Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog

Toyota Fortuner

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In April 12,011 locally produced models found a buyer in Pakistan, bringing the year-to-date total to 50,794. The Toyota Corolla leads the way once again thanks to 3,284 sales and 27.3% share, but the Suzuki Mehran is getting closer at 3,019 units and 25.1%. The Honda City is up 4 spots on March to round up the podium with 1,100 sales and 9.2% while the Toyota Fortuner manages to rank within the Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row at 240 units and 2% share.

Previous month: Pakistan March 2013: New Honda Civic up to #5

Full April 2013 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Honda Civic

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Sales of locally produced vehicles in Pakistan are down a painful 20% year-on-year in March to 13,344 registrations, bringing  the year-to-date total to 38,783 units, down 17% on 2012. The Toyota Corolla stays on top with 3,284 sales and 24.6% followed by the Suzuki Mehran at 2,988 units and 22.4% and the Suzuki Bolan with 1,304 sales and 9.8%. Now that the new generation is widely available in the country, the Honda Civic is up 2 spots on February to 5th place thanks to 1,206 units sold for a 9% market share. The Toyota Fortuner makes its first appearance in the Pakistani ranking at #10 with 228 sales.

Previous month: Pakistan February 2013: Toyota Corolla keeps the lead

One year ago: Pakistan March 2012: Toyota Corolla #1, Suzuki Bolan and Alto up

Full March 2013 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Corolla. Picture by hazan.hasan, all rights reserved.

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Sales of locally-produced models are down 16% year-on-year in Pakistan in February to 12,628 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25,439 units, down 15% on 2012. The Toyota Corolla enjoys its 2nd month running in the pole position with 3,337 sales and 26.4%, slightly ahead of its FY2012 market share at 25%. The Suzuki Mehran remains #2 at 2,800 units and 22.2%, also ahead of its 2012 level of 21.3%. Notice also the Suzuki Cultus at #4 and 9.3%, Honda City at #5 and 8.7% and Honda Civic at #7 and 7.3%, all way ahead of their 2012 respective levels.

Previous month: Pakistan January 2013: Toyota Corolla and Honda City back in shape

One year ago: Pakistan March 2012: Toyota Corolla #1, Suzuki Bolan and Alto up

Full February 2013 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Honda City

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Sales of new locally produced vehicles are down 14% year-on-year in Pakistan to 12,811 registrations. After being kicked down to second place both in November and December, the Toyota Corolla is back in pole position this month thanks to 3,296 sales and 25.7% share, very close to the 25% it commended over the Full Year 2012. Star of the last Quarter of 2012 and leader 3 times over the last 4 months, the Suzuki Mehran (aka 800) is down to #2 in January at 2,968 units and 23.2%. The Suzuki Cultus (aka 2nd generation Swift) is strong again at #4 and 9.9% while the Honda City is up to #5 and 9.5% vs. #7 and 4.9% over the FY2012.

Previous post: Pakistan Full Year 2012: Toyota Corolla threatened by Suzuki Mehran

Previous month: Pakistan December 2012: Suzuki Mehran improves further to 32%

One year ago: Pakistan March 2012: Corolla #1, Suzuki Bolan and Alto up

Full January 2013 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Corolla

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The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association communicates each month the sales of locally produced models, which is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are still relatively limited. Pakistanese sales of local models are down 4% in 2012 to 154,735 registrations. The Toyota Corolla remains the most popular vehicle in the country with 38,616 sales and 25% down 9% on 2011. However towards the end of the year it got beaten up by the Suzuki Mehran, ranking #1 for 3 of the last 4 months of the year and peaking at an out-of-this-world 32% market share in December. Over the Full Year, the Mehran is up 11% to 32,920 units and 21.3% share.

Suzuki Bolan

In fact, the entire Top 4 best-selling models is unchanged on 2011, with the Suzuki Bolan rounding up the podium with 19,257 sales and 12.4%, up a very healthy 23% year-on-year, and the Suzuki Ravi at #4 with 13,948 units and 9%, down 7%. The Suzuki Cultus passes the Suzuki Alto – whose production has stopped during the year, to reach #5. The Suzuki Swift is up 18% at #8 and the Honda Civic up 17% at #9.

Previous post: Pakistan December 2012: Suzuki Mehran improves further to 32%

Previous year: Pakistan Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla leads, Suzuki Mehran up

Full Year 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Suzuki Mehran. Picture by Yawar Masood, all rights reserved.

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Thanks to the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, we have access to monthly sales of locally produced models, which is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are still relatively limited. The new local car market is down 25% year-on-year in November to 8,448 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 154,735 units, down 4% on 2011. While it held a huge 29% market share last month, the Suzuki Mehran improves again in December to no less than 32.1% thanks to 2,710 sales! This is almost double the score of the traditional leader the Toyota Corolla, #2 this month at 1,382 units and 16.4%. Notice also the Suzuki Bolan up one spot to #3 with 1,204 sales and 14.3%.

