On May 2, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants announced that approximately 186,000 light vehicles were sold in April 2025, very similar to March, but up 10.2% from the same month in 2024, signifying it as the best March figures since 2018.
The SAAR for April was 1.90 million, down from the 2+ million numbers seen in Q1

The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in April 2025 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of May 2, was 1,465,356 units, up 10.0% y/y. The number of business days in April was 26, one day more than in the same month last year.
The U.S. has imposed an

On May 1, Tata Motors Limited announced that its total sales in the domestic and international markets in April 2025 stood at 72,753 units, compared to 77,521 units in April 2024. Its total passenger vehicles domestic (including EV) sales stood at 45,199 units in April 2025, decreasing by 6% year-on-year (YoY) compar

According to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), March vehicle sales in Thailand decreased 0.5% year over year to 55,798 units. In the first 3 months of 2025, vehicle sales were 153,193 units, a decline of 6.5% YoY.  According to the FTI, the decline in overall sales was primarily due to a drop in pickup truck s

On April 30, VW Group announced that in Q1 2025, it delivered 2.13 million vehicles globally, i.e., an increase of 1.4% YoY (more than 29,399 units were delivered) from 2.10 million vehicles in Q1 2024. This is due to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles segment sales rising 1.9% YoY (Q1 2025: 2,060,554 units

On April 29, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that the number of UK vehicle production for March increased 17.1% over the previous year to 79,018 units. Passenger car production was up 18.2% to 70,318 units and commercial vehicle production was up 8.2% to 8,700 units year over year (y/y

On April 29, 2025, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) announced that vehicle production in March 2025 totaled 129,909 units, down 6.1% YoY but up 12.5% MoM. Of this, production for domestic sales and exports accounted for 35.9% and 64.1%, respectively.
According to data provided by FTI member automakers, HEV pro

On April 29, 2025, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) announced that motorcycle production in March 2025 reached 233,782 units (185,931 CBUs and 47,851 CKDs), an increase of 6.5% YoY.
In the first 3 months of 2025, production totaled 664,485 motorcycles (531,458 CBUs and 133,027 CKDs), up 0.7% YoY. The Q1/2024 m

On April 25, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced that the April 2025 retail sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are expected to total 1.75 million units (up 14.4% year-over-year) and 900,000 units, respectively.
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On April 25, Maruti Suzuki, India announced that it registered record net sales of INR 1,451,152 million in FY2024-25, a growth of 7.5% over the net sales of INR 1,349,378 million in FY2023-24.
The company achieved its all-time high net profit of INR 139,552 million in FY2024-25, 5.6% higher than the net profit of IN

On March 25, MarkLines announced that global electric vehicles (including BEV, PHV and FCV) sales in March increased 33.4% YoY to 1.49 million units.
In the three months of 2025, total EV sales increased 35.4% YoY to 3.60 million units.
EVs accounted for 24.2% of total sales in March, up 1.5% point from the previous

On April 24, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) announced new passenger car registrations for March 2025. Passenger car sales in the European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the United Kingdom (UK) increased 2.8% year-on-year to 1,422,628 units in March, while year-to-dat

Reported on April 18, 2025, Vietnam’s motorcycle market is showing strong signs of recovery, following a period of stagnation. This rebound is largely attributed to the introduction of electric motorcycles and innovative promotional strategies.
According to recent data from the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manuf

On April 22, Tesla reported that its total Q1 2025 revenue of USD 19.34 billion was down 9.0% from the same period in 2024, while its automotive revenue was down 20.0% to USD 13.97 billion as its global sales have slowed.
Tesla’s operating profit plunged 66% yoy to USD 399 million and its operating margin was 2.1% in

Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that new car sales of 72,704 units in March increased by 2.1% over the same month in 2024. PV (passenger vehicles) sales were increased 5.1% to 68,174 units. CV (commercial vehicles) sales were decreased 28.8% to 4,530 units.
New car sales for the first three months of

Announced on April 15, 2025, PT Honda Prospect Motor recorded retail sales of 8,165 units in March 2025 in Indonesia, reflecting a 23.7% YoY decline but a 5.3% increase compared to the previous month. 
The company highlighted strong performance in the SUV segment alongside sustained demand for compact cars. In March

The Association of Indonesia Automotive Industries (GAIKINDO) and other sources reported that Indonesian vehicle sales in March 2025 were 70,892 units, down 5.1% compared to March 2024.
By automaker sales in March, Toyota was up 6.7% y/y to 22,476 units and a 31.7% market share. Daihatsu was down 21.1% to 13,057 unit

Announced on April 15, 2025, Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam achieved sales of 4,412 vehicles in March 2025. This brought the total sales for fiscal year 2024 to over 43,000 vehicles.
The two models that contributed most to this success were the Xpander and Xforce, with 2,530 units and 948 units sold, respectively. These m