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Qatar May 2012: Toyota Hilux takes the lead, Lexus LX #5

June 30th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Lexus LX

* See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

Qatari new car sales are on fire this year: up 71% year-on-year in May to 8,180 registrations and up 40% year-to-date at 35,401 units. While the Toyota Land Cruiser is still in pole position year-to-date with 4,020 sales and 11.4% share, it is down to #2 in May for the second month in a row at 927 units and 11.3% down from 12.2% in April and passed by the Toyota Hilux at 1,116 sales and 13.6%, a stable share on April. The Hilux is #2 year-to-date with 3,391 units and 9.6%.

Only #8 over the Full Year 2011, the Toyota Prado is up to #3 both in May at 552 sales and 6.7% and year-to-date with 1,831 units and 5.2% vs. 2.4% in 2011. The Nissan D22 is solid at #4 with 3.5% ahead of the Lexus LX, extremely impressive since the start of 2012: after two months at 3.9% share it is down to a still excellent 3.1% in May and ranks #7 year-to-date with 979 sales and 2.8%, Qatar being the LX’s best performing country in the world.

Porsche Cayenne. Picture by Fouzzan, all rights reserved.

Notice also the Porsche Cayenne holding itself within the Qatari Top 20 for the second consecutive month: after ranking #16 in April with 1.2% share it is #19 this month with 85 sales and 1% and #25 year-to-date at 0.8% compared to #38 in 2011. The Ford Focus is up 99 spots on April to #31, the Nissan Qashqai is up 8 to #43, the Ford Escape is up 65 to #44 and the Renault Duster lands directly at #61 with 23 sales.

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

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

Full May 2012 Top 75 Ranking Table below.

Qatar May 2012:

Pos Model Q May 12 % Apr Q2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Hilux 1,116 13.6% 1 3,391 9.6% 2 2
2 Toyota Land Cruiser 927 11.3% 2 4,020 11.4% 1 1
3 Toyota Prado 552 6.7% 3 1,831 5.2% 3 8
4 Nissan D22 290 3.5% 4 1,267 3.6% 4 3
5 Lexus LX 253 3.1% 5 979 2.8% 7 14
6 Toyota Camry 229 2.8% 12 1,225 3.5% 5 5
7 Nissan Tiida 215 2.6% 11 798 2.3% 10 4
8 Nissan Patrol 194 2.4% 7 1,023 2.9% 6 9
9 Hyundai Santa Fe 173 2.1% 18 880 2.5% 9 12
10 Nissan Sunny 156 1.9% 10 307 0.9% 23 18
11 Fuso Canter 146 1.8% 20 701 2.0% 12 21
12 Toyota Corolla 140 1.7% 6 967 2.7% 8 6
13 Hyundai Accent (JAN11) 114 1.4% 8 517 1.5% 14 15
14 GMC Sierra 99 1.2% 9 757 2.1% 11 10
15 Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) 95 1.2% 13 436 1.2% 15 11
16 Nissan Navara 93 1.1% 23 253 0.7% 30 30
17 Kia Cerato 91 1.1% 19 371 1.0% 16 17
18 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 89 1.1% 31 365 1.0% 19 28
19 Porsche Cayenne 85 1.0% 16 281 0.8% 25 38
20 Toyota Hiace 80 1.0% 14 370 1.0% 18 19
21 Mitsubishi Lancer 75 0.9% 37 276 0.8% 27 22
22 Hyundai Tucson 74 0.9% 22 371 1.0% 17 26
23 Nissan Sunny – RSM 71 0.9% 15 628 1.8% 13 7
24 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 71 0.9% 42 363 1.0% 20 42
25 Chevrolet Tahoe 70 0.9% 30 279 0.8% 26 20
26 Nissan Urvan 68 0.8% 17 332 0.9% 21 13
27 Toyota FJ Cruiser 67 0.8% 49 216 0.6% 33 33
28 Chevrolet Cruze 65 0.8% 32 294 0.8% 24 37
29 Nissan Altima 63 0.8% 28 258 0.7% 29 16
30 Honda CR-V 62 0.8% 24 176 0.5% 42 65
31 Ford Focus 61 0.7% 130 118 0.3% 61 118
32 Isuzu D-Max 56 0.7% 25 209 0.6% 36 48
33 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 53 0.6% 29 275 0.8% 28 24
34 Kia Sportage 53 0.6% 50 127 0.4% 52 39
35 Toyota Fortuner 51 0.6% 36 220 0.6% 31 44
36 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 50 0.6% 27 211 0.6% 35 51
37 Mercedes S-Class 49 0.6% 39 311 0.9% 22 29
38 Mitsubishi L300 46 0.6% 60 119 0.3% 57 57
39 Kia Picanto 44 0.5% 55 118 0.3% 59 59
40 Toyota Avalon 43 0.5% 38 187 0.5% 39 53
41 Chevrolet Silverado 43 0.5% 64 212 0.6% 34 47
42 Toyota Coaster 42 0.5% 35 201 0.6% 37 31
43 Nissan Qashqai 38 0.5% 51 112 0.3% 64 82
44 Ford Escape 37 0.5% 109 79 0.2% 84 131
45 Nissan X-Terra 34 0.4% 40 183 0.5% 40 45
46 Toyota Sequoia 34 0.4% 59 137 0.4% 48 72
47 Suzuki SX4 33 0.4% 46 92 0.3% 74 78
48 Hino WU 33 0.4% n/a 49 0.1% 106 85
49 Kia Rio 31 0.4% 26 154 0.4% 44 40
50 Jeep Grand Cherokee 31 0.4% 62 100 0.3% 68 71
51 Mercedes E-Class 30 0.4% 33 191 0.5% 38 32
52 Ford F-Series 29 0.4% 93 70 0.2% 89 88
53 Suzuki APV Van 27 0.3% 34 151 0.4% 45 60
54 Hyundai Sonata 27 0.3% n/a 112 0.3% 63 36
55 GMC Yukon 26 0.3% 43 218 0.6% 32 27
56 Chevrolet Traverse 25 0.3% 78 99 0.3% 70 64
57 Ford Figo 25 0.3% 115 73 0.2% 88 n/a
58 Honda Pilot 24 0.3% 48 144 0.4% 46 54
59 Kia Sorento 24 0.3% 65 99 0.3% 69 62
60 Nissan Maxima 23 0.3% 54 161 0.5% 43 56
61 Renault Duster 23 0.3%  - 23 0.1% n/a  -
62 Renault Fluence 22 0.3% 21 178 0.5% 41 80
63 Nissan Civilian 22 0.3% 45 86 0.2% 78 35
64 Mitsubishi Outlander 22 0.3% 52 109 0.3% 65 n/a
65 Chevrolet Suburban 22 0.3% 85 129 0.4% 51 63
66 Honda Civic 22 0.3% 100 82 0.2% 80 41
67 Kia Optima 21 0.3% 44 132 0.4% 50 91
68 Suzuki Celerio 21 0.3% 58 123 0.3% 54 67
69 Toyota Aurion 21 0.3% 149 25 0.1% 151 109
70 Ford Fusion 21 0.3% n/a 60 0.2% 95 132
71 GMC Yukon XL 20 0.2% 83 143 0.4% 47 55
72 Range Rover Sport 20 0.2% 84 90 0.3% 77 77
73 Mitsubishi Pajero 19 0.2% 67 92 0.3% 73 46
74 Nissan Pathfinder 19 0.2% 77 118 0.3% 58 58
75 Kia Soul 19 0.2% 128 45 0.1% 107 61

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

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