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…
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 BYD Seal ranks #15 in Indonesia in July. Indonesian wholesales drop -7.8% year-on-year in July to 74,160 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -17.4% or over 100,000 units to 484,235. Meanwhile retail sales perform markedly better at -1% to 75,608 but are down -12.2% year-to-date to 508,050. Toyota…
The Mitsubishi Xforce is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in July. According to local carmaker association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market rises 17.1% year-on-year in July to 28,920, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at +1.1% to 163,804. These figures climb to 33,967 (+18.3%) and 193,232 (-0.4%) when adding…
The Kia Seltos hits its highest ranking since October 2020. The New Zealand new vehicle market rallies back up 52.6% year-on-year in July to 9,430 units, as July 2023 was hit by new Clean Car Discount policy changes that pushed buyers to forward their purchase to June. This month's result…
The Maxus T60 ranks 5th in Chile in July. 25,087 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, making it only the 2nd positive month in 2 years at +8.8% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -8.1% to 167,573. Toyota (-7.5%) doesn't capitalise on the overall growth…
The Toyota Land Cruiser ranks #9 in Japan in July. Next gen 250 Series pictured. The Japanese new light vehicle market returns to growth in July and for the first time this year at +6.9% year-on-year to 405,174 units. The year-to-date volume remains battered at -10.5% to 2,532,664. Toyota (+0.1%)…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July. 8/08 update: Now with Top 314 All models ranking. After dipping in June for the first time in 20 months, the Australian new car market is back to its record ways in July at a splendid +10.2% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Corolla Cross leads the way again in Taiwan. 45,678 new light vehicles found a buyer in Taiwan in July, that's 7.8% over the year-ago figure. Year-to-date, the market tilts into positive at +0.3% to 278,181. Toyota (+5.1%) trails the market slightly but delivers an outstanding share at 29.9%…
Kia is the most popular brand in Colombia in June. 14,571 new vehicles found a buyer in Colombia in June, a timid +0.9% year-on-year improvement. This is a very weak result given June 2023 was off -38.1% on the year prior. The H1 2024 volume stands at 85,281 sales, down…
The Land Rover Defender ranks #9 over H1 2024. New car sales in the UAE advance 10.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 145,671 units. Toyota (-0.2%) doesn't enjoy the market gain and sees its share slide down from 28% to 25.3%. Nissan on the other hand is…
Geely sales are up 56.4% over H1. 31,659 new cars hit Qatari roads over the First Half of 2024, a solid 10.4% year-on-year improvement. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all outpace the market. Toyota (+13.4%) is the faraway leader with 34.6% share, distancing Nissan (+19.5%). Kia (+28.1%) is up two…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 18.6% of the Lebanese market so far in 2024. The Lebanese new car market steps up 8.5% year-on-year over H1 2024 to 12,245 units. The Top 2 brands vastly outpace the market: Toyota grows 15.6% to lift its market share from 37.6% to a dominant…
The Nissan Patrol is up to #2 in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is off -3.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 62,179 units. Toyota (-18.9%) struggles but easily keeps the brands lead, seeing its market share thaw from 32.5% to a still ultra dominant 27.3%. Nissan…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in June. Wholesales of new vehicles in Indonesia drop -11.7% year-on-year in June to 72,936 leading to a H1 2024 result off -19.4% to 408,012. Retail sales for their part are down -12.3% to 70,198 with a H1 tally off -14%…