Taiwan New Vehicle Sales Hit Long-Time Low in April

Some luxury imports are bucking the downward trend, with Mercedes S-Class sales up 45% from year-ago.

Ho Motor Co. Ltd. reported the worst results for the month, with deliveries plunging 46.6% from year-ago to 12,407.

Sales of imported cars were somewhat stronger than those of domestically produced models, continuing a year-long trend.

Government statistics show a total of 21,000 imported cars were sold in the first four months of this year, down 10% from like-2005.

However, sales of some luxury models continued to buck the downward trend. Deliveries of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class jumped 45% from year-ago, while BMW 7-Series sales rose 14%.

Please login or register to post comments

Related Resources

Navigation-system maker TomTom is offering downloads of celebrity voices (including some of these) to guide you on your route. Who would you like to have tell you where to go?

Data Center

There are a number of ways to find data on WardsAuto:

BROWSE : Explore the breadth of WardsAuto data by geography and data type.
SEARCH: Use keywords and filters to search all data.
Reference: View reference and non-time-series data.
Public Data: A collection of data tables available to non-subscribers.

A subscription is required to see locked content.
We also welcome requests for customized data.

Go to Data Center