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United Arab Emirates August 2012: Toy Hilux and Prado still on top

October 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Toyota Hilux. Picture by Abdulmalik Al-Sabeg, all rights reserved. (click to enlarge)

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

New car sales in the United Arab Emirates are up another spectacular 36% year-on-year in August to 27,300 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 200,052 units, up 29% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux seems to have taken a definitive advantage in the Emirati models ranking this year, at #1 for the third consecutive month and the 5th time in 2012 with 2,090 sales and 7.7%, also topping the 2012 year-to-date ranking at 13,262 units and 6.6%. The Toyota Prado ranks 2nd like in July with 1,491 sales and 5.5% but is #3 year-to-date at 9,874 units and 4.9%, only 11 units below the Toyota Land Cruiser, #3 in August. The Toyota Corolla is up 2 spots to make the Emirati Top 4 100% Toyota for the 5th consecutive time…

Nancy Ajram endorsement of the Nissan Micra

The Fuso Canter is the best-selling non-Toyota model for the 4th month in a row at #5, ahead of the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, D22 and Patrol with the Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up rounding up the Top 10. The Mitsubishi Pajero is up 10 spots to #11, the Nissan X-Terra up 64 to #22, the Nissan Micra up 75 to #25, the BMW 7 Series also up 75 to #33, the Hyundai Azera up 14 to #36, the Chevrolet Tahoe also up 14 to #39, the Lexus ES up 38 to #49 and the VW Passat at #54.

Previous month: United Arab Emirates July 2012: Toyota Hilux and Prado strong

Previous year: UAE Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla snatches last minute win

Full August 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

United Arab Emirates August 2012:

