The Toyota RAV4 sees its sales surge 86.3% year-on-year. 15/11 update: now with Top 320 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are off -6.4% year-on-year in October to 99,969 units, still the 2nd best ever October volume (last year was 106,809). The year-to-date tally remains up at +2.2%…
The Ford Ranger is on the North Macedonian podium for the 2nd straight month. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, North Macedonian new car sales surge 31.7% year-on-year in September to 524 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 40% to 5,548. The Toyota Corolla (+766.7%) takes…
The Toyota Hilux CHAMP ranks #12 in Thailand in August. Thailand is back on BSCB! We now have access to all brands and all models monthly rankings. In August 48,726 new light vehicles found a buyer here. Toyota further tightens its hold on the market at 41.7% share vs. 34.3%…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in September. The Hungarian new passenger car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in September to 9,068 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.3% to 89,044. When adding Light Commercial vehicles, the market is up 9.3% to 107,445 over the first…
The Hyundai Exter is just outside the Top 20 for its first month in market. Fuel price reductions and a first interest rate cut since the pandemic were not enough to push the South African new vehicle market in positive. Indeed September sales are down another -4.1% in September to…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 4th place in September. New vehicle sales in New Zealand gain a sturdy 8.7% year-on-year in September to 11,777, yet September 2023 was off -26.5% on the year prior so we remain at low historical levels. The year-to-date volume remains in…
The Ford Ranger is up 11 spots on August to #2. It's a third consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the Chilean new light vehicle market at +1% to 25,765 units. This reduces the year-to-date decline to -6.1% at 221,673 units. Toyota (+11.5%) vastly outpaces the market to reclaim the…
The Ford Everest is up to #4 in Australia in September. 08/10 update: Now with Top 304 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market seems to have peaked out, with sales off -9.8% year-on-year in September to 99,881 units. The year-to-date tally remains at record levels for now at…
The Peugeot 208 is now #1 year-to-date in Argentina. It's a fantastic month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina: up 29.3% year-on-year in September to 41,018. However due to a drab first half, the year-to-date volume remains in negative territory at -11.7% to 294,550. Toyota (+43.2%) and Volkswagen (+58.7%)…
The Dongfeng Fengon 500 breaks into the Macedonian Top 10 in August. According to our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia post another very strong month in August at +44.7% year-on-year to 502 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 40.9% to 5,024. This month…
The Mitsubishi Xforce is the clear leader in Vietnam in August. According to local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new car market is up 11.8% year-on-year in August to 25,196 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.4% to a round 189,000. These figures climb to 29,875 (+16.3%) and 223,107 (+1.5%)…
VW Amarok The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in August to 9,990 sales. This is to be compared with 14,662 in August 2022. The year-to-date tally is off a daunting -18.7% to 82,067. In August, Passenger Cars are up 6.6% to 1,412, SUVs down -5.4% to…
The Toyota Starlet Cross aka Taisor ranks #8 in South Africa in August. The South African new vehicle market edges down -4.9% year-on-year in August to 43,588. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -6.1% to 333,662. Exports continue to freefall at -34.3% year-on-year in August to 28,073 and…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #2 year-to-date above the Hilux. 9/09 update: Now with Top 312 All-models ranking. Although the Australian new vehicle market is down for the second time in the past three months in August (at -8.3% to 100,786 units), this still represents the 2nd highest August volume…
The VW Polo ranks #3 in Argentina in August, a record. The Argentinean new vehicle market is in positive for the first time this year at +4.9% to 38,823 sales. Given the start of the year was horrendous, the year-to-date volume is still down a hefty -16.1% to 253,403 units.…