The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in South Africa. The South African new vehicle market registers a stunning 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year gains in August at +11.4% to 57,898. This is also the 7th straight double-digit uptick and the largest August volume since at least 17 years…
The Chevrolet Groove achieves a podium finish for the first time in almost two years. New vehicle sales in Chile advance 9.5% year-on-year in June to 26,576 units, bringing the YTD tally up 5.5% to 153,574. Toyota (+11%) holds onto the brands top spot but Suzuki (+27.4%) is getting closer…
The Omoda C5 is among the 10 most popular models in Poland in February. 47,466 new cars hit Polish roads in February, a 6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.4% to 87,750 units. Private sales account for 36.1% of the market while fleet sales are at 63.9%.…
Jetour holds 3.1% of the South African market in January. The South African new vehicle market marks a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in January at +7.5% to 50,073 units. This is the highest January volume in 9 years, since the 50,333 sales of January 2017. Toyota (-3%) disappoints…
The Mitsubishi L200 ranks #2 in Chile in 2025. Discover over 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. 310,598 new vehicles found a buyer in Chile in 2025, a small 2.7% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+3.2%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 7.8% share, unchanged on 2024. Hyundai…
The Hyundai Grand i10 smashes its ranking record to #2. New light vehicle sales in Chile drop -3.1% year-on-year in August to 27,462 units but the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.1% to 199,999. Toyota (+38.1%) surges ahead to lodge its third consecutive monthly win at 8.6% share. It…
GWM sales are up 56% in July. The South African new vehicle market delivers a 5th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in July at a fantastic +15.6% to 51,383 sales. This is the highest monthly volume since October 2019 and the largest July total since pre-pandemic July 2019. Passenger…
The Mitsubishi L200 is #1 both in June and YTD. The Chilean new car market is up a solid 7.6% year-on-year in June to 24,281 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.2% to 145,628. Toyota (+12.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 7.8% share, distancing last month's…
The Peugeot Partner is the best-selling vehicles in Chile in May. Third consecutive month in positive for Chilean new light vehicle sales at +4.3% year-on-year in May to 24,337 units. The year-to-date tally is also in positive, just, at +1.2% to 121,347. Chinese brands trail the market slightly to 30.8%…
Mahindra sales are up 43.1% year-on-year in April. New vehicle sales in South Africa grow by a solid 11.9% year-on-year in April to 42,401 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.6% to 186,433. Out of the monthly total, 37,258 units or 87.9% represent dealer sales, 7% are sales to…
The Toyota Starlet Cross is a rebadged Suzuki Fronx The South African new light vehicle market edges up 1.5% year-on-year in July to 44,229 sales. This is only the second gain in the past 12 months alongside last April (+2.2%). Year-to-date volumes remain in negative at -6.3% to 289,982. Worryingly,…
The Jaecoo J7 enters the South African Top 50 in April. 38,172 new vehicles found a South African home in April, marking a return to positive territory for the first time since July 2023 at +2.2% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now down -4% to 168,970. Exports freefall -23.9% to…
Lixiang climbs the Russian brands charts. New car sales in Russia gain 77.3% year-on-year in January to 80,212 units, yet this is 12.5% below January 2022. Lada (+26.4%) vastly trails its home market and sees its share thaw to 27.8%. The next 8 brands (!) are Chinese. Haval (+133.7%) is…
Omoda breaks into the Top 10 brands for its first full year in market. Discover over 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. According to data by PPK JSC, the Russian new passenger car market is up 69% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,058,708 sales but remains 36% below the 1,666,780 units…
Peugeot sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a very robust 17.1% year-on-year in May to 106,798 sales leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.4% to 519,534. Brand leader Nissan (+42.2%) vastly outpaces the market to 18.8% share vs. 18.1% year-to-date where it is…