China wholesales June 2024: Negative market, Li L6 inside Top 10
The Li L6 is up to a record 8th place in June. According to data by CAAM, the June Chinese wholesales market is off -2.7% year-on-year to 2,552,000 units. Passenger Cars are down -2.3% to 2,215,000 and Commercial Vehicles skid…
USA Q2 2024: Stable market sees Toyota RAV4, Honda Civic & Chevy Trax record large gains
Chevrolet Trax sales are up 152.7% over Q2. US new light vehicle sales drop -3% year-on-year in June to 1,344,000 units, with passenger cars down -7.3% to 269,000 and light trucks off -1.9% to 1,075,000 sales. Q2 volumes edge up…
Canada Q2 2024: Volkswagen (+50.4%), Hyundai (+28.7%) stand out
Volkswagen Taos sales are up 251.4% year-on-year. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is stable in June at 169,000 units, with a SAAR of 1.72 million. This remains far below the 200,000+ units of…
New Zealand June 2024: Sales implode -63.1% on weak economics, high year-ago result
The Mitsubishi ASX is down just -3.1% year-on-year in June. Only 9,423 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in June, a distressing -63.1% year-on-year implosion. Although this is a very low level in normal times (well below the 12,016 units…
Germany June 2024: Skoda up to #2, VW T-Roc #1, ID.3 #3 and MG 4 #12
The MG 4 misses out on a Top 10 finish by 322 sales. New car sales in Germany advance by a solid 6.1% year-on-year in June to 297,329 units, leading to a H1 2024 result up 5.3% to 1,471,641. Although…
Turkiye June 2024: Chery breaks ranking and volume records, sales down for third month in a row
Chery places two models inside the Turkish Top 6 in June. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye endure a third straight month of year-on-year decline in June at -5.3% to 106,238 units. This is still the 2nd highest June volume…
Taiwan June 2024: Tesla delivers best result in 1.5 years
The Tesla Model Y ends the month at #2 in Taiwan. 41,587 new light vehicles found a buyer in Taiwan in June, a -1.9% year-on-year decline. This leads to a H1 2024 tally off -1% to 232,503. Toyota (+3.4%) defies…
Luxembourg June 2024: BMW overtakes Volkswagen in market off -9.3%
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in June. New car sales in Luxembourg falter -9.3% year-on-year in June to 4,324 units, bringing the year-to-date tally off -5.3% to 25,085. BMW (+4.8%) takes the lead of the brands charts…
Colombia May 2024: Renault Duster and Kia K3 top market edging down -5.5%
The Kia K3 is up to #2 in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market slows down its fall in May at -5.5% year-on-year to 14,828 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% to 70,710. Keep in mind…
Slovakia May 2024: VW T-Cross (+220.3%), Hyundai i30 (+87.3%) stand out in negative market
The T-Cross lodges another stellar month in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market is off -9.3% year-on-year in May to 7,294 sales, but the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.5% to 38,396 units. Brand leader Skoda (-9%) roughly…