Mercedes is the most popular import brand for the first time in a year. Chinese imports are hit hard in January at -29.9% year-on-year to 52,840 units. However keep in mind January 2024 was up 36% on the year prior. Mercedes (-17.8%) scores its first win since January 2024 thanks…
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in January. The Ecuadorian new car market drops -11.8% year-on-year in January to 8,240 registrations. This is the weakest January result since 2017. After celebrating 30 years in a row at #1, Chevrolet is hit hard this month with sales down…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Costa Rica in 2024. For the first time since 2017 and thanks to CE Auto we can share with you official data for Costa Rica. 72,857 new light vehicles found a new home here in 2024. The Toyota RAV4 is the most…
Volkswagen holds an improved 15.7% of the San Marino market in 2024. San Marino is a landlocked microstate located on the northeastern part of Italy. It is home to 34,000 inhabitants. 991 new cars hit San Marino roads in 2024, a +2.2% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 carmakers clearly dominate…
The Porsche 911 is the most popular vehicle in Andorra in 2024. Today thanks to Car Industry Analysis we can share with you official data for Andorra for the first time since 2013. Andorra is a tiny nation located at the border between France and Spain and only counts 81,000…
Renewed for 2024, the Toyota Wigo is up to #5 this year. Discover 30 years of Philippines Historical Data here. It's a record market for new vehicle sales in the Philippines at 475,094 units (+7.5%), eclipsing the previous best of 473,943 reached in 2017. Toyota (+8.9%) tightens its grip on…
The Ford Tourneo Custom is up to 5th place in January. 20/02 update: Now with Top 30 models incl. LCVs Over 9,000 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in January, a 13% year-on-year increase. When addling light commercials, the market jumps 16.8% to 11,117. Looking at the passenger cars…
The Suzuki Dzire is #1 in Cote d'Ivoire in 2024 (2025 model pictured) 24,633 new cars were registered in Cote d'ivoire in 2024. Suzuki remains ultra dominant here, placing no less than 6 models in the Top 8. The Dzire is in the lead with 14.4% share with the S-Presso…
The Nissan Navara is the best-selling vehicle in Ghana in 2024. The Ghanaian new vehicle market amounts to 16,410 units in 2024. This year the Nissan Navara is the best-seller, overtaking the Toyota Hilux. The Suzuki S-Presso climbs to an impressive third place with 4.3% share ahead of the Mitsubishi…
The Denza D9 has landed in Indonesia. Slow start of the year for Indonesian new vehicle sales. Wholesales are down -11.7% year-on-year in January to 61,843 while retail sales are off -18.4% to 63,858. Toyota (+5.2%) goes against the negative market with a small year-on-year uptick leading it to a…
The Suzuki Alto holds 29.6% of the Pakistani market in January. According to data by local association PAMA, the Pakistani new light vehicle market rallies back up 61.4% year-on-year in January on a low year-ago base. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA such as Kia,…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in January. New vehicle sales in South Africa start the year on the right foot with a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement in January to 46,398 units. Toyota (+11.9%) holds onto the manufacturers top spot with 26.2% share vs. 24.9% over…
The Mitsubishi L200 is by far the most popular vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market confirms it is on the mend, securing a 6th year-on-year lift in the past 7 months. January sales are indeed up 2.9% to 25,834 units. We are however still way…
Daihatsu sales are back up 102.2% year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan rally back up 12.4% year-on-year in January to 376,255. Year-ago volumes were disrupted by Daihatsu being hit by a safety test falsification scandal which paused shipments in late December 2023 and completely shut down production for the entire…
Suzuki holds 25.2% of the Mauritius market in 2024. Consult 13 years of Mauritius Historical Data here It's another record - the third year in a row - for new vehicle sales in Mauritius, up by a fantastic 19.8% year-on-year to 17,124 units. Suzuki (+48.1%) surges ahead to tighten its…