ASEAN Pick Up Truck Sales : 2017 (By Model)

The Colorado was the smallest selling model listed below
but had the largest percentage increase

Below are pick up truck sales of six models. For this exercise, small pick up commercial vehicles based on small vans are not included. Here we just look at the larger pick up, which often have SUVs baded on them.

Asean nations are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,  Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. About 650 million people are encompassed within this grouping and roughly 3,150,000 vehicles were sold.

Overall sales were up nearly 5% up on 2016 so this sort of vehicle was ahead of the regional total. The one exception below was the Hilux, which was nearly caught by the Isuzu D-Max. The Ford Ranger is the most popular car in New Zealand and sells well in other mature markets and was third here, with a healthy 26% increase.

		17	Brand/Model	2017	+/-
		1	Toyota Hilux	157,000	-9%
		2	Isuzu D-Max	149,300	11%
		3	Ford Ranger	77,500	26%
		4	Mitsubishi Triton	38,800	27%
		5	Nissan Navara	36,800	15%
		6	Chevrolet Colorado	21,400	36%

Top 5 Other Segments Models UK : 2016/17

I'm not sure if there are blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover but there is a
blue Ford Kuga (and kayaks) on the beach. The thing is could it get up there?

These last three segments are disparate but they have to be put somewhere. They also are having varied success. Let's take a brief overview of how they have been faring.

The Sports section had about 3% share in 2004 but are now under 2%, although these was a slight improvement for 2017.

The SUV reminds me of lyrics from War of the Worlds, where it says "...but still they come". Like an invading army, nothing seems able to contain the relentless march of the SUV. From just &5 in 2004, they took 18% in 2017. They still have some way to go to taking over the market but who can say where it will reach its saturation point?

The MPV is probably as practical as a family vehicle can get and sales have held up well. Despite that, share has dropped from 6.7% in 2014 to 4.4% now. That's quite a swing. maybe the SUV is proving a more enticing proposition from what is a often regarded as a dull segment.

2016
Sports			SUV			MPV
	1.8%			16.3%			4.7%
Audi	TT	9,836	Kia	Sportag	40,083	Ford	C-Max	18,196
VW	Scirocco	5,729	Ford	Kuga	35,481	Citroën	C4 Picas	15,773
Mazda	MX-5	4,229	L Rover	Evoque	27,161	Vauxhall	Zafira Tour	12,444
Ford	Mustang	3,257	Hyundai	Tucson	25,242	Ford	S-Max	7,794
Other	British	2,593	L Rover	Disc Spt	23,796	Ford	B-Max	7,468
Other	48.5%	24,130	Other	65.3%	286,168	Other	50.8%	63,801
Total		49,774	Total		437,931	Total		125,476
2017
Sports			SUV			MPV
	1.9%			18.1%			4.4%
Audi	TT	7,762	Kia	Sportag	39,683	Ford	C-Max	12,655
VW	Scirocco	4,935	Ford	Kuga	39,212	Vauxhall	Zafira Tour	12,219
Mazda	MX-5	4,698	Hyundai	Tucson	29,430	Citroën	C4 Picas	11,017
M Benz	SLC	3,664	VW	Tiguan	29,121	Ford	S-Max	5,977
Porsche	718	2,556	L Rover	Evoque	24,906	Ford	B-Max	5,930
Other	50.3%	23,937	Other	64.7%	298,060	Other	57.3%	64,241
Total		47,552	Total		460,412	Total		112,039

Data source: SMMT.

Top 5 Larger Car Models UK : 2016/17

Can the Insignia hold on to 5th spot? Bets being taken now

With only 15% of sales, it is a relatively insignificant area of the market. However, in terms of value, it would be much higher. The area that held up well was the Upper Medium (basically large), for back in 2004 for example it had 18%. So that's down nearly half. In the same period, Executive is up (4.3% to 4.8%) and Luxuary down (0.53% to 0.36).

A major reason for two of those dropping is the SUV, which have become ubiquitous. Whether we like it or not, they are taking over, although some are crossovers which are slightly raised regular models. Still, they handle well with driver aids and offer a better view and more space that the conventional car.

