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…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia in October. New car sales in Estonia gain 19.3% year-on-year in October to 2.057 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.9% to 22.675. Toyota reclaims the lead of the brands charts it holds YTD by just 3 sales above Skoda,…
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 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 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 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…
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…
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport is up to #6 in the UAE. The Emirati new vehicle market has stabilised in 2019 with Q3 sales down a slim -2.5% year-on-year to 52.305 units but a year-to-date volume still in positive at +5.1% to 169.123 deliveries after 9 months. Toyota (-3.4%) almost matches…
Mitsubishi sales, almost solely composed of the L200, are up 1087%. New light vehicle sales in Iraq continue to spectacularly recover with Q3 deliveries up 41.8% year-on-year to 21.052 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 59.6% to 58.992. Kia (+12.9%) continues to dominate the brands ranking at 40.7% share…
The GMC Sierra storms into the Qatari Top 10 thanks to the new model. The light vehicle sales in Qatar are definitely on the mend with Q3 volumes up a sturdy 6.7% to 10.417 units leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 34.564. Toyota (+16.8%) more than doubles the…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman so far in 2019. The Omani new car market remains stuck in recession with Q3 volumes down another -9.4% year-on-year to 27.748 units meaning the year-to-date tally now drops -13.2% to 81.389. Toyota (+2.9%) continues to escape the rot and advances…
The Toyota Camry is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait over Q3. After gaining a solid 14.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019, new light vehicle sales in Kuwait are back in hell in Q3, tumbling down -22.8% to 26.088 units which is enough to tilt the YTD tally into…
Lebanese Toyota Prado sales are up 146.4% year-on-year in Q3. The Lebanese new car market isn't out of the woods just yet, and by a large margin: Q3 deliveries sink -20.1% year-on-year to just 8.644 units, hampering the YTD tally now down -11.2% to 27.967. Whereas the remainder of the…