Volkswagen sales skyrocket year-on-year in May. The Moroccan new light vehicle market is back in positive for the first time this year at +12.4% to 14,725 sales, including 13,330 Passenger Cars and 1,393 Light Commercials, both up 12.4%. Dacia (-4.6%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country…
The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China in April. Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 52% year-on-year in April to 217,117 units on a weak year-ago basis. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +4% to 989,608. Wuling (+119.4%) more than doubles its sales…
Ford sells over 70,000 units of the F-Series in May. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. rise 22.8% year-on-year in May to 1,374,910 units. Keep in mind May 2022 was down -29.6% on the year prior, so we are still not back up to May 2021 levels. As far…
The Mazda CX-90 makes its entrance in the Canadian charts. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 13.5% year-on-year in May to 159,705 units. We remain at low levels as May 2023 is down -21% on the 202,141 units sold in pre-pandemic May 2019. Among…
The Great Wall Tank 500 is inside the Russian Top 30 in May. The Russian new car market bounces back up 112.1% year-on-year in May to 51,466 sales, yet the year-to-date tally remains down for now at -26% to 228,550 units. May 2023 is still off -65.1% on May 2021.…
The Toyota Prius hits its highest ranking in almost 4 years. New vehicle sales in Japan lodge a fifth consecutive double-digit market gain in May at +25% To 326,730 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% or 300,000 sales to 2,057,880. Brand leader Toyota (+31.8%) outpaces its home market…
The Skoda Octavia holds 11.8% of its home market in May. 20,298 new cars hit Czech roads in May, a 12.3% year-on-year uptick leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.6% to 95,068 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+36%) vastly outpaces its home market to reach 36.1% share. The next four carmakers…
The Dacia Logan remains the best-selling vehicle in Romania. 13,641 new cars found a buyer in Romania in May, that's a splendid 33.8% year-on-year improvement on a May 2022 score which was already up 24% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 60,472 units, up 26.9% over…
The Polestar 2 breaks its ranking and volume records in May. The Swedish new car market is up for only the second month this year at +7.9% to 28,490 units in May. The year-to-date total is however still in negative at -4.8% to 112,380. BEVs are up a spectacular 82.6%…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in May. 7/05 update: Now with Top 300 All models ranking. The Australian new car market is up 12% year-on-year in May to 105,694 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 102,901 sales reached in May 2017. As a…
The new Citroen C3 is a success in Argentina. 37,182 light vehicles hit Argentinean roads in May, a 13.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.8% to 195,078. Toyota (+7.6%) trails the market but easily hold onto the brands top spot with 21.6% share, distancing Fiat (+0.2%) at…
First Top 10 finish for the Cupra Formentor. The Polish new car market is up 7.3% to 37,488 sales in May, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.1% to 192,626. Toyota (-13.2%) remains the runaway brands best-seller despite a market defying loss. In contrast, Skoda (+45%), Volkswagen (+12.3%) and Kia…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in May. New car sales in Croatia skyrocket 69.5% year-on-year in May to 7,097 units, the largest monthly volume this year. Year-to-date tallies add up to 26,584, a 44.3% improvement over the same period a year ago. Renault (+288.5%) shoots up…
The VW Polo ranks #2 in Brazil in May. 166,361 new light vehicles found a Brazilian buyer in May, sending the market back into negative territory at -4.9% year-on-year. The year-to-date volume is now up 10% to 754,851. Fiat (-11.6%) falls faster than the market but easily stays atop the…
Renault sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland rise 42.7% year-on-year in May to 7,557 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.2% to 74,542. Toyota (+65.9%) clearly outruns the market to return to the brands top spot at 15.3% share, cementing its YTD leadership.…