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Saudi Arabia May 2012: Ford Expedition triples sales year-on-year

Ford Expedition

* See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

New car sales in Saudi Arabia are up a massive 18% year-on-year in May to 61,106 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 284,249 units, up 14% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux continues to dominate the models ranking by far with 5,575 sales and 9.1% this month and 26,792 and 9.4% year-to-date. After a weak April (#6), the Toyota Corolla is back up to #2 with 4,211 units and 6.9% but is #3 year-to-date at 6.5% behind the Hyundai Accent with 19,200 sales and 6.8%. The Toyota Camry and Hyundai Elantra follow at 4.9% and 4.4% respectively.

GMC Yukon

The best performer in the Top 10 is the Ford Expedition, up a huge 205% year-on-year to #8 with 1,973 units and 3.2%, making it #11 year-to-date with 6,852 sales and 2.4% vs. #19 and 1.4% in 2011! Other great performers include the GMC Yukon up 5 spots to #11, the Chevrolet Aveo up to #24, the Chevrolet Malibu up a huge 99 ranks on April to #33, the Mazda3 up 37 to #44, the Hyundai Genesis up 15 to #51, the Hyundai Veloster up 24 to #60 and the VW Jetta up 24 to #79.

Previous post: Saudi Arabia March 2012: Toyota Hilux close to 12% market share

Previous year: Saudi Arabia Full Year 2011: Toyota Hilux and Camry on top

Full May 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

Saudi Arabia May 2012:

