The Toyota Corolla Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Colombia. Holy week celebrations hit the Colombian new car market further in March at -22.6% year-on-year to 13,361 sales. Keep in mind March 2023 was already off -17.2% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -14.4% to 40,567. Toyota…
The BYD Dolphin Mini aka Seagull instantly ranks as the best-selling Chinese model in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil disappoint in March at -5.7% year-on-year to 175,982 units. Keep in mind however that March 2023 was up a staggering 38.3% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is…
The Kia K3 replaces the Rio in Mexico. 112,099 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in January, a sturdy 18.7% year-on-year gain coming on the back of sales up 20.1% a year ago. The Mexican market has been indeed in an excellent shape lately. Nissan (+16.5%) trails the global evolution…
BYD is inside the Brazilian Top 10 for the 2nd straight month. 152,062 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, up 16.6% year-on-year. Brands leaders Fiat (+7.9%) and Volkswagen (+10.5%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and lodge 20.3% and 14.6% share, below their respective Full Year…
The Ram Rampage sells over 2,500 units in October. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is up a sturdy 22.7% year-on-year in October to 206,669 units, a clear sign of recovery after October 2022 was up 12.3% on the year prior. However we remain roughly 15% below pre-pandemic levels (241,175 units…
The BYD Dolphin is now inside the Brazilian Top 50. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is up a soft 3.9% year-on-year in September to 187,433 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 9.9% to 1,534,483. Fiat (+11.1%) easily holds onto the brands top spot with 23.1% share…
A new generation helps the Chevrolet Aveo this month. The Mexican new light vehicle market surges 23.8% year-on-year in August to 113,873 units, in line with its YTD rate at +23.6% to 857,803. Nissan (+61.9%) compensates for a stock-affected year-ago result to climb back to 18.6% share vs. 18.1% so…
The Chevrolet S10 just misses out on the overall pole position. The Paraguayan new vehicle market is down a steep -13.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2023 to 14,564 units. Toyota stays on top of the brands ranking at 16% share vs. 15.7% over the Full Year 2022. It…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular model in Paraguay in 2022. New light vehicle sales data for Paraguay is back on BSCB! This market soars 22.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 34,185 units. 47.3% of all light vehicles sold in Paraguay are imported from Brazil, 13.7% from Argentina, 9.2% from…
Nissan Kicks sales soar 130.3% year-on-year in May. The Chilean new car market continues to collapse in May at -32.4% year-on-year to 37,887 and is now down -26.7% year-to-date at 136,535 units. Passenger Cars sink -40.1% to 5,680 for the month and also -40.1% to 28,551 year-to-date. SUVs drop -31.2%…
The Hyundai Custin is inside the Taiwanese Top 20 for March. 44,161 new cars joined Taiwanese roads in March, a 12% year-on-year improvement. The Q1 2023 tally stands at 111,768 units, up 7.1% over the same period last year. Toyota (-9.2%) retrogrades to 23.9% share vs. 27.2% year-to-date and goes…
Nissan Kicks sales are up 214.3% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 119,775 units, a pretty poor result when taking into account that February 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. Thanks to a strong start of the year…
The Suzuki S-Presso is among the 10 best-sellers in Ghana this year. Today we can share with you very rare data for Ghana. The Toyota Hilux (-31.4%) remains the most popular vehicle in the country despite a harsh fall, and is followed this year by the Nissan Navara (+197.4%) and…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan again. Consult over 15 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here New car sales in Taiwan dip -4.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 429,731 units vs. 449,859 a year ago. Toyota (-2.2%) improves its market share to an ultra dominant 28.7%.…
Nissan is back to #1 brand in Mexico after four months at #2. New light vehicle sales in Mexico soar 15.4% year-on-year in November to 95,568 units, however we are still very far from pre-pandemic levels as November 2019 totalled 124,819 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.2% or almost…