May vehicle sales increase by 7.5%

May vehicle sales increase by 7.5%

Vehicle sales reached 966 units in May, marking a 7.5% month-on-month increase from the 899 units sold in April 2024. However, this figure represents a slight decline compared to the 982 units sold in May 2023. Commercial vehicles continue to drive sales in the market, according to Simonis Storm Economist, Halleluya Ndimulunde.

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Business / Economics

February 2024 Vehicle Sales Stable Year-on-Year, Surge Month-on-Month

In February 2024, total new vehicle sales remained steady, reaching 1,102 units, almost matching the figures from the previous year, which stood at 1,103 units. This represents a slight contraction of 0.1% year-on-year but marks a significant increase of 16.0% month-on-month. Economist Halleluya Ndimulunde from Simonis Storm provides insights.

March 20, 2024 35

Science & Technology

In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai

Hyundai and Amazon announced a big partnership in November 2023. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Vivek Astvansh, McGill University This is the year you can finally buy a car on Amazon. Well, one kind. Eventually. On Nov. 16, 2023, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Amazon and Hyundai made a big announcement: Starting sometime in 2024, a new pilot program would let shoppers not only browse Hyundai cars on Amazon.com but pay […]

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