The Grand Koleos accounts for 90% of Renault Korea sales in November. November new light vehicle sales disappoint in South Korea at -8.1% to 147,577. This includes 123,793 domestic manufacturers (-6.4%) and 23,784 foreigners (-16%). Year-to-date volumes are down an equally unimpressive -6.7% to 1,489,973 including 1,250,209 locals (-6.5%) and…
The Toyota Alphard is up to #5 in the regular car ranking. The Japanese new car market reverses -5.2% year-on-year in November to 389,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.3% to 4,091,708. Toyota (-6.6%) falls slightly faster than its home market but reaches a solid 31.9% share vs.…
Renault Captur sales double year-on-year in November. 83,339 new cars found a buyer in Spain in November, an encouraging 6.4% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is up 5.1% to 911,503 and could well reach 1 million by the time the year comes to an end. However keep in mind this…
Ferrari sales are up 325% year-on-year in October. Contrasting with record-breaking exports, imports of new cars into China continue to freefall at -19.1% year-on-year in October to 48,625. Year-to-date volumes are down -11.8% to 524,504. Lexus (-8.3%) and Mercedes (-3.3%) resist better than the market and top the brands charts…
The Ateca helps lift Cupra to its highest share ever in Poland. The Polish new car market is robust in October at +17.3% year-on-year to 47,013 units. This is particularly satisfying given October 2023 was already up 28% on the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now…
The Grand Koleos accounts for 84% of Renault Korea sales in October. New car sales in South Korea progress +5.1% year-on-year in October to 145,444 units. For once this is solely due to the domestic manufacturers' performance at +6.1% to 124,195. Reversely foreign carmakers edge down -0.4% to 21,249. Year-to-date,…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in October. The Finnish new car market slows down its fall in October at "just" -7.6% year-on-year to 5,828 units. This is till the 11th consecutive month of decline and it leads to a year-to-date tally off a daunting -18.5% to…
Taiwanese BMW sales are up 20.9% in a market off -18% The Taiwanese new car market was impacted by the Shantol and Kangrui typhoons in October, with various county and city governments declaring a national typhoon holiday for several days. As a result October sales are off a sharp -18%…
The Range Rover is the fifth best-selling import in China in September. Sales of new imports in China freefall -21.2% year-on-year in September to just 52,366 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume off -11.3% to 475,589. Brand leaders Lexus (-7.4%) and Mercedes (-8.3%) resist significantly better than the market as…
The Geely Emgrand surges from #55 to #9 in the space of one year. The Qatari new car market is up a sturdy 9.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2024 to 48,032 units. Toyota (+15.4%) manages to improve its share to an even more dominant 34.5% vs. 32.8%…
Changan is the third best-selling brand in Jordan. 28,720 new cars found a buyer in Jordan over the first 9 months of the year, a tiny +0.1% year-on-year improvement. Knocked down to #2 over H1, Toyota (-19.3%) reclaims the brands top spot albeit with a freefalling market share at 31.9%…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 78.6% year-on-year in Bahrain. The Bahraini new car market surges 15.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to 23,844 units. Toyota (+9%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and sees its share thaw by two percentage points from 34.7% to…
Toyota Land Cruiser sales are up 34.9% year-on-year in Yemen. New car sales in Yemen are off -5.5% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2024 top 6,472 units. Toyota (-4%) improves its share to 94.7% vs. 93.3% a year ago. No this is not a typo and by far…
3,626 sales of the ë-C3 couldn't help Citroen, down -29.9% 17/10 update: Now with Top 335 All models ranking. 5th straight month of year-on-year losses for the French new car market at a steep -11.1% year-on-year in September to 139,004, keeping in mind September 2023 benefited of a sales resurgence…
The Mercedes G-Class is the 2nd best-selling foreign model in Japan over Q3. The Japanese new vehicle market stabilises in September at +0.3% too 438,733 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in frank negative meanwhile at -8.5% to 3,299,869 units. Local behemoth Toyota (-6.9%) underperforms but still manages a strong 28.9%…