Pos Model S May 12 % Apr S 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Hilux 5,575 9.1% 1 26,792 9.4% 1 1
2 Toyota Corolla 4,211 6.9% 6 18,343 6.5% 3 3
3 Hyundai Accent (JAN11) 3,718 6.1% 2 19,200 6.8% 2 4
4 Toyota Camry 3,020 4.9% 4 13,643 4.8% 5 2
5 Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) 2,706 4.4% 5 13,682 4.8% 4 10
6 Toyota Yaris 2,430 4.0% 3 10,576 3.7% 6 6
7 Hyundai Sonata 2,019 3.3% 8 9,848 3.5% 7 7
8 Ford Expedition 1,973 3.2% 10 6,852 2.4% 11 19
9 Toyota Land Cruiser 1,929 3.2% 7 8,372 2.9% 8 11
10 Chevrolet Tahoe 1,580 2.6% 12 7,151 2.5% 10 12
11 GMC Yukon 1,447 2.4% 16 5,619 2.0% 13 14
12 Isuzu D-Max 1,423 2.3% 13 7,682 2.7% 9 9
13 Toyota Fortuner 1,402 2.3% 9 6,385 2.2% 12 13
14 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 1,198 2.0% 11 4,878 1.7% 16 18
15 Kia Cerato 1,105 1.8% 19 5,173 1.8% 14 15
16 Kia Rio 1,036 1.7% 15 4,344 1.5% 18 17
17 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 969 1.6% 14 4,903 1.7% 15 16
18 Isuzu NPR 947 1.5% 18 4,646 1.6% 17 23
19 Toyota Prado 833 1.4% 21 3,616 1.3% 21 26
20 GMC Yukon XL 797 1.3% 27 3,185 1.1% 24 20
21 Daihatsu Gran Max 768 1.3% 17 4,235 1.5% 19 28
22 Toyota Hiace 737 1.2% 25 3,728 1.3% 20 22
23 Toyota Innova 718 1.2% 22 3,418 1.2% 22 25
24 Chevrolet Aveo 660 1.1% n/a 710 0.2% 63 40
25 Hyundai Tucson 656 1.1% 20 3,192 1.1% 23 27
26 Kia Optima 645 1.1% 23 2,636 0.9% 26 53
27 Toyota Avalon 591 1.0% 24 2,855 1.0% 25 31
28 Hyundai H1 100 Bus 557 0.9% 30 2,578 0.9% 28 32
29 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 555 0.9% 26 2,382 0.8% 29 39
30 Toyota RAV4 551 0.9% 34 2,019 0.7% 32 33
31 Toyota Sequoia 506 0.8% 33 2,588 0.9% 27 30
32 Kia Sportage 437 0.7% 35 1,689 0.6% 35 38
33 Chevrolet Malibu 430 0.7% 132 819 0.3% 54 47
34 Lexus LX 413 0.7% 31 1,525 0.5% 40 56
35 Renault Logan 398 0.7% 44 1,066 0.4% 47 45
36 Toyota FJ Cruiser 389 0.6% 42 1,546 0.5% 38 36
37 GMC Sierra 359 0.6% 41 2,276 0.8% 30 37
38 Chevrolet Suburban 357 0.6% 32 1,664 0.6% 36 35
39 Hyundai Santa Fe 356 0.6% 29 1,641 0.6% 37 46
40 Ford Fusion 331 0.5% 40 1,501 0.5% 41 52
41 Lexus ES 309 0.5% 43 1,186 0.4% 44 51
42 Chevrolet Cruze 306 0.5% 39 1,823 0.6% 34 41
43 Mitsubishi L200 262 0.4% 45 1,439 0.5% 42 42
44 Mazda3 248 0.4% 81 633 0.2% 70 74
45 Daihatsu Terios 247 0.4% 47 989 0.3% 50 49
46 Ford Edge 245 0.4% 38 1,383 0.5% 43 64
47 Chevrolet Silverado 221 0.4% 50 1,069 0.4% 46 54
48 Fuso Canter 220 0.4% 59 1,000 0.4% 48 60
49 Dodge Charger 201 0.3% 46 1,132 0.4% 45 68
50 Ford Taurus 189 0.3% 28 1,532 0.5% 39 34
51 Hyundai Genesis 185 0.3% 66 694 0.2% 64 104
52 Ford Explorer 180 0.3% 36 2,129 0.7% 31 21
53 Chevrolet Caprice 174 0.3% 65 989 0.3% 49 48
54 Toyota Dyna 173 0.3% 69 798 0.3% 55 65
55 Nissan Altima 169 0.3% 51 827 0.3% 53 50
56 Chevrolet Traverse 165 0.3% 72 730 0.3% 61 58
57 Kia Cadenza 161 0.3% 48 766 0.3% 59 82
58 Chevrolet Sonic 154 0.3% 73 929 0.3% 51 96
59 Kia Sorento 154 0.3% 56 743 0.3% 60 83
60 Hyundai Veloster 154 0.3% 84 564 0.2% 76 146
61 Chrysler 300C 152 0.2% 57 839 0.3% 52 124
62 Isuzu NMR 149 0.2% 60 712 0.3% 62 84
63 Dodge Durango 148 0.2% 68 688 0.2% 66 91
64 Mazda CX-9 142 0.2% 70 683 0.2% 67 59
65 Toyota Aurion 142 0.2% 88 307 0.1% 93 29
66 Ford Flex 140 0.2% 64 768 0.3% 58 89
67 Kia Carens 140 0.2% 62 688 0.2% 65 71
68 Isuzu F-Series 137 0.2% 67 625 0.2% 73 81
69 Renault Safrane 137 0.2% 63 472 0.2% 79 87
70 Kia Carnival 135 0.2% 52 780 0.3% 56 62
71 Kia Picanto 126 0.2% 61 627 0.2% 72 75
72 Suzuki APV Truck 126 0.2% 58 300 0.1% 96 85
73 Toyota Coaster 121 0.2% 71 580 0.2% 75 70
74 GMC Terrain 119 0.2% 75 312 0.1% 91 n/a
75 BMW 7 Series 118 0.2% 83 629 0.2% 71 67
76 GMC Acadia 117 0.2% 78 661 0.2% 69 57
77 Mercedes S-Class 112 0.2% 55 585 0.2% 74 73
