The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in May. Wholesales of new vehicles in Indonesia shoot up 1443.6% year-on-year in May to 54.815, leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.2% to 320.749. However, if last month volumes were close to the pre-pandemic level of two years ago, it…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in May. The Portuguese new car market surges back up 190.2% year-on-year in May to 16.661 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 62.509. However, May 2021 volumes are still down significantly on two years ago pre-pandemic scores at…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 268.6% year-on-year in May. The Japanese new vehicle market rallies back up 46.3% year-on-year in May to 319.318 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 2.098.955. Toyota (+31.6%) trails its home market but remains ultra-dominant at 32.9% share vs. 31.6% so far this year.…
The Lada Niva is the best-selling SUV in Russia in May. New light vehicle sales in Russia bounce back 133.8% year-on-year in May to 147.378 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 38.7% to 663.312. More significantly, the market is up 12.6% on pre-pandemic May 2019, when removing Daimler and BMW…
The Isuzu D-Max is up to a record 4th place overall in Australia in May. Now updated with the Top 289 All-models. New vehicle sales in Australia surge 68.3% year-on-year on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes to 100.809 units, stopping just short of the all-time May record of 102.901 hit in 2017…
The Fiat Argo scores its first ever monthly win in Brazil in May. As the coronavirus crisis worsened a year ago, new light vehicle sales in Brazil jump up 209.8% in May to 175.405 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 30.7% to 837.125. However a comparison with pre-pandemic May 2019…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to #2 in the Netherlands in May. The Dutch new car market soars 72.5% year-on-year in May to 25.601 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -2.4% to 130.061 sales. Three brands finish the month close together atop the charts: Kia (+26.9%) remains…
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 Hyundai Accent is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in April. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, new car sales in Vietnam soar 155.6% year-on-year in April to 30.065 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 56.6% to 101.309. These figures climb to 39.320 for the month and 133.007 year-to-date…
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…
The new gen lifts Hyundai Grand i10 sales up 1678.4%. Picture autocosmos.com New light vehicle sales in Mexico shoot up 139.5% year-on-year in April to 83.611 units on weak, covid-impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.3% to 342.650 sales. Note April 2021 volumes remain down on pre-pandemic…