The VW Polo Vivo is up to #2 in South Africa in 2024. Discover over 50 years of South African Historical Data here. 515,712 new vehicle found a South African buyer in 2024, a -3% year-on-year decrease. However, thanks to strong seasonal sales to the vehicle rental industry, easing inflation…
Launched in March, the Mitsubishi Xforce topped the Vietnamese charts in July and August. Discover over 20 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Vietnam advance 11% year-on-year in 2024 to 407,309 units vs. 367,051 a year ago. This is excluding VinFast sales as the company stopped…
The Ford Ranger has been #1 in New Zealand without interruption since 2015. Discover over 50 years of New Zealand Historical Info here. The New Zealand new vehicle market disappoints again in 2024 at -13.5% to 128,826 units, compared to a record 165,287 reached in 2021. SUV sales sink -15.8%…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in New Caledonia for the 4th year in a row. Discover over 20 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. Social unrest has had a devastating impact on the New Caledonian new car market with sales imploding -52.2% to just 4,094. Toyota…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile once again. Discover 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. 302,366 new light vehicles found a buyer in Chile in 2024, a -3.7% year-on-year drop. This is yet another mediocre year as 2023 volumes were off -26.5% on the year prior.…
The Dolphin lifts BYD to #5 overall in Thailand this month. 40,121 new light vehicles hit Thai roads in November vs. 40,630 in October. Toyota leads the way with 41.9% share, unchanged on last month while Isuzu is back up to 2nd place above Honda. Mitsubishi stays at #4 but…
The Toyota RAV4 smashes its Australian records in 2024. Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here. This is a BSCB exclusive summary of the most popular nameplates in Australia from 1982 to 2024. They are ranked by annual volume record, with info on their record market share and…
The Toyota RAV4 ranked #1 seven times this year. Discover almost 80 years of Australian Historical Data here. 15/01 update: now with Top 347 All models ranking. In January 2024, after a record 2023 we wrote: "The prospects for 2024 are less rosy as the increased cost of living starts…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in 2024. Discover almost 65 years of Argentinean Historical Data here New vehicle sales in Argentina drop -8.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 390,467. Toyota (-9.4%) manages a fourth consecutive month in the brands top spot with a dominant 21.7% share. The…
VW Polo Vivo sales are up 56.8% year-on-year in November. The South African new vehicle market lodges a second solid month in a row in November at +8.1% year-on-year to 48,585 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -3.5% to 474,469. However exports continue to freefall at -28.6%…
Ford Kuga sales are up three-fold year-on-year in November. It's a fantastic month for Hungarian new passenger car sales in November at +28% year-on-year to 10,647 units, meaning the year-to-date tally stands just below 110,000, a 10% year-on-year improvement. When adding light commercials, the market reaches 12,991 units for November…
The Honda City is up 163.2% year-on-year. Local association VAMA has the Vietnamese new vehicle market at +58.1% to 44,200 in November, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17.2% to 308,546. These figures climb to 54,503 (+51.7%) and 367,395 (+14.9%) when adding Hyundai which reports separately from VAMA. In the…
Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Chile. First year-on-year decline since June for the Chilean new light vehicle market at -2.1% to 25,103 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.3% to 274,405. Toyota (+4.2%) swims upstream with a small gain leading it to 8.1% share vs. 7.7% so…
The Toyota RAV4 hits a record 12% share in New Zealand in November. 15,621 new cars found a buyer in New Zealand in November, a 7.6% year-on-year improvement. However the year-to-date tally is still down by a large margin at -14.9% to 118,713. Toyota (+13.2%) almost doubles the market growth…
The new X pushes Neta to a record ranking in Thailand. 40,630 new light vehicles found a buyer in Thailand in October, compared to 43,568 in September. Toyota falls back to a still ultra dominant 41.9% share vs. 42.8% last month. Honda drops to 12.2% and ends the month just…