New Caledonian Cars Market fell down 4%, after the previous year’s shy recovery, with registrations at 8.206. Toyota – up 25.9% – jumped on top of the list while the former leader, Ford, fell down in fifth place.
Vehicles market in recent year has lost steam declining from the 11.059 units sold in the 2012 at the 8.410 in the 2016. During the 2017 consumer demand was stable and the year ended with a little recovery, up 1.6% at 8.544 units.
In the 2018 the market fell down again, with 8.206 sales, losing 4% from the previous year.
| Market | Sales 2014 | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Sales 2017 | Sales 2018 | '+/- 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car+LCV | 9.926 | 9.100 | 8.410 | 8.550 | 8.206 | -4,0% |
Brand wise, the leadership has been taken by the Japanese Toyota with 983 sales (+25.9%) and 12% market share, ahead of Peugeot with 795 (+2.6%), Dacia with 787 (-12%), Citroen with 693 (-0.7%) and Ford with 686 (-24.2%).
The best-selling model is the Ford Ranger with 447 units (+8.8%), ahead of the Toyota Hilux with 435 (+13.6%) and the Dacia Duster with 418 (-13.6%).
| Rank 2018 | Rank 2017 | Sales 2018 | Sales 2017 | '+/- 2018 | Share 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Toyota | 983 | 781 | 25,9% | 12,0% |
| 2 | 4 | Peugeot | 795 | 775 | 2,6% | 9,7% |
| 3 | 2 | Dacia | 787 | 894 | -12,0% | 9,6% |
| 4 | 5 | Citroen | 693 | 698 | -0,7% | 8,4% |
| 5 | 1 | Ford | 686 | 905 | -24,2% | 8,4% |
| 6 | 6 | Renault | 607 | 665 | -8,7% | 7,4% |
| 7 | 7 | Hyundai | 454 | 493 | -7,9% | 5,5% |
| 8 | 9 | Kia | 361 | 326 | 10,7% | 4,4% |
| 9 | 10 | Suzuki | 354 | 288 | 22,9% | 4,3% |
| 10 | 11 | Subaru | 334 | 286 | 16,8% | 4,1% |
| 11 | 8 | Nissan | 305 | 448 | -31,9% | 3,7% |
| 12 | 16 | Mitsubishi | 277 | 164 | 68,9% | 3,4% |
| 13 | 12 | Volkswagen | 243 | 281 | -13,5% | 3,0% |
| 14 | 13 | Isuzu | 209 | 264 | -20,8% | 2,5% |
| 15 | 15 | Fiat | 175 | 169 | 3,6% | 2,1% |
| 16 | 14 | Mazda | 159 | 222 | -28,4% | 1,9% |
| 17 | 17 | Chevrolet | 147 | 145 | 1,4% | 1,8% |
| 18 | 22 | Land Rover | 118 | 61 | 93,4% | 1,4% |
| 19 | 18 | Mercedes | 112 | 144 | -22,2% | 1,4% |
| 20 | 19 | Dodge | 76 | 84 | -9,5% | 0,9% |
| 21 | 21 | Audi | 71 | 71 | 0,0% | 0,9% |
| 22 | 23 | Jeep | 44 | 58 | -24,1% | 0,5% |
| 23 | 20 | BMW | 42 | 74 | -43,2% | 0,5% |
| 24 | 24 | Mini | 39 | 46 | -15,2% | 0,5% |
| 25 | 24 | Iveco | 38 | 46 | -17,4% | 0,5% |
| 26 | 26 | Porsche | 37 | 30 | 23,3% | 0,5% |
| 27 | 30 | Jaguar | 28 | 12 | 133,3% | 0,3% |
| 28 | 32 | Honda | 14 | 3 | 366,7% | 0,2% |
| 29 | 28 | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 18 | -66,7% | 0,1% |
| 29 | 29 | DS | 6 | 17 | -64,7% | 0,1% |
| 30 | 25 | Great Wall | 3 | 42 | -92,9% |
| Rank 2018 | Rank 2017 | Model | Sales 2018 | Sales 2017 | '+/- 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ford Ranger | 447 | 411 | 8,8% |
| 2 | 3 | Toyota Hilux | 435 | 383 | 13,6% |
| 3 | 1 | Dacia Duster | 418 | 484 | -13,6% |
| 4 | 20 | Toyota Yaris | 255 | 109 | 133,9% |
| 5 | 7 | Dacia Sandero | 239 | 242 | -1,2% |
| 6 | 4 | Peugeot 208 | 232 | 277 | -16,2% |
| 7 | 13 | Subaru XV | 208 | 138 | 50,7% |
| 8 | 5 | Isuzu D-Max | 203 | 257 | -21,0% |
| 9 | 10 | Renault Clio | 193 | 184 | 4,9% |
| 10 | 6 | Citroen C3 | 183 | 253 | -27,7% |
| 11 | 15 | Suzuki Swift | 181 | 127 | 42,5% |
| 11 | 9 | Nissan Navara | 181 | 226 | -19,9% |
| 12 | 61 | Peugeot 3008 | 179 | 25 | 616,0% |
| 13 | 17 | Citroen Berlingo | 142 | 118 | 20,3% |
| 14 | 8 | Hyundai Creta | 141 | 227 | -37,9% |
| 15 | 18 | Peugeot Partner | 118 | 117 | 0,9% |
| 16 | 23 | Volkswagen Golf | 114 | 98 | 16,3% |
| 17 | 19 | Kia K2700 | 113 | 110 | 2,7% |
| 18 | 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 111 | 129 | -14,0% |
| 19 | 15 | Subaru Forester | 110 | 127 | -13,4% |
| 20 | 12 | Dacia Logan | 109 | 139 | -21,6% |
| 21 | 16 | Renault Kangoo | 107 | 125 | -14,4% |
| 22 | 85 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 103 | ||
| 23 | 43 | Citroen Jumpy | 96 | 50 | 92,0% |
| 23 | 12 | Mazda BT-50 | 96 | 139 | -30,9% |
| 24 | 34 | Mitsubishi Sportero | 93 | 63 | 47,6% |
| 24 | 63 | Mitsubishi ASX | 93 | 23 | 304,3% |
| 25 | 11 | Nissan Qashqai | 91 | 159 | -42,8% |
| 26 | 55 | Hyundai i10 | 89 | 31 | 187,1% |
| 27 | 35 | Ram 1500 | 80 | 62 | 29,0% |
| 28 | 85 | Hyundai Kona | 77 | ||
| 29 | 26 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 75 | 85 | -11,8% |
| 30 | 34 | Fiat Ducato | 74 | 63 | 17,5% |
