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Bahrain September 2012: Nissan Altima on podium

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Nissan Altima

* See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

The Bahraini new car market is up 28% year-on-year in September to 3,997 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 34,609 units, up a massive 51% on 2011 and in fact already way above the Full Year 2011 total (31,212) after just 9 months… After dropping to #2 for the first time in 2012 last month, the Toyota Land Cruiser reclaims the pole position in September and for the 8th time this year thanks to 259 sales and 6.5%. It is also #1 year-to-date at 3,001 units and 8.7%. The Toyota Prado is down one spot to #2 with 247 sales and 6.9% and also ranks #2 YTD at 2,418 units and 7% share.

Bahrain International Circuit. Picture by Nasser Bouhadoud, all rights reserved.

This month’s best performance is delivered by the Nissan Altima, up 7 ranks to land on the podium at #3 with 201 sales and 5% share vs. #12 and 1.9% YTD. The Hyundai Elantra also shines, up 9 spots to #6 with 3.5% vs. 2.5% YTD. The Nissan Sunny remains solid at #7 while the Mitsubishi L200 is up a mammoth 61 ranks to #12 and the Hyundai Santa Fe reappears in the ranking at #13 thanks to the new generation of the model.

Chevrolet Colorado

Notice also the Hyundai Azera up 46 spots to #16, the Nissan Micra up 32 to #19, Honda City up 4 to #30 vs. #58 YTD, Lexus GS up to #40 and Renault Duster up to #57. The Chevrolet Colorado lands directly at #62 with 14 sales for its first month of presence in the country.

Previous month: Bahrain August 2012: Toyota Prado #1, Hyundai Tucson on podium

Previous year: Bahrain Full Year 2011: Land Cruiser leads, Hyundai Accent shines

Full September 2012 Top 80 Ranking Table below.

Bahrain September 2012:

