Bahrain May 2012: Toyota Land Cruiser & Hyundai Tucson in shape
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *
New car sales in Bahrain are up a massive 49% to 3,677 registrations in May and up 66% year-to-date up to 18,848 units. For the second time this year after March the entire Top 5 models are 100% Toyota: the Land Cruiser leads again with 278 sales and 7.6% ahead of the Prado at 248 units and 6.7% but the Hilux is catching up with 242 sales and 6.6% vs. 5.1% in April and 4.4% year-to-date. The Corolla and Camry follow, both at 4.1% share.
Excellent performance of the Hyundai Tucson at #6 with 137 sales and 3.7% vs. 2.3% year-to-date. Notice also the Nissan Maxima up 19 spots on April to #9, the Hyundai Azera up a huge 30 ranks to #10, the Lexus LX up 8 to #12, the Toyota FJ Cruiser up 13 to #14 and the Honda CR-V up 39 to #18.
Previous post: Bahrain March 2012: Toyota Land Cruiser and Prado confirm leadership
Previous year: Bahrain Full Year 2011: Land Cruiser leads, Hyundai Accent shines
Full May 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Bahrain May 2012:
| Pos | Model | B May 12 | % | Apr | B 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 278 | 7.6% | 1 | 1,736 | 9.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Prado | 248 | 6.7% | 2 | 1,194 | 6.3% | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 242 | 6.6% | 3 | 836 | 4.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla | 152 | 4.1% | 5 | 803 | 4.3% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Toyota Camry | 152 | 4.1% | 8 | 619 | 3.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 137 | 3.7% | 13 | 434 | 2.3% | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | Nissan Tiida | 96 | 2.6% | 10 | 475 | 2.5% | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | Toyota Hiace | 87 | 2.4% | 6 | 642 | 3.4% | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Nissan Maxima | 87 | 2.4% | 28 | 376 | 2.0% | 11 | 13 |
| 10 | Hyundai Azera (MAR11) | 87 | 2.4% | 40 | 204 | 1.1% | 23 | 60 |
| 11 | Hyundai Accent (JAN11) | 80 | 2.2% | 4 | 586 | 3.1% | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | Lexus LX | 78 | 2.1% | 20 | 258 | 1.4% | 20 | 25 |
| 13 | Nissan Sunny | 75 | 2.0% | 7 | 359 | 1.9% | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 71 | 1.9% | 27 | 214 | 1.1% | 22 | 33 |
| 15 | Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) | 61 | 1.7% | 12 | 440 | 2.3% | 9 | 19 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 60 | 1.6% | 24 | 193 | 1.0% | 24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kia Sportage | 55 | 1.5% | 17 | 167 | 0.9% | 26 | 15 |
| 18 | Honda CR-V | 53 | 1.4% | 57 | 77 | 0.4% | 48 | 50 |
| 19 | Toyota Avalon | 52 | 1.4% | 9 | 273 | 1.4% | 16 | 20 |
| 20 | Toyota RAV4 | 52 | 1.4% | 22 | 262 | 1.4% | 19 | 24 |
| 21 | Toyota Yaris | 46 | 1.3% | 16 | 224 | 1.2% | 21 | 14 |
| 22 | Nissan Altima | 45 | 1.2% | 21 | 278 | 1.5% | 15 | 7 |
| 23 | Kia Carens | 44 | 1.2% | 11 | 262 | 1.4% | 18 | 18 |
| 24 | Fuso Canter | 44 | 1.2% | 23 | 268 | 1.4% | 17 | 43 |
| 25 | Nissan D22 | 41 | 1.1% | 26 | 162 | 0.9% | 27 | 26 |
| 26 | Honda Accord (incl Coupe) | 39 | 1.1% | 19 | 309 | 1.6% | 14 | 17 |
| 27 | Kia Rio | 33 | 0.9% | 14 | 338 | 1.8% | 13 | 12 |
| 28 | Dodge Charger | 33 | 0.9% | 29 | 125 | 0.7% | 35 | 55 |
| 29 | Isuzu D-Max | 32 | 0.9% | 30 | 151 | 0.8% | 29 | 22 |
| 30 | Kia Cerato | 28 | 0.8% | 41 | 125 | 0.7% | 34 | 11 |
| 31 | Nissan Patrol | 27 | 0.7% | 25 | 133 | 0.7% | 33 | 54 |
| 32 | Nissan Qashqai | 24 | 0.7% | 46 | 134 | 0.7% | 31 | 48 |
| 33 | Mercedes E-Class | 23 | 0.6% | 42 | 86 | 0.5% | 43 | 38 |
| 34 | Toyota Fortuner | 23 | 0.6% | 49 | 89 | 0.5% | 40 | 41 |
| 35 | Hyundai H1 100 Bus | 22 | 0.6% | 48 | 107 | 0.6% | 38 | 34 |
| 36 | GMC Yukon | 21 | 0.6% | 44 | 116 | 0.6% | 36 | 27 |
| 37 | Hyundai Sonata | 21 | 0.6% | 61 | 111 | 0.6% | 37 | 29 |
| 38 | Nissan Juke | 21 | 0.6% | 71 | 84 | 0.4% | 46 | 66 |
| 39 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 20 | 0.5% | 75 | 145 | 0.8% | 30 | 36 |
| 40 | Lexus ES | 19 | 0.5% | 37 | 133 | 0.7% | 32 | 35 |
| 41 | Toyota Aurion | 19 | 0.5% | 74 | 30 | 0.2% | 104 | 40 |
| 42 | Infiniti G | 17 | 0.5% | 86 | 71 | 0.4% | 53 | 75 |
| 43 | BMW 5 Series | 16 | 0.4% | 54 | 76 | 0.4% | 49 | 47 |
| 44 | Mazda3 | 15 | 0.4% | 45 | 84 | 0.4% | 45 | 44 |
| 45 | Kia Picanto | 15 | 0.4% | 55 | 76 | 0.4% | 50 | 53 |
| 46 | Chevrolet Traverse | 15 | 0.4% | 76 | 47 | 0.2% | 70 | 65 |
| 47 | Mercedes C-Class | 14 | 0.4% | 51 | 66 | 0.4% | 56 | 49 |
| 48 | Mazda CX-9 | 14 | 0.4% | 56 | 73 | 0.4% | 51 | 42 |
| 49 | Mitsubishi L300 | 14 | 0.4% | 59 | 59 | 0.3% | 61 | 82 |
| 50 | Nissan Micra | 14 | 0.4% | 106 | 20 | 0.1% | 133 | - |
| 51 | Ford F-Series | 14 | 0.4% | 121 | 22 | 0.1% | 124 | n/a |
Source: Manufacturers, many thanks to Ldman for sharing the data!








