Hyundai sales are up 2.1% in a market down -13.9%. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new light vehicle market recedes -13.9% year-on-year in November to 110,448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6% to 1,535,479. Our 2021 Forecast remains unchanged at 1.63 million units (+4.5%).…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in November. New car sales in South Korea skid down -15.5% year-on-year in November to 144,546 units, including 126,136 sales for local manufacturers (-12.2%) and 18,410 for foreigners (-32.9%). The year-to-date tally now stands at 1,560,055 units, down 8% year-on-year…
Hyundai i30 sales surge 45.2% year-on-year in November. The Czech new car market slides down a reasonable -7.5% year-on-year in November to 16,174 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 190,668, up 4.4% on the same period a year ago. Local behemoth Skoda (-3.6%) resists better than the market at 33.4%…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire ranks #10 in the UAE so far in 2021. The UAE new car market is up 27.1% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 140,679 registrations. Toyota (+19.5%) and Nissan (+12.1%) both trail the market significantly but remain the outright best-sellers, holding 51.1% of…
The Land Rover Defender is the 6th best-selling vehicle in Qatar so far in 2021. New car sales in Qatar gain 15.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 30,660 units. Toyota (-6.9%) goes against the market with a year-on-year drop but easily remains the most popular carmaker…
Honda scores the best hold in the Top 20 just as the new gen Civic arrives. 3/12 update: Now with Top 25 models ranking. Turkish new car sales suffer another steep decline in October at -40.1% year-on-year to 56.746 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +4.8% and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Italian Top 10 for the first time in November. New car sales in Italy slide down -24% year-on-year in November to 106,690 units, an improvement on the -35.7% of October but still a very significant loss. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.9%…
The Chevrolet Captiva is #5 in Kuwait so far this year. New vehicle sales in Kuwait surge 38.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 76,854 units. Toyota (+7.5%) significantly trails the market but remains the runaway leader at 28.9% share. Nissan (+100.9%) more than doubles its sales…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 11.3% of the Bahrain market so far in 2021. The Bahrain new light vehicle market is up 8.7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 18,363 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (-2.1%) can't quite jump on the positive bandwagon but remains ultra-dominant at 38%…
The BMW X5 is the best-selling imported vehicle in China in October. Sales of new imported vehicles sink -32.5% year-on-year in China to 57,493 units in October, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.8% to 793,589. BMW (-7.7%) is up two spots on last month to take control of…
Ford Focus sales are up 47.2% year-on-year in October. The Taiwanese new car market flips back down -11.3% year-on-year to 35,297 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 1% to 369,449. Toyota (-2%) improves its share to 30.1% vs. 27.6% so far this year, selling four times the amount…
Porsche is among the 10 best-selling carmakers in Luxembourg in October. New car sales in Luxembourg continue to freefall at -25.8% year-on-year in October to 2,952 units, keeping in mind October 2020 was already down -18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume tilts into negative at -0.2% to 37,963. Mercedes…
Albeit at small volumes, Genesis sales are up 341.2% in October in Canada. The Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to fall -17.7% year-on-year in October to 128.419 units according to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive. Although slightly lower than the -19.6% drop from September, this is the second largest…
The new Maverick helps Ford regain control of the U.S. market in October. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to drop -23% year-on-year in October to around 1.040.000 units according to Morgan Stanley, that's a slightly smaller decline than in September (-25%). It leads to a year-to-date…
The career of the Dacia Spring has now started for good in Romania. The Romanian new car market drops -23.3% year-on-year in October to 9.608 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.8% at 97.861 units. Local behemoth Dacia (-33.2%) loses one third of its year-ago volume…