BYD sales climb 167.3% year-on-year in August.
New car sales in Singapore edge up 7% year-on-year in August to 2,541 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -15.5% to 18,147. Toyota (+24.8%) vastly outpaces the market to tighten its grip on the charts with 23% share vs. 22.2% so far this year. Mercedes (+0.9%) is back up to the 2nd spot it hold year-to-date, passing BMW (-27.8%) just as Honda (-21.2%) also sinks. Tesla (+45.7%) is up six spots on last month to #5 while BYD (+167.3%) is up one to #6. Kia (+262.1%), Nissan (+112.1%) and Mazda (+53%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: Singapore July 2023: Nissan (+75.8%), BMW (+48.1%) shine in market off -5.8%
One year ago: Singapore August 2022: Porsche (+231.3%) stands out in imploding market (-32.3%)
Full August 2023 Top 40 All brands ranking below.
Singapore August 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-23 | % | /22 | Jul | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota (incl Lexus) | 584 | 23.0% | 24.8% | 1 | 4,034 | 22.2% | -13.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 351 | 13.8% | 0.9% | 3 | 2,848 | 15.7% | -22.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 293 | 11.5% | -27.8% | 2 | 2,297 | 12.7% | -7.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Honda | 205 | 8.1% | -21.2% | 4 | 1,602 | 8.8% | -30.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Tesla | 134 | 5.3% | 45.7% | 11 | 585 | 3.2% | 42.0% | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | BYD | 131 | 5.2% | 167.3% | 7 | 605 | 3.3% | 26.3% | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 126 | 5.0% | -10.0% | 5 | 582 | 3.2% | -52.8% | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Nissan | 123 | 4.8% | 112.1% | 6 | 807 | 4.4% | 38.2% | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Kia | 105 | 4.1% | 262.1% | 9 | 606 | 3.3% | 8.4% | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Mazda | 101 | 4.0% | 53.0% | 8 | 671 | 3.7% | -9.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 54 | 2.1% | 17.4% | 13 | 290 | 1.6% | -8.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | Volvo | 44 | 1.7% | 238.5% | 17 | 275 | 1.5% | 26.7% | 14 | 15 |
| 13 | Porsche | 43 | 1.7% | -18.9% | 10 | 392 | 2.2% | -32.8% | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Suzuki | 43 | 1.7% | 152.9% | 12 | 251 | 1.4% | 122.1% | 15 | 24 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 26 | 1.0% | -27.8% | 15 | 205 | 1.1% | 4.6% | 17 | 17 |
| 16 | Audi | 25 | 1.0% | -64.3% | 14 | 393 | 2.2% | -30.4% | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | Mini | 23 | 0.9% | 9.5% | 23 | 106 | 0.6% | -38.0% | 23 | 19 |
| 18 | Skoda | 21 | 0.8% | 50.0% | 19 | 146 | 0.8% | 19.7% | 20 | 23 |
| 19 | Citroen | 17 | 0.7% | -51.4% | 18 | 212 | 1.2% | -15.2% | 16 | 14 |
| 20 | Maserati | 12 | 0.5% | 500.0% | 24 | 46 | 0.3% | 7.0% | 32 | 33 |
| 21 | MG | 11 | 0.4% | 22.2% | 16 | 172 | 0.9% | -16.9% | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Subaru | 10 | 0.4% | 66.7% | 21 | 120 | 0.7% | 12.1% | 22 | 26 |
| 23 | Opel | 9 | 0.4% | 200.0% | 25 | 167 | 0.9% | 46.5% | 19 | 21 |
| 24 | Land Rover | 8 | 0.3% | -66.7% | 20 | 124 | 0.7% | -3.1% | 21 | 22 |
| 25 | Ferrari | 7 | 0.3% | -12.5% | 27 | 82 | 0.5% | 22.4% | 25 | 29 |
| 26 | Polestar | 6 | 0.2% | -71.4% | 22 | 79 | 0.4% | -23.3% | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Mitsubishi | 5 | 0.2% | -68.8% | 30 | 52 | 0.3% | -73.5% | 28 | 20 |
| 28 | Rolls Royce | 4 | 0.2% | -50.0% | 26 | 91 | 0.5% | 35.8% | 24 | 30 |
| 29 | Seat | 4 | 0.2% | -50.0% | 28 | 48 | 0.3% | -18.6% | 29 | 32 |
| 30 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.2% | -20.0% | 29 | 19 | 0.1% | -70.8% | 33 | 31 |
| 31 | Bentley | 2 | 0.1% | -50.0% | 32 | 55 | 0.3% | -25.7% | 27 | 28 |
| 32 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 15 | 0.1% | -6.3% | 34 | 39 |
| 33 | Lotus | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | 35 | 12 | 0.1% | 500.0% | 37 | 50 |
| 34 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 39 | 38 |
| 35 | Great Wall | 2 | 0.1% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 44 | – |
| 36 | Datsun | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 43 | 42 |
| 37 | Mitsuoka | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 53 | 54 |
| 38 | Renault | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 47 | 0.3% | -14.5% | 30 | 34 |
| 39 | SsangYong | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 33 | 47 | 0.3% | -83.5% | 31 | 16 |
| 40 | McLaren | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 34 | 15 | 0.1% | 50.0% | 35 | 37 |
Source: LTA
