The Kia Seltos just misses out on a Top 10 finish for its first month in market. The Mexican new vehicle market is down -6% year-on-year in January to 104.832 units. Nissan (-10%) and Chevrolet (-10.5%) each lose more ground than the market but remain ultra-dominant at 20% and 15%…
The Hyundai Venue tops recent launches in January. Picture Caranddriver. Replicating the US situation we just covered, the monthly reporting stampede which started with GM in late 2018 has also spread to Canada with all manufacturers that stopped monthly US reporting bar Nissan/Mitsubishi now doing the same for Canada, leaving…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2019. Discover over 65 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. The Mexican new light vehicle market endures a third consecutive year of decline in 2019: after -4.6% in 2017 and -7% in 2018, the fall accelerates to -7.6% to 1.317.937…
The Ram Pickup outsold the Ford F-Series for the first time in December. Discover over 35 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a second straight year of decline in 2019 at -3.7% to 1.928.829 registrations, the first time the market drops below the…
The Ford F-Series is #1 in the U.S. for the 38th consecutive year. Discover 112 years of U.S. Historical Data here. Despite head wind, the U.S. new light vehicle market (-1.5%) manages a 5th consecutive year above 17 million annual sales at 17.077.206. Cars continue to freefall at -10% to…
The Nissan Versa breaks its Mexican share record for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in Mexico endure a 29th year-on-year drop in the past 30 months in November at -7% to 124.819 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.6% year-to-date at 1.187.474. After ending a streak of…
Hyundai sales gain 5.1% in Canada in November. The Canadian new light vehicle market remains stable in November (-0.8%) at an estimated 144.476 registrations, an encouraging sign that nevertheless marks the 20th year-on-year drop in the past 21 months. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.3% to 1.819.018 and with…
Honda US light truck sales shoot up 18% year-on-year in November. After two straight months of decline, US new light vehicle sales are estimated to edge up 1% year-on-year in November to 1.409.296, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.1%0 to 15.526.005 and a 17 million year still in the…
The new generation lifts the Nissan Versa up 27.8% back to #1. It's a 28th year-on-year decline in the past 29 months for the Mexican new light vehicle market at -8.9% to 107.110 units in October, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.6% to 1.062.647. For the first time since January…
Honda CR-V sales leap up 27.5% in Canada in October. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a 19th year-on-year drop in the past 20 months in October, however lifting its fall to -0.6% at 160.969 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 1.674.542. Passenger car…
The Santa Fe (+41.9%) helps Hyundai-Kia up 11% in October. The USA new light vehicle market is estimated to drop for the second straight month in October at -1.6% to 1.337.815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.3% to 14.116.709, and now looks like it could be hitting 17…
The Chevrolet Aveo is #1 in Mexico in September. New light vehicle sales in Mexico drop for the 27th time in the past 28 months in September at -5.2% year-on-year to 100.747 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.5% to 955.512. Once again brand leader Nissan (-24.5%) falls much…
Jeep sales surge 21% year-on-year in a declining market. After edging up 0.2% in August according to our estimates, the Canadian new light vehicle market falls back into negative for the 18th time in the past 19 months in September at -4.1% to 167.548 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down…
The new X7 helps BMW sales up 6% in September. After August showed the largest gain in 4 years (+10.3%), U.S. September volumes go the opposite way at -11.8% to 1.278.746 units due to two fewer selling days than September 2018 and sales around the critical Labor Day weekend this year…
The new Kwid helps Renault up 19.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican new vehicle market is down for the 26th time in the past 27 months in August at -9.3% to 107.664 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -6.8% to 852.051. As usual brand leader Nissan (-13.6%) falls faster…