Bahrain November 2012: Toyota Prado at record heights
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New car sales in Bahrain are up 29% year-on-year in November to 3,717 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 42,159 units, up 47% on 2011. October highlights included the 5th place of the Nissan Altima, the Toyota Yaris up to #12, the Hyundai Santa Fe at #16, Lexus RX at #17, Mercedes E-Class at #20 and Nissan Micra at #21. In November, the Toyota Prado takes command of the Bahraini models ranking with a huge 426 sales and 11.5% share, only the 2nd time this year after August that the Toyota Land Cruiser is not #1, and an all-time record for the model in Bahrain. For perspective, the Prado’s November score equals to half its sales over the entire year 2011 in the country!
The Land Cruiser is down to #2 at 296 units and 8% but stays in pole position year-to-date by far with 3,584 sales and 8.5% vs. 3,109 and 7.4% for the Prado. The Toyota Hilux, Corolla and Hyundai Tuscon follow as per the year-to-date ranking, while the Nissan Altima maintains itself at very high levels at #6 vs. #11 YTD. Notice also the Honda Accord up 2 spots to break into the Bahraini Top 10 at #9, the Lexus LX and Nissan Micra solid at #17 and #18 respectively, the Ford Taurus up 41 to #26, Porsche Cayenne up 8 to #33, GMC Yukon XL up to #37 vs. #122 YTD and the Lexus LS up to #42 vs. #92 YTD.
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One year ago: Bahrain November 2011: Toyota Land Cruiser and Hyundai Accent lead
Full October and November 2012 Top 70 Ranking Tables below.
Bahrain October 2012:
| Pos | Model | B Oct 12 | % | 2012 | 2011 |
| 1 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 287 | 7.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Prado | 265 | 6.9% | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Toyota Corolla | 186 | 4.9% | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Toyota Hilux | 175 | 4.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Nissan Altima | 145 | 3.8% | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) | 140 | 3.7% | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | Nissan Sunny-N17 | 133 | 3.5% | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 128 | 3.3% | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Toyota Hiace | 122 | 3.2% | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Toyota Camry | 101 | 2.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Honda Accord (incl Coupe) | 90 | 2.3% | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris | 79 | 2.1% | 19 | 14 |
| 13 | Hyundai Accent (JAN11) | 75 | 2.0% | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | Toyota Avalon | 67 | 1.7% | 16 | 20 |