Pos Model Sep % Aug 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Land Cruiser 259 6.5% 2 3,001 8.7% 1 1
2 Toyota Prado 247 6.2% 1 2,418 7.0% 2 8
3 Nissan Altima 201 5.0% 10 666 1.9% 12 7
4 Toyota Corolla 183 4.6% 5 1,474 4.3% 4 2
5 Toyota Hilux 143 3.6% 4 1,643 4.7% 3 3
6 Hyundai Elantra 140 3.5% 15 880 2.5% 9 19
7 Nissan Sunny 137 3.4% 7 852 2.5% 10 16
8 Toyota Hiace 127 3.2% 11 1,022 3.0% 8 10
9 Hyundai Accent 100 2.5% 8 1,052 3.0% 5 5
10 Toyota Camry 87 2.2% 6 1,038 3.0% 6 6
11 Hyundai Tucson 83 2.1% 3 1,037 3.0% 7 9
12 Mitsubishi L200 71 1.8% 73 225 0.7% 34 23
13 Hyundai Santa Fe 68 1.7%  - 175 0.5% 42 31
14 Kia Rio 66 1.7% 17 583 1.7% 14 12
15 Nissan Maxima 65 1.6% 12 633 1.8% 13 13
16 Hyundai Azera 61 1.5% 62 316 0.9% 28 60
17 Nissan Tiida 60 1.5% 9 782 2.3% 11 4
18 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 58 1.5% 16 526 1.5% 15 17
19 Nissan Micra 57 1.4% 51 117 0.3% 59  -
20 Isuzu D-Max 56 1.4% 24 316 0.9% 27 22
21 Kia Sorento 53 1.3% 21 348 1.0% 22 30
22 Mitsubishi Lancer 51 1.3% 50 343 1.0% 23 21
23 Lexus ES 50 1.3% 14 303 0.9% 29 35
24 Toyota FJ Cruiser 43 1.1% 30 370 1.1% 19 33
25 Toyota Avalon 40 1.0% 23 471 1.4% 16 20
26 Kia Sportage 39 1.0% 20 316 0.9% 26 15
27 Honda CR-V 36 0.9% 37 205 0.6% 38 50
28 Toyota RAV4 35 0.9% 28 432 1.2% 17 24
29 Nissan Qashqai 33 0.8% 31 224 0.6% 35 48
30 Honda City 32 0.8% 34 121 0.3% 58 n/a
31 Toyota Yaris 31 0.8% 39 358 1.0% 21 14
32 Lexus RX 30 0.8% 45 127 0.4% 54 n/a
33 Toyota Sequoia 29 0.7% 54 147 0.4% 48 70
34 Chevrolet Tahoe 28 0.7% 25 254 0.7% 31 36
35 Dodge Charger 28 0.7% 32 227 0.7% 33 55
36 Jeep Grand Cherokee 28 0.7% 33 162 0.5% 44 52
37 Nissan Patrol 25 0.6% 26 222 0.6% 36 54
38 Lexus LX 24 0.6% 27 412 1.2% 18 25
39 Mercedes C-Class 23 0.6% 55 124 0.4% 56 49
40 Lexus GS 23 0.6% n/a 103 0.3% 66 n/a
41 Hyundai H1 100 Bus 22 0.6% n/a 183 0.5% 41 34
42 GMC Yukon 21 0.5% 13 264 0.8% 30 27
43 Mazda CX-9 21 0.5% 47 145 0.4% 49 42
44 Nissan Urvan 21 0.5% n/a 125 0.4% 55 46
45 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 20 0.5% 43 116 0.3% 60 88
46 Hyundai Sonata 20 0.5% 68 229 0.7% 32 29
47 BMW 5 Series 20 0.5% n/a 123 0.4% 57 47
48 Infiniti G 17 0.4% 42 145 0.4% 51 75
49 Mazda3 17 0.4% 53 149 0.4% 47 44
50 Mercedes E-Class 16 0.4% 36 149 0.4% 46 38
51 Nissan Juke 16 0.4% 63 145 0.4% 50 66
52 Mazda6 16 0.4% 70 72 0.2% 86 61
53 Ford Expedition 15 0.4% 19 203 0.6% 39 n/a
54 Hyundai Atos 15 0.4% 40 89 0.3% 67 95
55 BMW 7 Series 15 0.4% n/a 73 0.2% 85 28
56 Mitsubishi Outlander 15 0.4% n/a 56 0.2% 105 59
57 Renault Duster 15 0.4% n/a 27 0.1% n/a  -
58 Mitsubishi Galant 14 0.4% 22 174 0.5% 43 56
59 Ford Edge 14 0.4% 38 103 0.3% 65 n/a
60 Range Rover Sport 14 0.4% 56 89 0.3% 68 97
61 Toyota Fortuner 14 0.4% 60 153 0.4% 45 41
62 Chevrolet Colorado 14 0.4%  - 14 0.0% n/a  -
63 Nissan Pathfinder 13 0.3% 35 128 0.4% 53 57
64 VW Touareg 13 0.3% n/a 72 0.2% 87 89
65 Fuso Fuso 12 0.3% 58 68 0.2% 90 n/a
66 Porsche Cayenne 12 0.3% 74 112 0.3% 61 37
67 Toyota Innova 12 0.3% 75 84 0.2% 73 77
68 Mazda CX-5 12 0.3% 80 32 0.1% n/a  -
69 Nissan Navara 12 0.3% n/a 57 0.2% 102 62
70 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 12 0.3%  - 45 0.1% 115 99
71 Kia Mohave 11 0.3% 49 112 0.3% 63 80
72 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 11 0.3% n/a 66 0.2% 91 32
73 Kia Cerato 10 0.3% 29 219 0.6% 37 11
74 Chevrolet Malibu 10 0.3% 41 71 0.2% 89 100
75 Hyundai Veloster 10 0.3% 57 86 0.2% 72 n/a
76 Nissan X-Terra 10 0.3% 69 87 0.3% 70 68
77 Honda Pilot 10 0.3% 76 80 0.2% 78 94
78 Ford Figo 10 0.3% n/a 61 0.2% 98 n/a
79 Toyota Coaster 10 0.3% n/a 131 0.4% 52 67
80 BMW X6 10 0.3% n/a 26 0.1% n/a n/a
81 Mini 10 0.3% n/a 33 0.1% n/a n/a
82 Fuso Rosa 10 0.3%  - 11 0.0% n/a n/a

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

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