Jaecoo sales are up 1480% year-on-year in September.
4,651 new light vehicles found a buyer in Panama in September, with the year-to-date tally standing at 42,762. Toyota (+9.9%) remains by far the most popular carmaker but can only muster 16.9% share vs. 19.4% in the year through September.
Kia (+17.5%) is in even better shape at #2 whereas Hyundai (-42.8%) freefalls year-on-year but still hold an honest 11.6% share. Isuzu (+38.9%), Changan (+29.9%) and Nissan (+16.9%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, Jaecoo (+1480%) surges to #15 with 1.7% share vs. 0.4% year-to-date, Kaiyi is up 141.9% and Dongfeng up 108.7%. Newcomer Soueast is up 11 spots on last month to #23.
Over in the models charts, the Hyundai Grand i10 repeats at #1 with 5.7% share, distancing the Kia Soluto, Toyota Hilux and Yaris Cross like last month. The Kia Picanto returns to the Top 10 at #5 as do the Hyundai Creta (#7) and Suzuki Jimny (#8).
Itβs the best month of the year by far in Greece with September volumes surging 27% year-on-year to 12,273. A caveat to this performance is the fact that September 2024 was off -15.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.9% to 112,232. Toyota (+30.2%) signs its highest market share in almost a year at 17.8% (October 2024 18.3%) while Suzuki (+29.3%) is back up five spots on last month to #2. Hyundai (+47.8%) stays at #3 with Peugeot (+11%) and BMW (+8.5%) weak in context. Citroen (+112.7%), Renault (+67.7%) and Volkswagen (+76.1%) deliver the biggest year-on-year gains in the Top 10. Below, Nissan (+145.8%), Mercedes (+59.9%) and MG (+54.5%) stand out. We welcome Zeekr and Changan Deepal in the charts.
Over in the models ranking, the Toyota Yaris Cross (+68.3%) is up to a fantastic 7.4% share after reaching 7.9% last month. As a result it poses the Peugeot 2008 (+40.1%) year-to-date to snap the pole position, a ranking it held over the Full Year 2024. The Renault Clio (+77.8%) advances to #3 vs. #12 YTD while the Toyota C-HR (+72.3%) rallies back up 19 spots on August to rank at #4 vs. #11 so far this year. The Suzuki Swift (+125.2%), Nissan Juke (+91.6%), Suzuki Vitara (+36.6%) and Citroen C3 (+35.5%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10.
New light vehicle sales in Thailand are off -4.8% year-on-year in August to 46,365. The year-to-date tally now stands at 416,579. The Top 4 brands all trail the market with harsh double-digit losses. Toyota (-12.2%) resists best above Isuzu (-15.3%), Honda (-20%) and, surprisingly given the brandβs current global momentum, BYD (-26.9%). In contrast MG (+100.8%) doubles its year-ago result to repeat at a record #5 with 5.1% share vs. 3.6% so far this year. Changan (+153.6%) and GAC Aion (+152.8%) also post fantastic scores in the remainder of the Top 10. But once again itβs TANK (+910.7%) that delivers the best performance in market but it slips outside the Top 10 at #11. Ora (+145.3%) also makes itself noticed at #15.
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux Revo (-18.5%) freefalls but still manages a market share superior to its YTD level at 11% vs. 10.5%. The Toyota Yaris Ativ (+9.7%) ranks #2 for the 4th straight month but is stuck at #3 year-to-date below the Isuzu D-Max (-16.4%) who dominated the market until 2023. The Toyota Yaris Cross (-6%), Honda City (-25.8%) and HR-V (-14.7%) follow. The best performer in the Top 10 is the MG 4 (+280.2%) up a further one spot on last month to #7 vs. #14 year-to-date and #23 over the Full Year 2025. The Toyota Fortuner (+7.8%) is also in good shape year-on-year at #8. Notice also the TANK 300 (+1169.55) at #15, the new Mitsubishi Xforce at #16 and the Changan Lumin (+1208.6%) at #23.