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Qatar March 2012: Land Cruiser at 15.4%, Lexus LX up to #6

May 11th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Toyota Land Cruiser. Picture by Abdulrahman BinSlmah, all rights reserved.

* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

The new car market is Qatar is euphoric this month again, up 30% year-on-year to 7,319 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,294 units, up 31% on 2011. Already dominant in 2011 with 9.6% of the market, the Toyota Land Cruiser is stepping up a (big) notch in 2012, reaching a formidable 15.4% share in March thanks to 1,127 units sold. The Toyota Hilux stabilises in 2nd place with 505 sales and 6.9% while the Nissan D22 is back on the podium at #3 with 334 units and 4.6%, a position it held over the Full Year 2011.

Range Rover Sport

Another model that excels this month in Qatar is the Lexus LX, the Land Cruiser’s (even more) luxurious twin, up 7 spots on February to #6 with 286 sales and 3.9%. Hyundai had an off month in February, but is back in force in March: the Accent is up 13 ranks to #9, the Elantra is up 57 to #12 and the Azera is up 76 to #20. Notice also the Ford Expedition up 66 to #25, the Honda Pilot up 75 to #30, the BMW5 Series up 89 to #42, the Range Rover Sport up 77 to #45 and the Ford Figo up 74 to #50.

Previous month: Qatar  February 2012: Toyota Land Cruiser reigns supreme

Previous year: Qatar Full Year 2011: Land Cruiser and Hilux on top, Nissan strong

Full March 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Qatar March 2012:

Pos Model Q Mar 12 % Feb Q 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Land Cruiser 1,127 15.4% 1 2,250 11.1% 1 1
2 Toyota Hilux 505 6.9% 2 1,330 6.6% 2 2
3 Nissan D22 334 4.6% 7 649 3.2% 5 3
4 Toyota Camry 316 4.3% 5 888 4.4% 4 5
5 Toyota Prado 307 4.2% 3 947 4.7% 3 8
6 Lexus LX 286 3.9% 13 457 2.3% 13 14
7 Toyota Corolla 244 3.3% 11 613 3.0% 8 6
8 Nissan Patrol 201 2.7% 8 629 3.1% 7 9
9 Hyundai Accent 173 2.4% 22 253 1.2% 15 15
10 Nissan Sunny – RSM 132 1.8% 10 477 2.4% 11 7
11 Fuso Canter 122 1.7% 9 485 2.4% 10 21
12 Hyundai Elantra 117 1.6% 69 237 1.2% 17 11
13 Hyundai Santa Fe 102 1.4% 4 633 3.1% 6 12
14 GMC Sierra 102 1.4% 6 517 2.5% 9 10
15 Nissan Tiida 90 1.2% 12 467 2.3% 12 4
16 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 81 1.1% 27 173 0.9% 24 24
17 Toyota Hiace 80 1.1% 18 204 1.0% 21 19
18 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 79 1.1% 16 235 1.2% 18 28
19 Kia Cerato 74 1.0% 19 207 1.0% 20 17
20 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 72 1.0% 96 106 0.5% 40 51
21 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 70 1.0% 17 260 1.3% 14 42
22 Toyota Coaster 66 0.9% 42 122 0.6% 32 31
23 Mitsubishi Lancer 63 0.9% 32 167 0.8% 25 22
24 Chevrolet Cruze 59 0.8% 34 189 0.9% 22 37
25 Ford Expedition 59 0.8% 91 80 0.4% 54 n/a
26 Chevrolet Tahoe 58 0.8% 26 161 0.8% 26 20
27 Toyota FJ Cruiser 54 0.7% 58 123 0.6% 31 33
28 Suzuki Celerio 50 0.7% 73 79 0.4% 55 67
29 Toyota Avalon 47 0.6% 25 110 0.5% 38 53
30 Honda Pilot 46 0.6% 105 93 0.5% 45 54
31 Nissan Urvan 44 0.6% 20 187 0.9% 23 13
32 Toyota Fortuner 43 0.6% 38 134 0.7% 30 44
33 Mercedes S-Class 42 0.6% 14 228 1.1% 19 29
34 Hyundai Tucson 41 0.6% 15 237 1.2% 16 26
35 Porsche Cayenne 41 0.6% 33 116 0.6% 34 38
36 Renault Logan 40 0.5% 40 111 0.5% 37 52
37 GMC Yukon XL 40 0.5% 44 109 0.5% 39 55
38 Chevrolet Silverado 39 0.5% 23 148 0.7% 28 47
39 Mercedes E-Class 37 0.5% 35 121 0.6% 33 32
40 Nissan X-Terra 37 0.5% 29 115 0.6% 35 45
41 Isuzu D-Max 37 0.5% 49 97 0.5% 42 48
42 BMW 5 Series 37 0.5% 131 53 0.3% 75 66
43 Nissan Navara 36 0.5% 54 102 0.5% 41 30
44 GMC Yukon 35 0.5% 21 160 0.8% 27 27
45 Range Rover Sport 34 0.5% 122 56 0.3% 70 n/a
46 Chevrolet Suburban 33 0.5% 36 93 0.5% 44 63
47 VW Tiguan 32 0.4% 43 87 0.4% 48 118
48 Nissan Maxima 30 0.4% 24 114 0.6% 36 56
49 Kia Sportage 29 0.4% 103 48 0.2% 86 39
50 Ford Figo 29 0.4% 124 41 0.2% 90 n/a

