Subaru Outback sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in Canada in July thanks to the new generation. After a streak of 8 consecutive months of year-on-year declines was broken in June, the Canadian light vehicle market scores a second straight positive month in July, albeit with a tiny +0.5% uptick to…
The Foxtron Bria is the most popular BEV at home in July. 38,657 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in July, up 8.9% year-on-year, however keep in mind July 2025 was a particularly bad month at -22.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally after 7 months adds up to 240,935…
The Jetour G700 is already inside the Qatari Top 10. New light vehicles sales in Qatar struggle this year at -18.5% to 34,325 over H1. The US-Iran war has no doubt had an effect on the market, like others in the region. Toyota (-15.2%) manages to improve its share from…
The Changan Deepal G318 is inside the Jordanian Top 30 over H1. 15,529 new light vehicles found a buyer in Jordan over H1 2026, a steep -11.7% year-on-year drop. Toyota (-16.2%) and Kia (-18%) keep the lead of the brands charts with 32.7% and 18.5% share respectively. In third place…
The Jetour G700 is the most popular recent launch over the period. After losing -18.4% over Q1, the Bahraini new light vehicle market is down an even harsher -27.3% over H1 to just 13,165 units. Toyota (-23.1%) remains ultra dominant at 31.7% share, improving on the 29.9% of a year…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon so far this year. The Lebanese new light vehicle market goes against the Middle Eastern gloom with a 30.9% year-on-year rise over H1 to 11,357 units. However this is a mere catching up as H1 2025 volumes were down -29.7%…
The new gen Toyota Hilux hasn't reached Yemen just yet. New light vehicle sales in Yemen are down a harsh -16.2% year-on-year over H1 to just 4,355 units. This is due to a horrendous Q2 result with April down -59.1% over 2025, May off -66.9% and June down -51.6%. Toyota…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far this year. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market is off a harsh -17% year-on-year in May to 5,647 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -4% to 25,715. Toyota (-29.9%) craters but still easily wins the brands…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May. New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3%…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 49.5% in May. 33,076 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in May, a 3.7% year-on-year improvement. This is still a poor performance as May 2025 was off -23.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.3% to 160,917. Toyota (+10.2%) outpaces the market…
Honda Accord sales are up 42.5% and tilt the brand into positive. Three factors have combined to trigger the 4th consecutive year-on-year market decline in the US at -6.7% to 1,367,000 units according to GlobalData. First, April 2025 was propped by a pre-tariff rush that lifted the market by 10%.…
Toyota Tacoma sales are up 54.4% in April. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down -3.9% year-on-year in April to an estimated 178,000 units. Keep in mind April 2025 was the biggest April volume since 2018 so the comparison base is quite high. In this…
The Tank 700 ranks #9 in Qatar over Q1. Qatari new car sales drop -10.9% year-on-year over Q1 to 19,617 units. Toyota (+0.3%) is stable and climbs from 28.3% to 31.9% share, distancing Jetour (-20.3%). Jetour would appear to have peaked here, down from 12.8% over Q1 2025 to 11.5%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Lebanon so far in 2026. Contrary to other markets in the region so far, new car sales in Lebanon are euphoric over Q1 at +34.2% to 5,237 units. However keep in mind Q1 2025 was off -40.5% on the year prior, so the…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait over Q1. New car sales in Kuwait flounder -17.8% year-on-year over Q1 to 29,104 units. Toyota (-30.6%) is hit hard but remains ultra dominant at 24.4% share. Both Nissan (+22.9%) and Mitsubishi (+6.6%) defy the negative market with splendid YoY gains…