Full Year post: Pakistan Full Year 2012: Toyota Corolla threatened by Suzuki Mehran

Previous month: Pakistan December 2012: Suzuki Mehran back to #1 at 29% share

One year ago: Pakistan Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla leads, Suzuki Mehran up

Full December 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Suzuki Mehran. Picture by Yawar Masood, all rights reserved.

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In Pakistan we have access to monthly sales of locally produced models, courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. This is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are still relatively limited. After dropping by 38% in October, the new local car market is down 23% year-on-year in November to 9,154 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 146,287 units, down 2% on 2011.

For the second time in the last 3 months, the Suzuki Mehran (aka Maruti 800) snaps up the pole position away from traditional leader the Toyota Corolla and this month it hits an out-of-this-world 29% market share thanks to 2,658 sales! The Corolla is down to #2 and 20.3% but stays #1 year-to-date at 37,234 sales and 25.5%. The Suzuki Cultus (aka 2nd generation Swift) continues to progress at 11.3% vs. 8.2% year-to-date.

Previous month: Pakistan October 2012: Toyota Corolla reclaims top spot

Previous year: Pakistan Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla leads, Suzuki Mehran up

Full November 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Corolla in Islamabad, Pakistan. Picture by Mustafa Hashmi, all rights reserved.  

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For Pakistan we have access to sales of locally produced models, courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. This is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are still relatively limited. However this month only 9,397 new local cars found a buyer in Pakistan, a scary -38% year-on-year and now bringing the year-to-date total into negative at -1% and 137,133 units. After being passed by the Suzuki Mehran last month, the Toyota Corolla reclaims the Pakistani models ranking top spot in October with 2,155 sales and 22.9% share, still below its 2012 year-to-date level though (25.8%).

The Suzuki Mehran (aka Maruti 800) is down to #2 but at 2,052 units and 21.8% it is well above its 2012 share of 20.1%. Like last month, the Suzuki Cultus (aka 1st gen Swift) rounds up the podium with 987 sales and 10.5% vs. #5 and 8% year-to-date. Both the Honda Civic at #5 and 8.6% and City at #6 and 8.3% confirm they are back in the game with shares well above their 2012 levels so far.

Previous month: Pakistan September 2012: Suzuki Mehran takes the lead

Previous year: Pakistan Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla leads, Suzuki Mehran up

Full October 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Suzuki Mehran (Indian version). Picture by njyo, all rights reserved.

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Courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, Pakistani sales of models produced locally are now available, and this is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are very limited. And this month there were only 9,721 new local cars sold in Pakistan, a worrying 34% year-on-year drop, however the year-to-date total is still up 4% on 2011 at 127,736 units. Big event in September: the 26 year-old Suzuki Mehran (aka Maruti 800) takes the lead with 2,551 sales for a mammoth 26.2% market share!

The Toyota Corolla, the traditional leader in the country, is down to #2 at 1,768 units and 18.2% but keeps the lead year-to-date by far at 33,219 sales and 26% vs. 25,200 and 20% for the Mehran. The Suzuki Cultus (a 1988 2nd generation Swift) climbs onto the podium with 1,022 units and 10.5% while local production of the Honda Civic has resumed, pushing it up to #6 with 778 sales and 8% vs. 1.9% last month.

Previous month: Pakistan August 2012: Suzuki Mehran up in disrupted market

One year ago: Pakistan September 2011: Suzuki Mehran and Honda City shine

Full September 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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Suzuki Mehran (Indian version). Picture by njyo, all rights reserved.

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Normally I only update Pakistan new car sales data every quarter as the market is usually very stable, but these last couple of months have been so disruptive it deserved an early catch-up. Note the data, provided by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, is restricted to models produced locally, however this is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular cars in the country as imports are very limited. In August, new car sales are down 14% year-on-year to 10,385 units. Over the first 8 months of 2012 total sales stand at 118,015 units, still up a healthy 9% year-on-year.

In July, local production of the normally very popular Suzuki Alto stopped, as well as that of the Daihatsu Cuore, with the Honda Civic stopping in August. It is still unclear whether this is a temporary halt or a definitive stop (if you live in Pakistan and/or have more information on this please get in touch) but the certainty is it has already had an impact on the models ranking, with the above models all but disappearing from the ladder. The Toyota Corolla stays on top with 2,800 sales and 27% in August but with production transfers from the Alto, the antediluvian Suzuki Mehran is up to a fantastic 25.2% share this month thanks to 2,615 units sold.

Other changes include the Suzuki Cultus shooting up to third place with 1,173 sales and 11.3% vs. #6 and 7.6% year-to-date, the Honda City up to #4 at 1,0340 units and 10% share (after ranking #3 in July) vs. #7 with 4.3% year-to-date, and the Suzuki Swift up to 5.9% share vs. 4.3% year-to-date. Reversely, the Suzuki Bolan is down from #2 in June to #5 in August and the Suzuki Ravi is down to #6.

Previous post: Pakistan June 2012: Honda City up to #6

Previous year: Pakistan Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla leads, Suzuki Mehran up

Full August 2012 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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