The Nissan Versa has been #1 in Mexico for 7 of the past 8 years. Discover 70 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. The Mexican new light vehicle market soars 24.4% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,361,477 units. We are now above the pre-pandemic level of 2019 (1,317,937 sales) and 2023 marks the…
The Tesla Model Y peaked at 46% share in November Discover 20 years of Icelandic Historical Data here. The Icelandic new car market is up 5.2% year-on-year in 2023 to 17,542 sales. Tesla (+181.7%) leaps from the 4th place in 2022 to #1 brand in 2023 with 20.2% share. Toyota…
The MG 4 was #1 overall in December. Discover 50 years of New Zealand Historical Info here. The New Zealand new vehicle market skids -9.6% year-on-year in 2023 to 149,005 units. This year, sales have been disrupted by Clean Car policy changes with customers rushing to register vehicles to avoid…
The Suzuki Alto holds one quarter of the Pakistani market in 2023. Discover close to 30 years of Pakistan Historical Data here. Sales of locally produced light vehicles in Pakistan are devastated in 2023 at -63.8% to just 82,218 units, according to local association PAMA. Issues with the importation of…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in 2023. Discover Greek Historical data covering 90 years here. 134,484 new cars hit Greek roads in 2023, a 27.7% year-on-year surge. Toyota (+10.6%) conserves the top spot in the brands charts but sees its market share fall from 14.1% to…
The Toyota RAV4 misses out on the 2nd spot overall for just 569 sales. Discover 40 years of Canadian Historical Data here. The new light vehicle market in Canada is up a robust 12.8% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,708,906 unifts after a nightmarish 2022 result which was the lowest in 13…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is the best-seller in Indonesia for the first time since 2005. Discover 45 years of Indonesian Historical Data here. The Indonesian wholesales car market edges down -4% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,005,802 units, while retail sales are down -1.5% to 998,059. In the brands wholesales ranking,…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Chile for the first time. Discover close to 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. After a record year in 2022, the Chilean new light vehicle market sinks -26.5% to 313,865 units. SUVs are down -24.2% to 143,696, passenger cars off -36.7% to 66,630,…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in France for the first time since 2018. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. 18/01 update: Now with Top 410 All models, Top 30 LCV brands and Top 100 LCV models. French new car sales see a solid uptick in…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the 2nd year in a row. Discover over 45 years of Austrian Historical Data here. 239,150 new cars found a buyer in Austria this year, a solid 11.2% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+5.2%) sees its share drop from 14.9% to 14.1%. In…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Croatia for the first time since 2003. Consult over 20 years worth for Croatian Historical Data here. New car sales in Croatia surge 28.6% in 2023 to 56,697 units, however we are still below the pre-pandemic 2019 level of 62,938. Skoda (+46.2%) edges past Volkswagen…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in 2023. Consult over 65 years of Finland Historical Data here. The Finnish new car market is up 7.3% year-on-year in 2023 to 86.114 units. This is still a weak result as 2022 was the lowest tally in 27 years.…
The VW Golf manages to keep its pole position at home. Discover over 90 years worth of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany are up 7.3% year-on-year in 2023 to 2,844,609 units. For context, this is still below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued 2020. Fleet sales account for 67.1%…
The Ford F-Series has been #1 in the U.S. since 1982. Discover 115 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market recovers faster than expected in 2023 at +12.3% to 15,608,386 units. This is significantly higher than the 14.8 million predicted by analysts at the start…
Sales for the BYD Yuan Plus (Atto 3 in export markets) are up 84.7% in 2023. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, shipments of new vehicles in China climb 12% year-on-year in 2023 to 30,094,000 units, marking the first time above 30 million annual sales. This…