First Greek Top 10 finish for the Opel Frontera. Another outstanding month for new car sales in Greece, up 11.3% year-on-year in October to 10,763 units. This brings the year-to-date volume up 4.5% to 122,995. Toyota (+5.3%) remains ultra dominant at #1 with 17.3% share vs. 15.6% so far this…
The Changan Deepal S05 is up to #13 in October. Excellent month for new light vehicle sales in Thailand with October figures up 10.6% year-on-year to 48,209. The year-to-date tally stands at 464,788. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all go against the positive market with year-on-year losses. Toyota (-0.7%) resists…
The Proton Saga is boosted by promotions on the outgoing model. The Malaysian new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in September to 61,898 units. The year-to-date volume stands at 609,276. Perodua (-1.3%) dips YoY to 37.8% share vs. 41.9% year-to-date. In contrast Proton (+16%) is in great shape at…
The BYD Atto 1 makes a spectacular entrance in the Indonesian market. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia slow down their fall in October at -4.8% year-on-year to 74,019 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.5% to 635,844. In contrast retail sales are up 1.7% to 74,720 for the month…
The VinFast Limo Green ranks #3 in Vietnam in October. According to data by local association VAMA and Hyundai, the Vietnamese new vehicle market is off -7% year-on-year in October to 43,170 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 330,383. This month once again we have access to…
The Togg T10F is already up to #8 at home. The Turkish new light vehicle market is up a fantastic 19.4% year-on-year in October to 116,149 units, a new record for the month, eclipsing the 101,367 units of October 2023. The year-to-date volume crosses the million mark for the first…
The new Koleos helps push Renault to #1 in the Colombian brands ranking. It's another outstanding month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 36.3% year-on-year in October to 25,278. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 30.1% to 200,435, with a prognosis to reach 245,000 units by year-end.…
The Omoda C5 reaches a record 7th place in Chile this month. After gaining 23.7% last month, the Chilean new light vehicle market falls back to earth in October at -14.8% year-on-year to 23,531 units. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +2.4% to 255,401. Hyundai (+1.9%) defies the…
BYD holds 26.5% of the Singaporean market vs. 12.9% for Toyota. 3,956 new cars found a buyer in Singapore in October, a solid 16.1% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.3% to 41,893. BYD (+105.1%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reach a record 26.5% share, now…
Chevrolet S10 sales are up 58.5% year-on-year in October. New light vehicle sales in Mexico advance 6.3% year-on-year in October to 129,736 units. This is the 2nd largest October volume in Mexican history below the 137,383 of October 2016. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +0.3% to 1,205,001. Nissan…
Tucson 17,333 new locally made light vehicles hit Pakistani roads in October, a 32.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 39.9% to 146,947. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to PAMA but are reported to be quite successful here. Market leader Suzuki (+1.4%) is weak…
The Xiaomi YU7 is the most popular SUV in China in October. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales climb 8.8% year-on-year in October to 3,322,000 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 12.4% to 27,687,000. Passenger Vehicles are up 7.5% to…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #5 in Bulgaria in October. But are these all "real" sales? New car sales in Bulgaria leap up another brilliant 26.6% year-on-year in October to 5,499 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 9% to 45,774. Toyota (+53.6%) takes the lead of the…
MG HS sales are up 72.5% year-on-year in October. 52,730 new passenger cars found a buyer in Poland in October, a solid 9.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 7.6% to 480,621. Toyota (-14%) stays on top of the brands ranking but it underperforms and at 14.6% it…
The Seat Ibiza is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Austria in October. Another very satisfying month for new car sales in Austria, up 11.4% year-on-year in October to 24,479. Through October, volumes are up 12.5% to 239,594. Volkswagen (+34.4%) stays on top of the brands charts with 14.7% share, distancing…