The compact sedan and hatchback category, accounted for over 40 per
cent of car sales in January 2017, at over 114,000 units.
In 2016, just 0.6 per
cent of car sales in Canada were for electric vehicles, well behind...
Not exact matches
New
car sales were down 11.6 per
cent in Western Australia, with nearly 1,000 fewer
cars sold in the month
of April.
Car dealers in Western Australia will be hoping for a pickup this year, after the release of data showing a 7.9 per cent fall in new car sales in 2015 in WA, while the rest of the nation reported its best year on reco
Car dealers in Western Australia will be hoping for a pickup this year, after the release
of data showing a 7.9 per
cent fall in new
car sales in 2015 in WA, while the rest of the nation reported its best year on reco
car sales in 2015 in WA, while the rest
of the nation reported its best year on record.
End -
of - financial - year specials failed to maintain May's positive tone on new
car sales for Western Australia, with numbers for June down 5.5 per
cent as the financial year ended with a whimper.
Sales of new
cars fell 10.5 per
cent across Western Australia in October on the previous corresponding period, despite a 3.4 per
cent uptick nationally for the month.
New
car sales in Western Australia have continued the 2015 trend
of slipping further away from the national increase, with
sales down 8.8 per
cent in September.
Consider this: Roughly half
of all electric
cars sold globally last year were in China, which saw a 73 - per -
cent increase in EV
sales over 2016.
In the U.S.,
sales of compact
cars and small crossovers jumped 40 per
cent in March and April from the year before, and now account for nearly one - quarter
of all
sales, up from less than than 20 per
cent last year, according to a report from Scotia Economics.
Sid Rajeev, Vice President, Head
of Research at Fundamental Research Corp., notes, «The Commodities Research Unit («CRU») Group estimates electric
car and plug - in hybrid vehicle
sales could reach approximately 14.2 million by 2025, up from 0.77 million last year, reflecting a compound average growth rate
of 38 per
cent per year from 2016 to 2025.»
There are critics out there, and European vehicle
sales give no cause for rejoicing, since only 0.2 per
cent of private
cars sold are electrically powered.
Search Porsche Cayennes for
sale from just # 9k Out
of 15,020 worldwide Porsche
sales in May 2013 (a number that climbs 13 per
cent over May 2012), 62 per
cent of them were saloons or SUVs, with 3000 new 911s sold and a combined order total
of 2805 for the Boxster and Cayman, a figure three times as high as its 2012 equivalent, doubtless thanks to the all - new versions
of each
car recently launched.
As if to highlight the Forester's unique attributes, that most powerful petrol engine, which is currently more potent than the Subaru BRZ sports
car, is set to make up more than 25 per
cent of total
sales.
The Twingo is a great place to start, with the hot RS version making up 20 per
cent of the dinky city
car's overall
sales.
The GT version is expected to make up around 70 per
cent of X-Bow
sales, with KTM planning for a minimum
of 100
car sales in 2013, with a potential for up to 200.
Like the 599 supplied for our
Car of the Year contest, this example comes with the optional CCM (Carbon Ceramic Material) brake discs, the box for which has so far been ticked by all UK customers, and the F1 - S gearbox — the traditional open-gate manual is expected to account for less than 10 per
cent of sales worldwide.
Despite the Veloster Turbo's large dose
of extra talent over its regular base
car, it makes up just 10 per
cent of the model's overall
sales.
Based on new front - drive platform developed by Mercedes - Benz for its A-class family, the Q30 features a slightly raised ride height, sweeping roofline and confident styling, all aimed at winning
sales from younger buyers who are predicted to make - up 80 per
cent of global luxury
car - buyers by 2020.
With
sales up 3 per
cent over 2013 with 291,823 new
cars and trucks sold, overall, Ford was at the top
of the
sales charts in 2014.
Available in seven - seat form for the first time, the all - new mid-size SUV is a long - awaited addition to Honda's ageing portfolio, joining the revitalised Civic,
sales of which are up more than 350 per
cent year - to - date in a struggling small
car segment.
The crowded compact SUV segment down under is bursting at the seams with new and not - so - new models, which account for close to 10 per
cent of Australian new
car sales.
In the first 10 months
of 2016, the Octavia has found 1550 buyers, or 3.9 per
cent of the medium
car segment, which is down 13 per
cent on last year's figure
of 1784
sales.
Of course, that's also well down on the top - seller in the medium
car segment — Toyota's locally - made, fleet - friendly Camry, which has notched up 18,678
sales and a near 50 per
cent market segment share.
Sales of the Citroen C4 in Australia have dropped substantially, from 203 cars in 2013 to just 115 so far in 2014, representing a 43.4 per cent sales s
Sales of the Citroen C4 in Australia have dropped substantially, from 203
cars in 2013 to just 115 so far in 2014, representing a 43.4 per
cent sales s
sales slump.
The new Stonic is Kia's response to a B - segment that currently accounts for 1.1 million new
car sales in Europe each year — around seven per
cent of the market — and is forecast to expand to more than two million annual
sales by 2020.
The Kia Cerato small
car is currently outselling the Optima by 22 to 1, and
sales of the popular Sportage SUV are up 31 per
cent year to date.