Pos Model U Aug 12 % Jul U 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Hilux 2,090 7.7% 1 13,262 6.6% 1 2
2 Toyota Prado 1,491 5.5% 2 9,874 4.9% 3 5
3 Toyota Land Cruiser 1,195 4.4% 3 9,885 4.9% 2 3
4 Toyota Corolla 1,149 4.2% 6 8,487 4.2% 4 1
5 Fuso Canter 1,032 3.8% 5 7,141 3.6% 5 8
6 Toyota Camry 845 3.1% 4 6,305 3.2% 6 4
7 Nissan Altima 691 2.5% 7 4,195 2.1% 10 13
8 Nissan D22 520 1.9% 8 3,646 1.8% 13 18
9 Nissan Patrol 518 1.9% 17 4,223 2.1% 9 12
10 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 508 1.9% 9 3,994 2.0% 11 17
11 Mitsubishi Pajero 496 1.8% 21 3,292 1.6% 16 7
12 Toyota Yaris 489 1.8% 16 4,714 2.4% 7 9
13 Nissan Sunny 461 1.7% 12 2,527 1.3% 19 41
14 Nissan Tiida 451 1.7% 11 4,446 2.2% 8 6
15 Mitsubishi L200 429 1.6% 14 3,777 1.9% 12 10
16 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 421 1.5% 19 2,596 1.3% 18 20
17 Toyota Hiace 412 1.5% 13 3,489 1.7% 14 15
18 Toyota Fortuner 347 1.3% 15 3,188 1.6% 17 16
19 Hyundai Tucson 341 1.2% 20 1,856 0.9% 26 21
20 Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) 328 1.2% 27 2,001 1.0% 25 46
21 Hyundai Accent (JAN11) 296 1.1% 23 2,477 1.2% 20 42
22 Nissan X-Terra 286 1.0% 86 881 0.4% 46 53
23 Mitsubishi Lancer 282 1.0% 10 3,442 1.7% 15 11
24 Toyota Coaster 266 1.0% 42 1,161 0.6% 37 51
25 Nissan Micra 261 1.0% 100 539 0.3% 78 n/a
26 Lexus LX 259 0.9% 22 2,225 1.1% 22 23
27 Kia Sportage 241 0.9% 24 1,779 0.9% 27 19
28 Hyundai Sonata 240 0.9% 18 2,089 1.0% 24 24
29 Ford Explorer 209 0.8% 37 1,261 0.6% 33 29
30 Ford Edge 202 0.7% 29 1,735 0.9% 28 45
31 Honda Civic 200 0.7% 33 924 0.5% 44 27
32 Isuzu NPR 197 0.7% 25 1,489 0.7% 29 34
33 BMW 7 Series 194 0.7% 108 708 0.4% 59 35
34 BMW X6 189 0.7% 56 1,068 0.5% 38 30
35 Kia Optima 172 0.6% 30 1,180 0.6% 36 52
36 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 165 0.6% 50 645 0.3% 63 n/a
37 Range Rover Sport 150 0.5% 31 1,064 0.5% 39 37
38 BMW X5 149 0.5% 35 2,131 1.1% 23 32
39 Chevrolet Tahoe 149 0.5% 53 686 0.3% 61 43
40 Nissan Maxima 148 0.5% 57 801 0.4% 53 44
41 Toyota RAV4 146 0.5% 66 905 0.5% 45 47
42 Kia Cerato 143 0.5% 32 1,414 0.7% 30 33
43 Mercedes E-Class 142 0.5% 41 1,248 0.6% 34 26
44 BMW 5 Series 141 0.5% 28 1,187 0.6% 35 25
45 Jeep Grand Cherokee 135 0.5% 58 849 0.4% 50 65
46 VW Touareg 134 0.5% 34 668 0.3% 62 58
47 Honda CR-V 129 0.5% 39 874 0.4% 49 66
48 Lexus RX 129 0.5% 40 733 0.4% 57 54
49 Lexus ES 125 0.5% 87 483 0.2% 88 83
50 Chevrolet Cruze 124 0.5% 48 752 0.4% 54 57
51 Mazda2 124 0.5% 107 420 0.2% 99 97
52 Porsche Cayenne 117 0.4% 43 874 0.4% 48 31
53 Nissan Juke 113 0.4% 52 728 0.4% 58 126
54 VW Passat 113 0.4%  - n/a n/a n/a n/a
55 Nissan Urvan 112 0.4% 36 1,032 0.5% 41 28
56 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 106 0.4% 79 627 0.3% 67 94
57 Fuso Rosa 104 0.4% 63 635 0.3% 65 61
58 Toyota FJ Cruiser 101 0.4% 46 1,291 0.6% 32 22
59 GMC Sierra 98 0.4% 44 810 0.4% 52 50
60 Nissan Sunny – RSM 95 0.3% 91 2,243 1.1% 21 14
61 Kia Rio 94 0.3% 51 959 0.5% 43 86
62 Mercedes S-Class 91 0.3% 80 880 0.4% 47 38
63 Ford Expedition 89 0.3% 55 751 0.4% 55 85
64 VW Golf 87 0.3% 73 563 0.3% 70 60
65 Nissan Patrol P/up 86 0.3% 64 291 0.1% 124 n/a
66 Mercedes C-Class 85 0.3% 38 633 0.3% 66 49
67 Lexus GS 84 0.3% 88 367 0.2% 108 n/a
68 Renault Duster 83 0.3% 45 333 0.2% 117 n/a
69 Honda City 83 0.3% 62 219 0.1% 146 123
70 Chevrolet Captiva 82 0.3% 78 359 0.2% 111 106
71 Audi Q7 81 0.3% 69 477 0.2% 89 70
72 Toyota Aurion 79 0.3% 67 317 0.2% 118 95
73 GMC Yukon 78 0.3% 95 367 0.2% 106 69
74 Ford Fusion 77 0.3% 49 520 0.3% 81 78
75 Chevrolet Silverado 75 0.3% 61 518 0.3% 83 64
76 Peugeot 207 75 0.3% 75 524 0.3% 79 87
77 Nissan Armada 75 0.3% 82 551 0.3% 73 59
78 Nissan Qashqai 73 0.3% 74 540 0.3% 77 68
79 Jeep Cherokee 73 0.3% n/a 134 0.1% n/a n/a
80 Honda Pilot 72 0.3% 94 412 0.2% 101 103
81 Audi Q5 72 0.3% 103 428 0.2% 97 99
82 Kia Picanto 71 0.3% 65 552 0.3% 72 67
83 Infiniti G 71 0.3% 85 384 0.2% 104 128
84 Chevrolet Malibu 69 0.3% 71 304 0.2% 120 118
85 Toyota Sequoia 69 0.3% 89 438 0.2% 95 84
86 Ford Focus 69 0.3% 110 689 0.3% 60 81
87 Mazda3 69 0.3% 111 519 0.3% 82 89
88 Hyundai i20 69 0.3% 144 298 0.1% 122 135
89 Kia Cadenza 67 0.2% 70 469 0.2% 92 124
90 Nissan Pathfinder 67 0.2% 104 544 0.3% 75 62
91 Kia Sorento 66 0.2% 72 615 0.3% 68 73
92 Porsche Panamera 66 0.2% 149 290 0.1% 125 96
93 Mini 65 0.2% 93 515 0.3% 84 79
94 VW Caddy 64 0.2%  - 64 0.0% n/a n/a
95 Ford F-Series 63 0.2% 92 490 0.2% 87 110
96 Cadillac SRX 63 0.2% 133 274 0.1% 129 n/a
97 Hyundai Atos 63 0.2% 143 472 0.2% 91 125
98 GMC Acadia 60 0.2% 115 305 0.2% 119 105
99 Ford Mustang 60 0.2% 170 273 0.1% 130 129
100 Ford Escape 59 0.2% 47 976 0.5% 42 76
101 Hino WU 59 0.2% 68 521 0.3% 80 107
102 Chevrolet Traverse 59 0.2% 121 274 0.1% 128 116

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

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