Jordan August 2017: Kia Frontier dominates market down 6%

The Kia Frontier holds 13.7% of the Jordanian market in August.

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New car sales in Jordan slide down 6% year-on-year in August to 3.381 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total down 3% to 28.261. The Top 5 brands show a very stark contrast: new leader Kia shoots up 37% to 26.9% share vs. 22.5% year-to-date, bypassing Hyundai down 23% to 25.3% vs. 26.8% so far in 2017. Leader in 2016, Toyota dives 45% to just 13% share vs. 20% year-to-date (-32%). Mitsubishi on the other hand more than doubles its sales year-on-year this mont hat +149% to 9% of the market vs. 7.7% in 2017. Isuzu (-35%), Nissan (stable) and Mazda (+190%) follow, here too showing vastly varying trajectories. Notice also BMW up 50%, Chevrolet up 53%, Lexus up 59%, Land Rover up 115% GMC up 180% and Suzuki up 417%, all inside the Top 15 brands. Model-wise, the Kia Frontier cements its newfound domination with sales up 34% to 13.7% share, followed by the Hyundai Sonata (up 4-fold), Mitsubishi Lancer EX (up 4-fold) and Kia Sorento (up 7-fold). Leader in 2016, the Toyota Land Cruiser drops 78% to #11 this month. The Hyundai Ioniq (#12) is the most successful newcomer, ahead of the Toyota C-HR (#29) and Nissan Kicks (#37).

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