Auto industry performance: January to June 2018
Some years back, we received requests from our readers for a more accurate account of vehicle sales in the country considering that most sales reports being published have been confusingly different coming from various sources.
That was also during that time when we decided to include actual vehicle sales combined with public votes to determine the most popular vehicle models in the country for the yearly Auto Focus People’s Choice Awards.
In consultation with some key auto industry executives, we learned that the closest we can get to the actual sales performance of the auto industry is to access the nationwide vehicle registration reports of the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
Since then, in cooperation with STRADCOM, the official IT provider of the LTO, we have been publishing through this column these documented report of actual motor vehicle registration throughout the country from the LTO.
Here’s the list of the Top 20 automobile brands registered from January to June 2018.
1. Toyota 79,174
2. Mitsubishi 24,035
3. Ford 14,980
4. Nissan 14,716
5. Honda 14,308
6. Hyundai 12,760
7. Suzuki 9,153
8. Isuzu 7,181
9. Chevrolet 2,579
10. Mazda 2,459
11. Subaru 1,857
12. Kia 1,512
13. Mercedes-Benz 1,003
14. Foton 894
15. Volkswagen 780
16. BMW 501
17. Lexus 446
18. BAIC 202
19. Mahindra 186
20. Porsche 154
We were also able to cull from the same Vehicle Registration Report of the LTO covering the months of January to June 2018, the five top-selling models in each vehicle category.
Standard models
Sedan
1. Vios 15,879 units
2. Wigo 11,514
3. Mirage G4 6,332
4. Accent 6,303
5. City 4,304
Sports Car
1. Mustang 229 units
2. Subaru WRX 72
3. Mazda MX-5 70
4. Toyota 86 67
5. Nissan GT-R 37
SUV/Crossover
1. Fortuner 13,225 units
2. Montero Sport 9,610
3. EcoSport 4,220
4. MU-X 4,208
5. Everest 4,199
Pickup
1. Hilux 8,194 units
2. Navara 7,093
3. Ranger 5,940
4. D-Max 2,061
5. Strada 1,863
Van/MPV
1. Hi-Ace 9,962 units
2. Innova 9,198
3. Avanza 5,848
4. Urvan NV350 4,156
5. Ertiga 3,223
Premium luxury models
Sedan
1. BMW 5 Series 158 units
2. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 154
3. Mercedes-Benz C-Class 115
4. BMW 3 Series 89
5. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 60
Sports Car
1. Mercedes-Benz AMG 38 units
2. Porsche Cayman 26
3. Porsche 911 22
4. BMW M2 12
5. Porsche Boxster 10
SUV/Crossover
1. Toyota Land Cruiser 666 units
2. Lexus NX300 144
3. Lexus RX350 125
4. Mercedes-Benz G/GLA Class 94
5. Mercedes-Benz GLC 88
Van/MPV
1. Toyota Alphard 266 units
2. Mercedes-Benz V-Class 141
3. Honda Odyssey 140
4. Mercedes-Benz B-Class 13
5. BMW 2 Series Grand Tourer 10
We hope to give you a monthly update as soon as the documented figures reach us.
Moving on
With our readers’ permission, on behalf of my family may I express my most sincere appreciation to all those who have condoled with us during our time of extreme grief due to the passing of my dear wife, Babes.
Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, flowers and your much-cherished presence.
Your show of sympathy gave us more strength in our time of bereavement and the courage to move on despite our feeling of devastation.
Again, thank you very much.
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