Jeep lifts its record volume to 11.032 in June with only two models on sale. The Brazilian new car market signs a 25th year-on-year gain in the past 26 months in June at a very solid +9.4% to 213.438 registrations. Like last month, the Top 3 best-selling brands outpace the…
The Toyota Prius is back in charge of the regular car sales charts. The Japanese new car market manages a very timid uptick over the First Half of 2019 at +0.8% to 2.753.419 registrations. The Top 4 brands outpace the market to tighten their hold on the charts: Toyota (+4.4%) advances…
The new model pushes Nissan Dayz sales up 41% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in Japan edge down -0.7% year-on-year in June to 450.397. The brands podium remains totally unaffected and score the only year-on-year gains in the Top 8: Toyota (+4.2%) improves to 29.9% share, Honda (+7.5%) to 15% and…
Swan song for Ford in Russia as the Kuga scores its first (and last?) Top 25 finish. New light vehicle sales in Russia endure a 4th year-on-year drop in the past 5 months in June at -3.3% to 151.180 units, leading to a First Half tally down -2.4% to 828.750.…
The Jeep Renegade is up to #2 in Italy in June. 31/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models with rental companies. The Italian new car market recedes year-on-year for the 9th time in the past 11 months in June at -2.2% to 172.475 units. This despite very dynamic rental…
The Suzuki Vitara is back to #1 model in Hungary YTD. First market decline since last November in Hungary at -4.4% to 13.577 registrations, yet thanks to a very strong start of year the First Half volume is up 5.4% to 74.543 units. Brand leader and local producer Suzuki swims…
The Kia Cee'd is up to #2 overall in Slovakia in May. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 2.2% year-on-year in May to 9.888 registrations, edging the year-to-date tally further into positive territory at +0.6% to 42.679. Brand leader Skoda (+11%) vastly outperforms the market to reach 20.4% share…
Almost 1 in every 5 cars sold in Norway in June is a Tesla Model 3. New car sales in Norway slip down -3.1% year-on-year in June to 15.352 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.9% to 78.209. As the carmaker has got us used to in the U.S., Tesla…
The Seat Arona is up to a record 2nd place at home. The Spanish new car market endures a 9th year-on-year decline in the past 10 months in June at -5.9% to 134.341 registrations, leading to a First Half tally down -3% to 715.314. Revealing a strongly artificial market, only…
The Baojun 530 is sold as the Wuling Almaz in Indonesia. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 120 All light vehicles. No sign of improvement for the Indonesian new car market with May wholesales diving down -16.3% to 84.146 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -14.7% to 422.038. Once again…
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Hungary. This article has been updated with the Top 50 models YTD. 5 months out of 5 in positive so far in 2019 for Hungarian new car sales with May up a solid 10.4% year-on-year to 14.207 units, lifting the year-to-date…
Mazda2 sales soar 60.3% year-on-year in Thailand this month. The Thai new light vehicle market soars 8.7% year-on-year in April to 86.076 units, marking 20 consecutive months of 8% year-on-year gains or more. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 349.625 sales. At opposite ends of the Top 5…
The lift of the ban on driver's licences for Saudi women has boosted new car sales spectacularly this year. Picture Saudi Information Ministry via AP. The time has finally come! After imploding 53.2% between 2015 and 2018, including a painful 23.4% last year, new light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia have bottomed…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-seller in an astounding 6 Middle Eastern markets so far in 2019. After crumbling down -21.7% over the Full Year 2018, the Lebanese new car market drops a worrying -11.7% year-on-year over the first 5 months of 2019 to 14.848 registrations. Toyota (+6.7%) swims…
The Toyota Land Cruiser cements its domination of the Qatari market. After three consecutive years of double-digit losses, new car sales in Qatar continue to slow down their fall but remain in negative territory so far this year at -2.7% to 19.675 units over the first 5 months of the…