The Tesla Model 3 just misses out on an outright victory in Germany. The German new car market dives -25.7% year-on-year in September to 196.972 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -1.2% and 2.017.561. We have adjusted our 2021 Forecast slightly down to 2.79 million units (-4%)…
The Hyundai Casper has landed in the South Korean charts. The South Korean new car market drops -30% year-on-year in September to 112.196 units, including 91.790 (-33.7%) for domestic brands and 20.406 (-6.6%) for foreign carmakers. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.5% to 1.290.321, with local carmakers off -9.4%…
Audi imports are up 24.8% year-on-year in August. New car imports into China drop -8.5% year-on-year in August to 78.428 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.9% to 658.723. Although it slightly outpaces the market at -7.2%, pure importer Lexus remains by far the most successful this month, with…
Toyota Prado sales are up 452.8% year-on-year in August. 06/09 update: now with Top 275 All-models. New car sales in Australia surge 33.1% year-on-year in August to 81.199 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.2% to 732.828 sales, the highest volume at this stage of the year since 2018.…
Toyota sales are up 5% in a market down -28.6%. New car sales in Singapore skid down -28.6% year-on-year in July to just 3.446 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 37.1% to 29.223. Relegated to third place last month, Toyota (+5%) braves the negative context to easily reclaim the…
Mini sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in China in July. Sales of imported cars in China edge up 2.8% year-on-year in July to 87.567, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.8% to 580.295. Lexus (+3.4%) remains by far the most popular importer in the country with over 22.700 sales. It…
The new gen Sportage helps lift Kia to the brands pole position in July. The effect of the microchip shortage and the idling of some factories as a result make themselves felt in South Korea in July with a market down -8.5% year-on-year to 147.901 units. This brings the year-to-date…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Singapore in 2020. Discover 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. The Singaporean new car market is down a tough -38.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 44.465 units, marking a third consecutive year of double-digit decline. We have a change of guard atop the brands…
The BMW 7 Series is inside the Top 10 imports in China in June. Chinese imports drop -3.1% year-on-year in June to 87.391 units, leading to a H1 2021 tally up 13.6% to 492.728. Lexus (-2.9%) almost exactly follows the market to remain in the lead of the imported brands…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 almost doubles its sales month-on-month. New car sales in South Korea sink -21% year-on-year in June to 160.952 units including 134.761 sales for local carmakers (-23.6%) and 26.191 for foreigners (-4.2%). This disappointing result is partly due to the ongoing shortage of semi conductors but also…
The new Hyundai Staria breaks into the Top 15 this month. 15/06 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops -12.5% year-on-year in May to 148.225 units, including 124.145 local brands (-15%) and 24.080 foreigners (+3.5%). The year-to-date volume is now up 2.6% to…
The Hyundai Staria has landed in the South Korean charts... The South Korean new car market edges down -2.5% to 161.179 units on strong Covid recovery year-ago volumes and production disruptions due to the global microchip shortage. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.3% to 592.684. Hyundai (-3.3%) falls slightly…
Audi imports are up 247.9% year-on-year in March. Note: January and February data is also included in the tables below. Sales of imported cars in China bounce back 31% year-on-year in March to 88.534, leading to a year-to-date tally up 49.1% to 240.490 units. Lexus (+52.6%) gains more ground than…
Honda sales are up 113.6% year-on-year in January. Picture autocarindia.com New car wholesales in India gain a splendid 15.7% year-on-year in January to 303.399 units, marking six consecutive months of year-on-year growth in stark contrast with most other global markets. Brand leader Maruti (-0.6%) posts the only year-on-year drop in…
Lexus remains by far the best-selling importer in China. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. For the fourth consecutive year we can share worth you complete China imports data for the Full Year, this is exclusive to BSCB as no media outside of China is reporting on…