MG is the 4th best-selling brand in Oman so far this year. The Omani new car market advances 16% year-on-year over the first seven months of 2021 to 42.597 registrations. Toyota (+31.9%) doubles the market growth rate to tighten its grip even further, going from 42.2% share a year ago…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in July. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia jump 163.6% year-on-year in July to 66.639 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 60.8% to 460.105. However this is now down -25.2% on the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (89.110) while the YTD…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record in India in July. Indian new car wholesales shoot up 48.9% year-on-year in July to 294.330 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 86.3% to 1.871.941. Given July 2020 was roughly stable vs. the year prior (-1%), July 2021 is also up 45.9%…
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is the best-selling vehicle in India in June. New car wholesales in India are up 118.4% year-on-year in June to 255.397 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 95.5% to 1.577.611. More significantly, June 2021 volumes are up 14% on the pre-pandemic levels of June…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. As Covid infections suddenly surged to world record levels, the Indian new car market suffers in May. At 103.343 wholesales, it is up 184.9% on May 2020 which was also heavily impacted by Covid, but more significantly it is…
The Sunny helps Nissan up to 10.2% share over the period. New car sales in Bahrain are up 17.2% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 8.862 registrations. Toyota remains ultra-dominant but loses almost three percentage points of market share compared to Full Year 2020 at 37.8%. Nissan on…
The Maruti Wagon R is the #1 vehicle in India in April. Picture carandbike.com One year ago, the Indian new light vehicle market stopped with zero wholesales and retail sales. This time, and as the country now faces the worst infection levels of any country since the start of the…
The Toyota Avanza is #1 in Indonesia for the first time in a year. After two difficult months, the Indonesian new vehicle market now benefits from weak year-ago levels and perks back up. March wholesales are up 10.6% to 84.910, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21% to 187.021. For…
MG Gloster. MG sales are up to a record 5.538 units in India in March. Picture Autocar India. New car wholesales in India shoot up 127.7% year-on-year in March to 320.487 as year-ago volumes were impacted by coronavirus lockdowns. More significantly, compared to two years ago in March 2019, the Indian market…
The Sonet accounts for 97% of Kia sales in Indonesia this month. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales are off another -38.2% year-on-year in February to 49.202 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -36.2% to 102.111. Retail sales are down -36.8% to 46.941 for the month and off -35.7% to 100.939 year-to-date.…
The Renault Kiger has landed in India. Picture evoindia.com Indian new car wholesales celebrate a 7th straight month of year-on-year gains in February at +23.1% to 308.593 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.3% to 611.992. Maruti (+8.3%) continues to underperform, leading to a much reduced share year-on-year going from…
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…
The Maruti Swift is the best-selling vehicle in India in 2020. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. Perhaps more than most markets, India has been on a rollercoaster ride in 2020. Wholesales and retail sales were down to zero in April as the country was under strict…
The Kia Sonet breaks into the Indian Top 10 in October. Indian wholesales continue to catch up on lost time in October thanks partly to new launches, at 333.660 units which is up 17.5% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now down -23.5% to 1.865.439. Our 2020 Forecast accordingly goes up from…