The Honda City is up 163.2% year-on-year. Local association VAMA has the Vietnamese new vehicle market at +58.1% to 44,200 in November, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17.2% to 308,546. These figures climb to 54,503 (+51.7%) and 367,395 (+14.9%) when adding Hyundai which reports separately from VAMA. In the…
The Toyota Avanza is #1 in Indonesia for the first time since September 2022. The Indonesian new wholesales vehicle market is down a harsh -11.9% year-on-year in November to just 74,347 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.7% to 784,788. Retail sales drop -8.1% to 76,053 and fall -11.2%…
Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Chile. First year-on-year decline since June for the Chilean new light vehicle market at -2.1% to 25,103 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.3% to 274,405. Toyota (+4.2%) swims upstream with a small gain leading it to 8.1% share vs. 7.7% so…
The Dewan Honri VE is the first locally assembled hatchback EV in Pakistan. Sales of new locally-made light vehicles in Pakistan rally back up 57% year-on-year in November to 10,163 units on a low comparison base as November 2023 was down -64.8% on the year prior. After 11 months, the…
The Toyota Alphard is up to #5 in the regular car ranking. The Japanese new car market reverses -5.2% year-on-year in November to 389,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.3% to 4,091,708. Toyota (-6.6%) falls slightly faster than its home market but reaches a solid 31.9% share vs.…
The Toyota RAV4 hits a record 12% share in New Zealand in November. 15,621 new cars found a buyer in New Zealand in November, a 7.6% year-on-year improvement. However the year-to-date tally is still down by a large margin at -14.9% to 118,713. Toyota (+13.2%) almost doubles the market growth…
The VW Tiguan is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland again. New car sales in Switzerland are down a tough -10.5% year-on-year in November to 19,698 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -4.9% to 214,181. 4x4 registrations fall -12.6% to 9,833 and 49.9% share vs. 51.1% a year ago…
The new X pushes Neta to a record ranking in Thailand. 40,630 new light vehicles found a buyer in Thailand in October, compared to 43,568 in September. Toyota falls back to a still ultra dominant 41.9% share vs. 42.8% last month. Honda drops to 12.2% and ends the month just…
The Toyota Prado ranks at a record #3 in Australia in November. 6/12 update: now with Top 320 All models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are down year-on-year for the 4th consecutive month in November at -9.3% to 101,707 units. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels however at…
The Suzuki Vitara lodges its first victory in Croatia in almost 8 years. 4,022 new cars hit Croatian roads in November, a splendid 17.4% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.9% to 60,164. This month Volkswagen (+55.4%) takes the lead of the brands charts thanks to a fantastic…
The Dacia Jogger is up to a record 4th place in November. 10,237 new cars found a buyer in Romania in November, a -8.1% year-on-year loss. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 3% to 137,299. Local behemoth Dacia (-18.3%) is in a bad way, holding 27.6% of its…
The Renault 5 is already inside the French Top 10. 7th straight month of year-on-year fall for the French new car market in November at -12.7% to just 133,318 units, that's -22.8% on pre-pandemic November 2019. The year-to-date volume is now off -3.7% to 1,534,756, -23.4% below 2019. Petrol sales…
Ferrari sales are up 325% year-on-year in October. Contrasting with record-breaking exports, imports of new cars into China continue to freefall at -19.1% year-on-year in October to 48,625. Year-to-date volumes are down -11.8% to 524,504. Lexus (-8.3%) and Mercedes (-3.3%) resist better than the market and top the brands charts…
The BYD Dolphin ranks #10 in Greece in October. It's a fourth straight month of decline for the Greek new car market in October at -14.3% year-on-year to 9,670 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however, just, at +1.7% to 117,705. Toyota (+66.8%) continues to defy gravity with an…
Suzuki Swift sales are up 232.3% year-on-year in October. 119,432 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles found a buyer in Hungary over the first 10 months of the year. This is a round 10% year-on-year improvement and means 11,987 vehicles were sold in October. Year-to-date in the PC+LCV brands…