January car sales come in below predicted amountStaff writer, with CNACar sales in Taiwan fell about 26 percent last month from the month before to about 35,000 units, missing market expectations as analysts cited caution amid uncertainty over tariff policy on US auto imports. Photo: CNAData compiled by the auto industry showed car sales last month stood at 35,073 units, down 25.9 percent from a month earlier, but up very slightly from 35,064 units for the same period last year. Hotai Motor said sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles this month are forecast to hit 8,000 units, or about a 30.8 percent share of the local auto market. The data showed sales of imported cars in Taiwan plunged 41.3 percent last month from a month earlier to 14,561 units, and the January figure was 12.2 percent lower than a year earlier. Sales of luxury cars last month dipped 44.7 percent from a month earlier and dropped 26.1 percent from a year earlier to 7,234 units, the data indicated.

Source: Taipei Times February 02, 2026 17:14 UTC