Toyota Corolla sales are up 28% in Taiwan in July. The Taiwanese new car market is up a very solid 12.5% year-on-year in July to 48.429 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 255.351. Toyota (+19.9%) manages to outpace an already galloping market to reach 29.6% share vs.…
The Toyota RAV4 scores a third straight double-digit gain in June. It's a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in Canada where the automotive market is sinking ever deeper into recession with June deliveries down -9.5% year-on-year to just 182.279 units, pulling the First Half 2019 tally down -4.8% to…
Ram sales are up 28% year-on-year in the U.S. so far in 2019. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are down -2.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 8.446.693 units, the lowest H1 volume in the U.S. since 2014 (8.16m). Behind this relatively modest drop hides the…
The Ram Pickup incredibly breaks its all-time volume record for the 6th time in the past year. The U.S. new light vehicle market is still searching for its first monthly gain with June deliveries disappointingly down -1.9% year-on-year to 1.527.274 units. One bright spot is the seasonally adjusted annual sales…
Ford Focus sales are up 292.8% year-on-year in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan gain 0.9% year-on-year in June to 38.239 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.9% to 206.922. Toyota (-9.1%) goes markedly against the grain with a sizeable drop but easily remains the most popular brand in…
The Ram Pickup breaks its all-time volume record for the 5th time in the past 10 months. It may be a tiny -0.1% and just 1.436 sales less year-on-year, but the U.S. new light vehicle market is yet to find its first uptick of the year with May marking five…
The new gen Toyota Corolla has landed in Taiwan. The Taiwanese new car market posts a sturdy 6% year-on-year uptick in May to 37.829 registrations, yet a paltry start of the year means the year-to-date tally is down -8.5% to 168.683. Brand leader Toyota (+14.7%) more than doubles the market grow…
Honda CR-V sales soar 23.8% in Canada in March. It's a 13th consecutive month of year-on-year declines for new light vehicles in Canada at -1.5% in March to 184.150 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -2.8% to 418.615. According to local consultancy Desrosiers whose total figures are slightly lower due…
The Taiwanese new car market drops a harsh -17.5% year-on-year in March to 32.391 units, pulling the year-to-date total down -15.8% to 96.174. Toyota (-18.3%) roughly matches the market evolution and easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 20.9% share, distancing Nissan (-8.5%) resisting well at 8.6% whereas…
Toyota Yaris sales are up 52.7% year-on-year. New car sales in Taiwan are handicapped by the Lunar New Year which fell earlier this month with February sales down an abysmal -27.2% to just 19.640 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 14.8% to 63.783. Toyota (-26.5%) falls slightly slower tham the…
The Mercedes GLC is among the Top 10 best-selling SUVs in China in February. Just as January retail sales seemed to want to perk up, Chinese wholesales remain stuck in hell for now. Traditionally the weakest month of the year due to Lunar New Year celebrations and extended holidays, February…
Hyundai-Kia is the only Top 10 group to manage a double-digit gain in February. Canadian new light vehicle sales celebrate a sad milestone in February: a full year, or 12 consecutive months, of year-on-year declines at -2.1% to 123.341 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 3.8% to 234.465. According to local…
Suzuki sales are up 81.8% year-on-year in Ivory Coast as the Alto 800 becomes the best-selling passenger car. Consult 6 years of Ivory Coast Historical Data here. The Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) new vehicle market posts a sturdy gain for the second straight year with 2018 sales up 16.1% to 11.376.…
The new generation Toyota Rush is an instant success in Panama. New vehicle sales in Panama are down a steep 10.6% year-on-year in 2018 to add up to 50.889 units. All segments are down, but sedans drop the most at -18.8% to 17.524 vs. 21.590 in 2017, for the first…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular nameplate in the GCC in 2018. Consult 15 years of Gulf Cooperation Council Historical Data here. The Gulf Cooperation Council is an economic union including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region continue…