in March, a solid 14% year-on-year gain. The Q1 volume is now up 5.8% to 74,977 units. Toyota (+22.9%) repeats at #1 and reclaims the YTD top spot off Suzuki (-1.9%)…
BYD tops the Uruguayan market both in March and YTD. Another very impressive month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay with March volumes up 12.1% year-on-year to 6,506 units, understood to be a new record for the month. The Q1 tally is up 13.9% to 17,625. BYD (+81.2%) lodges…
The Kia Soluto is up to #5 in Kazakhstan in February. Note: January sales figures are also included in the data section of this article. The Kazakh new vehicle market shoots up 26.4% year-on-year in January to 14,244 but drops -16.1% in February to 13,399. Year-to-date volumes are up 1.5%…
BAIC sales are up 410.6% year-on-year in February. The Argentinean new light vehicle market drops -6% year-on-year in February to 39,498 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now off -5.2% to 102,615. Volkswagen (-21.5%) is in drab shape but repeats at #2 with 14.9% share, while Fiat (-17.7%) is…
The Nissan Kicks hits a record 5th place in Mexico in February. The Mexican new light vehicle market is stable in February at -0.2% year-on-year to 118,305 units. The year-to-date volume is up 4.4% to 250,084. Nissan (-5.5%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country but sees…