Qatar February 2012: Toyota Land Cruiser reigns supreme
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Qatari new car sales are up a huge 48% year-on-year in February to 7,183 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 12,975 units, up 32% on 2011. Clear leader in 2011, the Toyota Land Cruiser makes its domination even franker this month, reaching an outstanding 11% market share thanks to 787 sales. Its year-to-date total, 1,123 units, gives it a 8.7% share. The Toyota Hilux is #2 like in 2011 with 561 sales and 7.8% and the Toyota Prado rounds up the podium at 372 sales.
Excellent performance of the Hyundai Santa Fe up to #4 and 4.5%, the Toyota Camry is down to #5 but with a very solid 4.1% share and the GMC Sierra has a robust showing at #6 and 3.5%. Other great performers this month include the Mercedes S-Class at an amazing 14th place with 93 sales and 1.5%, the Hyundai Tucson at #15 vs.#26 in 2011, Honda Accord at #16 vs.#28, Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up at #17 vs.#42, Nissan Maxima at #24 vs.#56, Ford Crown Victoria at #30 vs.#86 and Nissan Armada at #31 vs.#83.
Previous post: Qatar Full Year 2011: Land Cruiser & Hilux on top, Nissan strong
Full February 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Qatar February 2012:
| Pos | Model | Q Feb 12 | % | Jan | Q 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 787 | 11.0% | 1 | 1,123 | 8.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 561 | 7.8% | 4 | 825 | 6.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Prado | 372 | 5.2% | 3 | 640 | 4.9% | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 324 | 4.5% | 6 | 531 | 4.1% | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Toyota Camry | 293 | 4.1% | 2 | 572 | 4.4% | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | GMC Sierra | 253 | 3.5% | 9 | 415 | 3.2% | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Nissan D22 | 235 | 3.3% | 17 | 315 | 2.4% | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Nissan Patrol | 225 | 3.1% | 7 | 428 | 3.3% | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Fuso Canter | 225 | 3.1% | 11 | 363 | 2.8% | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | Nissan Sunny – RSM | 190 | 2.6% | 10 | 345 | 2.7% | 11 | 7 |
| 11 | Toyota Corolla | 181 | 2.5% | 8 | 369 | 2.8% | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | Nissan Tiida | 163 | 2.3% | 5 | 377 | 2.9% | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | Lexus LX | 129 | 1.8% | 31 | 171 | 1.3% | 16 | 14 |
| 14 | Mercedes S-Class | 93 | 1.3% | 15 | 186 | 1.4% | 15 | 29 |
| 15 | Hyundai Tucson | 91 | 1.3% | 13 | 196 | 1.5% | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | Honda Accord (incl Coupe) | 89 | 1.2% | 20 | 156 | 1.2% | 17 | 28 |
| 17 | Toyota Land Cruiser P/U | 82 | 1.1% | 12 | 190 | 1.5% | 14 | 42 |
| 18 | Toyota Hiace | 77 | 1.1% | 29 | 124 | 1.0% | 22 | 19 |
| 19 | Kia Cerato | 71 | 1.0% | 21 | 133 | 1.0% | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Nissan Urvan | 69 | 1.0% | 19 | 143 | 1.1% | 18 | 13 |
| 21 | GMC Yukon | 66 | 0.9% | 23 | 125 | 1.0% | 21 | 27 |
| 22 | Hyundai Accent (JAN11) | 60 | 0.8% | 68 | 80 | 0.6% | 32 | 15 |
| 23 | Chevrolet Silverado | 56 | 0.8% | 26 | 109 | 0.8% | 25 | 47 |
| 24 | Nissan Maxima | 56 | 0.8% | 50 | 84 | 0.6% | 31 | 56 |
| 25 | Toyota Avalon | 54 | 0.8% | n/a | 63 | 0.5% | 44 | 53 |
| 26 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 53 | 0.7% | 27 | 103 | 0.8% | 27 | 20 |
| 27 | VW Jetta (MAY 11) | 53 | 0.7% | 34 | 92 | 0.7% | 28 | 24 |
| 28 | Nissan Altima | 52 | 0.7% | 22 | 112 | 0.9% | 24 | 16 |
| 29 | Nissan X-Terra | 52 | 0.7% | 53 | 78 | 0.6% | 35 | 45 |
| 30 | Ford Crown Victoria | 52 | 0.7% | - | 52 | 0.4% | 56 | 86 |
| 31 | Nissan Armada | 48 | 0.7% | 62 | 69 | 0.5% | 40 | 83 |
| 32 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 47 | 0.7% | 24 | 104 | 0.8% | 26 | 22 |
| 33 | Porsche Cayenne | 47 | 0.7% | 51 | 75 | 0.6% | 36 | 38 |
| 34 | Chevrolet Cruze | 46 | 0.6% | 16 | 130 | 1.0% | 20 | 37 |
| 35 | Mercedes E-Class | 42 | 0.6% | 32 | 84 | 0.6% | 30 | 32 |
| 36 | Chevrolet Suburban | 42 | 0.6% | 73 | 60 | 0.5% | 50 | 63 |
| 37 | BMW X5 | 42 | 0.6% | n/a | 51 | 0.4% | 57 | 79 |
| 38 | Toyota Fortuner | 41 | 0.6% | 28 | 91 | 0.7% | 29 | 44 |
| 39 | Mercedes M-Class | 40 | 0.6% | 33 | 80 | 0.6% | 33 | 88 |
| 40 | Renault Logan | 40 | 0.6% | 44 | 71 | 0.5% | 37 | 52 |
| 41 | Toyota Sequoia | 39 | 0.5% | 55 | 62 | 0.5% | 46 | 72 |
| 42 | Toyota Coaster | 35 | 0.5% | 63 | 56 | 0.4% | 52 | 31 |
| 43 | VW Tiguan | 35 | 0.5% | 69 | 55 | 0.4% | 53 | 118 |
| 44 | GMC Yukon XL | 34 | 0.5% | 41 | 69 | 0.5% | 39 | 55 |
| 45 | Suzuki APV Van | 34 | 0.5% | 52 | 62 | 0.5% | 45 | 60 |
| 46 | GMC Terrain | 32 | 0.4% | 90 | 44 | 0.3% | 65 | 102 |
| 47 | Toyota Previa | 32 | 0.4% | n/a | 37 | 0.3% | 72 | n/a |
| 48 | Nissan Pathfinder | 30 | 0.4% | 45 | 61 | 0.5% | 48 | 58 |
| 49 | Isuzu D-Max | 30 | 0.4% | 46 | 60 | 0.5% | 49 | 48 |
| 50 | Nissan X-Trail | 29 | 0.4% | 49 | 58 | 0.4% | 51 | 43 |
| 51 | Audi A6 | 29 | 0.4% | 64 | 50 | 0.4% | 58 | n/a |
| 52 | Ford Escape | 29 | 0.4% | n/a | 33 | 0.3% | 79 | n/a |
| 53 | Nissan Sunny | 29 | 0.4% | n/a | 32 | 0.2% | 80 | 18 |
Source: Manufacturers, many thanks to Ldman for sharing the data!








