The Renault Kwid is now among India's Top 10 nameplates. * See the Top 20 brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market ends 2015 on a solid note: up 11% year-on-year in December to 230.930 registrations, lifting the annual result up…
Maruti Suzuki Baleno. Picture motortrend.in * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 70 models by clicking on the title * Another very encouraging month for new car sales in India: up 12% year-on-year to 233.544 registrations excluding commercial vehicles and luxury brands. This lifts the year-to-date total up…
The Tata Xenon breaks into the Uganda Top 10 models over the period. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Uganda are down 8% year-on-year over the first 9 months to 1.794 units, after the market peaked…
The previous generation Toyota Hilux is still on sale in Malawi. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * 1.250 new vehicles found a home in Malawi over the first 9 months of 2015, and Toyota tightens its stranglehold on the market even…
The Renault Kwid breaks into the Indian Top 20 this month. Can it tease the Maruti Alto? * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 70 models by clicking on the title * Finally a strong month for new car sales in India, just in time for the Diwali festival,…
Can the Renault Kwid succeed where the Tata Nano and Datsun GO failed? * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * Despite low fuel prices and declining interest rates, the Indian auto industry is not getting the boost most analysts including…
Thanks to the Creta (#8), Hyundai sells over 40.000 units in India this month - a record. * See the Top 70 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market is up a satisfying 4% year-on-year in August to 225.168 registrations…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
Maruti S-Cross. Every second passenger car sold in India this month is a Maruti. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market is up a very dynamic 13% year-on-year in July to 218.926 registrations, lifting the…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 remains the best-selling model in Kenya. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Kenyan new vehicle market is very dynamic in this First Half of 2015, totalling 10.099 units, up an estimated 17% on 2014. Thanks…
The Nissan Hardbody holds 10.1% of the Ugandan new vehicle market so far in 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Uganda are down 7% year-on-year halfway through 2015 to 1.258 registrations in a market still largely…
Only 10 sales separate the Ford Ranger from the Malawi pole position. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * 698 new vehicles were registered in Malawi over the First Half of 2015, and three brands hold a combined 78% market share: Toyota…
Hyundai cracked the Indian code with the Elite i20. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The Indian market is back on the up in 2015 at +5% over the First Half of the year to 1.321.367 registrations to dealers.…
Hyundai Creta * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new light vehicle market marks a pause in its recovery in June: down 0.5% year-on-year to 217.642 deliveries to dealerships - Indian data doesn't track end-customer purchases. The year-to-date total…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Nigeria in 2014. * See the Top 15 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title * The Nigerian new car market is up 8% year-on-year in 2014 to 53.900 registrations, still a minuscule figure given its population of 175…