Promotions on the outgoing generations push the Nissan Navara to #4. New light vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 8.7% year-on-year in January to 11,807 units. Brand leader Toyota (-4.2%) suffers and sees its share thaw to 19.9% vs. 24% over the Full Year 2025. Mitsubishi (+42%) is euphoric…
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 VinFast Minio Green has landed in its home charts. According to VAMA, Hyundai and VinFast, 58,919 new vehicles hit Vietnamese roads in January, a stupendous 94.7% year-on-year improvement. Local EV maker VinFast (+94.8%) follows the market to 27.4% share, distancing Hyundai (+91%) at a round 10%. Thaco-Kia (+92.2%) is…
The Mitsubishi L200 is the most popular vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market is down -2.1% year-on-year in January to 25,301 units. This is the weakest January result since 2021. Suzuki (+12.9%) is back up five spots on December to sign its first monthly win…
The Territory is Ford's best-seller in Argentina in January. The Argentinean new vehicle market drops -5.3% year-on-year in January to 62,749 units, keeping in mind January 2025 was up 103% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-15.6%) tops the brands charts for the third month running with 15.6% share, despite a…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand for the first time. Discover over 50 years of New Zealand Historical Info here. New vehicle sales in New Zealand advance a solid 7.2% year-on-year in 2025 to 138,073 units, however we remain far off the record 165,287 reached in…
The Toyota Hilux has now topped the South African charts for 13 straight years. Discover over 50 years of South African Historical Data here. It's an excellent year for new vehicle sales in South Africa, up a splendid 15.7% to 596,818 units. The last 10 months of the year all…
The VinFast VF 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in 2025. Discover over 20 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. According to data by local association VAMA and Hyundai, new vehicle sales in Vietnam grow 5.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 428,955 units. Adding local EV maker VinFast sends the…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia for the 5th year in a row. Discover over 20 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. The New Caledonian new car market drops a further -6.9% year-on-year in 2025 to 3,812 sales. Toyota (-34%) collapses and loses six percentage…
The Ford Ranger is #1 in Australia for the third time in a row. Discover 80 years of Australian Historical Data here 13/01 update: Now with Top 385 All models ranking. Once again the Australian new vehicle market has defied gloomy expectations and edges up 0.3% year-on-year in 2025 to…
Second ever Top 10 finish in New Zealand for the Suzuki Fronx. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -12.8% year-on-year in November to 13,615 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in clear positive at +8.5% to 128,769. Toyota (-14%) single handedly pulls the market down, with the next 9…
Suzuki Swift sales are up 19.9% year-on-year. The New Caledonian new car market is on the mend in November with sales rallying back up 59.1% year-on-year to 409. The year-to-date tally however remains in stark negative at -11.7% to 3,345 units. Toyota (-36.5%) is in complete freefall but still dominates…
The Chery Tiggo 4 breaks all its records in November. 8/12 update: Now with Top 338 All models ranking. The Australian new light vehicle market dips -1.8% year-on-year in November, sliding under the 100,000 unit mark at 99,906. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels at +0.8% to 1,139,524. A…
Toyota Crown sales are up 85.2% year-on-year in November. The end of EV subsidies and tariff-induced higher prices are finally catching up with the U.S. new light vehicle market in November, with sales off for the second straight month at -6.3% to an estimated 1.28 million according to GlobalData. Retail…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #5 in New Zealand in October. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are up 13.3% year-on-year in October to 14,240, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.1% to 115,035. Toyota (+32%) surges ahead to 29.9% share vs. 24% year-to-date. This is the Japanese carmaker's highest…