The Toyota Taisor is based on the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. 349,057 new locally produced vehicles found a buyer in India in May (+4.3%), that's a new May record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,499 established just last year. The year-to-date volume for its part is up 8.3% to 1,821,157, a…
The Luxgen n7 is the #1 BEV in Taiwan for the 2nd month running. The Taiwanese new car market slides down -2.4% year-on-year in May to 41,477 sales. This means the year-to-date tally is now off -0.8% to 190,916. Atop the brands ranking, both Toyota (+5.6%) and Mercedes (+18.5%) defy…
The Lexus LBX lands inside the Polish Top 30 in May. New car sales in Poland gain another solid 13.7% year-on-year in May to 42,627 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 15.3% to 222,115. Toyota (+51.8%) and Skoda (+28.7%) both vastly outpace the market atop the brands ranking with…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 in Iceland in May. 2,008 new cars hit Icelandic roads in May, a 22.1% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now down -38.3% to 4,753. This month Kia (+2.5%) is the best-selling car maker with 18.3% share and also ascends to the YTD pole position…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 220% year-on-year so far in 2024. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north east of Australia, drop -24% year-on-year over the first five months of the year to 2,271 units. Toyota (-39.5%) stays on top but freefalls, still selling more…
The Hyundai i30 is up to a record ranking in Czechia in May. 19,736 new cars found a Czech buyer in May, a disappointing -2.8% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume remains in positive however at +1.9% and 96,887 sales. Local behemoth Skoda (-13.3%) struggles and falls to 32.2% share vs.…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands again. The Dutch new car market skid a harsh -13.9% year-on-year in May to 28,361 units, meaning the year-to-date tally slips into negative at -1.2% to 158,421. Kia (-5.2%) confirms it is the new favourite of Dutch customers and falls…
The Opel Corsa signs its first Top 10 finish since August 2020. 11/06 update: Now with Top 326 All models ranking In May, the French new car market registers its first year-on-year decline since July 2022 at -2.9% to 141,298 units. This is to be compared to the 193,000 sales…
Toyota Tundra sales are up 44.9% year-on-year in May. The U.S. new light vehicle market gains 5% year-on-year in May to 1,444,543 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 6,548,694. Passenger cars are down -3.4% to 288,634 and 20% share whereas light trucks are up 7.3% to 1,155,904 and…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 108.5% year-on-year in May. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 5.7% year-on-year in May to 169,000 units, marking a 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains. The SAAR comes in a 1.63 million units, the weakest…
Mitsubishi sales are up 177.1% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Ukraine gain 7.9% year-on-year in May to 5,524, showing once again a deceleration in the market growth rate after 11% in April and 47.4% in March. The year-to-date tally is now up 30% to 27,912. Toyota (+7.8%) matches…
The Nissan Kicks equals its ranking record in May. The Brazilian new car market gains 10.2% year-on-year in May to 183,214 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.9% to 874,570. Fiat (+12.3%) outpaces the overall growth and once again stands at over double the market share it holds back…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular model in Argentina in May. The Argentinean new light vehicle market endures a -13.4% year-on-year loss in May to 32,709 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally off -21.9% to 144,524. Toyota (+2.9%) defies the negative market and breaks its share record at 25.4%, eclipsing…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 49.6% in May. New car sales in Sweden drop a harsh -11.9% year-on-year in May to 25,094 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 106,893. The main event this month is the freefall of BEV sales at -34.7% year-on-year to just 7,614 units…
Volvo sales are up 21.8% in May. The Belgian new car market disappoint in May at -5.9% to 38,907 units. Keep in mind May 2023 was euphoric (+42.5%). The year-to-date tally remains in positive, but just at +0.5% to 213,746. Distanced by Volkswagen last month, BMW (-2.4%) reclaims the top…