The Hyundai i10 is up to #2 in Iceland in April. The Icelandic new car market slows its fall from -71% in March to -16.4% in April at 1,362 sales. This is almost as much as the entire Q1 volume. Year-to-date sales are down -46.4% to 2,747. This month Hyundai…
The Isuzu D-Max is up to #2 in New Caledonia in 2023. Discover 20 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. The New Caledonian new light vehicle market edges up 2.7% year-on-year in 2023 to 8,564 units. Toyota (+0.7%) easily remains in the brands lead but sees its market share…
The Citroen C3 is up to 2nd place in Serbia in March. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market soars 18.2% year-on-year to 3,212 sales in March. This way, the Q1 volume is up 19% to 7,401. The Skoda…
The Toyota Yaris climbs on the Bosnian podium for the first time in a year. Our Central European partner CE Auto has the Bosnian new car market edging down -5.5% year-on-year in March to 1,039 sales. However thanks to a strong start of the year the Q1 volume is in positive…
The BMW X5 ranks #9 in Moldova in March. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 11.9% year-on-year in March to 752 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 10.9% to 1,896. Two models dominate again. The Dacia Duster (+15.2%) is #1…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lodges another stellar performance in March at +41.4% to 741 sales after surging 69% last month. The Q1 volume…
Nissan sales are up 188.1% year-on-year in March. The Slovak new car market is hit -12.4% year-on-year in March to 7,754 sales, yet the Q1 volume remains in positive at +5.6% to 23,391. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all fall faster than the market with double-digit drops. Skoda (-19.4%) is…
BYD holds 14.5% of the Singaporean market in March. New car sales in Singapore gain 42.1% year-on-year in March to 3,508 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.7% to 8,162. Toyota (+4%) reclaims the brands top spot despite a very weak uptick, toppling BYD which is up another 13-fold…
Toyota bZ3X Arriving in Beijing for what is my first time in China in 5 years, the most striking feat is of course how different the cars are in the street. At Chinese speed, 5 years are actually equivalent to maybe 10-15 years in the rest of the world. So…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Colombia. Holy week celebrations hit the Colombian new car market further in March at -22.6% year-on-year to 13,361 sales. Keep in mind March 2023 was already off -17.2% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -14.4% to 40,567. Toyota…
The Citroen C3 ranks #4 in March in Slovenia. Next generation pictured. The Slovenian new car market is almost immobile in March, up 1 unit year-on-year to 5,272 sales. The Q1 volume is up 4% to 13,993. Volkswagen (-15.3%) endures the biggest drop in the Top 9 but easily remains in…
First Top 10 finish for the BYD Destroyer 05. The selection of models including in this update drop -6.1% year-on-year in March to reach a retail sales figure of 1,469,639 units. The year-to-date tally is still in positive however at +14.2% to 4,634,280 thanks to a fantastic January result (+68.1%).…
Mini sales buck the negative trend in March. Sales of new imported cars in China skid -16.5% year-on-year in March to 52,807 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.3% to 161,152. Lexus (+47.7%) easily repeats as the #1 brand and catches up on a weak yer-ago performance. Mercedes (-36.9%) freefalls…
The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #2 in Pakistan in March. New locally produced light vehicle sales in Pakistan edge up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 9,379 units. This is a poor result given March 2023 was off -65.6% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 14%…
Mazda sales are up 82% year-on-year in 2023. The Mauritius new car market soars 16.5% year-on-year in 2023 to a record 14,295 units, beating the previous record of 12,271 established just last year. Suzuki (+25%) tightens its grip on the brands ranking, ascending to 20.4% share vs. 12.6% for the…