by Francis Rozange | Sep 28, 2026 | Motorcycle Market research
On July 24, the association that represents Europe’s motorcycle manufacturers published a number that seemed to settle an argument. In the first six months of 2026, new motorcycle registrations in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, five...
by Francis Rozange | Sep 28, 2026 | Automotive Market Research
On the first day of 2026, the duty Mexico charges on a passenger car built in a country with which it has no trade agreement jumped from 20 percent to 50 percent. China was the obvious target. Its customs statistics registered the blow within weeks: exports of Chinese...
by Francis Rozange | Sep 28, 2026 | Automotive Market Research
Walk into a Canadian dealership this year and very little seems to have changed. The same nameplates sit under the same showroom lights, the same trim levels appear on the same window stickers, and the monthly payment, for many households, remains the number that...
by Francis Rozange | Sep 28, 2026 | Automotive Market Research
In August, a month when much of Europe is on holiday and showrooms are quiet, Chinese brands sold 97,639 new cars across Europe, according to figures compiled by a European registration-data provider and reported in the trade press. That was 11.7 percent of the market...
by Francis Rozange | Sep 28, 2026 | Automotive Market Research
In August, retail sales of passenger cars in China totaled 1.541 million, according to the China Passenger Car Association. That was 23.6 percent fewer than a year earlier, and it brought retail sales for the first eight months of the year to 11.716 million, a decline...
