The Fiat 500X & Jeep Renegade both land inside the Italian Top 20 over the period. * See the Top 180 best-selling models and Top 46 brands by clicking on the title * After putting an end to 7 connective years of decline in 2014 with a shy 4% improvement,…
The Ford Mondeo is up to #5 in Finland this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is up 3% year-on-year in April to 9,488 registrations, but still down 2% year-to-date at 38,573 units. I give…
The Mazda3 is up to #4 overall in Vietnam this month. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * Vietnamese new vehicle sales continue to display explosive growth: +41% year-on-year in March to 16,399 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 48,707…
Mazda3 * See the Top 12 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market is down 1.3% year-on-year in April to 33,790 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 140,601 units, up 5% on 2014. Toyota holds the fort as usual with…
Suzuki Ciaz * See the Top 145 All-models ranking by clicking on the title. Thanks Ldman * The Egyptian new light vehicle market is in great shape once again this month: up 11% year-on-year in March to 25,491 registrations, which brings the first quarter total to 72,193 deliveries, up 15%…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 242 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Slovakia are up a robust 13% year-on-year in March to 7,323 registrations, bringing the first quarter total almost to neutral compared to 2014 at -0.4% and 18,068 units. For the first…
The Dodge Attitude is a rebadged Mitsubishi Attrage exclusive to Mexico. * See the Top 222 All-models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title * This month we have the opportunity to have a much more detailed look at the Mexican market. March figures for now, a full First…
The new model lifts VW Passat sales up 41% on 2014. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 324 models by clicking on the title * Still the engine of the European market despite the UK stepping up, the health of German sales has a large impact on…
The Datsun on-DO is an instant blockbuster in troubled Russia. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * Catastrophic results for the Russian new car market, crumbling down over the effects of galloping inflation triggered by economic sanctions over the Ukrainian crisis.…
The Honda HR-V jumps to 7th place overall in Thailand this month. * See the Top 55 best-selling models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * The recession is still not over for the new light vehicle market in Thailand: sales are down another 12% year-on-year both…
The reintroduction of the mid-sized Colorado is helping keep the US market in gear. * See the Top 274 All-models, Top 40 brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * It’s time for our Quarterly update of the US new light vehicle market. A lot of actors in the industry were…
Hyundai Elantra taxis in Yanji After Changchun, we hop on a short 45 mins flight to Yanji, capital of the little-known Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, next to the North Korean border. Yanbian was created in 1955 as a reward for Koreans who fought on the side of the communists in the…
The Nissan Qashqai is up to #2 in Portugal this month. * See the Top 208 All-models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title * Portuguese new car sales continue their recovery with sales up a splendid 42% year-on-year in March to 20,082 registrations, bringing the first quarter…
The Honda HR-V posts a second consecutive month inside the Indonesian Top 5. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Indonesian new car market continues to readjust: down 12% year-on-year in March to 99,406 registrations, which brings the 1st Quarter total to 284,682 units,…
Toyota hits its highest market share in Singapore in at least 3 years. * See the Top 32 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Now that the price of Certificates of Entitlement (the right to register a car) are back down to more affordable levels, car sales in Singapore…