The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Yemen so far in 2024. 2,233 new vehicles found a Yemeni buyer over the first quarter of 2024. Toyota holds 95.1% of the market with Lexus at 2.5% and Suzuki at 1.3%. Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux takes the lead above the Toyota…
VW Polo sales are up 282.6% in April. New car sales in the UK mark 21 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in April, but just: volumes are up 1% year-on-year to 134,274 units. This remains -16.6% below the pre-pandemic sales of April 2019. The year-to-date tally is up 8.4% to…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 152% in April. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 14% year-on-year to an estimated 164,000 units, yet still below the 180,000+ units secured before the pandemic. This solid growth rate is partly due to a…
Lincoln Corsair sales are up 162.6% in April. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. slip -2.4% year-on-year in April to an estimated 1,327,976 units. The year-to-date tally is up 3.1% to 5,104,051. Passenger cars are down -10.7% to 264,482 units and 19.9% share while Light Trucks edge down just…
The Luxgen n7 is the best-selling BEV in Taiwan in April. 37,038 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in April, a -3.1% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative as a result at -0.3% to 149,439. Toyota (-4.7%) holds a mammoth 26% share, in line with its YTD level.…
Toyota remains the 2nd best-selling carmaker in Europe. 1/05 update: Now with Top 90 All brands and Top 489 All models (source JATO Dynamics) 25/04 update: Now with Top 25 models (source JATO Dynamics) According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is down -2.8% year-on-year…
Mini sales buck the negative trend in March. Sales of new imported cars in China skid -16.5% year-on-year in March to 52,807 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.3% to 161,152. Lexus (+47.7%) easily repeats as the #1 brand and catches up on a weak yer-ago performance. Mercedes (-36.9%) freefalls…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 47.4% year-on-year in Q1. New light vehicle sales in the US edge up 5.1% in March to an estimated 1,455,000 units. Passenger cars are stable at 294,000 sales and 20.2% share while light trucks (pickups+SUVs) climb 6.5% to 1,161,000 and 79.8% share. The Seasonally Adjusted…
Daihatsu Tanto sales implode -93.6% year-on-year. Japanese new vehicle sales continue to struggle in March at -21.1% to 451,444, leading to a Q1 tally off -18.1% to 1,131,140. In particular, kei car sales are down -23.6% to 148,228 for the month. Sales continue to be hampered by the safety test falsification…
The Volvo EX30 breaks into the Swedish Top 5 in March. Swedish new car sales skid -21% year-on-year in March to just 23,891 units, tilting the year-to-date volume in negative at -5.5% to 59,822. Volvo (+9.4%) goes against its home market's general trend to easily top the brands charts with…
The MG HS ranks at a record #3 in March. 41,313 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in March, a -6.4% year-on-year drop. The Q1 2023 volume is up 5.7% to 112,401. Toyota (-6.7%) matches the market to easily remain in the brands top spot with 23.8% share and 26.4% so…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in February. It's another very satisfying month for the Slovak new car market at +16.3% year-on-year in February to 7,702 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 17.5% to 15,637. Atop the brands ranking, both Skoda (+37.1%) and Hyundai (+23.5%)…
The Daihatsu Sigra is the best-selling model in Indonesia for the 2nd month running. The new vehicle wholesales market in Indonesia dives -18.7% year-on-year in February to just 70,657 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -22.5% to 140,274. Retail sales are down -16.3% to 70,291 and -15% year-to-date to…
Lexus RX The Lunar New Year holidays falling in February this year instead of January in 2023, sales of new imported cars in China drop -40.6% year-on-year this month to just 32,968. However the two-month total, reflecting the real evolution of the market, is down just -2% to 108,442, a…
Nissan sales are up 12-fold year-on-year in February. New car sales in Cyprus surge 48.5% year-on-year in February to 1,501 according to data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT. The year-to-date tally is up 32.4% to 3,027 units. Nissan (+1088.5%) skyrockets to the brands pole position with a stunning…