The MG 4 ranks #7 in Thailand in August. New light vehicle sales in Thailand are off -4.8% year-on-year in August to 46,365. The year-to-date tally now stands at 416,579. The Top 4 brands all trail the market with harsh double-digit losses. Toyota (-12.2%) resists best above Isuzu (-15.3%), Honda…
Proton X50 sales are up 79.8% in August. The Malaysian new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in August to 78,474 units. The year-to-date tally stands at 547,378. Perodua (-7.8%) can't take advantage of its home market growth and falls to 40.8% share vs. 46.3% a year ago. In contrast…
MiThe Mitsubishi ASX sold in New Caledonia is not the European model. Continuing social unrest means New Caledonian new car sales freefall again through September at -23.3% to 2,487 units. Keep in mind the year-ago volume was already off -48.7% on the year prior. Toyota (-41.7%) falls markedly faster than…
The BYD Sealion 7 is up to #8 in September. 15/10 update: Now with Top 342 All models ranking. Excellent month for new light vehicle sales in Australia, up 7% year-on-year to 106,891 units. This is the 2nd highest ever September result below the 110,702 of September 2023. As a…
74% of all Mitsubishi Outlander sold in September were to rental companies. New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 19.1% year-on-year in September to a round 14,000 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 100,795. Passenger cars (cars and SUVs) are up 20.8% to 10,364 while Light Commercials…
Hyundai sales more than double year-on-year in Austria in September. It's a third consecutive double-digit year-on-year lift in a row in Austria with September new car sales up a whopping 29.4% to 25,745. The year-to-date tally is up 12.6% to 215,115. Volkswagen surges 48% to 14.3% share ahead of Skoda…
The Geely Emgrand is up to #6 in the UAE in August. Emirati new light vehicle sales are stable in August at +0.3% to 27,179. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.6% to 208,681. Toyota (+7.3%) improves its market share to 25.8% vs. 24.6% so far this year whereas…
The Chery Tiggo Cross is up to #13 in September. The Indonesian new vehicle market continues on its downward spiral in September with wholesales off -14.6% to 62,071 and retail sales down -11.9% to 63,723. Year-to-date wholesales are down -11.3% to 561,819 and retail sales drop -10.8% to 585,917. Toyota…
The VW Tera is up to #6 in Brazil in September. Stable sales in Brazil in September at -0.4% to 221,421, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.5% to 1,807,581, the best result at this stage of the year since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,935,013). Fiat (-4.8%) falls year-on-year but remains dominant…
The Suzuki Baleno ranks #2 in Chile in September. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge 23.7% year-on-year in September to 31,871 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.6% to 231,870. Toyota (+9.2%) remains at its traditional pole position in the brands charts but Suzuki (+50.7%) is catching up…
Suzuki Jimny sales are up 125.5% (regular version) and 24.8% (kei car version) in September. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down for the third month in a row at -2.4% year-on-year in September to 428,214 units. Sales through September remain in positive however at +5% to 3,465,399. Toyota (-4.9%)…
Honda HR-V sales are up 149.2% in September. New car sales in Taiwan are off a harsh -11.3% year-on-year in September to just 32,227. The government has taken some measures to try and stop the rot, namely an extension of the NT$50,000 excise tax reduction for trade-ins and the creation…
The Hyundai Grand i10 is the most popular vehicle in Panama in August. New light vehicle sales in Panama in August stand at 4,868 units, up 6.6% on last year. This way, the YTD tally is up 7.8% to 38,111. Toyota (+0.2%) is stable and easily holds onto the brands…
Suzuki sells almost three times the amount of the #2 Toyota. After breaking records in 2024, the Mauritian new car market continues on its surge this year, with sales up 29.6% to 14,662 over the first 8 months of the year. Suzuki (+45.9%) tightens its grip on the brands charts…
The Mitsubishi Destinator is up to 8th place in Indonesia in August. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia sink -19% year-on-year in August to just 61,780 units. Keep in mind August 2024 was already down -14.1% on 2023 which was down -8.3% on 2022. This leads to a year-to-date tally down…