The new generation boosts Kia Carnival sales to record levels. After a small slip-up last month (-3.5%), new car sales in South Korea resume their pandemic-defying surge with September volumes up by a fantastic 20.8% year-on-year to 160.189 including 138.350 (+23.1%) for local carmakers and 21.839 (+13.6%) for foreigners. The…
The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. 12/10 update: Now with sub-compact hatch models data. 05/10 update: Now with compact SUV models data. 03/10 update: Now with sub-compact SUV models data. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains…
Peugeot sales are up 32.5% in July and 0.2% in August in Slovakia. In July, new car sales in Slovakia slow their far to -12.5% year-on-year to 8.262 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.3% to 42.277. Brand leader Skoda (+2.7%) bucks the negative and posts the only year-on-year…
The Isuzu D-Max holds a mammoth 47% share of the Thai pickup segment in July. 14/09 update: Now with Top 55 models. As Thailand celebrates a full four months of new daily Covid-19 cases below 20 (since 25 April) and less than 3.400 total cases, its new vehicle market remains…
Ford sales are down -11.7% year-on-year in a market down -30.1%. 10/09 update: Now with Top 20 models. The Austrian new car market is back in hell in August at -30.1% year-on-year to 20.906 units, enduring its steepest decline since last May (-33.6%) and leading to a year-to-date tally down…
Mercedes is the only Top 10 brand in positive in August. After almost stabilising in June (-5.2%) and sightly worsening in July (-9.4%), the Czech new car market falls apart anew in August at -33.6% year-on-year to 16.611 units, leading to a year-to-date tally of -25% to 131.410. Local behemoth Skoda…
BMW is the best-selling brand in Belgium for the third time in 2020. 05/10 update: Now with Top 10 models YTD. In line with other European markets we have covered so far, the Belgian new car market significantly worsens in August at -24.1% year-on-year to just 36.387 registrations compared to…
Mercedes is #1 in Singapore for the 4th time this year. After imploding in April (-90.1%), May (-99.2%), and June (-87.2%), the Singaporean new car market is on the mend in July at "only" -31% year-on-year to 4.825 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -54.5% to 21.318. Mercedes (+33.7%) lodges…
The Skoda Octavia soars 29% year-on-year in July. 11/08 update: Now with final brands data and Top 20 models. New car sales in Austria continue to struggle in July at -21.2% year-on-year to 24.784 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.6% to 137.571. Brand leader Volkswagen (-30.1%) is hit…
The Hyundai Avante hits its largest volume in 4 years. The South Korean new car market is full steam ahead again in July, securing a 5th consecutive positive month at +9.2% to 161.694 units. Local manufacturers soar 10.4% to 141.916 while foreigners are more muted at +1.7% to 19.778. Year-to-date…
The Peugeot 2008 breaks its ranking record in the Czech Republic. After almost stabilising in June (-5.2%), the Czech new car market worsens again in July at -9.4% year-on-year to 19.770 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -23.6% to 114.799. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+6.3%) bucks the negative trend to…
The Citroen C3 is the #1 in Slovakia in April - but there's a trick... New car sales in Slovakia plummet down -61.5% year-on-year in April to 3.424 units, the lowest monthly volume since January 2003 (3.527). The year-to-date tally is now down -31.7% to 22.390. Skoda (-56.3%) stays very close…
The Hyundai Sonata ranked #1 at home 16 times between 1994 and 2015. May 2020 update: Now with All-brands and All-models rankings from 1990 to 1997, meaning there are now 30 uninterrupted years of annual All-local models rankings for South Korea (5 new articles). BSCB covers over 30 years worth of Historical Data for South Korea. Over…
Mercedes holds 29% of the Singaporean market in April. After being somewhat muted throughout March, new COVID-19 cases dramatically flared up in Singapore in April, going from 926 as of March 31 to 16.169 as of April 30 and 23.787 at the time of writing. Consequently, a much stricter set of…
The spectacular new G80 helps lift Genesis to a new volume record. 13/05 update: Now with Top 30 All-brands and Top 10 foreign models. The coronavirus now seems like a long lost memory in South Korea which went from 2nd most affected country in the world as of March 6 when…