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…
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…
The new Windsor pushes MG to record volumes in October. 397,947 wholesales were recorded in India in October, a +1.8% year-on-year improvement and a new all-time record for any month, eclipsing the previous best of 393,471 hit last January. This month both the Dussehra and Diwali festivals occurred which is…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in September. The Hungarian new passenger car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in September to 9,068 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.3% to 89,044. When adding Light Commercial vehicles, the market is up 9.3% to 107,445 over the first…
The Mahindra Thar breaks its volume record in September. Thar Roxx pictured. It's a third consecutive month of slight year-on-year declines for wholesales in India in September at -1.1% year-on-year to 358,879. However keep in mind September 2023 was a record month outright (not just September). The year-to-date volume is…
The Ford Ranger is up 11 spots on August to #2. It's a third consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the Chilean new light vehicle market at +1% to 25,765 units. This reduces the year-to-date decline to -6.1% at 221,673 units. Toyota (+11.5%) vastly outpaces the market to reclaim the…
Dacia Sandero sales are stable in a market down -48.7% New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north east of Australia, crumble a devastating -48.7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to just 3,243 units, due to local social unrest. All major manufacturers…
VW Amarok The New Zealand new vehicle market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in August to 9,990 sales. This is to be compared with 14,662 in August 2022. The year-to-date tally is off a daunting -18.7% to 82,067. In August, Passenger Cars are up 6.6% to 1,412, SUVs down -5.4% to…
The Kia Seltos hits its highest ranking since October 2020. The New Zealand new vehicle market rallies back up 52.6% year-on-year in July to 9,430 units, as July 2023 was hit by new Clean Car Discount policy changes that pushed buyers to forward their purchase to June. This month's result…
The Sazgar Haval H6 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in July. Local manufacturers association PAMA has the Pakistani market up 68.7% year-on-year to 8,589 on poor year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally is up 52.5% to 72,961. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to PAMA but…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind the market slowdown. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels…
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…
The Mitsubishi ASX is down just -3.1% year-on-year in June. Only 9,423 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in June, a distressing -63.1% year-on-year implosion. Although this is a very low level in normal times (well below the 12,016 units in June 2022), June 2023 as an extremely high comparison…
Ford Transit Custom sales are up 3-fold over H1 2024. 76,657 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles hit Hungarian roads over the First Half of 2024, solid 14.1% year-on-year increase. Toyota tops the brands charts with 12.7% share above Suzuki at 11.5%, Volkswagen and Ford both at 7.8% and…
Toyota is the most popular brand in Hungary in May. 20/06 update: Now with Top 75 models ranking 9,531 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 9.6% to 51,611. This month Toyota (+47.9%) takes the lead of…