The Nissan Pickup/NP300 is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the first time. 94,414 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in January, a solid 20.1% year-on-year improvement. Under threat from Chevrolet last year, Nissan (+22.3%) soars to 18.2% share vs. just 10.2% for the American manufacturer this month (-12.3%). Toyota…
The Ford Ranger is the #1 vehicle in Vietnam this month. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is up 22.7% year-on-year in October to 36,560 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 52.2% to 332,963. These figures climb to 44,734 (+6.6%) for the month and…
The Hyundai Creta breaks its Vietnamese volume record in August. According to figures shared by VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam surge 247.2% year-on-year in August to 30,846 units on a particularly weak August 2022 volume (-57%) impacted by Covid-19. The year-to-date volume is now up 49.9% to 262,940, making…
Tesla Model 3 9/09 update: now with Top 270 All models. It's a clear recovery for the Australian market in August: up 17.3% year-on-year to 95,256 deliveries, the best August result in five years. The year-to-date tally now stands at 717,575 units, down just -2.1% over the same period in 2021.…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in July. According to figures released by VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is up by a smashing 88% year-on-year in July to 30,254 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 39.4% to 232,094 sales. These figures climb to 38,183…
The Honda CR-V ranks #3 in Taiwan in August. As Covid restrictions were downgraded to Stage 2, the Taiwanese new car market reduces its year-on-year fall to -4.9% to 33.148 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 1.5% to 293.019. Toyota (-3.2%) remains the runaway leader in the…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in August and year-to-date. The Colombian new car market continues to evolve at markedly higher levels than last year with August volumes up 59.5% year-on-year to 21.099, leading to a year-to-date tally up 55.2% to 155.398. Note August 2021 remains down…
VW Tiguan sales are up 123.1% in a market down -13.4%. With the country under Level 3 covid restrictions for most of the month, new car sales in Taiwan drop -13.4% year-on-year to 38.064, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.4% to 259.873. Brand leader Toyota (-21.5%) drops faster than…
The VW Taos lodges its first Top 10 finish in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico soar 38.6% year-on-year in June to 87.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.1% to 515.400. However the market remains well below pre-pandemic levels of June 2019 at -18.2% vs. 106.411 units for the…
The VW Taos is up to #15 in Mexico in March. Picture autocosmos.com.mx New light vehicle sales in Mexico edge up 9.1% year-on-year in March to 95.513 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -25.5% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is now down -12.7% to 259.039. The Top…
Kia Telluride sales are up 34.8% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to fall -3.3% year-on-year in January to roughly 1.09 million units according to Morgan Stanley, with one less selling day compared to January 2020 which is equivalent to a stable market. In fact, the…
MG ZS sales are up 327.6% year-on-year in January. Now updated with the Top 272 All-models. The Australian new vehicle market registers a third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in January at +11.1% to 79.666 units as dealers continue to fulfil back orders accumulated during the pandemic, customers are…
First podium finish for the Chevrolet Onix in Mexico. In October, the Mexican new light vehicle market drops -21.3% year-on-year to 84.307 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -29.6% to 748.501 sales. Brand leader Nissan (-20.3%) does a little better than the market to comfortably stay in first place…
The Kia Soluto hits a record 5th place in Vietnam in April. Vietnam has been one of the only south east Asian countries (alongside Taiwan) to be unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a fast and strict response, with only 288 cases and no deaths reported as of May…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling regular car in Japan in April. As we anticipated in our March 2020 update, April is the month the coronavirus pandemic caught up with Japan and its new car market, with the first state of emergency in Japan history declared for 6 provinces on…