Oman February 2012: Toyota Hilux above 12% market share
* See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *
The Omani car market is up 17% in February to 15,635 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 28,927 units, up 8% in 2011. While over the Full Year 2011, the Toyota Hilux lost its crown at the last minute to the Land Cruiser due to Thailand supply issues, this year the Hilux is not wasting time, commanding 12.3% of the market in February thanks to 1,926 sales and 3,419 and 11.8% year-to-date. The Land Cruiser is #2 at 9.8% but #3 year-to-date at 8.8% behind the Land Cruiser Pick-up at 9.2%.
Like in 2011 and January the Toyota Prado ranks 4th and is ahead of the Nissan Sunny and D22 in February. And like in 2011, there are 7 Toyotas in the 2012 year-to-date Top 7: the Hiace is #5 followed by the Camry and the Corolla. The other great performer in the Top 10 is the Hyundai Tucson, up 12 spots on January to #9 with 413 sales and 2.6% vs.#30 in 2011.
Further down, notice the Nissan Patrol up 10 ranks to #15, the Hyundai Azera up to #22 with 195 sales and 1.2% vs. 60 units over the Full Year 2011, the Ford Taurus up to #44 vs.#81 in 2011, the Nissan Qashqai up to #50 vs.#101 and the Infiniti QX up to #65 vs.#114.
Previous post: Oman Full Year 2011: 7 Toyotas in Top 7, Land Cruiser edges Hilux out
Full February 2012 Top 75 Ranking Table below.
Oman February 2012:
| Pos | Model | O Feb 12 | % | Jan | O 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 1,926 | 12.3% | 1 | 3,419 | 11.8% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 1,525 | 9.8% | 3 | 2,538 | 8.8% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Land Cruiser P/U | 1,311 | 8.4% | 2 | 2,656 | 9.2% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Prado | 1,103 | 7.1% | 4 | 1,992 | 6.9% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Nissan Sunny – RSM | 482 | 3.1% | 9 | 807 | 2.8% | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | Nissan D22 | 460 | 2.9% | n/a | 471 | 1.6% | 15 | 10 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 435 | 2.8% | 7 | 839 | 2.9% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Toyota Camry | 421 | 2.7% | 6 | 847 | 2.9% | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 413 | 2.6% | 21 | 557 | 1.9% | 10 | 30 |
| 10 | Toyota Hiace | 409 | 2.6% | 5 | 915 | 3.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Fuso Canter | 307 | 2.0% | 10 | 605 | 2.1% | 9 | 35 |
| 12 | Lexus LX | 299 | 1.9% | 20 | 450 | 1.6% | 17 | 13 |
| 13 | Hyundai Accent (JAN11) | 291 | 1.9% | 15 | 486 | 1.7% | 13 | 17 |
| 14 | Hyundai Sonata | 286 | 1.8% | 17 | 455 | 1.6% | 16 | 15 |
| 15 | Nissan Patrol | 282 | 1.8% | 25 | 418 | 1.4% | 18 | 23 |
| 16 | Kia Sportage | 254 | 1.6% | 13 | 475 | 1.6% | 14 | 11 |
| 17 | Kia Cerato | 245 | 1.6% | 11 | 498 | 1.7% | 12 | 8 |
| 18 | Kia Rio | 230 | 1.5% | 16 | 417 | 1.4% | 19 | 14 |
| 19 | Nissan Sunny | 214 | 1.4% | 19 | 369 | 1.3% | 21 | 16 |
| 20 | Kia Optima | 202 | 1.3% | 14 | 400 | 1.4% | 20 | 25 |
| 21 | Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) | 195 | 1.2% | 8 | 536 | 1.9% | 11 | 12 |
| 22 | Hyundai Azera (MAR11) | 195 | 1.2% | 31 | 301 | 1.0% | 23 | n/a |
| 23 | Toyota Avalon | 143 | 0.9% | 30 | 251 | 0.9% | 26 | 28 |
| 24 | Nissan Tiida | 142 | 0.9% | 12 | 365 | 1.3% | 22 | 21 |
| 25 | Isuzu NPR | 142 | 0.9% | 22 | 284 | 1.0% | 25 | 27 |
