Xpeng already breaks into the Singaporean Top 20 for its 2nd month in market. The Singaporean new car market surges 55.4% year-on-year in August to 3,949 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 45.7% to 26,442. Toyota (-3.1%) massively underperforms but stays in the brands lead with 14.3% share. BYD…
The China-made Chevrolet Groove is the most popular vehicle in Chile in August. The Chilean new car market enjoys a second consecutive month in positive, although by a whisker at +0.1% to 28,335 sales. This is the biggest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #2 year-to-date above the Hilux. 9/09 update: Now with Top 312 All-models ranking. Although the Australian new vehicle market is down for the second time in the past three months in August (at -8.3% to 100,786 units), this still represents the 2nd highest August volume…
The Opel Astra outsells the VW Golf for the first time in over 32 years. It's a bloodbath this month for German new car sales, down -27.8% year-on-year in August to just 197,322. This mediocre result tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -0.3% to 1,907,226. We are now -37%…
The Tata Curvv makes its first appearance in the Indian charts in August. New car wholesales in India dip -1.7% year-on-year in August to 354,267 units, keeping in mind August 2023 was an all-time high monthly record at the time, so we remain at very high levels. Indeed the year-to-date…
The Hyundai Tucson ranks #3 in Romania in August. 9,972 new cars found a Romanian buyer in August, that's a harsh -22.6% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date remains in positive however at +6.4% to 106,535. Local behemoth Dacia freefalls -37.9% year-on-year to a shy 23.8% share vs. 30.1% so far this…
The Geely Coolray breaks into the Croatian Top 20 for the first time in August. 3,296 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, a -5.2% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date volume remains in positive however at +12.2% to 47,659. Volkswagen (+4.3%) swims upstream and snaps the brands top spot…
The EX30 accounts for 46% of Volvo sales in the Netherlands in August. New car sales in the Netherlands are stable in August at -0.4% year-on-year to 27,623. However the year-to-date volume is in negative at -3.7% to 247,464. Hybrids hold a booming 44% of the market thanks to 12,155…
BMW holds an all-time high 13.8% share in Belgium in August. The Belgian new car market skids -20.3% year-on-year in August to 29,233 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -3.3% to 324,892. The Top 4 brands are once again monopolised by German manufacturers. BMW (-0.4%) is stable and improves…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking…
The Toyota Town Ace is the most popular vehicle in Taiwan in August. The Taiwanese new car market sinks -17% year-on-year in August to 29,403 units, sending the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.6% to 307,584. There are a few explanations for this brutal fall. August 4 marked the start…
Suzuki holds 22.9% of the Mauritius market so far in 2024 We welcome a new monthly update on BSCB: Mauritius. 1,300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country in July, a solid 8.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally surges 18.5% to 9,665 units, headed to a third consecutive all…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Accent sales up. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.9% year-on-year in July to 61,842 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 6.1% to 429,020. Like in the UAE, Toyota (-3.7%) trails the market but manages a very solid 31.7% share vs. 28.6% so…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The UAE new car market lifts 5.2% year-on-year in July to 22,498 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.9% to 168,169. Once again Toyota (-4%) can't benefit from the market growth but still posts a very strong…
The Virtus helps Volkswagen sales up 36% in July. New car sales in Mexico enjoy a 12.6% year-on-year gain in July to 124,761 units. This is the highest total for July in 8 years and the second best July ever below the 131,772 units reached in July 2016. Nissan (+11.9%)…