Chery is the 10th best-selling manufacturer in South Africa in July. New vehicle sales in South Africa edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 43,389 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 309,359. Passenger Cars are down -9.7% to 27,839 whereas Light Commercials soar 32.6% to 12,666.…
The VinFast VF 5 Plus is up to #8 at home in July. New light vehicle sales in Vietnam are off -18.4% year-on-year in July 24,687 according to VAMA. The year-to-date volume is now down -30.2% to 162,014. These figures climb to 31,764 (-16.8%) and 208,740 (-28.3%) year-to-date when adding Hyundai…
Renault Kwid sales shoot up in New Caledonia in July. New car sales in New Caledonia climb 36.8% year-on-year in July to 926 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.3% to 4,723. Both Toyota (+33.9%) and Dacia (+35.6%) can't quite match the market growth but hold a 32.5% combined…
The Ford Everest is up to a record #4 in New Zealand in July. New vehicle sales in New Zealand crater -44% year-on-year in July to just 6,202 units, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -2.1% to 91,167. The market drop was expected, as June saw people flock…
The Ford Ranger is up 10-fold in July thanks to the new generation. It's another mediocre month for Chilean new light vehicle sales, sinking -39.8% year-on-year to just 23,051 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -30.1% to 182,262. This situation is due to restrictions on access to financing for…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July. 9/08 update: Now with Top 290 All models ranking. Easing supply issues and the delivery of long-overdue orders have the Australian new vehicle market break its July volume record at 96,589 units, up 14.7% year-on-year. The previous best was…
First Top 10 finish for the VW Taos in Argentina. New light vehicles in Argentina climb a solid 14.1% year-on-year in July to 41,507 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.8% to 264,389. Toyota (+11.6%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 22.7% share, distancing Volkswagen…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in South Africa in June. New vehicle sales in South Africa climb 14% year-on-year in June to 46,810 units. This means the H1 2023 tally is now up 4.8% to 265,824. Passenger Cars edge up 0.8% to 29,795 while Light Commercials…
A new generation Toyota Vios is about to hit the Vietnamese market. Data by local manufacturers association VAMA shows a Vietnamese new car market frankly slowing its fall in June at -5.4% year-on-year to 23,800 units. The H1 2023 volume is down -32% to 137,327. These figures climb to 32,063…
The Mitsubishi Triton is up 10-fold year-on-year in June. New Zealand vehicle sales surge by a spectacular 96.1% year-on-year in June to 23,560, a new all time monthly volume record. This result is linked to Clean Car policy changes with customers rushing to register vehicles to avoid new fees. The…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the first time. The Argentinean new light vehicle market advances 12.9% year-on-year in June to 37,266 sales, leading to a first half tally up 13.4% to 222,203. Toyota (+15.5%) edges past the market growth to easily remain in the brands…
The Mazda BT-50 hits a record 7th place in Australia in June. 10/07 update: Now with Top 299 All models. New vehicle sales in Australia shoot up 25% year-on-year in June to 124,926 units, the highest June volume since 2018 (130,300). This means the H1 2023 tally is up 8.2%…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in May. New vehicle sales in Colombia continue to struggle in May at -30% year-on-year to 15,695 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off 24% to 76,434. A caveat to this ghastly performance is the fact May 2022 was euphoric at +52.5%…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Hungary in May. New Passenger Car sales in Hungary lose -11.2% year-on-year in May to 8,999 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.7% to 47,089. This is the 2nd lowest May result since 2018 with only pandemic-plagued 2020 doing worse. The YTD…
Toyota holds 26.5% of the South African market in May. New vehicle sales in South Africa gain 10.1% year-on-year in May to 43,060 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3% to 218,869. Exports are up a whopping 67.5% this month to 39,101 and up 9.3% year-to-date to 146,985. Among…