Toyota holds 26.5% of the South African market in May. New vehicle sales in South Africa gain 10.1% year-on-year in May to 43,060 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3% to 218,869. Exports are up a whopping 67.5% this month to 39,101 and up 9.3% year-to-date to 146,985. Among…
The VinFast VF 8 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in May. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam sink -52.7% year-on-year in May to just 20,726 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -35.7% to 113,527. When adding Hyundai and VinFast EV who report separately…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand for the 4th time in a row. The New Zealand market is stable in May (+0.2%) at 13,354 sales but remains down year-to-date at -12.3% to 61,457. Passenger Cars drop -17.2% to 2,104 and 15.8% share vs. 19.1% a year…
One in three new light vehicles registered in May is a Suzuki Alto. The Pakistani wholesales market continues its freefall in May at -76.9% year-on-year to 5,290 units, which means the year-to-date volume is now off -68.6% to 36,043. This is linked with lingering production hiccups linked with the non-availability of CKD…
The Cupra Leon breaks into the Austrian Top 20 for the first time. The Austrian new car market rallies back up 20.6% year-on-year in May to 20,623 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19% to 102,179. The top four manufacturers all vastly outpace the market. Volkswagen (+34.6%) is on…
BYD Seagull After detailing May 2023 Chinese wholesales, let's now focus the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have no less than 10 new models hitting Chinese…
First Top 5 finish for the Toyota bZ4X in Iceland. 2,578 new cars hit Icelandic roads in May, a 22.5% year-on-year improvement. Given May 2022 was already up 57.2% on the year prior this is a great performance. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.5% to 7,703. Toyota (+20.6%) holds onto the…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in May. The Portuguese new car market a 54.6% year-on-year lift in May to 19,816 units, yet to tamper that enthusiasm let's remember May 2022 was off -23.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 46.4% to 88,114.…
First Top 10 finish for the VW ID.Buzz in Norway. New car sales in Norway return to positive in May at +15.6% year-on-year to 13,342 registrations. However a poor start of the year has the year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 50,983. BEV sales rise 27.6% to 10,773 and 80.4% share…
Peugeot sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a very robust 17.1% year-on-year in May to 106,798 sales leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.4% to 519,534. Brand leader Nissan (+42.2%) vastly outpaces the market to 18.8% share vs. 18.1% year-to-date where it is…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling model at home again. 151,728 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. This includes 130,389 local manufacturers (+8.8%) and 21,339 foreigners (-9.2%). Year-to-date, the market is up 11.3% to 730,258 including 626,310 locals (+14.3%) and 103,948 foreigners (-4%).…
Suzuki sales are up 8-fold in Ukraine in May. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back up 101.3% year-on-year in May to 5,118 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44.7% to 21,477. Toyota (+109.5%) and Renault (+72.8%) remain atop the brands charts with 16.8% and 9.8% share respectively, while…
Chevrolet holds 21.3% share in Uruguay in May. Sales of new light vehicles in Uruguay return to positive in May at +7.2% year-on-year to 4,721 units. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive as a result at +0.6% to 21,232. Chevrolet (+21.2%) surges to a massive 21.3% share, its highest since…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in May. 246,966 new cars hit German roads in May, a robust 19.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.2% to 1,116,731. Volkswagen (+13%) trails its home market to 17.7% share, almost one percentage point below its YTD…