China new models April 2024: Xiaomi SU7 and Li L6 land
Xiaomi SU7 Let’s examine the newcomers in the Chinese wholesales charts for April. This month we have 12 new models hitting dealerships, 10 of them Chinese. I keep repeating this but once again this shows the extraordinary rate at which…
South Africa April 2024: First market lift in 9 months, Omoda C5 and Jaecoo J7 land in Top 50
The Jaecoo J7 enters the South African Top 50 in April. 38,172 new vehicles found a South African home in April, marking a return to positive territory for the first time since July 2023 at +2.2% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally…
Indonesia April 2024: Daihatsu Sigra and Toyota Rush on top, Wuling Cloud lands
The Wuling Cloud ranks #24 this month in Indonesia. The Indonesian new vehicle wholesales market dive -17.4% year-on-year in April to just 48,637 units. This is dreadful result as April 2023 sales were already down -28.9% on the year prior.…
Slovenia April 2024: Renault Clio signs first win in 1.5 years
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. New car sales in Slovenia step up 8.2% year-on-year in April to 4,694 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5% to 18,687. Volkswagen (-5.6%) easily remains the most…
Portugal April 2024: Dacia Sandero triumphs, now #1 year-to-date
The Dacia Sandero is #1 both for the month and year-to-date. 17,329 cars hit Portuguese roads in April, a 7.6% year-on-year gain. The year-to-date tally is now up 11.8% to 76,373. Dacia (-6.6%) manages a second ever monthly win despite…
Uruguay April 2024: BYD, Hyundai highlight surging market
BYD sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in April. 5,224 new light vehicles found a buyer in Uruguay in April, that’s 37.2% year-on-year improvement and the highest monthly gain this year so far. Chevrolet (+75%) doubts the market growth to 16.8%…
Luxembourg April 2024: Volkswagen (+38.7%), BMW (+38.5%) top market back up
VW holds 14% of the Luxembourg market in April. New car sales in Luxembourg climb 5.7% year-on-year in April to 4,414 units, meaning the year-to-date market is now down -2.4% to 16,914. This is a solid performance given April 2023…
China wholesales April 2024: BYD monopolises podium, places 7 models in Top 10, outsells VW by 104,000 units
First Top 10 finish for the BYD Destroyer 05. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market is up 9.3% year-on-year to 2,359,000 units. This includes 2,002,000 Passenger Vehicles (+10.5%) and 357,000 Commercial…
Mexico April 2024: Highest April result in 7 years, Honda (+102%), Mazda (+89.6%) impress
Honda CR-V sales are up 80.3% year-on-year in April. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a solid 13.9% year-on-year in April to 112,048. As it was the case in March this is the strongest April volume in 7…
Ukraine April 2024: BYD, Kia, Citroen highlight decelerating market growth (+11%)
BYD sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in April. New car sales in Ukraine edge up 11% year-on-year in April to 5,728 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 36.8% to 22,388. Toyota (+6.3%) remains by far the most popular carmaker…