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Gulf September 2012: Hilux breaks record, 7 Toyotas in Top 7

November 24th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

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

* See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman *

The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In September new car sales in the region are up a spectacular 36% year-on-year to 134,993 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,102,775 units, up a solid 23% on 2011. Boosted by a record result in Saudi Arabia, the Toyota Hilux delivers what could potentially be its highest monthly volume ever in the region at 13,910 sales and 10.3% share, up 53% on September 2011. Year-to-date, the Hilux has just broken the 100,000 units mark at 100,676 units after 9 months, an astounding result in itself and already up 16% on its Full Year 2011 result (87,117).

Chevrolet Sonic and Toyota Yaris

In fact this month the 7 most popular models in the region are all Toyotas! The Corolla stays #2 with 8,048 sales and 6% (vs. 5.2% YTD), the Camry is up one spot to #3 at 7,657 units and 5.7% (vs. #4 and 4.2% YTD), the Land Cruiser is also up one to #4 with 4,896 sales and 3.6% (vs. #3 and 4.6% YTD), the Prado is down 2 to #5 at 4,724 units and 3.5% (vs. 4.1% YTD), the Yaris up 6 spots to #6 with 3,535 sales and 2.6% and the Land Cruiser Pick-up is up one to #7 at 3,391 units and 2.5%.

Hyundai Santa Fe

The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling non-Toyota model in the region this month, up 8 ranks to #8 with 2,946 sales and 2.2%. Other great performers in September include the Hyundai Santa Fe up a huge 31 spots to #17 thanks to the new generation, the Toyota Sequoia up 14 to #26, Kia Frontier up 82 to #48, Toyota Aurion at #53 vs. #70 YTD, Chevrolet Aveo up 55 to #57, GMC Savana up 100 to #68, Hyundai i20 up 5 to #70, Ford Flex up 110 to #86 and Infiniti JX35 up to #140.

Peugeot 208

There are 4 newcomers in the ranking this month: the Chevrolet Colorado ranks #190 with 58 sales, the VW Polo is #207 with 41 units, the Peugeot 208 sells 7 units and the Kia Quoris 2.

Previous month: Gulf August 2012: Toyota Prado and Ford Expedition strong

Previous year: Gulf Full Year 2011: Toyota Hilux, Corolla and Camry on top

Full September 2012 Top 200 Ranking Table below.

Gulf September 2012:

