The Toyota Yaris Cross is an instant blockbuster in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan advance by a solid 10.7% year-on-year in October to 40,540 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 12.1% to 390,260. Toyota (+4%) is a little soft but achieves a commanding 27.8% market share vs. 26.4%…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the 4th time in a row. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to freefall in September at -34.7% year-on-year to just 15,611 units. This way the year-to-date tally is now down -31.2% to 134,500. Renault (-53.1%) remains the best-selling carmaker…
Audi Q7 sales more than double year-on-year in September. New imports in China slow down their fall in September and edge down -3.1% year-on-year to 65,714, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% at 535,554. Lexus (+0.9%) goes against the negative market and ends the month with a 3,000+ advantage…
Nissan sales are up 36.8% year-on-year over Q3. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 19% year-on-year in September to 155,259 units, with a year-ago volume particularly weak as it was the lowest September result since 2009. The SAAR is up…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is #1 in Indonesia for the third month in a row. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia sink -20.1% year-on-year in September to 79,883 units, its largest drop of the year. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative at -0.4% to 755,173. Retail sales fall -15.4% to 80,972…
The Mazda CX-5 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam for the 2nd month running According to local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market skids -24.2% year-on-year in September to 25,375, bringing the year-to-date tally to 209,929, down -29.2% on the same period in 2022. These figures climb to 34,752…
Honda Civic sales are up 103.9% year-on-year in September. As stock issues get resolved, the US new car market soars 16.7% year-on-year over Q3 to 3,982,140 units. Year-to-date, the volume is up 14.2% or 1.45 million units to 11,693,202. In the groups ranking, General Motors (+21.2%) beats the market to almost…
A new generation and rebates on the outgoing one propel the Chevrolet Aveo up 165.9% The Mexican new light vehicle market flies off +35.6% year-on-year in September to 118,038 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 24.9% to 975,841. Nissan (+86.4%) multiplies the market growth by 2.4 to reach 17.1% share,…
BMW is up to third place overall in Ukraine in September. New car sales in Ukraine rebound back up 66.4% year-on-year in September to 5,693 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 58.1% to 43,852. Toyota (+42.6%) easily tops the brands charts but trails the market rather significantly. It's not…
Toyota holds 21.9% of the Polish market in September. The Polish new car market advances 9% year-on-year in September to 38,366 sales, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 342,275. Toyota (+59.2%) is not only by far the best-selling brand with 21.9% share, it also the biggest…
The Great Wal Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. The economic contraction – which according to the latest figures from the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity, IMACEC, is deeper than estimated – the restrictions on access to financing for families and entrepreneurs, together with the lower liquidity…
VW T-Roc New vehicle sales in Japan soar 10.7% year-on-year in September to 437,493 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 3,607,486. Toyota (+18%) once again beats the market but at 31.1% share it remains below its YTD volume of 33.5%. Suzuki (+5.6%) follows at 14.1% share…
First Top 10 finish for the Ford Everest in Australia. For the third consecutive month and the fourth time in the past 5 months, new vehicle sales in Australia lodge a monthly record, as model availability improves. Never before was the September volume that high, at 110,702 this year. That's…
The Mazda CX-30 is #1 in Colombia for the third consecutive month. New vehicle sales in Colombia freefall once again in August at -39.1% year-on-year to just 14,874 units. The year-to-date volume is now off -30.7% to 118,889. Renault (-54.4%) loses more than half its year-ago tally but reclaims the…
A new generation helps the Chevrolet Aveo this month. The Mexican new light vehicle market surges 23.8% year-on-year in August to 113,873 units, in line with its YTD rate at +23.6% to 857,803. Nissan (+61.9%) compensates for a stock-affected year-ago result to climb back to 18.6% share vs. 18.1% so…