BMW and Mercedes are the main brands here, with the odd Audi and Jaguar to keep things slightly more interesting. Not one model entered or left the charts. I would like to say a one off but the same models were there in 2015. It seems a predictable lot buy larger and premium cars.

2016
Upper medium			Executive			Luxury
	9.5%			4.7%			0.39%
BMW	3 Series	36,732	M Benz	C-Class	44,184	M Benz	S-Class	3,339
Audi	A4	26,686	M Benz	E-Class	25,537	BMW	7-Series	2,076
Vauxhall	Insignia	25,095	BMW	5 Series	19,621	Jaguar	XJ	1,206
BMW	4-Series	23,479	Audi	A6	18,698	Audi	A8	1,060
Škoda	Octavia	23,068	Jaguar	XF	9,619	Bentley	Conti	1,033
Other	47.4%	121,864	Other	7.9%	10,145	Other	17.0%	1,786
Total		256,924	Total		127,804	Total		10,500
2017
Upper medium			Executive			Luxury
	9.6%			4.8%			0.36%
BMW	3 Series	35,904	M Benz	C-Class	45,912	M Benz	S-Class	2,939
Audi	A4	25,294	M Benz	E-Class	26,733	BMW	7-Series	2,274
BMW	4-Series	22,050	BMW	5 Series	19,477	Jaguar	XJ	970
Škoda	Octavia	20,493	Audi	A6	12,768	Bentley	Conti	770
Vauxhall	Insignia	16,884	Jaguar	XF	7,710	Audi	A8	749
Other	50.4%	122,335	Other	8.6%	10,568	Other	16.2%	1,489
Total		242,960	Total		123,168	Total		9,191

Data source: SMMT.

Top 5 Smaller Car Models UK : 2016/17

Comparing the three smaller car categories in the UK, some trends occurred over the past year. Let's look at the them each.

Mini: Overall share is small and downsized slightly for 2.8 to 2.7%. VW went up! one, while the Viva slipped down one. The i10 is the big seller here, otherwise nothing much to see.

Supermini: The segment fell from 32.4% to 29.5%, quite a drop. Ford Fiesta remained the top selling model in this category and in total. However, the volume took a hit. The rankings stayed the same otherwise. Nice to see the Juke volumes holding up well.

Lower Medium: This segment held sales pretty well and because of that took its overall share from 27.3% to 28.7%. The Focus was bumped out of top spot by the Golf. I am almost speechless to know why a company so blatantly cheated on something that affects the health of its citizens was so well rewarded by the self-centred UK public. Maybe the clue is in the term 'self-centred'. Qashqai sales were up slightly in a depressed market and the A-Class replaced the A3 at 5th.

2016
Mini			Supermini			Lower Medium
	2.8%			32.4%			27.3%
Hyundai	i10	23,657	Ford	Fiesta	120,525	Ford	Focus	70,545
Vauxhall	Viva	14,297	Vauxhall	Corsa	77,110	VW	Golf	69,492
VW	Up!	13,245	VW	Polo	54,448	Nissan	Qashqai	62,682
Suzuki	Celerio	8,420	MINI	MINI	43,328	Vauxhall	Astra	60,719
Škoda	Citigo	8,140	Nissan	Juke	38,803	Audi	A3	46,806
Other	11.6%	8,857	Other	61.7%	538,722	Other	57.8%	424,581
Total		76,616	Total		872,936	Total		734,825
2017
Mini			Supermini			Lower Medium
	2.7%			29.5%			28.7%
Hyundai	i10	25,224	Ford	Fiesta	94,533	VW	Golf	74,605
VW	Up!	13,555	Vauxhall	Corsa	52,772	Ford	Focus	69,903
Vauxhall	Viva	9,963	VW	Polo	47,855	Nissan	Qashqai	64,216
Suzuki	Celerio	6,755	MINI	MINI	47,669	Vauxhall	Astra	49,370
Škoda	Citigo	6,527	Nissan	Juke	38,912	M Benz	A-Class	43,717
Other	9.9%	6,822	Other	62.4%	466,592	Other	58.5%	426,305
Total		68,846	Total		748,333	Total		728,116

Data source: SMMT.