ASEAN

Laos Vehicles Market in 2015 took off driven by demand for commercial vehicles. The new brand Daehan was the best seller thanks to a local made low-cost line-up specialized in CVs. Toyota Hilux was the best model.

Thailand Vehicles Market in 2015 has lost 10% but ended showing signs of recovery. Mazda was the top brand while the Chinese MG is rapidly growing. The new vehicles of the year is the Honda HR-V.

Indonesia Vehicles Market in 2015 dropped in double-digit hit by economic crisis. Ford announced to quite the market by the end of the 2016 for profit reasons. Toyota, market leader, goes ahead fast (and happy).

Malaysia Car Market in 2015 hit new all time record, only 209 units more than in the previous year, thanks to the recovery scored in the fourth quarter, Mercedes shine with over 50% improvement.

Singapore Vehicles Market in 2015 boomed at best since 2008 thanks to lower CEE price. The car passenger's sold were near double than in the previous year albeit the market has the highest car price worldwide.

Brunei Vehicles Market slow down in the 2014 hit by weak domestic demand. The market is led by the Japanese Toyota followed by Kia and Nissan. The best-selling model was the Toyota Vios.

Laos Car Market boomed in the 2014 thanks to the new limits and duties at the pre-owned vehicles import. In the second half of the year, grey market collapsed focusing demand on ne vehicles. Toyota and Hyundai fight for leadership.

In 2014 Malaysian Vehicles Sales at new all-time record, the third in a row hit thanks to strong GDP trend and aggressive commercial strategy pursued by Toyota and Honda.

Asean Car Book 2015 report was conducted in February 2015 featuring the current domestic light passenger vehicle scenario in the South East Asia region reporting statistics on segments, brands and model performance.

Indonesia Automotive Industry fell 4% in the full year 2014 due to a sharp double digit loss reported in the last quarter. However, Honda kept the magic moment ending the year up 74%.