New Caledonia is a French archipelago located north east of Australia. The local new car market is up a very solid 25% year-on-year in October to 629 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.2% to 6,930 units. Strikingly, the Top 6 brands all outpace the market. Toyota (+74.6%) is in the lead as is the tradition, and this month it distances Ford (+34.7%) up three spots on September to #2, Hyundai (+40%) down one to #3, Peugeot (+139.1%) up two to #4, Kia (+168.8%) down one to #5 and the most impressive of all, Chinese fare BYD (+1600%). It up 11 ranks on last month to #6, new ranking record for the brand and its first time in the monthly Top 10.
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (+226.7%) posts a spectacular year-on-year rise to reclaim the top spot it holds year-to-date. The Ford Ranger (+45.2%) is up four spots on September to #2 while the Peugeot 208 is up seven to #3. The event of the month is the 4th place of the BYD Dolphin, up 14 ranks on last month. It now ranks #42 year-to-date. The Hyundai Tucson (+228.6%), Hyundai Grand i10 (+250%), Toyota Land Cruiser (+75%) ad Kia K2700 (+140%) all secure market-beating scores in the remainder of the Top 10. The new Toyota Raize ranks at #6.
Previous month: New Caledonia (France) September 2022: Toyota RAV4 snaps lead in market soaring 46.6%
One year ago: New Caledonia (France) October 2021: Dacia Duster in the lead in market down -21.9%
Full October 2022 Top 35 all brands and Top 30 models below.
New Caledonia (France) October 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-22 | % | /21 | Sep | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 124 | 19.7% | 74.6% | 1 | 1,483 | 21.4% | 52.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford | 66 | 10.5% | 34.7% | 5 | 437 | 6.3% | -14.5% | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 56 | 8.9% | 40.0% | 2 | 380 | 5.5% | -14.4% | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 55 | 8.7% | 139.1% | 6 | 502 | 7.2% | -6.7% | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Kia | 43 | 6.8% | 168.8% | 4 | 432 | 6.2% | 42.1% | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | BYD | 34 | 5.4% | 1600.0% | 17 | 89 | 1.3% | 256.0% | 18 | 30 |
| 7 | Citroen | 30 | 4.8% | -31.8% | 3 | 478 | 6.9% | 9.9% | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Renault | 27 | 4.3% | -12.9% | 9 | 412 | 5.9% | -9.1% | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi | 24 | 3.8% | 140.0% | 12 | 208 | 3.0% | -7.1% | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Nissan | 20 | 3.2% | -20.0% | 10 | 272 | 3.9% | -20.2% | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 19 | 3.0% | 5.6% | 7 | 294 | 4.2% | 40.0% | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Changan | 15 | 2.4% | 150.0% | 14 | 100 | 1.4% | 19.0% | 16 | 19 |
| 13 | Subaru | 14 | 2.2% | 27.3% | 11 | 145 | 2.1% | -37.8% | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Dacia | 11 | 1.7% | -77.1% | 8 | 441 | 6.4% | -27.6% | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | MG | 10 | 1.6% | -9.1% | 15 | 106 | 1.5% | -30.3% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Dongfeng | 10 | 1.6% | 900.0% | 23 | 69 | 1.0% | -33.0% | 22 | 17 |
| 17 | Fiat | 9 | 1.4% | -25.0% | 22 | 88 | 1.3% | -15.4% | 19 | 15 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 9 | 1.4% | 12.5% | 18 | 87 | 1.3% | -11.2% | 20 | 18 |
| 19 | Isuzu | 7 | 1.1% | -36.4% | 21 | 110 | 1.6% | 11.1% | 13 | 16 |
| 20 | Mazda | 7 | 1.1% | 75.0% | 16 | 70 | 1.0% | 27.3% | 21 | 23 |
| 21 | FAW | 6 | 1.0% | -50.0% | 13 | 108 | 1.6% | -7.7% | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Chevrolet | 5 | 0.8% | 150.0% | 31 | 54 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 23 | 24 |
| 23 | BMW | 5 | 0.8% | 25.0% | 28 | 48 | 0.7% | 2.1% | 27 | 26 |
| 24 | Geely | 4 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 25 | 95 | 1.4% | 1257.1% | 17 | 31 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 4 | 0.6% | -50.0% | 27 | 48 | 0.7% | -34.2% | 26 | 21 |