| 15 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 66 | 1.7% | 20 | 33 |
| 16 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 64 | 1.7% | 33 | 31 |
| 17 | Lexus RX | 57 | 1.5% | 41 | n/a |
| 18 | Nissan D22 | 56 | 1.5% | 21 | 26 |
| 19 | Nissan Micra | 47 | 1.2% | 43 | - |
| 20 | Lexus ES | 47 | 1.2% | 25 | 35 |
| 21 | Mercedes E-Class | 47 | 1.2% | 42 | 38 |
| 22 | Nissan Tiida | 45 | 1.2% | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | Toyota RAV4 | 44 | 1.1% | 17 | 24 |
| 24 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 40 | 1.0% | 30 | 36 |
| 25 | Nissan Patrol | 35 | 0.9% | 34 | 54 |
| 26 | Honda City | 33 | 0.9% | 53 | n/a |
| 27 | Lexus LX | 31 | 0.8% | 18 | 25 |
| 28 | Isuzu D-Max | 31 | 0.8% | 24 | 22 |
| 29 | Nissan Maxima | 29 | 0.8% | 14 | 13 |
| 30 | Toyota Fortuner | 29 | 0.8% | 45 | 40 |
| 31 | Mitsubishi L200 | 28 | 0.7% | 32 | 23 |
| 32 | Honda CR-V | 26 | 0.7% | 38 | 50 |
| 33 | Ford Expedition | 26 | 0.7% | 40 | n/a |
| 34 | Hyundai Atos | 25 | 0.7% | 67 | 94 |
| 35 | Kia Sorento | 22 | 0.6% | 22 | 30 |
| 36 | Hyundai Sonata | 22 | 0.6% | 35 | 29 |
| 37 | Mazda CX-9 | 22 | 0.6% | 52 | 42 |
| 38 | Dodge Charger | 21 | 0.5% | 37 | 55 |
| 39 | Ford Edge | 20 | 0.5% | 64 | n/a |
| 40 | Porsche Cayenne | 19 | 0.5% | 55 | 37 |
| 41 | Mitsubishi Galant | 19 | 0.5% | 46 | 56 |
| 42 | Nissan Urvan | 17 | 0.4% | 57 | 46 |
| 43 | Toyota Land Cruiser P/U | 17 | 0.4% | 105 | 98 |
| 44 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 16 | 0.4% | 23 | 21 |
| 45 | Kia Mohave | 16 | 0.4% | 60 | 79 |
| 46 | Kia Rio | 15 | 0.4% | 15 | 12 |
| 47 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 15 | 0.4% | 48 | 52 |
| 48 | Toyota Sequoia | 15 | 0.4% | 50 | 70 |
| 49 | Nissan Navara | 15 | 0.4% | 91 | 62 |
| 50 | Nissan Juke | 15 | 0.4% | 51 | 66 |
| 51 | Hyundai Azera (MAR11) | 14 | 0.4% | 26 | 60 |
| 52 | GMC Yukon | 14 | 0.4% | 31 | 27 |
| 53 | Chevrolet Malibu | 14 | 0.4% | 74 | 100 |
| 54 | VW Passat | 14 | 0.4% | 157 | - |
| 55 | Nissan Qashqai | 13 | 0.3% | 36 | 48 |
| 56 | Mazda2 | 13 | 0.3% | 79 | 74 |
| 57 | Kia Cerato | 13 | 0.3% | 39 | 11 |
| 58 | Toyota Innova | 13 | 0.3% | 70 | 75 |
| 59 | Mercedes C-Class | 13 | 0.3% | 58 | 49 |
| 60 | Hino WU | 13 | 0.3% | 81 | n/a |
| 61 | Mazda3 | 12 | 0.3% | 49 | 44 |
| 62 | Isuzu NPR | 12 | 0.3% | 63 | 69 |
| 63 | Ford Figo | 12 | 0.3% | 90 | n/a |
| 64 | Lexus GS | 12 | 0.3% | 66 | n/a |
| 65 | Ford Taurus | 11 | 0.3% | 71 | 85 |
| 66 | Nissan Pathfinder | 11 | 0.3% | 54 | 57 |
| 67 | Ford Explorer | 11 | 0.3% | 95 | 51 |
| 68 | VW Touareg | 11 | 0.3% | 80 | 89 |
| 69 | Mazda6 | 11 | 0.3% | 85 | 61 |
