GWM sales are up 56% in July. The South African new vehicle market delivers a 5th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in July at a fantastic +15.6% to 51,383 sales. This is the highest monthly volume since October 2019 and the largest July total since pre-pandemic July 2019. Passenger…
The VW Tiguan is now the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland through July. The Swiss new car market is up a solid 6.5% year-on-year in July to 19,629 units, with the YTD volume now down -4.9% to 132,762. 4x4 sales are up 7.4% to 9,889 and 50.4% share vs. 50% last…
The GWM Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in July. 26,909 light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, a 7.3% year-on-year uptick leading the YTD tally up 3% to 172,537. Toyota (+7.2%) matches the market to stay in pole position in the brands ranking with 7.8% share. It distances…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in July. The biannual licence plate change traditionally brings stronger volumes and 2025 is no exception with 26,769 sales. This is 4.3% better than July 2024 and leads to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 108,513. Toyota (+0.8%) holds onto…
The Toyota Corolla Cross holds a record 14.1% of the Taiwanese market in July. The least we can say for July new car sales in Taiwan is that they are disappointing. At 35,483 units, they are off -22.3 on July 2024. As a result the YTD tally is now off…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be…
The BYD Sealion 7 is the third best-selling vehicle in Iceland in July. 1,311 new cars hit Icelandic roads in July, a fantastic 56.8% year-on-year surge. Keep in mind July 2024 was off -34% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,149. Kia (+31.9%) remains…
The Dacia Bigster continues to climb up its home charts. After imploding -32.7% in May and -50.3% in June, the Romanian new car market catches up on lost time as it rallies back up 25.3% YoY in July to 16,362. This leads to a YTD tally off -15.9% to 81,183.…
The Dacia Bigster is up to a record #13 in Czechia in July. 20,817 new cars hit Czech roads in July, a splendid 19.3% year-on-year uptick. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 5% to 143,456. Skoda (+25.3%) manages to beat its home market but its share, at…
The Fiat Fastback reaches a record 11th place in Brazil in July. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 230,223, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 1,361,494. Fiat (+0.3%) is stable and lodges its first 50,000+ sales month of the year with a…
Toyota 4Runner sales are up 91.2% YoY in July. Despite sales pulled ahead into March and April before tariff were in place (estimated at 173,000 sales), U.S. light vehicle sales are up in July. Estimates vary greatly, with J.D. Power-GlobalData seeing the market up 7.4% to 1,380,502 and Cox Automotive…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 123.4% YoY in Canada in July. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive show a Canadian new light vehicle market up 6.9% year-on-year in July to 172,000 units. This is the best July result since pre-pandemic July…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Argentina for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Argentinean new light vehicle market continues to stun with July sales up a whopping 45.7% year-on-year to 59,030 units. This is the highest June volume in 7 years: since July 2018 (66,746). As…
The Skoda Enyaq ranks #2 in Finland in July. It's a third positive month of the year for Finnish new car sales after April and June with July sales up 5% to 5,286. The year-to-date volume remains in negative however at -3.4% to 41,862. Toyota (-7%) reclaims the brands top…
Dacia sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in July. New car sales in Belgium slow down their fall in July, dropping -1.7% year-on-year to 31,613 units. This means the YTD tally is now down -9.9% to 266,229. Volkswagen (-4.8%) is the best-selling carmaker for the 2nd time in the past 3…