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Kuwait August 2012: Toyota Prado and Nissan Patrol shine

October 5th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Nissan Patrol

* See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

The Kuwaiti new car market is up 24% year-on-year both in August to 11,189 registrations, and year-to-date at 90,654 units. For the 6th time in 2012, the Toyota Prado is the best-selling model in Kuwait and with 1,132 units and 10.1% share it sells almost double the amount of the #2 the Toyota Hilux at 621 sales and 5.1%. The Prado reinforces its 2012 year-to-date lead at 9,140 units and 10.1% vs. 5.1% in 2011… In fact the entire Top 4 best-sellers in unchanged since June and is 100% Toyota: below the Hilux the Camry ranks third at 3.6% and the Corolla is #4 at 2.9%.

Toyota Prado

Exceptional performance of the Nissan Patrol, up 13 spots to #5 with 268 sales and 2.4% vs. #11 and 1.7% year-to-date and #19 in 2011. This is by far the Patrol’s best ranking in Kuwait in at least 2 years. The Mitsubishi Lancer is up 4 ranks to #8, the Hyundai Sonata is up 5 to #16, the Lexus ES up a mammoth 42 to #17, the GMC Yukon up 10 to #21, the Toyota Aurion up 40 to #22, the Chevrolet Malibu up 12 to #25, the Hyundai Azera up 27 to #29, the Kia Picanto up 8 to #35 vs. #89 ytd, the VW Jetta up 76 to #51, the BMW X3 up 22 to #70, the Dodge Challenger up 7 to #75 vs. #111 ytd and the BMW X6 up 22 to #77.

Previous month: Kuwait July 2012: 4 Toyotas in Top 4, Nissan Altima up to #5

Previous year: Kuwait Full Year 2011: Toyota Prado passes Hilux to become #1

Full August 2012 Top 140 Ranking Table below.

Kuwait August 2012:

