Kia sales in Mexico are up 11.3% year-on-year in August. The Mexican new light vehicle market edges up 1.5% year-on-year in August to 78.235 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was down -28.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 680.916 registrations, up 16.1% or almost 100.000…
Toyota Aqua sales are up 147.6% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -2.1% year-on-year to 319.697 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.9% to 3.161.731. Once again Toyota (+6%) defies the negative context to cement its leadership at 33.8% share vs. 32.5%…
The new generation lifts the Toyota Aqua from #20 in June to #5 in July. The Japanese new vehicle market drops -4.8% year-on-year in July to 377.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 2.842.034. Toyota (+8.1%) impressively signs the only year-on-year gain in the Top 7, improving…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is an instant blockbuster in Colombia. New vehicle sales in Colombia surge 70.7% year-on-year in June to 20.449 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 53.6% to 111.169. Despite trailing the market, Renault (+54.2%) easily tops the brands ranking with 19.9% share vs. 20.6% so far…
The Chevrolet Groove is a rebadged Baojun 510. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge back up 205.9% year-on-year in April to 27.241 units on locked down year-ago volumes. Note April 2021 remains down -16.7% on April 2019 pre-pandemic volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 28.4% to 109.228 units.…
General Motors sales soar 29.6% year-on-year over Q1 2021. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new light vehicle market soars 86.2% year-on-year to 175.186 units in March as year-ago volumes (-48%) were impacted by Covid lockdowns put in place slightly earlier than in the U.S.. This figure…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Oman in 2020. Picture yallamotor.com Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new car market sinks -34.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 72.014 units. Market leader Toyota (-44.3%) takes a big hit and sees its market share thaw by…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in 2020. Discover over a decade worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. Under the direct impact of an economic meltdown, the Covid-19 crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, the Lebanese new car market freefalls -66.5% year-on-year in 2020 to…
Toyota Alphard sales are up 94.5% year-on-year in January. The Japanese new vehicle market is up +6.8% year-on-year in January to 384.442 units. Brand leader Toyota (+13.8%) exactly doubles the market growth rate to score a solid 31.7% share, in line with the 31.6% it held over the FY2020. Suzuki (+9.3%)…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling regular car at home in 2020. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -11.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 4.598.615 units, that's almost 600.000 annual units lost mainly due to the coronavirus crisis. Brand-wise, Toyota (-6%) almost…
We believe the new Yaris Cross is included in the Yaris volumes in Japan. New car sales in Japan endure an 11th double-digit year-on-year fall in the past 12 months in September at a ghastly -14.3% to 469.705 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume off -18.1% or almost 750.000 units…
The Hyundai Venue has landed in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan celebrates a second straight double-digit year-on-year gain and third uptick in the past 4 months in September at +13.3% to 37.241 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 325.806. Brand leader Toyota (-26.2%) goes against the market's…
The new Daihatsu Taft is available in a 80s retro livery. 20/07 update: Now with H1 Top 115 models (all categories). New vehicle sales in Japan skid down -22.9% year-on-year to 347.371 units in June, a better hold than both April (-28.6%) and May (-44.9%), leading to a First Half volume down…
Nissan overtakes Toyota to become the #1 brand in Lebanon in 2020. New car sales in Lebanon collapse -57.1% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020, partly due to drastically inferior registrations by Toyota (-75.3%), market leader over the FY2019 with 36.1% share but down to 14.7% so far in…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 17-fold on 2019. Picture yallamotor.com After roaring up 44.9% in 2019, new light vehicle sales in Iraq tumble down -15.4% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 15.567 units. Kia (-30.5%) remains the most popular brand in the market but it is now under…