78 Isuzu NQR 111 0.2% 77 473 0.2% 78 90
79 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 110 0.2% 103 302 0.1% 95 131
80 Ford Figo 107 0.2% 100 314 0.1% 90 n/a
81 Mitsubishi L300 105 0.2% 110 307 0.1% 94 119
82 Ford F-Series 102 0.2% 74 384 0.1% 85 77
83 Jeep Grand Cherokee 96 0.2% 85 446 0.2% 81 78
84 Lexus GS 92 0.2% 82 300 0.1% 97 n/a
85 Mercedes E-Class 90 0.1% 80 329 0.1% 89 95
86 Nissan Sunny 89 0.1% 53 256 0.1% 102 n/a
87 Ford Focus 79 0.1% 91 253 0.1% 103 92
88 Fuso Fuso 77 0.1% 104 370 0.1% 86 80
89 BMW 5 Series 74 0.1% 76 425 0.1% 83 100
90 Kia Frontier 70 0.1% 92 468 0.2% 80 98
91 Renault Duster 70 0.1%  - 70 0.0% 170 n/a
92 Audi A8 64 0.1% 96 337 0.1% 88 102
93 Honda Odyssey 60 0.1% 97 340 0.1% 87 94
94 Porsche Cayenne 60 0.1% 79 311 0.1% 92 121
95 Hyundai Atos 58 0.1% 93 523 0.2% 77 176
96 Honda CR-V 56 0.1% 115 123 0.0% 141 169
97 Jeep Cherokee 55 0.1% 87 259 0.1% 101 103
98 Nissan Patrol 50 0.1% 49 394 0.1% 84 69
99 Peugeot 207 50 0.1% 156 115 0.0% 144 n/a
100 Hyundai Coupe 50 0.1% 147 84 0.0% 160 133
101 Mitsubishi Outlander 49 0.1% 182 78 0.0% 163 142
102 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 48 0.1% 94 243 0.1% 106 101
103 Mazda6 48 0.1% 105 215 0.1% 111 107
104 Cadillac Escalade 45 0.1% 111 264 0.1% 99 129
105 Range Rover Sport 45 0.1% 128 218 0.1% 110 112
106 Mitsubishi Pajero 44 0.1% 127 221 0.1% 108 99
107 Mercedes C-Class 44 0.1% 158 107 0.0% 147 138
108 Kia Soul 43 0.1% 89 247 0.1% 105 135
109 Nissan Murano 41 0.1% 165 66 0.0% 173 n/a
110 Cadillac CTS 40 0.1% 99 261 0.1% 100 108
111 Peugeot Partner 39 0.1% 142 141 0.0% 131 168
112 Chevrolet Camaro 38 0.1% 112 247 0.1% 104 115
113 Peugeot 206 36 0.1% 95 194 0.1% 115 n/a
114 Chevrolet Captiva 36 0.1% 157 51 0.0% 182 n/a
115 Jeep Wrangler 35 0.1% 109 185 0.1% 116 106
116 Hino WU 35 0.1% 121 177 0.1% 119 137
117 Cadillac SRX 35 0.1% 119 156 0.1% 124 136
118 Kia Mohave 34 0.1% 90 279 0.1% 98 117
119 Honda Pilot 34 0.1% 125 213 0.1% 112 110
120 Renault Logan Van 33 0.1% 98 145 0.1% 126 122
121 Mazda BT-50 33 0.1% n/a 143 0.1% 129 86
122 Peugeot 3008 32 0.1% 141 171 0.1% 121 n/a
123 BMW 3 Series 31 0.1% 149 65 0.0% 174 157
124 Renault Fluence 30 0.0% 54 774 0.3% 57 63
125 Honda Civic 30 0.0% 107 204 0.1% 114 93
126 Porsche Panamera 29 0.0% 106 151 0.1% 125 128
127 Mitsubishi Galant 29 0.0% 143 143 0.1% 130 139
128 Hyundai Centennial 29 0.0% 153 130 0.0% 136 n/a
129 Dodge RAM 29 0.0% 124 107 0.0% 148 n/a
130 Fuso Rosa 27 0.0% 151 116 0.0% 143 141
131 Chevrolet Spark 25 0.0% 37 431 0.2% 82 n/a
132 Jaguar XJ 25 0.0% 136 144 0.1% 128 n/a
133 Audi Q7 25 0.0% 133 123 0.0% 139 123
134 Lincoln MKS 25 0.0% n/a 25 0.0% 201 n/a
135 Lexus LS 24 0.0% 138 159 0.1% 123 120
136 Lexus RX 23 0.0% 114 177 0.1% 118 109
137 Audi A6 23 0.0% 117 164 0.1% 122 159
138 Peugeot Boxer 23 0.0% 146 44 0.0% 187 n/a
139 Jeep Patriot 22 0.0% 148 83 0.0% 161 n/a
140 Nissan Tiida 21 0.0% 113 238 0.1% 107 116
141 GMC Savana 21 0.0% 139 177 0.1% 117 79
142 Suzuki APV Van 21 0.0% 126 86 0.0% 157 113
143 Dodge Challenger 20 0.0% 116 144 0.1% 127 153
144 Nissan Diesel L-Trucks 20 0.0% 135 128 0.0% 137 127
145 Mercedes M-Class 20 0.0% 168 67 0.0% 172 160
146 Mazda2 19 0.0% 122 175 0.1% 120 111
147 Peugeot 508 19 0.0% 120 85 0.0% 158 n/a
148 Suzuki Alto 18 0.0% 130 96 0.0% 152 n/a
149 Range Rover Evoque 18 0.0% 145 73 0.0% 166 n/a
150 Lexus IS 17 0.0% 134 134 0.0% 135 130
151 Nissan Armada 17 0.0% 160 113 0.0% 145 118
152 VW Touareg 17 0.0% 162 85 0.0% 159 132

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

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  1. June 30th, 2012 at 15:42 | #1

    Wow, 205%!!! Amazing!

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