The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in July. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia jump 163.6% year-on-year in July to 66.639 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 60.8% to 460.105. However this is now down -25.2% on the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (89.110) while the YTD…
The new Hyundai Staria breaks into the Top 15 this month. 15/06 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops -12.5% year-on-year in May to 148.225 units, including 124.145 local brands (-15%) and 24.080 foreigners (+3.5%). The year-to-date volume is now up 2.6% to…
The Toyota Avanza is #1 in Indonesia for the first time in a year. After two difficult months, the Indonesian new vehicle market now benefits from weak year-ago levels and perks back up. March wholesales are up 10.6% to 84.910, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21% to 187.021. For…
The new GV70 helps Genesis break its volume record this month. 13/04 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea edge down -1.8% year-on-year in March to 168.268 units, with local carmakers down -6.7% to 140.971 but foreigners up 34.4% to 27.297. The year-ago comparison…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 27.6% in Canada this month. Local consultancy DesRosiers estimates a Canadian new vehicle market down -9.9% year-on-year to 112.654 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.6% to 203.544. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) stands at a strong 1.84 million units, a…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 282.6% year-on-year in February. A year ago, the South Korean new car market was disrupted by Covid-19 and fell -19.6%. Logically this time, new car sales rally back up 25.6% to 123.646, which is also 1% better than February 2019. This includes 101.356 sales from…
Mazda CX-9 sales are up 21.6% year-on-year in January. The Canadian new light vehicle market skids down -17.4% year-on-year in January to 90.890 units according to DesRosiers Automotive, as many parts of the country were under lockdown during the month. The three main automotive groups still reporting sales monthly all…
Lexus remains by far the best-selling importer in China. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. For the fourth consecutive year we can share worth you complete China imports data for the Full Year, this is exclusive to BSCB as no media outside of China is reporting on…
The Ford F-Series is #1 in the USA for the 39th consecutive year. Discover over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. 12/02 update: Now with Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover models sales. After Q4 sales down just -2.4% and a December SAAR at 16.38 million vs. 17.11 million in…
The Tundra (+16.4%) helps Toyota return stable U.S. sales in November. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated by TrueCar and ALG to drop -12% year-on-year in November to roughly 1.240.200 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -16.3% to around 12.994.200. However there were 3 fewer selling days…
Volvo Canada sales are up 13.1% in a market down -10.4%. According to local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new vehicle market is down -10.4% year-on-year in November to 128.351 units, a much larger drop than last month's -2%. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has indeed triggered the return of…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Tucson sales up 128.4%. As the end of the consumption tax cut nears and carmakers heavily discount some models, the South Korean new car market remains in frank positive in November at +7.3% to 171.027 including 143.591 local brands (+7.2%) and 27.436 foreign marques (+7.3%).…
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…
The Lexus RX sees its sales jump 35% year-on-year in September. Picture caranddriver.com New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to rebound up 5.6% year-on-year in September to 1.35 million units. Although it is a lot higher than industry forecasts that predicted a stable market around 1.275 million…
Lexus sales surge 17.5% year-on-year in a market down -4.9%. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, new light vehicle sales are estimated to drop by just -4.9% year-on-year in July to 165.020, the best hold since last February as the country recovers from the the Covid-19 crisis and minimises new…