The Kia Sorento is one of only three active models in Syria. The Syrian new car market continues to be very limited, with only 278 sales over the first 9 months of 2022. Hyundai holds a 94.6% share and Kia is at 5.4%. These are the two only brands selling…
Suzuki is the most popular carmaker in Uruguay in October. 4,701 new cars found a buyer in Uruguay in October, a strong 20.4% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 42,829 units. Suzuki (+56.9%) surges to reclaim the brands top spot for the 2nd time in the…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 4th place in Germany. 28/11 update: Now with Mercedes EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE and EQS splits. New car sales in Germany rally back up 16.6% year-on-year in October to 208,353 units, keeping in mind October 2021 was down a ghastly -34.9% on the…
The Ford Ranger is now #1 year-to-date in New Zealand. The New Zealand new vehicle market is back in positive territory in October at +5.3% to 14,736 registrations. As a result the year-to-date tally also tilts back into positive at +0.4% to 137,435 units. Passenger cars drop -4.4% to 2,390…
Peugeot sales are up 74.7% in a market down -25.7%. Chilean new vehicle sales endure a third straight month of year-on-year decline at a damning -25.7% in October to 28,642 units. Note October 2021 was a particularly high comparison base as it was an all-time October record. The year-to-date tally…
The Suzuki Swift repeats at #2 in Pakistan in October. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan keeps on struggling, recording a -36.3% year-on-year loss to just 13,369 units. This is the fourth consecutive 36%+ year-on-year fall for the market. As a result the year-to-date volume tilts into negative at…
Ram sales are up 141.2% year-on-year in October. 91,101 new vehicles hit Mexican roads in October, an impressive 18.9% year-on-year surge. As a result, the year-to-date volume is up 4.2% to 869,630 units. We are witnessing a momentous shift atop the brands ranking: Chevrolet (+97.3%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year…
The VW ID.4 is just one unit off the October pole position. The Austrian new car market rallies back up 8.9% year-on-year in October to 16,061 units, however October 2021 was off a damning -39.2% on the year prior so we remain at historically low levels. The year-to-date tally now…
The Chery Arrizo 5 is up to 5th place in Egypt so far in 2022. 159,864 new vehicles found a buyer in Egypt over the first 9 months of 2022. Chevrolet continues to lead the brands ranking but sees its market share thaw from 14.9% over the Full Year 2021…
The Polestar 2 is up to 5th place in Iceland in October. 1,178 new cars hit Icelandic roads in October, a 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 31.3% to 17,190 units. The Top 3 brands all vastly better the market: Kia (+51.1%) is up to 11.5% share,…
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 ranks #11 at home in October. The South Korean new light vehicle market registers a second consecutive month of double-digit gains in October at +16.1% to 145,389 sales. Keep in mind October 2021 was off -21.6% on the year prior. This includes 120,026 local vehicles (+12.8%) and…
The Skoda Octavia is now #1 year-to-date in Slovenia. 3,433 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in October, another harsh -18.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally now stands at 40,191 units, down -15.1% on the same period in 2021. Volkswagen (+21.4%) goes against the market to score a double-digit…
Wuling sales are up 34% year-on-year in September. The Chinese new Light Commercial Vehicle market return to frank negative in September at -8% year-on-year to 243,677 units. The year-to-date volume is now down a revised -21% to 2,068,302. Wuling (+34%) completely ignores the negative market and lodges by far the…
The Ford Fiesta is #1 in Northern Ireland and Wales. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in October. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the October 2022 UK update. In an…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking record in October. The Swiss new car market is up 14.1% year-on-year in October to 17,185 registrations, keeping in mind October 2021 was off -28.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -7.9% to 179,791. 4x4 sales soar 23.5% to 8,735…