| 26 | Toyota Fortuner | 123 | 0.8% | 28 | 244 | 0.8% | 29 | 24 |
| 27 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 122 | 0.8% | 18 | 288 | 1.0% | 24 | 20 |
| 28 | Toyota Coaster | 119 | 0.8% | 26 | 244 | 0.8% | 30 | 29 |
| 29 | Nissan Altima | 111 | 0.7% | 24 | 250 | 0.9% | 27 | 22 |
| 30 | Toyota RAV4 | 103 | 0.7% | 35 | 176 | 0.6% | 34 | 33 |
| 31 | Nissan Urvan | 103 | 0.7% | 23 | 245 | 0.8% | 28 | 42 |
| 32 | Chevrolet Caprice | 97 | 0.6% | 95 | 110 | 0.4% | 41 | n/a |
| 33 | Mitsubishi L200 | 90 | 0.6% | 32 | 186 | 0.6% | 33 | 36 |
| 34 | Toyota Yaris | 89 | 0.6% | 29 | 199 | 0.7% | 31 | 18 |
| 35 | Kia Sorento | 88 | 0.6% | 38 | 156 | 0.5% | 36 | 43 |
| 36 | Toyota Innova | 72 | 0.5% | 44 | 120 | 0.4% | 40 | 38 |
| 37 | Honda Accord (incl Coupe) | 71 | 0.5% | 33 | 160 | 0.6% | 35 | 37 |
| 38 | Nissan Pathfinder | 69 | 0.4% | 27 | 191 | 0.7% | 32 | 40 |
| 39 | Isuzu D-Max | 62 | 0.4% | 41 | 124 | 0.4% | 39 | 46 |
| 40 | Nissan Maxima | 57 | 0.4% | 39 | 125 | 0.4% | 37 | 41 |
| 41 | Mazda6 | 56 | 0.4% | 47 | 96 | 0.3% | 44 | 45 |
| 42 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 55 | 0.4% | 54 | 89 | 0.3% | 45 | 39 |
| 43 | Nissan X-Terra | 55 | 0.4% | 36 | 125 | 0.4% | 38 | 54 |
| 44 | Ford Taurus | 53 | 0.3% | n/a | 64 | 0.2% | 63 | 81 |
| 45 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 50 | 0.3% | 45 | 98 | 0.3% | 43 | 47 |
| 46 | Hyundai Atos | 48 | 0.3% | 49 | 87 | 0.3% | 47 | 63 |
| 47 | Mazda2 | 47 | 0.3% | 63 | 76 | 0.3% | 52 | 70 |
| 48 | Chevrolet Cruze | 46 | 0.3% | 87 | 65 | 0.2% | 60 | 56 |
| 49 | Hyundai H1 100 Bus | 46 | 0.3% | 74 | 70 | 0.2% | 55 | 62 |
| 50 | Nissan Qashqai | 44 | 0.3% | n/a | 53 | 0.2% | 74 | 101 |
| 51 | Toyota Sequoia | 43 | 0.3% | 57 | 76 | 0.3% | 51 | 51 |
| 52 | Hyundai i20 | 42 | 0.3% | 53 | 77 | 0.3% | 50 | 86 |
| 53 | Nissan X-Trail | 40 | 0.3% | 50 | 79 | 0.3% | 48 | 73 |
| 54 | Renault Fluence | 39 | 0.2% | 66 | 67 | 0.2% | 58 | 50 |
| 55 | Hyundai Veracruz | 39 | 0.2% | 61 | 69 | 0.2% | 56 | 61 |
| 56 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 39 | 0.2% | 71 | 64 | 0.2% | 62 | 77 |
| 57 | VW Jetta (MAY 11) | 39 | 0.2% | 78 | 61 | 0.2% | 65 | 105 |
| 58 | Lexus RX | 38 | 0.2% | 37 | 107 | 0.4% | 42 | 31 |
| 59 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 37 | 0.2% | 48 | 77 | 0.3% | 49 | 32 |
| 60 | Kia Picanto | 35 | 0.2% | 75 | 59 | 0.2% | 67 | 59 |
| 61 | Nissan Armada | 34 | 0.2% | 55 | 68 | 0.2% | 57 | 69 |
| 62 | Fuso Rosa | 32 | 0.2% | n/a | 37 | 0.1% | 92 | 100 |
| 63 | Dodge Charger | 29 | 0.2% | 70 | 55 | 0.2% | 72 | 83 |
| 64 | Isuzu NMR | 28 | 0.2% | 67 | 56 | 0.2% | 70 | 109 |
| 65 | Infiniti QX | 28 | 0.2% | 64 | 57 | 0.2% | 69 | 114 |
| 66 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 27 | 0.2% | 82 | 47 | 0.2% | 76 | 48 |
| 67 | Suzuki APV Van | 27 | 0.2% | 58 | 60 | 0.2% | 66 | 55 |
| 68 | Daihatsu Gran Max | 27 | 0.2% | 83 | 47 | 0.2% | 77 | 64 |
| 69 | Jeep Wrangler | 27 | 0.2% | 51 | 65 | 0.2% | 61 | 75 |
| 70 | Chevrolet Traverse | 27 | 0.2% | 89 | 45 | 0.2% | 80 | 102 |
| 71 | GMC Sierra | 26 | 0.2% | 90 | 44 | 0.2% | 82 | 119 |
| 72 | Lexus GX460 | 25 | 0.2% | 59 | 57 | 0.2% | 68 | 44 |
| 73 | BMW 5 Series | 25 | 0.2% | 93 | 39 | 0.1% | 87 | 106 |
| 74 | Nissan Juke | 25 | 0.2% | 46 | 73 | 0.3% | 53 | 125 |
| 75 | Chevrolet Sonic | 25 | 0.2% | n/a | 32 | 0.1% | 98 | n/a |
Source: Manufacturers, many thanks to Ldman for sharing the data!









