Halted sales of Nissan Dayz and Mitsubishi eK have handicapped the Japanese market in June. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 30 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Japan’s automotive market continues…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 69% year-on-year in New Zealand in June. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to gallop at record levels with June volumes up another 5% year-on-year to 13.699…
Kia overtakes perennial leader Chevrolet year-to-date in Chile. * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Things are going in the right direction for new light vehicle sales in Chile, up 4% year-on-year in June to 23.636 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 7% to…
The Honda HR-V is particularly successful in Singapore. * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues to recover thanks to Certificates of Entitlement back to more affordable prices: June sales are up another 16% year-on-year to 8.111 units, lifting…
The Ford Explorer is the best-selling vehicle in Venezuela so far in 2016. * See the Top 4 All-brands and Top 10 All-models by clicking on the title * The Venezuelan new car market is only but a shadow of itself at just 243 registrations in June, down 87% year-on-year…
* See the Top 15 All-Pakistan-made models and Top 5 brands by clicking on the title * Sales of locally produced new cars in Pakistan are down 13% to 15.817 units, pulling the year-to-date total halfway through 2016 down 7% to 104.848 sales. The Toyota Corolla follows the market at…
The Hyundai i30 posts the strongest sales month of any nameplate in Australia in 11 years. * Now updated with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 286 All-models by clicking on the title * The political campaign leading to the federal election at the end of the month was feared…
The Hyundai Grand i10 posts its very first podium finish in India in June. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market slows down its growth in June to just +2% to 222.252 ex-factory deliveries, partly…
The Renault Mégane IV breaks into its home Top 5 for the first time in June. * Now updated with the Top 45 brands and Top 275 models - click on title to see * After surging 22% in May, the French new car market returns to greyer improvement rates at just…
VW Polo * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Cypriot new car market continues to gallop ahead with June volumes up 18.5% year-on-year to 1.076 units, leading to a half-year tally up a gigantic 40% on the same period in 2015 to 6.778…
The Renault Fluence is the best-selling nameplate in Turkey so far in 2016. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 250 All-models by clicking on the title * The Turkish new car market is up 6% year-on-year in June to 91.540 registrations including light commercials, leading to a H1…
The Skoda Superb is now established inside its home podium. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 250 All-models by clicking on the title * 2015 was the year of all records in the Czech Republic, and 2016 is turning out to be just the same. The all-time…
Toyota Prius * Now updated with the Top 40 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market is one of only a few in Europe to go in reverse in June at -3% to 13.681 registrations, but the year-to-date total remains in…
The Ford Ranger is now #1 in Vietnam year-to-date in 2016. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 manufacturers by clicking on the title * Vietnamese new vehicle sales continue on their explosive growth: up another 30% year-on-year in June to 24.421 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total halfway…
Porsche holds 7.6% of the Hong Kong market in June. * See the Top 25 All-brands by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Hong Kong are down 75% in June to 1.439 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total down 59% to 11.575 units. Manufacturers such as Mercedes, BMW,…