| 70 | Mercedes S-Class | 11 | 0.3% | 98 | 81 |
| 71 | Toyota Coaster | 11 | 0.3% | 59 | 65 |
| 72 | Chevrolet Aveo | 11 | 0.3% | 159 | n/a |
| 73 | Infiniti JX | 10 | 0.3% | 161 | - |
| 74 | Nissan X-Terra | 10 | 0.3% | 72 | 68 |
| 75 | Nissan Diesel L-Trucks | 10 | 0.3% | 128 | n/a |
Bahrain November 2012:
| Pos | Model | B Nov 12 | % | Oct | B 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Toyota Prado | 426 | 11.5% | 2 | 3,109 | 7.4% | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 296 | 8.0% | 1 | 3,584 | 8.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 204 | 5.5% | 4 | 2,022 | 4.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla | 162 | 4.4% | 3 | 1,822 | 4.3% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 147 | 4.0% | 8 | 1,312 | 3.1% | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Nissan Altima | 127 | 3.4% | 5 | 938 | 2.2% | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | Hyundai Accent (JAN11) | 97 | 2.6% | 13 | 1,224 | 2.9% | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota Camry | 88 | 2.4% | 10 | 1,227 | 2.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Honda Accord (incl Coupe) | 88 | 2.4% | 11 | 704 | 1.7% | 13 | 17 |
| 10 | Toyota Hiace | 79 | 2.1% | 9 | 1,223 | 2.9% | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Nissan Sunny-N17 | 73 | 2.0% | 7 | 1,058 | 2.5% | 10 | 16 |
| 12 | Toyota Avalon | 60 | 1.6% | 14 | 598 | 1.4% | 16 | 20 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 57 | 1.5% | 12 | 494 | 1.2% | 19 | 14 |
| 14 | Kia Rio | 55 | 1.5% | 46 | 653 | 1.5% | 15 | 12 |
| 15 | Lexus LX | 54 | 1.5% | 27 | 497 | 1.2% | 18 | 25 |
| 16 | Toyota FJ Cruiser | 48 | 1.3% | 15 | 484 | 1.1% | 20 | 33 |
| 17 | Lexus RX | 47 | 1.3% | 17 | 231 | 0.5% | 41 | n/a |
| 18 | Nissan Micra | 47 | 1.3% | 21 | 211 | 0.5% | 43 | - |
| 19 | Nissan D22 | 45 | 1.2% | 18 | 467 | 1.1% | 21 | 26 |
| 20 | Kia Sorento | 45 | 1.2% | 35 | 415 | 1.0% | 22 | 30 |
| 21 | Hyundai Azera (MAR11) | 42 | 1.1% | 51 | 372 | 0.9% | 26 | 60 |
| 22 | Toyota RAV4 | 41 | 1.1% | 23 | 517 | 1.2% | 17 | 24 |
| 23 | Hyundai Elantra (MAR11) | 40 | 1.1% | 6 | 1,060 | 2.5% | 9 | 19 |
| 24 | Nissan Tiida | 31 | 0.8% | 22 | 858 | 2.0% | 12 | 4 |
| 25 | Isuzu D-Max | 31 | 0.8% | 28 | 378 | 0.9% | 24 | 22 |
| 26 | Ford Taurus | 30 | 0.8% | 67 | 105 | 0.2% | 71 | 85 |
| 27 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 29 | 0.8% | 16 | 268 | 0.6% | 33 | 31 |
| 28 | Kia Carens | 29 | 0.8% | - | 355 | 0.8% | 27 | 18 |
| 29 | Lexus ES | 28 | 0.8% | 19 | 378 | 0.9% | 25 | 35 |
| 30 | Mitsubishi L200 | 28 | 0.8% | 31 | 281 | 0.7% | 32 | 23 |
| 31 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 27 | 0.7% | 44 | 386 | 0.9% | 23 | 21 |
