The Toyota Hiace tops imports... * See the Top 12 best-selling imported models by clicking on the title * OICA has Nigeria new vehicle sales imploding down 70% in 2017 to just 6.999 units, and our source has shared with us sales data for vehicles imported through Nigeria ports, which…
The Chinese market hits a record 29.1 million units in 2017. * See the 2017 Total Vehicles Sales volume for 145 markets worldwide by clicking on the title * Thanks to OICA, the global association of automotive manufacturers, we can share with you today annual sales data for 145 markets…
This is the very first Ford Ranger assembled in Nigeria - on 17 November 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Now updated with locally-produced models. The Nigerian new light vehicle market has halved in 2015 to sink to 23.293 units…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Nigeria in 2014. * See the Top 15 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title * The Nigerian new car market is up 8% year-on-year in 2014 to 53.900 registrations, still a minuscule figure given its population of 175…
Like this fennec fox, Chinese carmakers have been walking against the wind in Africa. And it's worked. With the Beijing Auto show approaching fast, I though it would be timely to publish an updated version of my 5 Part strategy study of how successful Chinese manufacturers are abroad. Part 1 is…
Kia Cerato (UAE model shown). Kia sales are up 27% in 2013 in Nigeria. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * In a market up a shy 3% year-on-year in 2013 to 49,874 registrations, Toyota keeps by very far the lead of the brands…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 7 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to nami * After growing by 15% over the first 6 months of the year thanks to bank credit starting to trickle in, new car imports in Nigeria are back down by 5% over…
Mongolia is one of the world's Top 10 Emerging engines of growth. Picture by bag_lady, all rights reserved. * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * Over the past week we have explored some of the world's Top 10 Emerging engines of growth as nominated by Business Monitor International.…
The new gen Toyota Camry is off to a good start in Nigeria * More articles on Nigeria car sales by clicking on the title! Many thanks to myk * Hit full frontal by a banking crisis in 2009 that necessitated a government bailout of the country's biggest lenders, the…
Toyota Corolla in Lagos, Nigeria May 2010 * Now updated with 2011 info - many thanks to nami for your insights! * Even though Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with 155 million inhabitants, only 45,000 new cars were sold in the country in 2010. That's 1 new…