Pos Model Sep % Aug 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Toyota Hilux 13,910 10.3% 1 100,676 9.1% 1 1
2 Toyota Corolla 8,048 6.0% 2 56,990 5.2% 2 2
3 Toyota Camry 7,657 5.7% 4 46,644 4.2% 4 3
4 Toyota Land Cruiser 4,896 3.6% 5 51,186 4.6% 3 4
5 Toyota Prado 4,724 3.5% 3 44,893 4.1% 5 6
6 Toyota Yaris 3,535 2.6% 12 26,955 2.4% 9 7
7 Toyota Land Cruiser P/U 3,391 2.5% 8 28,249 2.6% 8 8
8 Nissan Sunny 2,946 2.2% 16 11,975 1.1% 22 52
9 Hyundai Accent 2,859 2.1% 6 38,184 3.5% 6 5
10 Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) 2,823 2.1% 7 31,731 2.9% 7 11
11 Toyota Hiace 2,296 1.7% 14 17,586 1.6% 12 12
12 Kia Cerato 2,217 1.6% 11 17,146 1.6% 13 17
13 Ford Expedition 2,174 1.6% 9 17,634 1.6% 11 34
14 Toyota Fortuner 1,847 1.4% 18 17,086 1.5% 14 13
15 Hyundai Sonata 1,841 1.4% 10 22,404 2.0% 10 9
16 Honda Accord (incl Coupe) 1,775 1.3% 13 15,925 1.4% 16 20
17 Hyundai Santa Fe 1,694 1.3% 48 9,076 0.8% 28 45
18 Fuso Canter 1,612 1.2% 21 13,376 1.2% 19 26
19 Kia Rio 1,594 1.2% 26 11,846 1.1% 23 22
20 Hyundai Tucson 1,590 1.2% 15 13,952 1.3% 18 25
21 Nissan D22 1,561 1.2% 22 12,942 1.2% 20 21
22 Chevrolet Tahoe 1,558 1.2% 19 17,039 1.5% 15 14
23 Isuzu D-Max 1,468 1.1% 25 14,408 1.3% 17 18
24 Nissan Altima 1,358 1.0% 20 10,864 1.0% 26 23
25 Nissan Patrol 1,306 1.0% 17 11,331 1.0% 24 30
26 Toyota Sequoia 1,283 1.0% 40 7,319 0.7% 38 42
27 Toyota Innova 1,261 0.9% 33 8,548 0.8% 33 37
28 GMC Yukon 1,260 0.9% 23 12,236 1.1% 21 19
29 Isuzu NPR 1,195 0.9% 30 11,048 1.0% 25 32
30 Lexus LX 1,098 0.8% 32 10,556 1.0% 27 38
31 Mitsubishi L200 1,096 0.8% 38 8,292 0.8% 34 31
32 Nissan Tiida 1,059 0.8% 29 8,975 0.8% 29 24
33 Kia Sportage 1,040 0.8% 24 8,649 0.8% 32 27
34 Toyota Avalon 1,018 0.8% 27 8,812 0.8% 30 40
35 Chevrolet Malibu 840 0.6% 35 4,588 0.4% 53 62
36 Hyundai Azera (MAR11) 837 0.6% 31 7,454 0.7% 36 59
37 Mitsubishi Lancer 818 0.6% 42 6,644 0.6% 40 33
38 Toyota FJ Cruiser 815 0.6% 44 6,422 0.6% 42 39
39 Ford Crown Victoria 799 0.6% 58 4,830 0.4% 48 15
40 Ford Edge 782 0.6% 45 5,522 0.5% 47 61
41 Kia Optima 763 0.6% 28 8,730 0.8% 31 50
42 Lexus ES 750 0.6% 36 4,167 0.4% 55 57
43 GMC Sierra 745 0.6% 39 7,667 0.7% 35 41
44 Ford Taurus 726 0.5% 53 4,765 0.4% 51 48
45 Mitsubishi Pajero 711 0.5% 37 6,520 0.6% 41 29
46 Toyota Coaster 708 0.5% 41 4,509 0.4% 54 55
47 Toyota RAV4 705 0.5% 34 6,801 0.6% 39 46
48 Kia Frontier 650 0.5% 130 1,713 0.2% 105 148
49 Chevrolet Silverado 624 0.5% 55 4,699 0.4% 52 49
50 Daihatsu Gran Max 604 0.4% 43 7,409 0.7% 37 47
51 Hyundai Atos 596 0.4% 56 3,085 0.3% 63 160
52 Nissan Urvan 595 0.4% 67 3,517 0.3% 61 60
53 Toyota Aurion 568 0.4% 49 2,740 0.2% 70 35
54 Dodge Charger 562 0.4% 47 4,830 0.4% 49 77
55 Ford Explorer 554 0.4% 46 5,664 0.5% 46 28
56 Nissan X-Terra 539 0.4% 51 2,500 0.2% 76 91
57 Chevrolet Aveo 538 0.4% 112 2,465 0.2% 78 63
58 Ford Fusion 519 0.4% 62 3,855 0.3% 57 70
59 Chevrolet Cruze 513 0.4% 63 4,798 0.4% 50 51
60 GMC Yukon XL 511 0.4% 61 6,175 0.6% 44 36
61 Kia Sorento 474 0.4% 57 3,765 0.3% 58 72
62 BMW 5 Series 456 0.3% 66 3,592 0.3% 59 64
63 Jeep Grand Cherokee 446 0.3% 54 2,864 0.3% 68 85
64 Chevrolet Suburban 435 0.3% 73 3,857 0.3% 56 53
65 Chevrolet Caprice 429 0.3% 68 3,575 0.3% 60 58
66 Lexus RX 411 0.3% 64 2,729 0.2% 71 69
67 Dodge Durango 404 0.3% 59 2,294 0.2% 84 140
68 GMC Savana 404 0.3% 168 1,395 0.1% 122 123
69 Ford Focus 384 0.3% 82 2,270 0.2% 85 104
