Tata sales are up 108.1% year-on-year in India in November. New car wholesales in India continue on their recovery albeit at a slightly slower pace in November, up 8.9% year-on-year to 286.476 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.4% to 2.151.915. Brand leader Maruti (-2.4%) can't quite catch on…
Download Lynk & Co aligns a 4th consecutive all-time monthly volume record. With a bit of delay we can share with you October wholesales data for China. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market sports a 7th straight month of year-on-year gains and 6th…
The Chevrolet Onix Plus breaks its volume record in Brazil this month. New light vehicle sales manage to contain their loss to single digits for the first time since the pandemic hit in November at -7.2% to 214.265 units, the second month in a row above 200.000 sales. The year-to-date…
The Cheryexeed brand has launched in Russia. New car sakes in Russia manage a 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 months after last July (+6.8%), September (+3.4%) and October (+7%) as a weaker ruble and higher prices anticipated for the new year have pushed customers into car dealerships. November is up…
The Cupra Formentor cracks the Top 100 at home. As the country goes through a second wave of Covid-19 infections and restrictions, the Spanish new car market remains at a level well below a year ago, with November sales off -18.7% to 75.708 units leading to a year-to-date volume down…
Toyota sales are up 38.6% in a market down -7.9%. According to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market ends a run of three consecutive months in positive in November at -7.9% year-on-year to 15.000 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -15.4% to 210.086. Toyota (+38.6%) brilliantly…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is up 116.3% year-on-year in Australia in November. In November the Australian new vehicle market spectacularly puts an end to 31 consecutive months of year-on-year drops - going back well before the Covid-19 outbreak - with a 12.6% surge to 95.205 units leading to a year-to-date…
The new generation has had a massive impact on Vauxhall Corsa sales at home. As we have already seen for France, the second lockdown imposed in the UK across the month hampers the market -27.4% to just 113.781 units, the slowest November since 2008 (100.333). Again like France, the drop isn't…
The Toyota Yaris is up to #2 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market is back down -8.2% year-on-year in November to 139.906 units, -12.7% when looking at the daily sales rate as this year November had one additional working day. Year-to-date volumes are down -28.8% or over…
The Fiat Cronos is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina again. A low year-ago base and pandemic pent-up demand means new vehicle sales surge 14.6% year-on-year in Argentina to 37.163 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -30.6% to 284.666 units. Volkswagen (+27.1%) almost doubles the market growth to easily remain the…
The Kia K5 sells a record 7.528 in the U.S. in October. 15/12 update: Now with monthly data for all Ford and Lincoln models. The U.S. new light vehicle market is up an estimated 1% year-on-year in October to around 1.350.000 units according to Bloomberg, leading to a year-to-date tally…
Volvo sales are up 25.5% in a Canadian market down an estimated 2%. Local consultancy Desrosiers estimates new light vehicle sales in Canada dip roughly -2% year-on-year to around 158.000 sales. This is the 7th year-on-year drop this year but an indication sales are stabilising after gaining 2.4% in September. It…
Chevrolet is the best-selling car brand in Kazakhstan in October. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan continue to gallop ahead in October at +42.2% year-on-year to 9.838 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 24.7% to 73.246. New local producer Chevrolet (+3095.4%) has a lot to do with the market uptick and…
Renault Megane sales are up 433.6% year-on-year in Turkey in October. The Turkish new light vehicle market continues to rejuvenate after two dreadful years, with October volumes up another 93% year-on-year to 94.733 units which leads to a year-to-date tally up 78.1% to 588.354. However as we have noted over the past…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Serbia in October. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today Serbian sales data for October. After a stable September (+0.04%), the Serbian market is back to significant losses in October, down -10.3% to 2.563 units which…