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Egypt 2007: Hyundai Verna leads, Speranza A516 in Top10

January 18th, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

Hyundai Verna

* See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at the end of the post *

Egyptian car sales continue to grow nicely this year, up 34% at 227,818 units. After a couple of years of domination from the Chevrolet TFR (aka Isuzu D-Max), the Hyundai Verna takes the lead thanks to a fantastic 72% progression year-on-year at 20,420 sales and an imposing 9% market share.

Mitsubishi Lancer

The Chevrolet TFR is down to #2 at 7.7%, followed by the Mitsubishi Lancer at 13,349 units and 5.9% in 3rd place, its best position so far in Egypt. The Daewoo Lanos and Hyundai Matrix follow, and the Hyundai Elantra & Chevrolet Optra are both up 4 spots at #7 and #8 respectively.

Speranza A516 in Cairo, Egypt

Chery launched the brand Speranza exclusively in Egypt to sell the cars it assembles in the former Daewoo plant in Cairo, and it works! In 2007, for its first full year of sales, the Speranza A516 (aka Chery A5) climbs into the Top 10 at #9 with 6,943 sales and 3% share.

Speranza A620

The Speranza A620 (aka Chery Eastar) lands in the Top 20 at #20 with 2,363 sales and 1% and the Speranza A113 (Chery A1) is #35 with 886 units and 0.4%.

Full Year 2007 Top 70 Ranking Table below.

Egypt Full Year 2007:

Pos Model 2007 % 07/06 2006 % Pos
1 Hyundai Verna 20,420 9.0% 72% 11,896 7.0% 2
2 Chevrolet TFR 17,462 7.7% 22% 14,305 8.4% 1
3 Mitsubishi Lancer 13,349 5.9% 25% 10,665 6.3% 5
4 Daewoo Lanos 12,098 5.3% 7% 11,263 6.6% 3
5 Hyundai Matrix 10,497 4.6% 32% 7,935 4.7% 7
6 Toyota Corolla 9,488 4.2% 3% 9,185 5.4% 6
7 Hyundai Elantra 7,551 3.3% 75% 4,318 2.5% 11
8 Chevrolet Optra 7,484 3.3% 81% 4,139 2.4% 12
9 Speranza A516 6,943 3.0% 467% 1,225 0.7% 22
10 Nissan Sunny 6,739 3.0% 46% 4,603 2.7% 10
11 Tofas Sahin 6,443 2.8% -10% 7,198 4.2% 8
12 Toyota Yaris 5,700 2.5% 44% 3,967 2.3% 13
13 Chevrolet Aveo 5,267 2.3% 58% 3,339 2.0% 14
14 Daewoo Nubira 4,753 2.1% -15% 5,587 3.3% 9
15 Suzuki Maruti 3,974 1.7% 266% 1,086 0.6% 25
16 Toyota Hilux 3,900 1.7% 51% 2,589 1.5% 16
17 Hyundai Verna Viva 3,308 1.5% new 0 0.0% -
18 Skoda Octavia 2,856 1.3% -11% 3,211 1.9% 15
19 Hyundai Accent 2,662 1.2% -75% 10,858 6.4% 4
20 Speranza A620 2,363 1.0% 503% 392 0.2% 48
21 Proton Gen2 1,910 0.8% new 0 0.0% -
22 Nissan Pickup S/C 1,795 0.8% -25% 2,394 1.4% 17
23 VW Passat 1,752 0.8% 8% 1,618 0.9% 19
24 Honda Civic 1,721 0.8% new 23 0.0% -
25 Toyota Land Cruiser 1,715 0.8% 48% 1,159 0.7% 23
26 Daihatsu Terios 1,501 0.7% 117% 692 0.4% 37
27 Hyundai Getz 1,335 0.6% 436% 249 0.1% 60
28 Renault Megane 1,311 0.6% -37% 2,082 1.2% 18
29 VW Jetta 1,295 0.6% 98% 655 0.4% 38
30 Peugeot 405 Roa 1,270 0.6% new 0 0.0% -
31 Ford Focus 1,160 0.5% new 0 0.0% -
32 BMW 3 Series 1,109 0.5% 2% 1,091 0.6% 24
33 Opel Vectra 1,107 0.5% 708% 137 0.1% -
34 Suzuki Alto 964 0.4% 338% 220 0.1% 62
35 Speranza A113 886 0.4% new 0 0.0% -
36 Peugeot 307 848 0.4% 63% 519 0.3% 42
37 Mercedes E Class 836 0.4% 0% 833 0.5% 32
38 Toyota Avanza 824 0.4% new 9 0.0% -
39 Nissan Tiida 818 0.4% 192% 280 0.2% 57
40 Jeep Cherokee 808 0.4% 0% 806 0.5% 34
41 Hyundai Atos 802 0.4% new 0 0.0% -
42 Chery A11 791 0.3% -15% 933 0.5% 29
43 Honda City 777 0.3% -22% 1,000 0.6% 28
44 BMW 5 Series 774 0.3% 7% 724 0.4% 36
45 Brilliance Galena 757 0.3% 38% 548 0.3% 40
46 Renault Clio Classic 747 0.3% new 55 0.0% -
47 Seat Ibiza 710 0.3% 143% 292 0.2% 55
48 Mercedes C Class 709 0.3% 38% 515 0.3% 43
49 Opel Astra 681 0.3% 82% 375 0.2% 49
50 Lada 2107 672 0.3% -34% 1,020 0.6% 27
51 Chevrolet Spark 653 0.3% 516% 106 0.1% -
52 Nissan X-Trail 634 0.3% 317% 152 0.1% -
53 Suzuki Zen 577 0.3% 40% 412 0.2% 46
54 Daihatsu Sirion 532 0.2% 97% 270 0.2% 58
55 Toyota Avensis 514 0.2% 23% 417 0.2% 45
56 Chery A15 480 0.2% 465% 85 0.0% -
57 Suzuki Grand Vitara 479 0.2% 9% 439 0.3% 44
58 Mercedes S Class 464 0.2% 511% 76 0.0% -
59 Proton Waja 462 0.2% 141% 192 0.1% 65
60 Hyundai Sonata 459 0.2% new 6 0.0% -
61 BMW X3 449 0.2% 104% 220 0.1% 63
62 Nissan Pickup D/C 445 0.2% 36% 327 0.2% 53
63 Zotye Xplosion 382 0.2% new 0 0.0% -
64 Ssang Yong Musso 375 0.2% 15% 327 0.2% 54
65 Mercedes B Class 374 0.2% -7% 402 0.2% 47
66 Fiat Grande Punto 370 0.2% new 0 0.0% -
67 Seat Cordoba 358 0.2% 67% 215 0.1% 64
68 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 358 0.2% new 0 0.0% -
69 Fiat Palio 350 0.2% -66% 1,040 0.6% 26
70 Suzuki Pickup 339 0.1% 38% 245 0.1% 61

Source: www.amicegypt.com, many thanks to Ldman1 for the source tip.

Note: I took the Speranza A516 and A520 pictures during my trip to Egypt in December 2008/January 2009.

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