The Toyota Avanza reclaims command of the Indonesian sales charts in March. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 120 All-models ranking. New vehicle sales in Indonesia continue on their freefall in this start of 2019 with March wholesales skidding down -11.4% to 90.189, leading to a Q1 volume down -13.1% to…
The Renault Kwid has landed in Colombia. New vehicle sales in Colombia are up for the 2nd straight month in March at +3.1% to 20.184 units, tilting the YTD tally into positive territory at +0.5% to 54.635. Renault (+3.7%) knocks Chevrolet (-1.1%) down to score its 5th win in the past…
The CX-5 (+118%) helps Mazda up 45.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican market keeps its decline to a minimum in March at a slim -1.2% year-on-year to 117.135 units, which could signal a return to form later in the year. The YTD tally is down -1.5% after three months…
Volkswagen is the #1 brand in Belgium, with the Golf topping the models charts. Consult 30 years of Belgian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 290 All-models. New car sales in Belgium edge up 0.7% in 2018 to 549.632 registrations. Volkswagen (+4.5%) drives past Renault (-1.4%)…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the most popular vehicle with Icelandic private buyers in 2018. Consult over 15 years of Iceland Historica Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 100 models. Iceland is back on BSCB after a two-year hiatus, but the market suffers a harsh drop in…
The Kia Sportage (+46.9%) is the best-selling passenger car in New Zealand this month. New vehicle sales in New Zealand skid down -5.4% to 13.271, leading to a Q1 tally down -3.7% to 38.855. Toyota (-29.9%) continues to freefall but holds onto the brands pole position at 12.8% above Ford…
Honda sales surge 54.7% year-on-year in Singapore in March. The Singaporean new car market is back in positive territory in March at +3.4% year-on-year to 7.239 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.2% at 20.506. Honda (+54.7%) roars back into the pole position, also leading YTD (+38.1%) and knocking…
The Hyundai Ioniq remains the best-selling vehicle in Israel. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli March brands data as well as complete models data for Q1 and every month so far in 2019. In March, the market is almost immobile at +0.3% to 29.127 units,…
Mercedes is the #2 brand in Hong Kong. Consult one decade of Hong Kong historical data here. New car sales in Hong Kong are counted separately from Mainland China, and in 2018 they drop 7.3% to 34.585. Toyota (+10.2%) easily cements its brands leadership, going against the grain to post…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market has managed to contain its year-on-year decline into the single-digits for the first time this year with March deliveries down 6% to 16.696, leading to a Q1 tally down -10.8% to 64.042. Volkswagen (-9.2%)…
MG sales soar 60.8% year-on-year in March in Chile. The February 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. The Chilean new light vehicle market falls for the 2nd straight month in March at -9.5% to 30.199 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -3.5% at…
The Dacia Duster remains the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia. New light vehicle sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, post their first year-on-year gain of the year in March at +2.5% to 723 registrations, yet due to a disastrous start of 2019 the YTD tally…
Audi Q3 sales shoot up 81.4% thanks to the new model. This article has been updated with the Top 50 private sales models. German new car sales tilt back into negative for the 6th time in the past 7 months in March at -0.5% to 345.523 units, yet thanks to…
Honda CR-V sales soar 23.8% in Canada in March. It's a 13th consecutive month of year-on-year declines for new light vehicles in Canada at -1.5% in March to 184.150 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -2.8% to 418.615. According to local consultancy Desrosiers whose total figures are slightly lower due…
The Taiwanese new car market drops a harsh -17.5% year-on-year in March to 32.391 units, pulling the year-to-date total down -15.8% to 96.174. Toyota (-18.3%) roughly matches the market evolution and easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 20.9% share, distancing Nissan (-8.5%) resisting well at 8.6% whereas…