The Toyota Land Cruiser ranks #9 in Japan in July. Next gen 250 Series pictured. The Japanese new light vehicle market returns to growth in July and for the first time this year at +6.9% year-on-year to 405,174 units. The year-to-date volume remains battered at -10.5% to 2,532,664. Toyota (+0.1%)…
Toyota sales are up 16.4% year-on-year in June 02/08 update: Now updated with Top 93 All brands and Top 504 All models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up 3.6% year-on-year in June to 1,310,989 sales, leading to a H1 2024 tally up…
Kia is the most popular brand in Colombia in June. 14,571 new vehicles found a buyer in Colombia in June, a timid +0.9% year-on-year improvement. This is a very weak result given June 2023 was off -38.1% on the year prior. The H1 2024 volume stands at 85,281 sales, down…
Citroen C3 sales are up 560% in June. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 4.5% year-on-year in June to 8,746 units, leading to a H1 2024 tally up 3.7% to 47,142. Market leader Skoda (-16.8%) struggles to a meagre 16.8% share vs. 20.3% so far this year, but Volkswagen…
Suzuki Swift Dzire sales are up 57.1% year-on-year. New car sales progress by 6.3% or almost 22,000 units year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 367,178. Toyota (-2.6%) can't catch up with the market gain and slides from 30.7% to 28.1% share. In contrast the next five carmakers all…
The Land Rover Defender ranks #9 over H1 2024. New car sales in the UAE advance 10.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 145,671 units. Toyota (-0.2%) doesn't enjoy the market gain and sees its share slide down from 28% to 25.3%. Nissan on the other hand is…
Geely sales are up 56.4% over H1. 31,659 new cars hit Qatari roads over the First Half of 2024, a solid 10.4% year-on-year improvement. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all outpace the market. Toyota (+13.4%) is the faraway leader with 34.6% share, distancing Nissan (+19.5%). Kia (+28.1%) is up two…
The Toyota Hilux is now above the Kia Frontier. New vehicle sales in Iraq surge 42.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 74,249 registrations. Toyota (+76.9%) is now the most popular brand with 28.8% share vs. 23.2% over the same period in 2023. Kia (+37%) is relegated to…
The Territory helps Ford up 154.2% in Bahrain. 16,151 new vehicles found a buyer in Bahrain over the First Half of 2024, a sturdy 15.6% year-on-year improvement. Both Toyota (+23.6%) and Nissan (+46.4%) beat the market atop the brands charts, leading to increased shares of 34.5% and 10.2% respectively. Hyundai…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Yemen over H1. The Yemeni new car market slides -10.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 3,978 units. Toyota (-8.9%) continues to hold a suffocating grip with an extravagant 94.4% market share vs. 92.4% a year ago. Lexus (-11.9%)…
MG is up to #12 in Belgium in June. 06/08: Now updated with H1 2024 models data. 49,662 new cars hit Belgian roads in June, a -4% year-on-year loss. The H1 volume is stable at -0.4% to 263,408. Private sales account for 38.8% of total sales over the period vs.…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 12.8% share in June. The Greek new car market is up a solid 5.6% year-on-year in June to 14,147 sales, leading to H1 2024 volumes up 10.9% to 78,020. Toyota surges 65.8% year-on-year to reach a record 21.8% share, eclipsing its…
The Toyota Kijang Innova is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia in June. Wholesales of new vehicles in Indonesia drop -11.7% year-on-year in June to 72,936 leading to a H1 2024 result off -19.4% to 408,012. Retail sales for their part are down -12.3% to 70,198 with a H1 tally off -14%…
The Mazda3 ranks #5 in June. 122,929 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in June, a 8.3% year-on-year gain. This is once again the highest June result in 7 years: since the 127,419 units of June 2017. The H1 2024 tally is up a fantastic 11.5% to 708,649. Market leader…
Sazgar Haval H6 sales are up 294.5% year-on-year in June. According to local association PAMA, new light vehicle sales rally back up 120.2% year-on-year in June on poor year-ago results to 13,284 units. The H1 2024 total is up 50.5% to 64,372. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are…