The Toyota Prado is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in April. New light vehicle sales in Kuwait shoot up 14.5% year-on-year in April to 10,048 units. Toyota (+82.7%) and Chevrolet (+62.3%) both post fantastic gains to rank #1 and #2 brand respectively, in complete contrast with Mitsubishi (-44.4%) and Nissan…
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is up to #3 in the Iraqi models ranking this month. The Iraqi new light vehicle market climbs 6.2% year-on-year in March to 6,984 units. Kia (+6.1%) evolves like the market to remain ultra dominant at 38.3% share, distancing Toyota (+25.9%) at 23.1%. Jeep (+194.1%) triples…
The Lada Niva, including the Niva Classic pictured, is up to #3 in Russia in April. As economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine start to take full effect, notably triggering rampant inflation and an exodus of carmakers from the country, the local new…
The BMW iX has appeared in the Taiwanese charts. The Taiwanese new car market skids -7% year-on-year in April to 35,254 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12.5% to 139,598. Toyota is immobile year-on-year in the brands ranking and holds 30.8% of the market, in line with its…
The VW Passat is at its best since January 2021. New car sales in Germany are once again hampered by parts shortages and logistics issues stemming from the Covid-19 crisis and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. April volumes are down another -21.5% year-on-year to 180,264, leading to a year-to-date…
MG sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in Israel in April. Picture wheel.co.il Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today an All-brands ranking for April for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. 20,408 new light vehicles found a new home this month, a -17.8% year-on-year fall…
The MG HS breaks into the Australian Top 20 for the first time in April at #16. 05/05 update: Now with Top 275 All-models ranking 81,065 new vehicles hit Australian roads in April, that a -12.2% year-on-year fall and, when removing pandemic-hit 2020 (38,322), the worst April result in 8…
The Mitsubishi Space Star is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market falls -8.8% year-on-year in March to 484 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -11.8% to 1,128…
The Isuzu D-Max outsells the Toyota Hilux so far in 2022. New vehicle sales in Thailand surge 26.3% year-on-year in February to 74,489 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 143,944. Toyota (+57.3%) outpaces the market to cement its dominance with 33.5% share, distancing Isuzu (+22.6%) at 27.1%.…
Fiat sales in Uruguay are up 61.8% year-on-year in March. 5,794 new light vehicles found a new home in Uruguay in March, a 25.7% year-on-year improvement. The Q1 2022 tally tilts into positive as a result at +5.5% to 12,485 units. After a very slow start of the year, Fiat…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Vietnam According to VAMA, the Vietnamese new car market is up 19.5% year-on-year to 36,962 units in March, leading to a Q1 volume up 27.6% to 90,506. These figures climb to 47,502 (+18.5%) for the month and 115,904 (+23.7%) year-to-date when adding…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is #1 in Indonesia both in March and YTD. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales soar another 16% year-on-year in March to 98,536 units, leading to a Q1 2022 volume up 41.1% to 263,832. This is higher than pre-pandemic March 2019 (90,189) and the largest March volume since 2018…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in March. The Greek new car market dips -6.4% year-on-year in March to 8,410 registrations, meaning a Q1 2022 in negative at -4.3% to 22,427 units. In the brands ranking, Toyota (-6%) follows the market to 12.8% share vs. 15.1% so…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in March. The Slovenian new car market freefalls -34.5% year-on-year in March to just 4,627 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down a hefty -21.7% to 12,752. Volkswagen (-35.2%) remains in first place in the brands ranking while Skoda (-44.4%) and…
First Top 20 finish in New Zealand for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. New vehicle sales in New Zealand shoot up 36% year-on-year in March to 21,044 units, leading to a Q1 2022 tally up 12.5% to 47,059. Even Passenger Cars are up this month at +17.3% to 2,786, with SUVs…