| 32 | GMC Yukon | 27 | 0.7% | 52 | 305 | 0.7% | 31 | 27 |
| 33 | Porsche Cayenne | 26 | 0.7% | 41 | 157 | 0.4% | 55 | 37 |
| 34 | Nissan Maxima | 25 | 0.7% | 29 | 687 | 1.6% | 14 | 13 |
| 35 | Mitsubishi L300 | 25 | 0.7% | n/a | 116 | 0.3% | 68 | 82 |
| 36 | Nissan Qashqai | 21 | 0.6% | 55 | 258 | 0.6% | 36 | 48 |
| 37 | Kia Sportage | 21 | 0.6% | n/a | 344 | 0.8% | 28 | 15 |
| 38 | GMC Yukon XL | 21 | 0.6% | - | 47 | 0.1% | 122 | n/a |
| 39 | Chevrolet Tahoe | 20 | 0.5% | 24 | 314 | 0.7% | 30 | 36 |
| 40 | Toyota Fortuner | 20 | 0.5% | 30 | 202 | 0.5% | 45 | 40 |
| 41 | Honda CR-V | 20 | 0.5% | 32 | 251 | 0.6% | 38 | 50 |
| 42 | Lexus LS | 20 | 0.5% | n/a | 82 | 0.2% | 92 | n/a |
| 43 | Nissan Pathfinder | 19 | 0.5% | 65 | 158 | 0.4% | 54 | 57 |
| 44 | Kia Picanto | 19 | 0.5% | n/a | 128 | 0.3% | 65 | 53 |
| 45 | Mercedes E-Class | 17 | 0.5% | 20 | 213 | 0.5% | 42 | 38 |
| 46 | Mazda2 | 17 | 0.5% | 59 | 93 | 0.2% | 79 | 74 |
| 47 | Hyundai Veloster | 17 | 0.5% | n/a | 111 | 0.3% | 69 | n/a |
| 48 | Kia Cerato | 16 | 0.4% | 56 | 248 | 0.6% | 39 | 11 |
| 49 | Ford Expedition | 15 | 0.4% | 33 | 244 | 0.6% | 40 | n/a |
| 50 | Mazda3 | 14 | 0.4% | 61 | 175 | 0.4% | 49 | 44 |
| 51 | VW Jetta (MAY 11) | 14 | 0.4% | n/a | 139 | 0.3% | 62 | 87 |
| 52 | Hyundai Sonata | 13 | 0.3% | 36 | 264 | 0.6% | 35 | 29 |
| 53 | Kia Mohave | 13 | 0.3% | 45 | 141 | 0.3% | 60 | 79 |
| 54 | Chevrolet Malibu | 13 | 0.3% | 53 | 98 | 0.2% | 74 | 100 |
| 55 | Hyundai H1 100 Bus | 13 | 0.3% | n/a | 205 | 0.5% | 44 | 34 |
| 56 | Ford Edge | 12 | 0.3% | 39 | 135 | 0.3% | 64 | n/a |
| 57 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 12 | 0.3% | 47 | 189 | 0.4% | 48 | 52 |
| 58 | Toyota Innova | 12 | 0.3% | 58 | 109 | 0.3% | 70 | 75 |
| 59 | Isuzu NPR | 12 | 0.3% | 62 | 136 | 0.3% | 63 | 69 |
| 60 | Ford Figo | 12 | 0.3% | 64 | 85 | 0.2% | 90 | n/a |
| 61 | Ford Explorer | 12 | 0.3% | 70 | 79 | 0.2% | 95 | 51 |
| 62 | Nissan Patrol | 11 | 0.3% | 25 | 268 | 0.6% | 34 | 54 |
| 63 | Toyota Sequoia | 11 | 0.3% | 48 | 173 | 0.4% | 50 | 70 |
| 64 | Nissan Navara | 11 | 0.3% | 50 | 83 | 0.2% | 91 | 62 |
| 65 | VW Passat | 11 | 0.3% | 54 | 28 | 0.1% | 157 | - |
| 66 | Renault Fluence | 11 | 0.3% | n/a | 98 | 0.2% | 73 | 99 |
| 67 | Nissan Juke | 10 | 0.3% | 49 | 170 | 0.4% | 51 | 66 |
| 68 | Toyota Aurion | 10 | 0.3% | n/a | 90 | 0.2% | 83 | 41 |
| 69 | BMW 5 Series | 10 | 0.3% | n/a | 139 | 0.3% | 61 | 47 |
| 70 | BMW X5 | 10 | 0.3% | n/a | 51 | 0.1% | 117 | 86 |
| 71 | Chrysler Sebring | 10 | 0.3% | n/a | 13 | 0.0% | 194 | - |
| 72 | Fuso Canter | 10 | 0.3% | - | 337 | 0.8% | 29 | 43 |
Source: Manufacturers, many thanks to Ldman for sharing the data!