Pos Model K Aug 12 % Jul K2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Prado 1,132 10.1% 1 9,140 10.1% 1 1
2 Toyota Hilux 621 5.6% 2 4,986 5.5% 2 2
3 Toyota Camry 400 3.6% 3 3,365 3.7% 3 3
4 Toyota Corolla 319 2.9% 4 2,195 2.4% 6 5
5 Nissan Patrol 268 2.4% 18 1,500 1.7% 11 19
6 Toyota Land Cruiser 261 2.3% 7 2,733 3.0% 4 6
7 Nissan D22 251 2.2% 11 2,612 2.9% 5 15
8 Mitsubishi Lancer 247 2.2% 12 1,248 1.4% 17 10
9 Chevrolet Tahoe 236 2.1% 6 2,129 2.3% 7 4
10 Nissan Altima 232 2.1% 5 1,740 1.9% 8 7
11 Hyundai Tucson 229 2.0% 22 1,509 1.7% 10 20
12 Ford Expedition 204 1.8% 13 1,147 1.3% 19 39
13 Kia Cerato 202 1.8% 10 1,365 1.5% 14 17
14 Hyundai Accent (JAN11) 198 1.8% 9 1,021 1.1% 22 22
15 Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) 176 1.6% 8 1,174 1.3% 18 33
16 Hyundai Sonata 176 1.6% 21 1,145 1.3% 20 40
17 Lexus ES 173 1.5% 59 482 0.5% 49 43
18 Chevrolet Silverado 160 1.4% 15 1,422 1.6% 13 8
19 Kia Optima 153 1.4% 17 821 0.9% 26 46
20 Dodge Charger 153 1.4% 30 1,314 1.4% 15 27
21 GMC Yukon 152 1.4% 31 870 1.0% 24 14
22 Toyota Aurion 146 1.3% 62 584 0.6% 40 13
23 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 131 1.2% 20 1,106 1.2% 21 23
24 BMW 5 Series 121 1.1% 16 824 0.9% 25 34
25 Chevrolet Malibu 117 1.0% 37 595 0.7% 38 69
26 Toyota Fortuner 113 1.0% 35 593 0.7% 39 29
27 Kia Cadenza 111 1.0% 26 677 0.7% 33 42
28 GMC Sierra 104 0.9% 14 1,481 1.6% 12 11
29 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 96 0.9% 56 596 0.7% 37 88
30 Kia Mohave 88 0.8% 36 578 0.6% 42 26
31 Mitsubishi Pajero 83 0.7% 28 1,565 1.7% 9 12
32 Nissan Sunny 82 0.7% 23 995 1.1% 23 55
33 Kia Rio 81 0.7% 38 466 0.5% 50 21
34 Fuso Canter 79 0.7% 29 624 0.7% 36 70
35 Kia Picanto 79 0.7% 43 216 0.2% 89 112
36 Ford Explorer 78 0.7% 48 544 0.6% 45 35
37 Ford Edge 75 0.7% 49 562 0.6% 43 31
38 Kia Carens 71 0.6% 47 418 0.5% 55 59
39 Chevrolet Traverse 70 0.6% 39 694 0.8% 32 28
40 Mitsubishi Galant 69 0.6% 25 805 0.9% 27 25
41 VW Touareg 66 0.6% 32 511 0.6% 47 32
42 Lexus RX 65 0.6% 45 504 0.6% 48 45
43 Kia Sorento 65 0.6% 51 444 0.5% 52 62
44 Nissan Juke 64 0.6% 40 778 0.9% 30 113
45 Toyota Innova 63 0.6% 57 403 0.4% 58 75
46 Toyota Hiace 61 0.5% 42 552 0.6% 44 54
47 Kia Sportage 61 0.5% 52 520 0.6% 46 36
48 Nissan X-Terra 61 0.5% 72 187 0.2% 98 91
49 Toyota Yaris 61 0.5% 93 338 0.4% 64 56
50 Audi A5 59 0.5% 79 211 0.2% 92  -
51 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 59 0.5% 127 120 0.1% 129 80
52 Chevrolet Captiva 58 0.5% 44 647 0.7% 34 24
53 Nissan Qashqai 56 0.5% 46 299 0.3% 70 106
54 Hyundai Santa Fe 54 0.5% 58 274 0.3% 75 98
55 Ford Taurus 54 0.5% 95 408 0.5% 57 47
56 Chevrolet Caprice 53 0.5% 34 787 0.9% 29 30
57 Daihatsu Sirion 53 0.5% 73 433 0.5% 53 38
58 Mercedes E-Class 51 0.5% 98 328 0.4% 67 73
59 Toyota Avalon 47 0.4% 50 463 0.5% 51 60
60 Honda Odyssey 46 0.4% 63 276 0.3% 74 101
61 Mitsubishi L200 46 0.4% 68 414 0.5% 56 44
62 Toyota FJ Cruiser 43 0.4% 53 365 0.4% 62 68
63 Chevrolet Cruze 43 0.4% 96 378 0.4% 61 41
64 Lexus LX 42 0.4% 33 630 0.7% 35 79
65 Hyundai i20 41 0.4% 27 358 0.4% 63 n/a
66 Chevrolet Suburban 41 0.4% 114 243 0.3% 84 57
67 Nissan Urvan 40 0.4% 99 269 0.3% 76 76
68 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 40 0.4% 118 220 0.2% 87 100
69 Nissan Maxima 39 0.3% 19 583 0.6% 41 48
