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Kuwait March 2012: Nissan D22 up to #1, Toyota Prado leads YTD

May 12th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Toyota Prado

* See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

The Kuwaiti car market is down 4% in March to 12,728 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 34,014 units, still up a very healthy 14% on 2011. While in February it looked like the Toyota Hilux had resumed its market domination for good after losing the Full Year 2011 top spot to the Toyota Land Cruiser because of supply issues, the cards are redistributed again this month. The Nissan D22 makes up for a horrid start of the year (#104) by brilliantly taking the lead of the models ranking with 965 sales and 7.6% share. It is the first time in at least 15 months that a non-Toyota models ranks #1 in Kuwait!

Nissan D22

The Toyota Prado stays solid in 2nd place at 683 units and 5.4% and therefore holds onto the 2012 year-to-date pole position with 2,165 sales and 6.5%, still comfortably ahead of the Toyota Hilux, #3 in March, at 1,752 units and 5.2% while the Nissan D22 is up to #3 with 1,625 sales and 4.8%. The Toyota Land Cruiser is up an impressive 8 spots on last month to #4, followed by the Toyota Camry. Another excellent month for the Mitsubishi Pajero at #6, it is #5 year-to-date vs. #12 in 2011. The Hyundai Tucson also excels at #7, up 10 ranks on February.

Lexus GS

Outside the Top 10, notice the Nissan Sunny up 9 spots to #17 (it is #14 year-to-date vs. #55 in 2011), the Mitsubishi Galant up 12 ranks to #19, the Lexus LX up a huge 103 spots to #23, the Nissan Juke up 10 to #25 whereas it was #113 in 2011, the Suzuki APV van up 62 to #27, the BMW 5 Series up 52 to #30, the Lexus GS up 162 to #40 and the Honda Odyssey up 92 to #53.

Previous month: Kuwait February 2012: Toyota Prado holds onto top spot…for now

Full March 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

Kuwait March 2012:

