Bahrain November 2011: Toy Land Cruiser & Hyundai Accent lead
Toyota Land Cruiser. Picture by Mohammed AlAmmari
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *
And here is my Christmas present to you all! This is the first of 7 articles on all nations of the Persian Gulf (GCC) thanks to data shared by Ldman. For the first time ever on Best Selling Cars Blog I am able to share with you actual sales figures for the Top 50 or 100 best-selling models for all countries in the region!
Hyundai Accent
In Bahrain 2,882 new cars were registered in November and the Toyota Land Cruiser is a distant leader with 294 sales or 10.2% market share. It is followed by the new generation Hyundai Accent at 200 units and 6.9% and the Toyota Prado with 170 sales and 5.9%.
Lexus ES
Hyundai manages to place the Tucson in 4th place (4.6%) and the new gen Elantra in 10th (2.6%) while Toyota has 3 more models in the Top 10: the Corolla at #7, Hiace at #8 and Hilux at #9. The other two brands present in the Bahraini Top 10 are Nissan with the Altima at #5 and Kia with the Sportage at #6. Further down the ranking, notice the Lexus ES at #15, the Lexus LX at #17, the Nissan Juke at #21 and the Porsche Cayenne at #34.
Full November Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Bahrain November 2011:
| Pos | Model | Nov-11 | % |
| 1 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 294 | 10.2% |
| 2 | Hyundai Accent (JAN11) | 200 | 6.9% |
| 3 | Toyota Prado | 170 | 5.9% |
| 4 | Hyundai Tucson | 132 | 4.6% |
| 5 | Nissan Altima | 126 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Kia Sportage | 125 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 107 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Toyota Hiace | 95 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Toyota Hilux | 87 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) | 76 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris sedan | 63 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Kia Carens | 50 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Kia Rio | 41 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 36 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Lexus ES | 34 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 30 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Lexus LX | 29 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Nissan Tiida hatchback | 29 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Kia Sorento | 28 | 1.0% |
| 20 | Toyota Fortuner | 28 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Nissan Juke | 27 | 0.9% |
| 22 | Toyota Avalon | 27 | 0.9% |
| 23 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 26 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Honda Accord | 25 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Isuzu D-Max | 25 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer EX | 25 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Mitsubishi L200 | 23 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Nissan Pathfinder | 22 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Kia Picanto | 20 | 0.7% |
| 30 | Nissan Qashqai | 20 | 0.7% |
| 31 | GMC Yukon | 18 | 0.6% |
| 32 | Hyundai Atos | 17 | 0.6% |
| 33 | Nissan Tiida sedan | 17 | 0.6% |
| 34 | Porsche Cayenne | 17 | 0.6% |
| 35 | BMW 7 Series | 15 | 0.5% |
| 36 | Kia Optima | 15 | 0.5% |
| 37 | Hyundai Azera | 14 | 0.5% |
| 38 | Mazda CX-9 | 14 | 0.5% |
| 39 | Mercedes E Class | 14 | 0.5% |
| 40 | Dodge Durango | 13 | 0.5% |
| 41 | Ford Explorer | 13 | 0.5% |
| 42 | Kia Cerato | 13 | 0.5% |
| 43 | Suzuki APV | 13 | 0.5% |
| 44 | Toyota Camry | 13 | 0.5% |
| 45 | Toyota Innova | 13 | 0.5% |
| 46 | Toyota Land Cruiser P/U | 13 | 0.5% |
| 47 | Ford Fusion | 12 | 0.4% |
| 48 | Mazda2 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 49 | Nissan D22 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 50 | VW Tiguan | 12 | 0.4% |
Many thanks to Ldman for sharing the data!