70 BMW X3 37 0.3% 92 119 0.1% 131 150
71 Porsche Cayenne 36 0.3% 55 305 0.3% 69 67
72 Hyundai H1 100 Bus 35 0.3% 64 211 0.2% 91 84
73 Infiniti FX 35 0.3% 113 249 0.3% 81 85
74 Mitsubishi ASX 34 0.3% 70 213 0.2% 90 103
75 Dodge Challenger 34 0.3% 82 159 0.2% 111 n/a
76 Toyota Coaster 33 0.3% 78 261 0.3% 77 83
77 BMW X6 33 0.3% 109 147 0.2% 118 117
78 Jeep Cherokee 33 0.3% n/a 165 0.2% 109 120
79 Nissan Civilian 33 0.3% n/a 59 0.1% n/a n/a
80 Lexus GS 32 0.3% 60 248 0.3% 83 n/a
81 BMW 3 Series 31 0.3% 81 174 0.2% 102 95
82 Suzuki APV Van 31 0.3% 136 259 0.3% 78 90
83 BMW 7 Series 30 0.3% 69 334 0.4% 66 58
84 VW CC 30 0.3% 80 197 0.2% 95 63
85 BMW 6 Series 29 0.3% 102 105 0.1% 136 n/a
86 Porsche Panamera 29 0.3% 130 169 0.2% 105 89
87 Honda CR-V 28 0.3% 84 170 0.2% 104 145
88 Toyota Sequoia 27 0.2% 41 713 0.8% 31 51
89 Hyundai Atos 27 0.2% 61 336 0.4% 65 n/a
90 Mazda6 27 0.2% 66 231 0.3% 86 78
91 Jeep Wrangler 27 0.2% 77 232 0.3% 85 108
92 Chevrolet Camaro 26 0.2% 65 250 0.3% 80 82
93 Dodge Durango 26 0.2% 117 93 0.1% 143 n/a
94 Chrysler 300C 25 0.2% 94 143 0.2% 123 143
95 Audi A6 25 0.2% 119 175 0.2% 101 137
96 VW Tiguan 24 0.2% 76 399 0.4% 59 71
97 Kia Soul 24 0.2% 91 170 0.2% 103 77
98 Toyota RAV4 24 0.2% 97 196 0.2% 96 n/a
99 BMW X5 24 0.2% 105 149 0.2% 117 127
100 Jeep Grand Cherokee 24 0.2% 115 134 0.1% 126 134
101 Mercedes C-Class 22 0.2% 103 209 0.2% 93 87
102 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 20 0.2% 86 293 0.3% 71 66
103 Cadillac SRX 20 0.2% 107 175 0.2% 100 115
104 Cadillac CTS 19 0.2% 75 195 0.2% 97 96
105 GMC Terrain 19 0.2% 100 217 0.2% 88 74
106 Range Rover Evoque 19 0.2% 106 145 0.2% 122 n/a
107 Hyundai Veracruz 18 0.2% 112 315 0.3% 68 97
108 Audi A7 18 0.2% 135 84 0.1% 150  -
109 Lexus IS 17 0.2% 74 248 0.3% 82 110
110 Mazda CX-9 17 0.2% 121 104 0.1% 137 123
111 Renault Logan 17 0.2% 140 67 0.1% n/a n/a
112 Suzuki Grand Vitara 17 0.2% n/a 73 0.1% n/a 81
113 Nissan Murano 16 0.1% 110 89 0.1% 147 105
114 Nissan Pathfinder 16 0.1% 123 156 0.2% 112 104
115 Ford Crown Victoria 15 0.1% 24 1,259 1.4% 16 9
116 Ford F-Series 15 0.1% 90 186 0.2% 99 n/a
117 Mercedes S-Class 15 0.1% 104 155 0.2% 113 93
118 VW Golf 15 0.1% 141 57 0.1% n/a 142
119 Audi A8 15 0.1% n/a 103 0.1% 138 132
120 Toyota Zelas 15 0.1% n/a 44 0.0% n/a  -
121 GMC Yukon XL 14 0.1% 71 276 0.3% 73 65
122 Mitsubishi L300 14 0.1% 83 257 0.3% 79 72
123 Chevrolet Avalanche 13 0.1% 101 116 0.1% 132 126
124 Jaguar XJ 13 0.1% 129 83 0.1% n/a  -
125 Chevrolet Sonic 13 0.1% n/a 150 0.2% 116 n/a
126 Peugeot Partner 12 0.1% 67 151 0.2% 115 114
127 Infiniti G 12 0.1% 87 155 0.2% 114 119
128 Mazda3 12 0.1% 120 146 0.2% 120 121
129 Mitsubishi Outlander 12 0.1% 126 169 0.2% 106 99
130 Land Rover LR4 12 0.1% 131 105 0.1% 135 140
131 Volvo XC60 12 0.1% n/a 82 0.1% n/a n/a
132 Infiniti EX 12 0.1% n/a 91 0.1% 144 138
133 Honda Pilot 11 0.1% 88 145 0.2% 121 136
134 GMC Acadia 11 0.1% 89 167 0.2% 108 92
135 Jaguar XF 11 0.1% 133 128 0.1% 127 116
136 Mazda CX-7 11 0.1% n/a 17 0.0% n/a  -
137 Isuzu NPR 10 0.1% 108 160 0.2% 110 118
138 Mini 10 0.1% 122 102 0.1% 140 n/a
139 Audi Q5 10 0.1% 128 90 0.1% 146 135
140 Kia Frontier 10 0.1% 138 102 0.1% 139 122

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

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