The new Land Rover Defender has landed in China. Sales of imported new vehicles in China edge up 4% year-on-year in August to 85.631 units, marking the second consecutive month of gains after enduring a full 12 months of declines. The year-to-date tally is now down -19.8% to 604.585. Lexus (+25.6%)…
The new Seltos breaks its volume record, helping Kia up 14.9%. Estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers have the Canadian new light vehicle market down -8.9% year-on-year in August to 165.837 units, a slight worsening from the -4.9% of July which brings the year-to-date tally down -27% to 975.356 units. The Seasonally Adjusted…
Volvo is the only carmaker in positive among those reporting monthly. 9/09 update: Now with Lexus and Toyota models data. U.S. new light vehicle volumes see their recovery halted in August at -20% year-on-year to 1.32 million units based on estimates from Cox Automotive and LMC Automotive. This is a steeper…
Skoda sales soar 77.2% in August. Picture thecar.co.il Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today August brands data for Israel – models data are a quarterly occurrence. After two single-digit drops in June and July, the Israeli new car market scores its first year-on-year gain since…
First ever monthly win for the Renault Sandero in Ukraine. New car sales in Ukraine post a second straight positive month - and double-digit gain - in August at +10.2% year-on-year to 8.392 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -1.7% to 45.536. Brand leaders Renault (+19.7%) and Toyota…
The new Chevrolet Captiva already ranks just outside the Top 20. Picture aljarida.com The Kuwaiti new car market stumbles down -36.6% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 38.736 units. After Q1 volumes sank -20.3%, April imploded -80.2% to 1.601 vs. 8.085 in April 2019, May worsened to…
The Toyota Hilux climbs onto the Bahraini podium in 2020. New car sales in Bahrain are off -22.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 12.982 units. After Q1 sales edged up 1.3%, April imploded -56.6% to 922 vs. 2.127 in April 2019, May was down -48% from…
Mitsubishi goes from 1.8% share a year ago to 9.4% in 2020. The Lebanese new car market suffers the combined effects of an economic meltdown and the Covid-19 crisis with sales down a ghastly -65.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to just 7.557 units. After a First…
The Peugeot 2008 secures its first ever Top 10 finish in Europe. 31/07 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 352 All-models. 30/07 update: Now with Top 100 models. 29/07 update: Now with Top 10 models, Top 10 EV, hybrid and PHEV models. It should come as no surprise…
Exclusive data show record Chevrolet Silverado sales in Australia. Picture carsales.com.au 9/07 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 305 All-models. Lockdown easing, pent-up demand and strong end-of-financial year (EOFY) incentives have combined to deliver a much better June result than expected in Australia with sales down just -6.4%…
The VW Polo is #1 in a traditionally weak June in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland post their best hold since February at -28.4% year-on-year in June to 1.009 units after collapsing -64% in March, -96.1% in April and -72.4% in May. This leads to a First Half volume…
Peugeot (+21.2%) posts the best performance of any Top 15 carmaker. Picture teknikensvarld.se Swedish new car sales slow down their fall in June but still reel from the coronavirus crisis at -22.2% year-on-year to 24.747 units, bringing the H1 2020 volume down -25.1% to 125.685. Rechargeable cars (EV and PHEV)…
Citroen sales are up 134.9% in a market down -2.4%. 30/06 update: Now with Top 25 models. As the country progressively returns to normal after the COVID-19 crisis, Turkish new car sales drop just -2.4% year-on-year in May to 32.235 registrations, which in fact gives a false sense of recovery as…
BMW manages the best hold among the Top 15 brands. Picture autofilou.at 10/06 update: Now with Top 20 models. Austria both imposed movement restrictions and stepped out of the COVID-19 crisis earlier than most European countries, and May new car sales figures confirm recovery is now well on the way.…
The Ford Puma signs its first Romanian Top 20 finish. Picture turatiiscrise.ro The Romanian new car market only marginally improves on April (-50.3%) with May sales down -45% year-on-year to 7.155 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 29.355. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (-34.9%) resists a lot better and pushes…