The Ram 1500 is up to #12 in New Caledonia in October. New Caledonia is a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, that just recently reaffirmed its will to belong to France with a new referendum. New car sales here gain 13.9% to 771 units in October, lifting the year-to-date tally…
The VW T-Cross is now in the SA Top 10. Picture autoadvisor.co.za New vehicle sales in South Africa end a streak of 5 consecutive year-on-year drops in October with a very shy 0.2% uptick to 51.978 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.1% to 450.268. Toyota (+2.6%) is the best-selling…
The Citroen C3 is the #1 vehicle in Denmark in October. Picture hvilkenbill.dk The Danish new car market lifts 10.2% year-on-year in October to 18.368 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.8% to 191.993 units, a new record eclipsing the previous 2017 high mark of 187.232. Volkswagen (-1.1%) goes…
The new Santa Fe (+8200%) helps Hyundai stay at #1 in Kazakhstan. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan resume their run of double-digit year-on-year gains in October to 7 in the past 8 months at +18.9% to 6.916 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.6% to 58.737. Hyundai (+58.9%) manages…
Nissan is the only Top 10 carmaker in positive in Hong Kong in August. The Hong Kong new light vehicle market is starting to feel the effects of the protests affecting the territory, enduring a double-digit year-on-year drop for the first time in 2019 at -16.2% to 3.257 registrations. Brand…
The RC-3 is the third new Baojun to hit the Chinese market in two months. After detailing Chinese October wholesales, we now explore the all-new locally-produced launches for the month as is our tradition, so you can keep up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. After plunging to…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in October. New car sales in Austria leap up 11.7% year-on-year on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes to 25.138 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -4.7% to 283.436. Volkswagen (+13.9%) just outpaces the market to easily hold onto…
The VW T-Roc manages its very first Top 10 - and Top 5 - finish in Greece. New car sales in Greece edge up 2.1% year-on-year in October to 7.276 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.7% to 100.048 registrations, the first time since 2010 that the YTD tally…
The Hyundai Sonata is now the YTD best-seller at home. 19/11 update: Now with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea are back in negative in October at -2.1% year-on-year to 156.996 registrations including 134.895 locals (-3.3%) and 22.101 foreigners (+6.2%), leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Kia Sportage doubles its sales year-on-year to tie for #1 in Cyprus. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT we can share with you today October sales figures for Cyprus, a market down -3.8% year-on-year to 959 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8% to 10.424. This…
Toyota Corolla China sales are up 41.2% year-on-year in October. The Chinese wholesales market is down for the 16th consecutive month in October but, in a potential sign of improvement, its drop is the lowest since the market started skidding down in July 2018. Wholesales dip -4% year-on-year to 2.284.000…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in October. New car sales in Slovenia gain 4.9% year-on-year in October to 5.983 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.5% to 63.391. Volkswagen (+16.9%) frankly outpaces the market to easily remain in the brands lead with 17.3% share vs…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in October. New vehicle sales in Vietnam are stable in October, up just 0.2% year-on-year to 28.948 units and leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.9% to 259.282. Toyota (-14.4%) remains king of the castle despite a steep fall, distancing Thaco…
Volkswagen is up to 19.3% share of the Uruguayan market in October. In October the Uruguayan new car market manages its first year-on-year uptick since last July at +1.2% to 3.492 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.6% to 32.753. Volkswagen (+37.1%) cements its newfound YTD leadership thanks to…
Women are driving a spectacular market recovery in Saudi Arabia: +37.8% in Q3. The arrival of female drivers on the Saudi new light vehicle market continues to spectacularly boost sales, with the surge even accelerating over Q3 to +37.8% year-on-year at 134.582 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 27.7% to…