Greece February 2024: Suzuki (+145.3%), Fiat (+146.1%) shine in sturdy market
Fiat Panda sales are up 261.6% year-on-year in February. The Greek new car market is up a splendid 15% year-on-year in February to 11,451 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.1% to 24,203 units. Toyota (+44.6%) vastly outpaces the…
China new models February 2024: AITO M9 lands
AITO M9 We can now share with you the newcomers in the Chinese wholesales charts. This month we have 4 new models hitting dealerships, all of them Chinese. This continues to show domestic brands lead in terms of dynamism and…
South Africa February 2024: Suzuki (+21.2%) catches up on VW Group in stable market
Suzuki lodges the largest gain in the Top 14 this month. The South African new vehicle market edges down -0.9% year-on-year in February to 44,749 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -1.7% to 86,964. Note exports jump 27.5% to…
Uruguay February 2024: Chevrolet (+202.6%) ultra dominant in surging market
Chevrolet sales triple year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay surge 31.8% year-on-year in February to 4,813 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 18.9% to 8,850. Chevrolet (+202.6%) triples its sales year-on-year to hold 21.6% of the…
Mexico February 2024: Kia K3 up to #2 in highest February in 7 years
The Kia K3 is only outsold by the Nissan Versa in Mexico in February. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up 11.1% year-on-year in February to 113,258 units. This is the largest February volume in 7 years, since February 2017…
New Zealand February 2024: Nissan, GWM shine in market up 1.5%
GWM ranks #11 brand in New Zealand in February. Like in January, new vehicle sales in New Zealand edge up 1.5% to reach 9,663 units. This is a poor result given February 2023 was down -24% on the year prior.…
Portugal February 2024: Citroen (+124.2%), Dacia (+91.5%) excel, Renault Captur #1
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. New car sales in Portugal surge 27.6% year-on-year in February to 20,511 units. This is a particularly good result given February 2023 was already up 39% on the year…
Pakistan February 2024: Market up 68.5% on devastated year-ago result
The Toyota Corolla Cross is estimated to rank #10 in Pakistan this month. Sales of locally produced light vehicles rally back up 68.5% on a particularly horrendous year-ago result to 9,709. The year-to-date tally is now up 21.7% to 20,245.…
Morocco February 2024: BMW (+92.9%), Audi (+45.6%) outstanding in negative market
BMW sales almost double year-on-year in February. Note: January figures are also included in the data section of this article. After gaining 5.5% year-on-year in January to 11,074 units (+6.6% to 12,084 including LCVs), the Moroccan new car market returns…
Hungary February 2024: Suzuki Vitara back on top above Skoda Octavia
The Suzuki Vitara is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February. Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles edge up 6% year-on-year over the first two months of 2024 to 22,409 units, which means 14,369 in February. Toyota…