70 Hyundai i20 374 0.3% 75 1,838 0.2% 97 187
71 Chevrolet Traverse 361 0.3% 69 3,078 0.3% 64 65
72 Porsche Cayenne 359 0.3% 87 2,698 0.2% 73 75
73 Nissan Maxima 348 0.3% 60 3,277 0.3% 62 54
74 Kia Picanto 332 0.2% 71 2,658 0.2% 74 80
75 Renault Logan 329 0.2% 78 2,566 0.2% 75 68
76 Mercedes S-Class 326 0.2% 88 2,743 0.2% 69 67
77 VW Jetta (MAY 11) 323 0.2% 93 2,160 0.2% 89 98
78 Nissan Pathfinder 320 0.2% 106 2,268 0.2% 86 94
79 Mazda3 311 0.2% 89 2,434 0.2% 79 86
80 Honda CR-V 308 0.2% 74 2,267 0.2% 87 112
81 Nissan Armada 303 0.2% 111 1,784 0.2% 101 100
82 Renault Fluence 298 0.2% 116 2,249 0.2% 88 84
83 Jeep Cherokee 285 0.2% 80 1,300 0.1% 128 147
84 Kia Cadenza 277 0.2% 65 2,872 0.3% 66 93
85 Range Rover Sport 275 0.2% 84 2,468 0.2% 77 83
86 Ford Flex 274 0.2% 196 1,278 0.1% 129 161
87 Mercedes E-Class 270 0.2% 72 2,871 0.3% 67 66
88 Hyundai Veloster 268 0.2% 86 2,088 0.2% 93 198
89 VW Touareg 258 0.2% 90 1,843 0.2% 96 88
90 Ford F-Series 253 0.2% 102 1,829 0.2% 98 103
91 BMW X5 252 0.2% 95 2,889 0.3% 65 89
92 Nissan Qashqai 250 0.2% 81 1,782 0.2% 102 117
93 Toyota Dyna 249 0.2% 137 1,719 0.2% 104 97
94 Mitsubishi Galant 241 0.2% 83 2,140 0.2% 90 87
95 Chrysler 300C 241 0.2% 92 1,967 0.2% 94 186
96 BMW X6 239 0.2% 79 1,798 0.2% 99 90
97 Hyundai H1 100 Bus 237 0.2% 50 5,946 0.5% 45 44
98 Nissan Juke 237 0.2% 85 2,325 0.2% 82 169
99 Isuzu NMR 237 0.2% 160 1,518 0.1% 116 136
100 GMC Acadia 236 0.2% 104 2,108 0.2% 92 76
101 Fuso Rosa 236 0.2% 127 1,228 0.1% 131 107
102 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 228 0.2% 123 1,657 0.2% 109 74
103 Jeep Wrangler 226 0.2% 98 1,597 0.1% 112 99
104 Mercedes C-Class 226 0.2% 109 1,576 0.1% 114 95
105 BMW 7 Series 221 0.2% 52 2,699 0.2% 72 56
106 Lexus GS 218 0.2% 100 1,669 0.2% 108 n/a
107 Ford Figo 218 0.2% 143 1,468 0.1% 119 184
108 Chevrolet Captiva 211 0.2% 99 1,650 0.1% 110 106
109 Mazda2 210 0.2% 105 1,416 0.1% 121 111
110 Honda City 208 0.2% 77 1,004 0.1% 144 137
111 Mazda6 206 0.2% 113 1,643 0.1% 111 92
112 Mazda CX-9 203 0.2% 117 1,794 0.2% 100 82
113 Renault Safrane 201 0.1% 128 1,531 0.1% 115 102
114 Kia Carens 198 0.1% 97 2,336 0.2% 81 78
115 Honda Pilot 196 0.1% 96 1,586 0.1% 113 108
116 Kia Mohave 195 0.1% 103 1,711 0.2% 106 101
117 Honda Odyssey 188 0.1% 101 1,430 0.1% 120 131
118 Renault Duster 175 0.1% 108 897 0.1% 156  -
119 Dodge Challenger 170 0.1% 114 969 0.1% 147 192
120 GMC Terrain 170 0.1% 124 1,474 0.1% 118 165
121 VW Passat 169 0.1% 118 333 0.0% n/a  -
122 Daihatsu Terios 168 0.1% 115 1,903 0.2% 95 81
123 Kia Carnival 166 0.1% 110 2,130 0.2% 91 79
124 Chevrolet Sonic 163 0.1% 121 2,315 0.2% 83 164
125 Isuzu F-Series 162 0.1% 140 1,383 0.1% 123 113
126 Audi A6 155 0.1% 144 1,158 0.1% 135 174
127 Nissan Micra 152 0.1% 76 913 0.1% 152  -
128 Honda Civic 149 0.1% 91 1,688 0.2% 107 73
129 Nissan Patrol P/up 149 0.1% 138 573 0.1% 175 n/a
130 Audi A8 147 0.1% 135 1,220 0.1% 132 126
131 Audi Q7 146 0.1% 125 1,018 0.1% 143 127
132 Nissan Navara 143 0.1% 107 2,368 0.2% 80 43
133 Nissan X-Trail 141 0.1% 131 1,202 0.1% 133 114
134 Fuso Fuso 141 0.1% 154 1,118 0.1% 137 115
135 Peugeot 207 140 0.1% 156 948 0.1% 149 154
136 VW Golf 139 0.1% 126 998 0.1% 145 121
137 Audi Q5 137 0.1% 146 848 0.1% 162 152
138 BMW 3 Series 136 0.1% 134 1,093 0.1% 139 109
139 BMW 6 Series 131 0.1% 150 682 0.1% 169 n/a
140 Infiniti JX 130 0.1% n/a 140 0.0% n/a  -
