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Dear BSCB readers. We need your help sourcing some sales data for the following Middle Eastern markets: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria and Yemen. If you have any info about the above markets, Contact us…
South Africa March 2024: Nissan NP200 bows out in style (#2)
The Nissan NP200 has been on sale in South Africa for 16 years with only minor changes. The South African new vehicle market is hit -11.7% year-on-year in March to 44,235 units, leading to a Q1 volume off -5.3% to…
Austria March 2024: Tesla Model Y #1, Mitsubishi ASX #10
The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen…
Luxembourg March 2024: Porsche (+36.9%) up to #8 in declining market
Porsche ranks #8 in the Luxembourg brands ranking in March. New car sales in Luxembourg endure a -12.6% year-on-year drop in March to 4,585 units, meaning the Q1 volume is down -4.9% to 12,500. Volkswagen (+12.1%) defies the negative market…
Ukraine March 2024: Sales soar 47.4%, BYD and Geely up
Geely sales are up a whopping 963.6% year-on-year in March. New car sales in Ukraine advance 47.4% year-on-year in March to 6,647 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 48.8% to 16,660. Toyota (+57.6%) and Renault (+118%) both fare better…
Cyprus March 2024: Kia Sportage and Nissan Qashqai atop the charts
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in March. According to numbers by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus drop -17.9% year-on-year in March to 1,437 units. Thanks to a strong start…
Indonesia March 2024: Daihatsu Sigra (+12.9%), Toyota Kijang Innova (+36.1%) defy sinking market
The Daihatsu Sigra threepeats at #1 in Indonesia. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia sink -26.1% year-on-year in March to just 74,724 units, leading to a Q1 volume off -23.8% to 215,069. Meanwhile retail sales drop -14.8% to 82,092 and are down…
South Korea March 2024: Kia Sorento signs 6th win in past 7 months, Tesla Model Y triumphs
The Tesla Model Y obliterates its rivals in the foreign model ranking. New light vehicle sales in South Korea sink -11.6% year-on-year in March to 145,658 units, including 120,395 sales (-14.6%) for local manufacturers and 25,263 (+6%) for foreigners. The…
USA March/Q1 2024: Market up 5%, Toyota (+21.3%), Honda (+20.9%) shine
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 47.4% year-on-year in Q1. New light vehicle sales in the US edge up 5.1% in March to an estimated 1,455,000 units. Passenger cars are stable at 294,000 sales and 20.2% share while light trucks (pickups+SUVs)…
UK nations March 2024: Vauxhall Corsa #1 in two nations, BMW 1 Series #2 in Scotland
BMW 1 Series Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2024…