| 26 | Ram | 3 | 0.5% | 50.0% | 24 | 52 | 0.8% | -18.8% | 25 | 22 |
| 27 | Audi | 3 | 0.5% | 50.0% | 20 | 34 | 0.5% | -15.0% | 30 | 27 |
| 28 | Jeep | 2 | 0.3% | #DIV/0! | 30 | 40 | 0.6% | -18.4% | 28 | 25 |
| 29 | ZX Auto | 2 | 0.3% | -71.4% | – | 27 | 0.4% | 125.0% | 31 | 35 |
| 30 | Opel | 1 | 0.2% | -50.0% | 26 | 53 | 0.8% | 231.3% | 24 | 32 |
| 31 | Iveco | 1 | 0.2% | -66.7% | 19 | 34 | 0.5% | 17.2% | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | Mini | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 29 | 23 | 0.3% | -17.9% | 33 | 28 |
| 33 | Porsche | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 32 | 21 | 0.3% | 40.0% | 34 | 36 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 34 | 14 | 0.2% | -39.1% | 36 | 34 |
| 35 | Volkswagen | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 25 | 0.4% | -71.9% | 32 | 20 |
New Caledonia (France) October 2022 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-22 | % | /21 | Sep | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 49 | 7.8% | 226.7% | 2 | 593 | 8.6% | 42.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 45 | 7.2% | 45.2% | 6 | 242 | 3.5% | 7.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Peugeot 208 | 35 | 5.6% | n/a | 10 | 164 | 2.4% | 0.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | BYD Dolphin | 23 | 3.7% | new | 18 | 47 | 0.7% | new | 42 | – |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 23 | 3.7% | 228.6% | 3 | 128 | 1.8% | 70.7% | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Toyota Raize | 22 | 3.5% | new | 4 | 187 | 2.7% | new | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 14 | 2.2% | 250.0% | 20 | 57 | 0.8% | -38.7% | 31 | 23 |
| 8 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 14 | 2.2% | 75.0% | 13 | 122 | 1.8% | 35.6% | 13 | 12 |
| 9 | Citroen C3 | 13 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 14 | 150 | 2.2% | 28.2% | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Kia K2700 | 12 | 1.9% | 140.0% | 9 | 154 | 2.2% | 42.6% | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Suzuki Jimny | 12 | 1.9% | 9.1% | 11 | 99 | 1.4% | 32.0% | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | Dacia Duster | 11 | 1.7% | -73.8% | 5 | 399 | 5.8% | -0.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Kia Sonet | 11 | 1.7% | 37.5% | n/a | 57 | 0.8% | 103.6% | 32 | 55 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi ASX | 11 | 1.7% | 10.0% | n/a | 18 | 0.3% | -77.8% | 92 | 21 |
| 15 | Toyota RAV4 | 11 | 1.7% | -15.4% | 1 | 194 | 2.8% | 27.6% | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 11 | 1.7% | new | – | 11 | 0.2% | new | 120 | – |
| 17 | BYD Atto 3 | 10 | 1.6% | new | n/a | 20 | 0.3% | new | 85 | – |
| 18 | Dongfeng Joyear X5 | 10 | 1.6% | 900.0% | 23 | 66 | 1.0% | -34.7% | 27 | 17 |
| 19 | Renault Clio | 10 | 1.6% | 400.0% | n/a | 93 | 1.3% | 13.4% | 19 | 22 |
| 20 | Ford Ranger Raptor | 9 | 1.4% | 125.0% | n/a | 24 | 0.3% | 26.3% | 76 | n/a |
| 21 | Peugeot Expert | 9 | 1.4% | 350.0% | n/a | 46 | 0.7% | 4.5% | 43 | 54 |
| 22 | Nissan Qashqai | 8 | 1.3% | 300.0% | 17 | 69 | 1.0% | 40.8% | 26 | 47 |
| 23 | Subaru XV | 8 | 1.3% | 14.3% | 12 | 97 | 1.4% | -35.8% | 16 | 7 |
| 24 | Citroen Berlingo | 7 | 1.1% | -41.7% | 7 | 132 | 1.9% | 18.9% | 11 | 14 |
| 25 | Fiat Doblo | 7 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | 24 | 0.3% | 200.0% | 75 | 98 |
| 26 | Hyundai Staria | 7 | 1.1% | new | n/a | 53 | 0.8% | new | 35 | – |
| 27 | Isuzu D-Max | 7 | 1.1% | -30.0% | 24 | 101 | 1.5% | 8.6% | 14 | 15 |
| 28 | Kia Sorento | 7 | 1.1% | 600.0% | 21 | 84 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 20 | 49 |
| 29 | Peugeot 3008 | 7 | 1.1% | 0.0% | n/a | 79 | 1.1% | -7.1% | 22 | 25 |
| 30 | Renault Trafic | 7 | 1.1% | 0.0% | n/a | 26 | 0.4% | -53.6% | 73 | 37 |
| 31 | Suzuki Swift | 7 | 1.1% | 75.0% | 8 | 141 | 2.0% | 101.4% | 10 | 32 |
