Wuling is back to the #1 brands spot in June. According to data published by LMC Automotive, the Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle market is down another -20% year-on-year in June to 235,391 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -26% to 1,384,735 sales. Wuling (+4%) braves the negative market conditions…
The new gen Geely Emgrand is an instant blockbuster in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi new vehicle market is almost immobile year-on-year in June at -0.5% to 51,309 registrations. Toyota edges up 1.3% to 31.7% share whereas Hyundai (-23.4%) is down significantly but stays in 2nd place. Changan (+21.4%) breaks into…
The Hyundai Sonata roars into 4th place in June in the UAE. New vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates climb 16.1% year-on-year in June to 18,312 units. Toyota (+1%) is stable and holds just under 30% market share. In 2nd place, Mitsubishi soars 133.4% and overtakes a struggling Nissan…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to #3 in Qatar in June. Going clearly against the worldwide trend, new vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 58.6% year-on-year in June to 4,602 units. Yet the Top 2 carmakers vastly outpace this rate: Toyota is up 105.9% to 35.6% share while Suzuki…
Changan is now among Oman's Top 10 brands. 5,682 new vehicle hit Omani roads in June, that's a 12.4% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+7.7%) shows a slightly lower progression but remains ultra-dominant with almost half the market at 47.5% share. Nissan (+59.7%), MG (+67.6%) and Isuzu (+32.9%) all sport fantastic gains…
The Chrysler 300C is inside the Kuwait Top 10 in June. New vehicle sales in Kuwait edge down -1.1% year-on-year in June to 8,564. Market leader Toyota (+22.7%) bucks the negative trend with the only uptick in the Top 5, reaching 34.6% share. Chevrolet (-3.1%) and Mitsubishi (-19.5%) overtake Nissan…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain in June. 1,729 new vehicles found a home in Bahrain in 2022, that's a splendid 31.5% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+20.2%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but easily maintains its lead with a mammoth 34.5% market share. In…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July. According to data shared by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus edge down -6.1% year-on-year in July to 1,117 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.8% to 7,250. This month the Kia Ceed…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in July. The South African new light vehicle market shoots up 30.9% year-on-year in July to 43,593 units vs. 33,312 a year ago. Exports are up 177.7% to 31,242 vs. 11,252 in July 2021. 83.6% of the July volume…
Peugeot sales are up 136% in Luxembourg in July. New car sales in Luxembourg fall -6.6% year-on-year in July to 3,721 units, smallest market drop since February. However the market is down -32.5% on the 5,509 sales of July 2020. The year-to-date tally is now off -12.8% to 25,533. Volkswagen…
Geely manages to ranks inside the Top 10 with only two models: the GX3 and Coolray. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market is up a healthy 7.3% year-on-year in July to 4,025 sales, a particularly good result given the fact July 2021 was already up 27.7% on the year prior.…
The Torres is already SSangyong's best-seller at home. New light vehicle sales in South Korea dip down -2.9% year-on-year in July to 143,557. This includes 122,134 local vehicles (-1.1%) and 21,423 foreigners (-12.2%). Year-to-date, the cume stands at 943,452 (-10.1%) including 791,020 locals (-9.9%) and 152,432 foreigners (-11.5%). Kia (+6.6%)…
Fiat is up to a record 26.2% share in Turkey in July. 52,206 new light vehicles hit Turkish roads in July, a 9.1% year-on-year increase but keep in mind July 2021 was a particularly weak month at -45.2% on the year prior. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -7.3%…
Peugeot sales almost double year-on-year in Belgium. 26,161 new cars found a home in Belgium in July, a -5.2% year-on-year contraction while July 2021 was already down -38% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 221,548 units, down -14.8% over the same period last year. BMW (-0.5%)…
Citroen sales are up 131% in a market down -16.5%. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli brands data for July - models data is a quarterly occurrence. The market is down another -16.5% year-on-year this month to 21,863 sales, which means the year-to-date tally…