The Volvo XC60 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in May. The Swedish new car market soars 53.2% year-on-year to 24.327 units on depressed year-ago volumes, with the year-to-date tally now up 35.8% to 137.068. Note May 2021 volumes remain down -23.8% on May 2019 pre-pandemic levels. At 9.500 units,…
The Chevrolet Groove is a rebadged Baojun 510. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge back up 205.9% year-on-year in April to 27.241 units on locked down year-ago volumes. Note April 2021 remains down -16.7% on April 2019 pre-pandemic volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 28.4% to 109.228 units.…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2021. Emirati new car sales are up 12.2% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 59.502 vs. 53.045 a year ago. The market is fragmenting slightly over the period with the Top 2 carmakers holding 52.2%…
The Land Rover Defender ranks #7 in Qatar so far in 2021. The Qatari new car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 13.398 sales. Although still leader by a great margin, Toyota loses significant ground so far in 2021, holding 27.1% share vs.…
The Sunny helps Nissan up to 10.2% share over the period. New car sales in Bahrain are up 17.2% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 8.862 registrations. Toyota remains ultra-dominant but loses almost three percentage points of market share compared to Full Year 2020 at 37.8%. Nissan on…
The Kia Stonic is up to #3 in New Zealand in April. Picture drivelife.co.nz New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 1167.7% year-on-year in April to 13.133 units on a devastated year-ago volume, lifting the year-to-date tally up 62.8% to 54.961. More significantly, April 2021 volumes are up a fantastic…
The Toyota Camry is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia so far in 2021. The Saudi new car market lurches up 27.6% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 189.038 vs. 148.149 over the same period in 2020. The top of the brands ranking is very stable compared to…
MG is up to #4 brand in Oman so far in 2021. New car sales in Oman edge up 7.8% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 27.636 units vs. 25.647 over the same period a year ago. Toyota tightens its grip on the Omani market even further, going…
The Nissan Sunny is up to #2 in Kuwait so far in 2021. The Kuwaiti new light vehicle market is up 44.4% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 34.058 units vs. 23.589 over the corresponding period last year. Toyota still leads by an overwhelming margin but sees…
The Toyota Land Cruiser remains the best-selling vehicle in Jordan. New car sales in Jordan bounce back up 32.5% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 9.863 units. Jordanian buyers are trusting the most popular carmakers over the period, with the Top 3 brands accounting for 69.9% of…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon so far in 2021. The Lebanese new car market dives -28.3% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to just 3.166 registrations compared to 4.419 a year ago, a result that was affected by Covid-19. It is a testimony of…
MG is up to #6 brand in Iraq so far in 2021. New light vehicle sales in Iraq soar 34.4% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 22.866 registrations. The market is fragmenting slightly this year with the Top 3 carmakers all losing share on their FY2020 level.…
The Citroen C3 is the #1 vehicle in Denmark in April. Picture hvilkenbill.dk The Danish new car market is up 52.2% year-on-year in April to 15.526 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive territory at +0.6% and 59.423 sales. Volkswagen (+28.2%) significantly trails the market but remains the most popular…
Honda UR-V sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales are up 8.6% year-on-year in April to 2.252.000 units, marking a 13th consecutive month of gains. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 51.8% to 8.748.000 units. Passenger Vehicles…
The Maruti Wagon R is the #1 vehicle in India in April. Picture carandbike.com One year ago, the Indian new light vehicle market stopped with zero wholesales and retail sales. This time, and as the country now faces the worst infection levels of any country since the start of the…