Source: manufacturers, many thanks to Ldman for sharing the data!

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  1. Miguel
    May 11th, 2012 at 17:55 | #1
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    Numbers of some models sold in Germany from April 2012-source: foro coches

    Alpina D5 Biturbo 12
    Aston Martin Virage 6
    Audi A1 Quattro 10
    Audi A6 4.688
    Audi A7 431
    Audi Q3 2.346
    Bentley Mulsanne 2
    Bentley Continental 30
    BMW Serie1 4.724
    BMW Serie3 7.907
    BMW X3 2.399
    Cadillac Escalade 10
    Cadillac CTS 4
    Chevrolet Orlando 506
    Chevrolet Camaro 53
    Citroën DS4 305
    Citroën DS5 215
    Dacia Lodgy 9
    Daihatsu Charade 358
    Ferarri FF 17
    Fiat Freemont 241
    Fiat Panda 1.524
    Ford Focus 4.224
    Ford C-Max 2.588
    Honda Jazz 980
    Honda Civic 475
    Hyundai i10 1.277
    Hyundai i30 2.546
    Hyundai i40 728
    Hyundai Veloster 68
    Hyundai Elantra 10
    Hyundai Genesis Coupé 128
    Infiniti M 15
    Jaguar XF 99
    Jaguar XK 32
    Kia Picanto 715
    Kia Rio 695
    Kia Optima 60
    Kia Soul 83
    Lada Priora 10
    Lamborghini Aventador 7
    Lancia Ypsilon 149
    Lancia Thema 17
    Lancia Voyager 76
    LR Range Rover Evoque 464
    Lexus CT 77
    Mazda5 434
    Mazda CX-5 885
    Mercedes Clase B 4.650
    Mercedes CLS 356
    Mercedes SLK 1.238
    Nissan Juke 590
    Nissan Leaf 51
    Opel Ampera 116
    Opel Meriva 2.363
    Opel Zafira 3.091
    Peugeot 208 1.032
    Porsche 911 742
    Porsche Boxster/Cayman 132
    Renault Mégane 1.986
    Renault Scénic 1.486
    Renault Latitude 17
    Rolls Royce Ghost 4
    SEAT Mii 313
    SEAT Alhambra 622
    Skoda Citigo 80
    Ssangyong Korando 40
    Subaru Trezia 39
    Subaru XV 85
    Suzuki SX4 568
    Toyota Verso-S 386
    Toyota Yaris 1.367
    Toyota Avensis 831
    VW Up! 3.669
    VW Beetle 372
    VW Golf Cabrio 2.564
    VW Sharan 1.564
    Volvo S/V60 708

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