The Toyota Camry returns to pole position in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market confirms it is on a roll in this start of 2019 with March registrations up 15.3% year-on-year to 4.916, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 17% to 13.764. In the brands ranking, Lada (+21.4%), Toyota (+53.7%)…
The Toyota Avanza reclaims command of the Indonesian sales charts in March. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 120 All-models ranking. New vehicle sales in Indonesia continue on their freefall in this start of 2019 with March wholesales skidding down -11.4% to 90.189, leading to a Q1 volume down -13.1% to…
The Renault Kwid has landed in Colombia. New vehicle sales in Colombia are up for the 2nd straight month in March at +3.1% to 20.184 units, tilting the YTD tally into positive territory at +0.5% to 54.635. Renault (+3.7%) knocks Chevrolet (-1.1%) down to score its 5th win in the past…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in March. Thanks to our Central European data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today March data for Serbia, a market down -5.7% to 2.962 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -5.5% to 6.601. This month the Skoda Fabia (+90.6%)…
The VW Caddy shoots up to #2 in Bosnia in March. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new light vehicle sales drop -7.8% year-on-year in March to 888 units, meaning the Q1 tally is now down -10.4% to 2.322. The Skoda Octavia (-12.3%) easily remains on top…
The Dacia Duster takes the lead both in March and YTD in Moldova. Thanks to our partnership with Eastern European data specialist CE Auto, we can share with you today March sales for Moldova, a market down -14.9% year-on-year to 486 units, leading to a Q1 volume edging up 1.3%…
The CX-5 (+118%) helps Mazda up 45.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican market keeps its decline to a minimum in March at a slim -1.2% year-on-year to 117.135 units, which could signal a return to form later in the year. The YTD tally is down -1.5% after three months…
The Toyota Hilux holds 8.9% of the South African market in March. New vehicle sales in South Africa drop -3.1% year-on-year in March to 47.718 units, with passenger cars down -5.6% to 30.348 while light commercials gain 1.9% to 14.994. The rest of the market goes to medium and heavy…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in March. New car sales in Greece skid down a harsh 13.9% year-on-year in March to just 9.518 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -1.8% to 26.289. As it was the case last May and after falling as…
The Kia Sportage (+46.9%) is the best-selling passenger car in New Zealand this month. New vehicle sales in New Zealand skid down -5.4% to 13.271, leading to a Q1 tally down -3.7% to 38.855. Toyota (-29.9%) continues to freefall but holds onto the brands pole position at 12.8% above Ford…
Honda sales surge 54.7% year-on-year in Singapore in March. The Singaporean new car market is back in positive territory in March at +3.4% year-on-year to 7.239 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.2% at 20.506. Honda (+54.7%) roars back into the pole position, also leading YTD (+38.1%) and knocking…
As per the BSCB tradition, after covering March sales in detail, it's now time to focus on the all-new locally produced launches so you can stay on the bleeding edge of the the fastest-evolving automobile market in the world. Note this update is based on wholesales figures, and sometimes new…
Usually in freefall, Beijing Auto (+39.1%) signs the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 30 in March. Although China wholesales endure a 9th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in March - a stint unseen since 1990, the signs of recovery shown by our exclusive coverage of China retail sales up…
The Hyundai Ioniq remains the best-selling vehicle in Israel. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli March brands data as well as complete models data for Q1 and every month so far in 2019. In March, the market is almost immobile at +0.3% to 29.127 units,…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in March. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is decidedly on fire in this start of 2019 with March deliveries up a mammoth 52.9% year-on-year to 32.308, lifting the year-to-date tally up 31% to 78.035. Toyota (+101.5%) more than doubles its…