The Kia Seltos is inside the South Korean Top 5 for its 2nd month in market. This article has been updated with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea slide down -6.1% year-on-year in August to 136.601 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -4.5% to 1.148.319.…
The Kia K7 is the best-selling passenger car in South Korea in July. The South Korean new car market drops -4.1% year-on-year in July to 148.055 units, with local carmakers down -3.9% to 128.602 and foreigners down -5.2% to 19.453. Year-to-date, the overall volume is down -4.3% to 1.011.718, handicapped…
The Hyundai Kona is the best-selling new car in Saudi Arabia over the period. As we described at length in our latest Saudi Arabia update, the arrival of women on the Saudi new car market has kicked sales into gear after years of deep decline. H1 2019 volumes are up…
The impressive new generation Hyundai Sonata is the best-selling vehicle at home in May. This article has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops another -4.5% year-on-year in May to 150.317 registrations as local carmakers sales's decline (-2.6%) is accentuated by foreign…
The lift of the ban on driver's licences for Saudi women has boosted new car sales spectacularly this year. Picture Saudi Information Ministry via AP. The time has finally come! After imploding 53.2% between 2015 and 2018, including a painful 23.4% last year, new light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia have bottomed…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is back to pole position in Oman. Unlike other markets in the region, Omani new light vehicle sales had not slowed down their fall in 2018 at -14.9%. The freefall continues in 2019 at -15.9% to 43.051 sales over the first 5 months of the year. One…
Toyota Tundra in front of the Potala Palace, Lhasa. After Shanghai, Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia and Kunming, Dali and Lijiang in Yunnan, we finish our Chinese exploration following the Shanghai Auto Show on a high note. After many years of anticipation and missed opportunities because of how convoluted the permit process is, I…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Sonata sales up 55% at home. This article has been updated with the Top 80 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea continue to look depressed with April volumes down another -6.6% to 154.515 units, as local manufacturers (-2.2% to 136.296) are hampered by…
The Geely Atlas lands directly inside the Russian Top 100. Picture zr.ru It's time to update the Russian Full Year 2018 dataset with a complete models ranking including 330 nameplates. The Full Year 2018 article article has been updated with this info but we'll detail our findings on here. As is…
The Hyundai Palisade ranks 4th at home in South Korea for the second month running. This article along with all South Korea monthly articles since January 2018 have been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new light vehicle market is down 2.3% year-on-year in February to…
The Toyota Camry is #1 in Saudi Arabia again. Consult 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The big event of the year in Saudi Arabia was women being allowed to drive from June 24 onwards. Unfortunately, as I predicted in an interview with the BBC.co.uk, this hasn't had…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan for the 2nd time in the past 3 years. Consult a decade of Jordanian Historical Data here. After imploding down 27.2% in 2016, Jordanian new car sales gave the impression of recovering in 2017 (+0.6%), but it was just not…
The Toyota Camry is down 36% despite a new generation, its #1 spot hanging by a thread... * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Consult 28 years worth of Saudi Arabian Historical Data here The spotlight has been on the Saudi…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the new best-seller in Jordan. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 40 models by clicking on the title * Consult 8 years worth of Jordanian Historical Data here New car sales in Jordan dive by a ghastly 40.4% year-on-year over the first 10…
The Toyota Camry is headed towards a second consecutive annual win in Saudi Arabia. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Consult 28 years worth of Saudi Arabian Historical Data here The largest market in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the…