New vehicle sales in Taiwan fell by 17.5% to 32,391 units in March from 39,260 units year earlier, according to local reports citing registration data compiled by the directorate of highways.
This followed a 27% year on year decline in February, resulting in a 15.8% fall in first quarter sales to 96,174 units from 114,200 units in the same period of last year.
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Imports continued to gain ground in March with volumes falling by just 10% to 15,919 units and by 8.5% to 44,688 units in the first quarter of the year.
Toyota brand sales fell by 10.4% to 24,644 units in the first quarter with the RAV4 accounting for 7,098 units while the Lexus brand accounted for a further 5,126 units, up by 11.4% year on year.
Yulon Nissan's sales fell by 9.3% to 8,106 vehicles year to date, with the Kicks its best selling model with 3,746 units, followed by Mitsubishi Motors which, through its China Motor Corporation distributor, reported an 8.4% sales decline to 7,792 units year to date as the Veryca and Delica models accounted for 3,926 and 2,010 units respectively.
Honda saw its sales plunge by almost 26% to 7,574 units in the three month period, with sales of the CRV and HRV models amounting to 3,501 and 2,001 units respectively, while Mercedes-Benz sales were down 6% at 7,281 units.
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