The Toyota RAV4 ranked #1 seven times this year. Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here. In January 2024, after a record 2023 we wrote: "The prospects for 2024 are less rosy as the increased cost of living starts to bite". But in 2024, the Australian new car…
The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in November. New car sales in Saudi Arabia edge up 3% year-on-year in November to 78,720 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.7% too 729,110. The Top 5 brands all beat the market. Toyota gains 14.7% to 27.8% share,…
The Honda HR-V ranks inside the Malaysian Top 10 in November. The Malaysian new car market amounts to 71,818 units in November, leading to a year-to-date tally at 771,863. We have very stable rankings both for brands and models. Perodua holds 44.3% market share, a smidge below its October level,…
The BYD Yuan ranks #9 in Colombia in November. The Colombian new car market confirms it is on the mend in November with a splendid +17.7% year-on-year to 21,848 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.3% to 175,861. According to local media, sales have been pushed by the "Auto…
The Mazda2 is up to #6 in Mexico in November. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a fantastic 14.3% year-on-year in November to 147,971 units. This is the 2nd highest November volume in history and the largest in 8 years: since November 2016 (154,627). The year-to-date tally is up…
The Honda City is up 163.2% year-on-year. Local association VAMA has the Vietnamese new vehicle market at +58.1% to 44,200 in November, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17.2% to 308,546. These figures climb to 54,503 (+51.7%) and 367,395 (+14.9%) when adding Hyundai which reports separately from VAMA. In the…
Toyota Camry sales perk up thanks to the new model. US new light vehicle sales are estimated to reach 1.364 million units in November, a robust +9.8% year-on-year uptick. Light trucks soar 14.3% to 1.123 million and 82.3% of the market whereas passenger cars drop -7.2% to 241,000 and 17.7%…
Honda CR-V sales are up 20.3% year-on-year in November. The Canadian new light vehicle market posts another very solid month in November at +8.8% year-on-year to 156,000 units, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive. This is the largest November volume since the record of 2017. The SAAR for the month…
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.…
The Toyota RAV4 hits a record 12% share in New Zealand in November. 15,621 new cars found a buyer in New Zealand in November, a 7.6% year-on-year improvement. However the year-to-date tally is still down by a large margin at -14.9% to 118,713. Toyota (+13.2%) almost doubles the market growth…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in November. It's another horrendous month for new car sales in Iceland at -61% year-on-year to just 506 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -41.6% to 9,397. Toyota (+2.2%) braves the mediocre environment to jump to 18.8%…
The Toyota Prado ranks at a record #3 in Australia in November. 6/12 update: now with Top 320 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are down year-on-year for the 4th consecutive month in November at -9.3% to 101,707 units. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels however at…
The Taiwanese new car market suffers in November at -10.1% year-on-year to 39,181 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4% to 416,528. Toyota (-11.1%) roughly matches the market to reach an excellent 30.4% share vs. 27.4% so far this year. Honda (-22.2%) is up two spots on last…
The Seagull helps push BYD into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time. 18,550 new cars hit Colombian roads in October, a fantastic 33.5% year-on-year improvement. However keep in mind October 2023 was in freefall at -38.5% on the year prior. As a result, October 2023 is the 2nd…
The Mazda CX-90 is inside the Saudi Top 40 in October. The Saudi new car market is off -2.8% year-on-year in October to 74,047 sales, however this is mainly due to Suzuki not reporting sales for the month. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.4% to 646,268. Toyota grows 6.2%…