During that time the Mazda6 has held steady at between 20 and 25 per
cent share
of private
sales for medium
cars under $ 60,000.
Although diesels are declining in popularity and will account for around 20 per
cent of sales — partly due to the excellence
of new petrol engines — they're still the best choice for high - mileage drivers and the 114bhp 1.6 and 148bhp 2.0 - litre are proven elsewhere in the VW Groups
cars.
Pickups account for something like 20 per
cent of all new - vehicle
sales in Canada, demonstrating the payoff from the efforts manufacturers like Toyota have made to endow these workhorses with comfort and convenience features to rival some upscale
cars.
The Zetec model — a
car that has long enjoyed being the best - selling version
of the Fiesta range, accounting for 58 per
cent of sales of the outgoing Fiesta — will start from # 14,215.
The M2 is now so popular in Australia it accounts for almost 50 per
cent of all
sales of the high - performance M -
car brand (not counting the lesser M performance models).
However, i30
sales slumped to about 2500 in November and, although Hyundai still lies within 2000
sales of Toyota in the small -
car race with a month to go in 2017 (when you include the Elantra sedan), i30
sales are down almost 23 per
cent year - to - date — despite the release
of an all - new i30 in May.
«And that name currently accounts for around 30 per
cent of all Vauxhall's
car sales, with the five - door hatch taking 60 per
cent of those
sales alone — so it's important to lead with this body style.
It's a significant
car for the brand, perhaps even more so than the hatchback in the UK, because across its lifespan, the outgoing Estate accounted for around 70 per
cent of Superb
sales here.
Likely to go on
sale after a debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, we're expecting the Vantage GT3 to be a limited run
of, at most, a few hundred
cars at prices you can expect to be at least 25 per
cent up on the V12 Vantage's # 140,000 price tag.
Subaru's Liberty and Outback siblings enjoyed remarkable
sales growth in 2015, with the Liberty finishing the year on 4097
sales — third in the medium passenger
car segment behind Toyota Camry and Mazda6 in that order, and fully 3056 units (or 293.6 per
cent) ahead
of the
sales figure for 2014.
The niche market, which is only 1 per
cent of total passenger
car market, was bumping from one regulatory or taxation hiccup or another since the past two years such as the Supreme Court ban on high end diesel vehicle
sale in Delhi - NCR, note - ban and the short - lived GST boost.
In fact, because small
cars are now the fastest growing segment within the global luxury
car market, led by sedan - favouring countries like North America and China, Audi expects the new sedan to account for more than half
of all
sales of the A3, which already generates over 20 per
cent of its revenue.
The Swedish manufacturer aims for fully electric
cars to make up 50 per
cent of its
sales by 202...
Hyundai is expecting
sales of 60,000 i40s a year in Europe with the
car, 25 per
cent of which will be saloons.
It estimates the true decline in Barina
sales is more like three per
cent, which is in line with the segment fall
of 2.6 per
cent and looks quite good compared to the
sales declines
of other light
cars like the Toyota Yaris, which is off 20 per
cent, the Ford Fiesta, which has declined 15 per
cent and the Mazda2, which is down 10 per
cent.
It says the MkIII accounts for 19.2 per
cent of the market's dominant small
car segment — up from 18.8 for the MkII and 17.7 for the original — and that the Maxx variant will account for the lion's share (40 per
cent)
of sales this year, although the base Neo is expected to outsell it over the model's life cycle.
The entry segment currently contributes about 15 - 17 per
cent of the overall luxury
car sales and the cut price BMW 1 series along with Audi Q3S and Mercedes Benz A Class are in it to change the game.
The combination
of ninth - generation hatch and new sedan saw Civic finish the year with 7028
sales or 3.4 per
cent of its segment (Small
Car under $ 40K).
The company sold 1,61,947
cars in the first four months
of this year, registering a 12 per
cent increase in
sales as against the figures
of 2013.
Buoyed by the October 2015 introduction
of Australia's Best Driver's
Car contender, the RS 3, the A3 is Australia's leading premium small car by sales so far this year, outselling last year's segment winner, the Mercedes - Benz A-Class, by almost 25 per cent to the end of Apr
Car contender, the RS 3, the A3 is Australia's leading premium small
car by sales so far this year, outselling last year's segment winner, the Mercedes - Benz A-Class, by almost 25 per cent to the end of Apr
car by
sales so far this year, outselling last year's segment winner, the Mercedes - Benz A-Class, by almost 25 per
cent to the end
of April.
TKM's
sales grew by 5.64 per
cent compared on the back
of strong performance
of the Etios Liva, Innova and Fortuner, while Honda
cars sales declined by 36 per
cent in the same month.
Unfortunately, even with this swell in demand, total
sales hit just 280,000 units worldwide, equivalent to just 0.38 per
cent of a market made up
of 72 million
car sales a year.
Despite a strong start to 2017 for Infiniti
Cars Australia (year - to - date
sales are up 49 per
cent on this time last year), a total
of just 807
sales Down Under in 2016 is proof that Infiniti has much ground to cover.
Renault sold 532 Clios in the first three months
of 2014, representing a small 2.2 per
cent share
of the light
car market, but Australian managing director Justin Hocevar says
sales have already surpassed
sales targets.