The Maruti Wagon R is now #1 YTD in India. After four consecutive months spent above 350,000 units, the Indian new wholesales market falls back down to "just" 334,868 in November, up 4% year-on-year. This is however a new November record, eclipsing the previous best of 322,070 established in November…
First Top 10 finish for the Mahindra Scorpio. It's another all time record month for the Indian new wholesales market: sales are up 16.3% to 390,853 units. This is the third month in a row that the monthly record for any month is broken, after 360,230 in August and 362,836…
All time high monthly sales for the Mahindra XUV700 New car wholesales in India gain 2.3% year-on-year in September to 362,836, and for the 2nd consecutive month this is an all-time monthly record for any month. Note September 2022 was also a record. Every single month of the year so…
Toyota holds 33.3% of its home market in August. The Japanese new vehicle market improves 17.3% year-on-year in August to 340,342 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 16.3% to 3,169,994. Local behemoth Toyota (+42.6%) continues to vastly outpace its home market and accounts for exactly 1 in 3 new…
The Hyundai Exter has landed in the Indian charts... New wholesales of light vehicles in India edge up 3.2% year-on-year in July to 351,908. This is a new record for July eclipsing the 341,112 of July 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 8.9% to 2,361,398, also a new record…
The MG Comet has landed in India. New wholesales in India edge up 2.2% year-on-year in June to a new record 327,544 units, meaning the H1 volume is above the 2 million mark for the first time at 2,009,490 (+10%). The Top four manufacturers all beat the market with Maruti…
MG Hector sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in May. Wholesales of new cars in India soar 13.8% year-on-year to 334,499 units. This is a new record for the month, eclipsing the 300,583 units of May 2018. The year-to-date tally is now up 11.7% over the same period in 2022 to…
The Toyota Prius hits its highest ranking in almost 4 years. New vehicle sales in Japan lodge a fifth consecutive double-digit market gain in May at +25% To 326,730 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% or 300,000 sales to 2,057,880. Brand leader Toyota (+31.8%) outpaces its home market…
The new Maruti Suzuki Fronx has landed in the Indian wholesales charts. The Indian new car wholesale market soars 13.1% year-on-year in April to 331,509 units, a new record for the month and eclipsing the previous best of 297,401 in April 2018. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.2% to 1,347,447,…
The new XUV400 EV helps Mahindra reach new heights in India. It's a third consecutive record month for car wholesales in India with March volumes up 4.5% year-on-year to 335,888 units, an all time high for the month of March. The Q1 volume is up 10.6% to 1,015,938, logically a…
The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara breaks its volume record. Picture autocarindia.com New wholesales in India climb 10.4% year-on-year in February to 334,245 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 308,593 units of February 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.8% to 680,050, also a new record after two…
Mahindra Scorpio sales are up 188% year-on-year in January. New wholesales in India surge 17.3% year-on-year in January to 345,805 units, by far the biggest January volume in Indian history. Maruti Suzuki (+14.3%) trails the market but sees its share up to 42.6% vs. 41.6% over the Full Year 2022.…
It's another clear win for the Suzuki Alto in 2022. Discover 25 years of Pakistan Historical Data here. Sales of locally produced light vehicles in Pakistan slip down -4.2% year-on-year in 2022 to 227,392 units. Suzuki (+2.6%) goes against the negative market to improve its share to a suffocating 55.4%…
The Honda N-BOX is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2022. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -5.6% year-on-year in 2022 to 4,201,321 units vs. 4,448,340 in 2021. Brand leader Toyota (-12.4%) is the only Top 8 carmaker to fare worse…
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is #1 in India for the second straight year. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. Wholesales in India surge 23% year-on-year in 2022 to a new all-time record of 3,783,998 units, shattering its previous best of 3,384,982 units hit back in 2018. The…