Smart #3 After going through June 2023 Chinese wholesales, we now focus the new locally produced models hitting the Chinese market this month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have no less than 10…
A new generation Toyota Vios is about to hit the Vietnamese market. Data by local manufacturers association VAMA shows a Vietnamese new car market frankly slowing its fall in June at -5.4% year-on-year to 23,800 units. The H1 2023 volume is down -32% to 137,327. These figures climb to 32,063…
21,544 Ram Pickups found a new Canadian home in June. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to climb 12.6% year-on-year in June to 161,901 units. To damper this performance, remember June 2022 was the lowest volume for the month since 2009. The…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling model in June and now also YTD. 19/07 update: Now with Top 60 All brands and Top 328 All models. Although French new car sales gain 11.5% year-on-year in June to 190,848 registrations, we are still lower than the 199,509 of June 2021, 233,820 of June 2020…
Never had a single car sold that many units in a year in Iceland. The Icelandic new light vehicle market drops -9.8% year-on-year in June to 2,563 units. This means the H1 2023 volume is up 10.1% to 10,266. Toyota (-12%) falls slightly faster than the market but retains the…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary over H1 2023. The Hungarian new passenger car market is down -1.4% year-on-year in June to 9,360 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.6% to 56,467. When adding light commercials, sales are up 2.4% to 68,339 units. Skoda tops the…
Indonesia, like South East Asia, gets a specific Toyota Yaris Cross. The Indonesian new vehicle wholesales market is up 4.3% year-on-year in June to 82,581 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.4% to 505,985. In contrast, retail sales drop -4.2% to 80,021 with a H1 2023 volume up 8% to…
The Citroen C4 X is up to a record 11th place in June. 13,394 new cars hit Greek roads in June, a 20.8% year-on-year improvement. As a result the H1 2023 tally is up 28.4% to 70,362. Toyota (-4.7%) doesn't benefit from the market growth but still scores a solid…
Mazda2 sales are up 12-fold year-on-year in June. 113,553 new light vehicles found a buyer in Mexico in June, a very satisfying 25.7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the H1 2023 tally is up 22.1% to 633,087. Nissan (+50.3%) almost doubles the market growth to land at 18.5% share for the…
The Skoda Octavia is now #1 year-to-date in Austria. New car sales in Austria gain 7.7% year-on-year in June to 24,511 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.7% to 126,690. Volkswagen (-1.3%) underperforms and goes against the market with a negative result, yet posts a solid 14.9% share in…
The Mitsubishi Triton is up 10-fold year-on-year in June. New Zealand vehicle sales surge by a spectacular 96.1% year-on-year in June to 23,560, a new all time monthly volume record. This result is linked to Clean Car policy changes with customers rushing to register vehicles to avoid new fees. The…
The Sazgar Haval H6 breaks into the Pakistani Top 10. Sales of new locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan continue to implode in June at -78.7% year-on-year to just 6,034, according to local association PAMA. The H2 volume is down -70.2% to 42,764. Behind this freefall are grave production issues linked with the non-availability…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June and H1. The Portuguese new car market soars 42.1% year-on-year in June to 22,041 sales, leading to a H1 2023 volume up a spending 46% to 110,155. Peugeot (+80.7%) reclaims the brands lead with 14.1% share vs. 11.7% halfway…
Peugeot 2008 sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in June. New car sales in Slovenia edge up 6.3% year-on-year in June to 4,669 units, keeping in mind June 2022 was down -15.1% on the year prior which in turn was down -21.1% on 2021. So we are still evolving at particularly low…
Ford sales double year-on-year in June. According to data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is up 7.7% year-on-year in June to 1,102 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is up 24.5% to 7,634 units halfway through the year. Four of the five top manufacturers beat the…