The Mahindra XUV300 is a rebadged Ssangyong Tivoli aimed at the Maruti Vitara Brezza. It's a 6th month of year-on-year decline in the past 8 in India as February factory shipments drop ever so slightly at -0.8% to an estimated 271.618 units, bringing the year-to-date volume down 1.2% to 551.376.…
The Kia Telluride has landed in the US, helping Hyundai-Kia to a 4th consecutive gain. The U.S. new light vehicle market sinks -3.4% year-on-year in February to 1.258.042 units. Note some external reports have this figure up to 12.000 units higher due to overestimating Tesla sales. This clear February loss means…
The Lexus UX is up to #25 in Taiwan in January. New car sales in Taiwan take a 7.9% hit in January to 44.143 registrations, just as brand leader Toyota (-12.8%) falls faster but scores a higher share than over FY2018 at 26% vs. 23.7%. Nissan (-12.9%), Honda (-11.1%) and…
The Nissan Patrol is the most popular nameplate in the UAE for the 2nd year running. Consult 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. The United Arab Emirates market endures a third consecutive year of double-digit decline in 2018 at -19.1% to just 219.269 units, handicapped further by…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in 2018. Consult a decade of Lebanon Historical Data here. 2017 (-2.6%) was the calm before the storm: 2018 Lebanese sales crumble down 21.7% to just 39.800 units. Brand leader Toyota (-45.9%) is hit particularly hard, falling more than twice as…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan for the 2nd time in the past 3 years. Consult a decade of Jordanian Historical Data here. After imploding down 27.2% in 2016, Jordanian new car sales gave the impression of recovering in 2017 (+0.6%), but it was just not…
The Nissan Sunny leaps up 5 spots on 2017 to land in 2nd place in Bahrain. Consult 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. After freefalling down 19% in 2016 and 25.6% in 2017, the Bahraini new light vehicle market encouragingly stabilises in 2018 at -4.8% and 34.865 sales. Once…
Resurrecting the Ford Ranger is turning out to be a blockbuster decision for Ford with over 300.000 expressions of interest recorded by the manufacturer so far. Sales of new light vehicles drop 3% year-on-year in the US for January to 1.122.864 units. Fleet shipments have come to the rescue to limit…
The Tesla Model 3 is among Canada's 10 best-selling vehicles in January. Canadian new light vehicle sales endure an 11th straight month of decline in January at -5.6% to 117.744 units. According to local consultancy Desrosiers whose figures are slightly lower due to the absence of some luxury brands such as…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Puerto Rico for the third year running. Consult close to 30 years of Puerto Rican Historical Data here. This post has been updated with the complete Top 270 All-models ranking. New light vehicle sales in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated state of the United…
The new generation Maruti Wagon R has arrived in India. New factory shipments in India drop 1.6% year-on-year in January to 279.758 units, the 5th decline in the past 7 months accentuating the worry that the market may have plateaued for now. Sometimes touted as the world's engine of growth alongside China,…
Chinese luxury marque Hongqi is up 422% year-on-year in December partly thanks to the new H5. After covering December and Full Year 2018 wholesales data for China, it's now time for us to explore Chinese retail sales, a new monthly update on BSCB since February 2018 taking the marketing edge…
Chevrolet is the best-selling carmaker in Chile for the first time since 2015. Consult over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Chile soar 15.6% year-on-year in 2018 to post a second consecutive double-digit gain and a new all-time record volume at 417.038 units, eclipsing…
The new Wrangler helped Jeep sales up 17.5% to reach a new all-time record. Consult over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market shows surprising resolve in 2018 with a 0.6% uptick to 17.343.708 deliveries, marking the 4th largest annual volume in U.S. history…
Tesla is up to #15 brand in the US in December, scoring a new monthly volume record. U.S. light vehicle sales end the year on a rosy note with a 2.2% year-on-year uptick in December to 1.639 million units, the 2nd largest monthly volume this year, enabling a positive Full…