Pakistan March 2024: Honda overtakes Toyota
The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #2 in Pakistan in March. New locally produced light vehicle sales in Pakistan edge up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 9,379 units. This is a poor result given March 2023 was off -65.6%…
Mauritius Full Year 2023: Suzuki distant leader, Mazda (+82%) and BMW (+50.3%) shine in record market
Mazda sales are up 82% year-on-year in 2023. The Mauritius new car market soars 16.5% year-on-year in 2023 to a record 14,295 units, beating the previous record of 12,271 established just last year. Suzuki (+25%) tightens its grip on the…
China new models March 2024: Li Mega and Tank 700 launch
Li Auto Mega It’s now time to study the newcomers in the Chinese wholesales charts. This month we have 8 new models hitting dealerships, 7 of them Chinese. This again illustrate the dynamism of domestic brands vs. foreign once. To…
Vietnam March 2024: Mitsubishi Xforce lands directly at #3
The Mitsubishi Xforce is an instant blockbuster in Vietnam. According to data by local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market drops -9.2% year-on-year in March to 27,289 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.4% to 58,165. This is a…
New Zealand March 2024: Mitsubishi (+76.6%) defies devastated market
Mitsubishi Triton sales are back up 124% year-on-year in March. In March New Zealand new vehicle sales sink -27.3% year-on-year to 11,616 units. This is a particularly poor result given March 2023 was already down -24% on the year prior.…
Hungary Q1 2024: Suzuki Vitara and S-Cross reclaim lead in solid market
The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the…
Greece March 2024: Nissan and Juke up to #2, Toyota Yaris Cross signs 2nd ever win
Nissan Juke sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in Greece. After posting two double-digit gains in a row at the start of the year, the Greek new car market brakes -6.2% year-on-year in March to 12,465 units. The year-to-date tally remains…
Germany March 2024: Mitsubishi (+225.4%), Citroen (+91.8%) shoot up, VW Golf distant leader
The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%)…
Canada March/Q1 2024: Toyota overtakes Ford to #1 brand, Subaru (+85.8%), Honda (+70.3%) stand out
The Subaru Crosstrek (+147%) ranks inside the Canadian Q1 Top 10. After breaking records in February with sales up 24.4% year-on-year, in March the market falls back to more reasonable growth rates at +9.2% to 159,000 units according to local…
Mexico March 2024: Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Hilux highlight strongest market in 7 years
The Chevrolet Silverado/Cheyenne ranks #10 in March. In March, the Mexican new light vehicle market is up 4.7% year-on-year to 124,395 sales. This is the strongest result for the month since March 2017 (137,021). As a result the Q1 tally…