141 Mitsubishi L300 129 0.1% 158 1,320 0.1% 124 124
142 Suzuki APV Van 128 0.1% 122 1,306 0.1% 127 105
143 Porsche Panamera 127 0.1% 129 979 0.1% 146 119
144 Hyundai Genesis 123 0.1% 94 1,753 0.2% 103 146
145 VW CC 120 0.1% 145 957 0.1% 148 120
146 Kia Soul 117 0.1% 148 1,053 0.1% 141 118
147 Suzuki Grand Vitara 117 0.1% 182 650 0.1% 171 150
148 Hino WU 115 0.1% 141 1,314 0.1% 125 138
149 Cadillac SRX 113 0.1% 132 905 0.1% 154 167
150 Chevrolet Camaro 112 0.1% 155 1,190 0.1% 134 128
151 Mitsubishi Outlander 110 0.1% 157 921 0.1% 150 134
152 Mini 109 0.1% 152 912 0.1% 153 153
153 Peugeot Partner 108 0.1% 169 870 0.1% 159 168
154 Chevrolet Spark 108 0.1% 178 1,087 0.1% 140  -
155 Toyota Previa 107 0.1% 151 810 0.1% 164 155
156 Suzuki Celerio 105 0.1% 187 871 0.1% 158 170
157 Cadillac Escalade 104 0.1% 159 913 0.1% 151 176
158 Mercedes M-Class 101 0.1% 185 803 0.1% 165 144
159 Cadillac CTS 98 0.1% 147 1,096 0.1% 138 142
160 Range Rover Evoque 96 0.1% 153 859 0.1% 161 n/a
161 Suzuki Swift Dzire 96 0.1% 175 273 0.0% n/a  -
162 Suzuki APV Truck 96 0.1% 184 898 0.1% 155 158
163 VW Tiguan 95 0.1% 161 1,311 0.1% 126 129
164 Infiniti FX 92 0.1% 142 1,043 0.1% 142 122
165 Nissan Murano 92 0.1% 165 607 0.1% 173 175
166 Suzuki Swift 87 0.1% 173 565 0.1% 176 156
167 Suzuki Jimny 87 0.1% 197 539 0.0% 181 200
168 Mitsubishi ASX 86 0.1% 120 777 0.1% 166 172
169 Peugeot 308 83 0.1% 171 447 0.0% 191  -
170 Audi A5 81 0.1% 136 565 0.1% 177  -
171 Lexus IS 80 0.1% 149 1,124 0.1% 136 141
172 Nissan Civilian 80 0.1% 163 745 0.1% 167 151
173 Ford Mustang 78 0.1% 119 586 0.1% 174 181
174 Hyundai i30 78 0.1% 198 157 0.0% n/a  -
175 Chrysler Sebring 72 0.1% 167 144 0.0% n/a  -
176 Porsche 911 72 0.1% n/a 558 0.1% 178 199
177 Infiniti G 71 0.1% 133 873 0.1% 157 171
178 Dodge RAM 69 0.1% 170 503 0.0% 183  -
179 BMW 1 Series 65 0.0% n/a 114 0.0% n/a  -
180 Volvo XC60 64 0.0% 166 462 0.0% 187 n/a
181 Renault Logan Van 64 0.0% 193 469 0.0% 186 185
182 Daihatsu Sirion 63 0.0% 177 618 0.1% 172 133
183 Renault Koleos 62 0.0% 162 446 0.0% 192  -
184 Subaru Impreza 62 0.0% 180 153 0.0% n/a  -
185 Peugeot 508 62 0.0% 190 457 0.0% 189  -
186 Isuzu NQR 60 0.0% 179 867 0.1% 160 177
187 Audi A7 59 0.0% 191 419 0.0% 197  -
188 Mercedes G-Wagon 59 0.0% n/a 448 0.0% 190 180
189 Ford Fiesta 58 0.0% n/a 445 0.0% 193 179
190 Chevrolet Colorado 58 0.0%  - 58 0.0% n/a  -
191 Infiniti QX 57 0.0% 186 553 0.1% 179 149
192 Nissan Diesel L-Trucks 56 0.0% 200 478 0.0% 184 162
193 Hyundai Veracruz 55 0.0% 139 1,505 0.1% 117 130
194 Lexus LS 55 0.0% 194 662 0.1% 170 159
195 Ford Escape 54 0.0% 164 1,262 0.1% 130 166
196 Mazda BT-50 54 0.0% 189 477 0.0% 185 135
197 Range Rover 53 0.0% 192 843 0.1% 163 143
198 BMW X3 51 0.0% 183 381 0.0% 198 n/a
199 Mercedes GL-Class 51 0.0% n/a 301 0.0% n/a 193
200 Jaguar XF 50 0.0% 195 511 0.0% 182 178

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

Categories: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
  1. NismoBoy
    November 25th, 2012 at 07:59 | #1
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    Mat can you get the sales figures from the M and EX (Infiniti)? Thanks in advance!

  2. eddy
    November 24th, 2012 at 18:49 | #2
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    Toyota sales in GCC took up 42% of total sales in Sept (excluding Lexus and Daihatsu).
    Impressive.

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