Pos Model K Mar 12 % Feb K 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Nissan D22 965 7.6% 3 1,625 4.8% 3 15
2 Toyota Prado 683 5.4% 2 2,165 6.4% 1 1
3 Toyota Hilux 666 5.2% 1 1,752 5.2% 2 2
4 Toyota Land Cruiser 575 4.5% 12 1,000 2.9% 6 6
5 Toyota Camry 481 3.8% 4 1,365 4.0% 4 3
6 Mitsubishi Pajero 316 2.5% 5 1,011 3.0% 5 12
7 Hyundai Tucson 297 2.3% 17 571 1.7% 15 20
8 Toyota Corolla 272 2.1% 7 759 2.2% 9 5
9 GMC Sierra 267 2.1% 11 753 2.2% 10 11
10 Mitsubishi Lancer 248 1.9% 15 484 1.4% 17 10
11 Chevrolet Tahoe 216 1.7% 10 855 2.5% 7 4
12 Nissan Patrol 185 1.5% 8 576 1.7% 13 19
13 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 184 1.4% 21 412 1.2% 19 23
14 Dodge Charger 179 1.4% 19 371 1.1% 22 27
15 Nissan Altima 172 1.4% 9 736 2.2% 11 7
16 Kia Cerato 167 1.3% 13 496 1.5% 16 17
17 Nissan Sunny 162 1.3% 26 576 1.7% 14 55
18 Hyundai Sonata 162 1.3% 34 384 1.1% 20 40
19 Mitsubishi Galant 161 1.3% 31 332 1.0% 23 25
20 Nissan Sunny – RSM 150 1.2% 14 766 2.3% 8 16
21 Ford Expedition 150 1.2% 25 382 1.1% 21 39
22 Chevrolet Silverado 149 1.2% 16 434 1.3% 18 8
23 Lexus LX 134 1.1% 126 154 0.5% 54 79
24 Ford Crown Victoria 112 0.9% 6 722 2.1% 12 9
25 Nissan Juke 106 0.8% 35 287 0.8% 25 113
26 Chevrolet Caprice 103 0.8% 27 315 0.9% 24 30
27 Suzuki APV Van 103 0.8% 89 160 0.5% 53 90
28 Kia Optima 102 0.8% 37 230 0.7% 32 46
29 GMC Yukon 99 0.8% 30 274 0.8% 28 14
30 BMW 5 Series 98 0.8% 82 190 0.6% 44 34
31 Ford Explorer 91 0.7% 29 230 0.7% 31 35
32 Chevrolet Captiva 86 0.7% 28 275 0.8% 27 24
33 Toyota Hiace 82 0.6% 49 217 0.6% 38 54
34 Chevrolet Traverse 80 0.6% 46 208 0.6% 40 28
35 Kia Cadenza 79 0.6% 55 197 0.6% 43 42
36 Range Rover Sport 74 0.6% 33 219 0.6% 37 62
37 Ford Edge 73 0.6% 20 219 0.6% 36 31
38 Nissan Maxima 73 0.6% 40 223 0.7% 34 48
39 Daihatsu Sirion 70 0.5% 36 228 0.7% 33 38
40 Lexus GS 67 0.5% 202 68 0.2% 102  -
41 VW Tiguan 65 0.5% 44 177 0.5% 48 71
42 Toyota Avalon 63 0.5% 48 162 0.5% 52 60
43 Kia Mohave 63 0.5% 52 169 0.5% 49 26
44 Kia Rio 63 0.5% 67 135 0.4% 58 21
45 Hyundai Atos 61 0.5% 84 113 0.3% 70 153
46 Kia Carnival 60 0.5% 42 189 0.6% 45 37
47 Toyota Fortuner 57 0.4% 41 203 0.6% 41 29
48 Lexus RX 57 0.4% 43 189 0.6% 46 45
49 Hyundai Santa Fe 54 0.4% 54 107 0.3% 73 98
50 Infiniti FX 54 0.4% 75 124 0.4% 67 85
51 Toyota Sequoia 50 0.4% 23 257 0.8% 29 51
52 Toyota Innova 50 0.4% 66 126 0.4% 65 75
53 Honda Odyssey 50 0.4% 145 82 0.2% 89 n/a
54 Toyota Coaster 49 0.4% 65 130 0.4% 62 83
55 Porsche 911 48 0.4% 69 90 0.3% 78 155
56 Hyundai Elantra 46 0.4% 18 243 0.7% 30 33
57 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 45 0.4% 57 133 0.4% 59 66
58 Kia Carens 45 0.4% 64 137 0.4% 57 59
59 Toyota Yaris 45 0.4% 72 118 0.3% 68 56
60 Chevrolet Suburban 45 0.4% 101 126 0.4% 66 58
61 Mercedes E-Class 43 0.3% 59 133 0.4% 60 73
62 Kia Sportage 42 0.3% 61 181 0.5% 47 36
63 Hyundai Veracruz 41 0.3% 39 220 0.6% 35 97
64 Mitsubishi L200 40 0.3% 56 129 0.4% 63 44
65 Mitsubishi L300 39 0.3% 94 95 0.3% 77 72
66 Hyundai Accent (JAN11) 38 0.3% 51 287 0.8% 26 22
67 GMC Savana 38 0.3% 78 77 0.2% 93 128
68 Fuso Canter 37 0.3% 24 201 0.6% 42 70
69 Ford Taurus 37 0.3% 32 165 0.5% 51 47
70 Hyundai i20 37 0.3% 60 82 0.2% 87 n/a
71 Mercedes C-Class 37 0.3% 95 85 0.2% 84 88
72 BMW 7 Series 36 0.3% 45 140 0.4% 55 57
73 Toyota FJ Cruiser 35 0.3% 76 111 0.3% 71 68
74 Hyundai H1 100 Bus 35 0.3% 85 80 0.2% 91 84
75 Kia Frontier 35 0.3% 152 52 0.2% 119 n/a
76 GMC Yukon XL 34 0.3% 70 132 0.4% 61 65
77 VW CC 33 0.3% 88 85 0.2% 83 63
78 Ford Flex 33 0.3% 144 46 0.1% 128 n/a
79 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 32 0.3% 38 114 0.3% 69 87
80 Ford F-Series 32 0.3% 127 52 0.2% 118 n/a
81 Toyota RAV4 31 0.2% 102 76 0.2% 94 n/a
82 Nissan Tiida 30 0.2% 22 214 0.6% 39 64
83 Jaguar XF 30 0.2% 100 68 0.2% 100 116
84 Lexus IS 29 0.2% 80 100 0.3% 74 110
85 Lexus ES 28 0.2% 50 137 0.4% 56 43
86 Dodge Nitro 28 0.2% 81 83 0.2% 85 52
87 Infiniti G 28 0.2% 90 80 0.2% 92 119
88 GMC Terrain 28 0.2% 96 86 0.3% 82 74
89 Ford Fusion 28 0.2% 162 35 0.1% 138 94
90 Nissan Pathfinder 27 0.2% 74 99 0.3% 76 104
91 Porsche Cayenne 27 0.2% 130 82 0.2% 88 67
92 VW Touareg 26 0.2% 125 70 0.2% 97 32
93 Infiniti EX 25 0.2% 140 51 0.1% 120 n/a
94 Suzuki SX4 25 0.2% 197 27 0.1% 147 50
95 Chevrolet Cruze 24 0.2% 47 126 0.4% 64 41
96 Nissan Qashqai 24 0.2% 62 89 0.3% 80 106
97 Jeep Wrangler 24 0.2% 77 87 0.3% 81 108
98 Cadillac SRX 24 0.2% 93 66 0.2% 103 115
99 Nissan Armada 23 0.2% 79 66 0.2% 104 144
100 GMC Acadia 23 0.2% 86 68 0.2% 98 92
101 Honda Pilot 23 0.2% 168 53 0.2% 114 n/a

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

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  1. Miguel
    May 12th, 2012 at 06:16 | #1
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    … price of the petrol doesn´t matter at all!!!!

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