Kia sales soar 33.1% in a market down -24.9%. New Zealand new vehicle sales remain in doldrums in September at -24.9% year-on-year to just 10.902 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -23.8% to 87.301. SUV sales edge down -8.1% to 5.491 and 50.4% share vs. 41.2% a year ago,…
The S-Presso is Suzuki's best-selling model in South Africa. Two months after the national Covid-19 lockdown was eased, new vehicle sales in South Africa remain well below their year-ago level with September volumes off -23.9% year-on-year to 37.403, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.2% to 265.943. Passenger cars are down…
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…
The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. 12/10 update: Now with sub-compact hatch models data. 05/10 update: Now with compact SUV models data. 03/10 update: Now with sub-compact SUV models data. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains…
The Hyundai Ioniq is the best-selling vehicle in Georgia so far in 2020. 869 new cars found a buyer in Georgia over the Second Quarter of 2020, that's 11% up on Q1 and leading to a 1.652 First Half volume. Toyota retains the brands top spot at 25% share but…
The Chevrolet Silverado is up 4% year-on-year in a market down -23.7%. 15/07 update: Now with complete data including Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover. Hit full frontal by the coronavirus crisis with 3.431.574 total cases and 136.466 lives lost according to figures by Johns Hopkins University at the time of…
The Chevrolet Onix is now the #1 vehicle in Argentina in 2020. New vehicle sales in Argentina are back in positive for the first time in over two years (since May 2018) at +0.8% year-on-year to 36.228 units, however June 2019 was depleted -43.9% on the year prior and this post…
As Australians get ready to holiday at home, the Toyota Land Cruiser aligns ranking records. 5/06 update: Now with Top 300 All-models. Australia has not just flattened but squashed the coronavirus curve, going from being the 20th most affected country in the world as of March 31 (4.559 cases) to…
The Toyota C-HR is only outsold by the Hilux in New Caledonia this month. New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, is long done with COVID-19 and reopened businesses as early as April 20. As a result the new car market is actually up 8.2% year-on-year in May to…
The Kia Soluto hits a record 5th place in Vietnam in April. Vietnam has been one of the only south east Asian countries (alongside Taiwan) to be unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a fast and strict response, with only 288 cases and no deaths reported as of May…
The Ford Ranger is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in April. All car factories and dealerships were closed in South Africa for the entire month of April, and as a result new vehicle sales stall -98.4% to just 574 units vs. 36.787 in April 2019. Light…
The Kia Seltos is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in April. 8/05 update: Now with Top 45 All-brands. Throughout April, New Zealand was under one of the world's strictest national COVID-19 lockdowns, with international borders closed and all car dealerships closed. As a result, there has been only 1.489…
Buenos Aires during the COVID-19 quarantine. Argentina was under a strict national quarantine during April with dealership closed across the country and the Automotive Registries only reopening on April 22 to process registrations. On April 26, the quarantine was extended to May 10. As a result, the only sales made…
The Ford Ranger leaps to #2 in Vietnam in March. Due to its proximity to China, the coronavirus spread into Vietnam as early as January 23, but the country's response to the outbreak has received acclaim for its effectiveness and transparency and as of April 12 there were just 265…
Chevrolet Silverado sales are up 25.7% in Q1 in a market down -11.9%. 11/04 update: Now with Mercedes, Jaguar and Land Rover data. March is the month the coronavirus pandemic upended the US economy. From just 100 confirmed cases as of March 1, the number of infected US citizens surged…