Malaysian new car sales decrease by 5.7%, and production increases by 4.3% in June Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that new car sales of 54,832 units in June decreased by 5.7% over the same month in 2024. PV (passenger vehicles) sales decreased 5.2% to 49,804 units. CV (commercial vehicles) sales decreased 10.0% to 5,028 units. New car sales for the first six months of 2025 decreased 4.6% from the same period in 2024 to 373,636 u...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/17

Mexican heavy truck sales down 66.8%, production down 35.7%, exports down 20.3% in June 2025 On July 10, ANPACT reported that the industry saw sharp year-on-year declines in June: wholesales dropped 66.8% to 2,253 units, while production fell 35.7% to 14,189 units. Exports declined 20.3% to 12,331 units. From January to June, sales totaled 14,533 units (-47.7%), production reached 77,397 (-24.1%), and exports fell to 68,148 (-13.6%). The 2025 sal...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/15

Brazilian vehicle sales decrease 0.6% in June 2025 (Fenabrave) On July 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 212,897 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in June 2025, a decrease 0.6% compared to June 2024 and a decrease of 5.7% from May 2025. Vehicle sales in June 2025 consisted of 159,128 passenger cars; 43,036 commercial...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/05

it estimates a consolidated operating loss of JPY 200 billion for the period April-June 2025 (Q1). Nissan has slipped into the negative balance due to the U.S. Trump administration's additional tariffs on automobiles, and its cost of restructuring being conducted in some regions. The automaker’s sales in its main markets including North America, China, and Japan have been sluggish. Sales are expected to fall 8.3% year-on-year to JPY 2.75 trill...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/25

GlobalData blog: Thailand’s automotive market faces critical challenges amidst shifting regional landscape Thailand’s position in the ASEAN automotive landscape is facing increasing pressure as regional dynamics shift. The country experienced a staggering 26% YoY decline in Light Vehicle (LV) sales in 2024, and the outlook for 2025 remains bleak, with a further contraction of 7% YoY experienced in Q1 compared to an already depressed base duri...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Brazilian vehicle sales up 16.2% to 225,710 units in May 2025 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 16.2% YOY to 225,710 units in May 2025.Vehicle sales in May consisted of 167,547 passenger cars; 47,059 light commercial vehicles; 9,161 trucks; and 1,943 buses. Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles in...

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Brazilian vehicle sales increase 16.2% in May 2025 (Fenabrave) On June 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,685 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in May 2025, an increase 16.2% compared to May 2024 and an increase of 8.2% from April 2025. Vehicle sales in May 2025 consisted of 167,563 passenger cars; 46,820 commerci...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/05

Nissan suppliers forecast lower sales for FY2026; 5 forecasting revenue declines, Trump tariffs, corporate restructuring, and “poor visibility” Six automotive parts and car body manufacturers that primarily do business with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., have released their financial forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2026, and five of them said their revenues were expected to decline. As for net profits, one company predicts an increase in ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/23

Daimler Truck lowers 2025 North America sales forecast amid market uncertainty, maintains profit outlook On May 13, Daimler Truck announced that it has lowered its 2025 sales forecast for Class 8 trucks in North America to 260,000–290,000 units (down from 280,000–320,000) due to market uncertainty. It now expects 155,000–175,000 sales for its Trucks North America segment (previously 180,000–200,000), assuming customer demand improves from...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/14

Toyota seeking best solution to additional U.S. tariffs amid uncertainty The future of Toyota Motor Corporation’s (Toyota) U.S. business is becoming uncertain due to the U.S. Trump administration’s high tariff policy. Since the automaker’s sales almost evenly depend on major regions in the world, its business foundation will not be immediately affected. However, about half of new Toyota cars sold in the U.S. are imported from Japan and othe...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09

llion. The automotive EBIT totaled EUR 2 billion for Q1, down 25.3% YoY with a 6.9% margin at the upper end of the 5–7% target range. Without the impact of BBA-related depreciation and amortisation, the margin was 8.1%. The group delivered 586,117 vehicles, i.e., a decrease of 1.4% YoY. BMW brand sales reached 520,121 units, down by 2.0% YoY, while MINI delivered 64,615 vehicles, i.e., an increase of 4.1% YoY. It delivered around 109,513 all-el...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/07

Brazilian vehicle sales down 5.5% in April 2025 (Fenabrave) On May 5, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 208,661 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in April 2025, a decrease 5.5% compared to April 2024 and an increase of 6.7% from March 2024. Vehicle sales in April 2025 consisted of 152,286 passenger cars; 44,790 commerci...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/07

Porsche revises 2025 forecast due to U.S. tariffs and EV market challenges On April 28, Porsche AG has revised its 2025 outlook mainly due to adjusting its global supply strategy due to growing geopolitical challenges. This is especially in China, where weak demand for electric luxury cars is expected to impact 2025 performance. New US import tariffs will hurt sales in April and May 2025, and this impact is included in the updated forecast. Howev...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/29

Nissan revises full-year FY2024 outlook, operating profit down to JPY85 billion, net loss up to JPY 750 billion due to impairment loss On April 24, Nissan Motor announced a significant revision to its financial outlook for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Compared with the outlook issued at the time of Nissan’s third quarter results in February, the forecast full-year sales volume has been lowered to 3.35 million units from 3.4 milli...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/25

VW Group revenue up 3.0%, operating profit down 39.1% in Q1 2025 On April 9, the VW Group announced interim financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Group sales revenue increased by around 3.0% to around EUR 78 billion (Q1 2024: EUR 75.5 billion). Meanwhile, the operating profit plummeted 39.1% to around EUR 2.8 billion (Q1 2024: EUR 4.6 billion) due to special effects in the magnitude of around EUR 1.1 billion. The operating return on sa...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/14

Proton Malaysia reports March 2025 sales of 13,918 units (Domestic, Export, smart, e.MAS) Announced on April 9, 2025, Proton, Malaysia, closed Q1/2025 with 13,918 vehicles sold in March, marking a 23.9% increase MoM and a 9.6% increase YoY. As a result, the market share for group sales (domestic, export, smart, Proton e.MAS) is forecast to be 19.4%. In the first 3 months of 2025, Proton’s total sales reached 35,068 units, which equates to a mar...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/11

tronics, as its growth areas, and expects to generate operating income of JPY 85 billion in FY2027 in the material sector. Then in FY2030, it will launch full-scale production of separators to add JPY 50 billion, according to its scenario. In the midterm business plan, the company plans to generate sales of JPY 3.18 trillion and an operating income of JPY 270 billion in FY2027, the last fiscal year covered in the three-year plan. In FY2024, the c...

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GlobalData blog: GlobalData reduces US light vehicle sales outlook following tariff announcements Under the current tariff implementation, significant risk would be also added to GlobalData's North American LV production forecast GlobalData has carried out detailed analysis on the likely impact of tariffs on automotive imports to the US, including both finished Light Vehicles (LVs) and automotive parts. The following represents a summary of the t...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/10

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 4.2% to 195,536 units in March 2025 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 4.2% YOY to 195,536 units in March 2025. Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles rose 0.5% yoy to 157,909 units, while imported vehicles jumped 22.9% yoy to 37,627 units. Vehicle sales in March con...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/09

Nitta to strengthen overseas business to achieve JPY 120 billion sales in FY 2030 Nitta Corporation (Nitta) aims to achieve sales of JPY 120 billion in the fiscal year that ends in March 2031 (FY 2030). The company plans to increase its sales by 30% or more from its FY 2024 sales forecast of JPY 90 billion, by strengthening its overseas business. For its main hose and tube products, it will expand sales of cooling piping and other products, antic...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/09