Zeekr breaks its monthly volume record in June. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in June. Sales for the selection of vehicles included in this report drop a harsh -13.3 ..read more

The Range Rover is up to #4 among imports in China in June. Sales of new imports in China retrograde -14.7% year-on-year in June to 52,925 units, bringing the H1 2024 tally -10.1% to 316,171. Lexus (-0.9%) resists very well ..read more

Hyundai sales are up 231.3% year-on-year in Singapore. 3,774 new cars found a buyer in Singapore in June, a fantastic 61.8% year-on-year improvement. However keep in mind June 2023 was off -28.4% on the year prior. H1 2024 volumes are up 40.5% to 18,576. Toyota (+10.7%) is shy and sees its share fall to 15.9% vs. 17% year-to-date. BMW (+79.5%) is up two spots on last month to #2, distancing Mercedes (+34%) and BYD (+571.7%) still in exceptional shape. Honda (+93.9%), Tesla (+163.2%), Hyundai (+231.3%) and Nissan (+79.7%) also shine below. Previous month: Singapore May 2024: Market up 44%, BYD ..read more

BYD holds 12% of the Uruguayan market in June. The Uruguayan new car market edges up 1.1% year-on-year in June to 5,045 sales, meaning the H1 2024 volume is up 8.8% to 28,542. Chevrolet (-3.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 18.1% share vs. 17.1% year-to-date. The performance of the month is without a doubt produced by BYD, up 879% year-on-year to #2 with a record 12% share, smashing its previous best of 5.7% hit last March. The Chinese brand now ranks #7 year-to-date with 5.5% share. Fiat (-8.4%) is relegated to 3rd place with 9.1% of the market. Citroen (+42.9%), Hyundai (+37.4%) and Ni ..read more

Suzuki Swift Dzire sales are up 57.1% year-on-year. New car sales progress by 6.3% or almost 22,000 units year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 367,178. Toyota (-2.6%) can’t catch up with the market gain and slides from 30.7% to 28.1% share. In contrast the next five carmakers all beat the market: Hyundai (+13.5%) is up to 15.6% share, Kia (+36.1%) up to 7.7% and Nissan (+14.5%) up to 6%. Ford (+14.4%) advances to 5.1% while Suzuki (+88.5%) is the most dynamic of all at #6. MG (+102%) does even better and leaps up four spots to #8, making it three Chinese brands in the Top 10 alongside C ..read more

The Land Rover Defender ranks #9 over H1 2024. New car sales in the UAE advance 10.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 145,671 units. Toyota (-0.2%) doesn’t enjoy the market gain and sees its share slide down from 28% to 25.3%. Nissan on the other hand is up 14.5% to 16.1% of the market vs. 15.6% over the same period in 2023. Mitsubishi (+25.3%) and MG (+14.9%) are even more dynamic while Kia (+19%) closes the Top 5 in strong fashion. Below, Ford (+84.6%), Land Rover (+49.3%) and Suzuki (+17.9%) excel. Now sharing brand data, Mercedes lands at #11 with 2.7% share, the same as Tesla ..read more

Geely sales are up 56.4% over H1. 31,659 new cars hit Qatari roads over the First Half of 2024, a solid 10.4% year-on-year improvement. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all outpace the market. Toyota (+13.4%) is the faraway leader with 34.6% share, distancing Nissan (+19.5%). Kia (+28.1%) is up two spots on H1 2023 to #3 ahead of Mitsubishi (+43.1%) up four to #4. Geely (+56.4%), Hyundai (+23.4%) and Suzuki (+19.8%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Lexus (-23.6%), Land Rover (-17.5%) and MG (-7.7%) all sink. Model-wise, the Toyota Land Cruiser (+17.7%) tightens its grip even fur ..read more

The Toyota Land Cruiser tops the Omani charts so far in 2024. New vehicle sales in Oman improve 4.3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 30,390 units. Toyota (+24.6%) vastly outpaces the market to reach an out-of-this-world 54.3% share vs. 45.5% over the same period in 2023. Hyundai (-5.3%) advances to the 2nd place to the detriment of MG (-32.2%) in freefall. Isuzu (+24.3%) is also strong and gains three spots to #4. Honda (+113%) is the only remaining Top 10 member in positive just as Lexus (-17.9%) and Changan (-24.9%) skid. The Toyota Land Cruiser (+47.9%) stands in pole position w ..read more

The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 18.6% of the Lebanese market so far in 2024. The Lebanese new car market steps up 8.5% year-on-year over H1 2024 to 12,245 units. The Top 2 brands vastly outpace the market: Toyota grows 15.6% to lift its market share from 37.6% to a dominant 40.1%. Nissan (+75.7%) does even better and goes from 16.5% to 26.7%. This means Toyota and Nissan represent 2 out of 3 Lebanese sales over the period (66.8%). Mitsubishi stumbles down -12.2% but stays in third position with 7% share. Hyundai (+20.7%), Lexus (+10.2%) and MG (+10.1%) also shine whereas Renault (-73.9%) implode ..read more

The Kia Sorento is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan so far in 2024. The Jordanian new vehicle market is stable over the First Half of 2024 at -0.3% year-on-year to 18,614 units. Kia (+96.3%) doubles its sales year-on-year to snap the brands top spot off Toyota (-21.4%) in great difficulty. Changan (+4745.5%) scores a meteoric rise that sees it go from just 33 sales over H1 2023 to almost 1,600 this year. Hyundai (+2.7%) stays at #4 and Isuzu (-3.1%) at #5 but MG (-78.4%( implodes to #6 and 3% share vs. #3 and 13.7% over H1 2023. Lexus (+20.2%) is the only additional Top 10 member in positive ..read more