The Mitsubishi Destinator breaks into the UAE Top 10 in August. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates continue to plunge in August at -15.1% year-on-year to just 23,066 units. After 8 months, the year-to-date volume is now off -23.2% to 160,210. Toyota (-31%) easily stays atop the brands…
Smart #5 and Hyundai Accent Recently I have been lucky enough to have a quick layover in Dubai. This was a good opportunity to quickly scan the car landscape of the city. Note a small number of cars also come from neighbouring Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. Burj Khalifa is…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates fall by a harsh -15.8% year-on-year in July to 20,420 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -24.4% to 137,144. Toyota (-36.7%) even though imploding year-on-year, manages to still hold 20.8% of…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2026. It's a period to forget for new car sales in the United Arab Emirates, with H1 volumes down -25.8% to 116,724, fully impacted by the US-Iran war. The situation is however seemingly getting better: while March…
The Jetour T2 is the most popular vehicle in the UAE in May. The Emirati new light vehicle market is once again affected by the Iran war, with sales down -35.3% year-on-year in May to 16,534. This way, the year-to-date volume after 5 months is off -26.3% to 97,269. Toyota…
The Nissan Patrol is the most popular vehicle in the UAE in April. The war in Iran decimates the UAE new car market in April at -41.9% year-on-year to just 14,766 units. Toyota (-50.2%) falls faster than the market and sees its share thaw to 21.7% vs. 25.3% a year…
Jetour UAE sales are up 30.6% over Q1 New car sales in the UAE decelerate by a harsh -18.6% over Q1 to 65,969 units. While January and February were stable, March volumes imploded -47.2% to 16,334 vs. 30,938 a year ago. The US-Iran war effect at play. Toyota (-15.1%) and…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is up to #4 in the UAE in January. The UAE new light vehicle market edges down -1.8% year-on-year in January to 24,331 units. Toyota (-0.3%) is stable at 24.1% share, distancing Nissan (+3.1%) at 17%. Mitsubishi (+12.6%) impresses at #3 while Jetour (+63.1%) continues to spectacularly…
The Jetour T2 is up to third place in the UAE in 2025. Discover 20 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in the UAE advance 5.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 335,772 units. This is partly due to the addition of BMW/Mini in the figures. Toyota…
The Mitsubishi Outlander ranks #4 in the UAE in November. The Emirati new vehicle market is up 5.1% year-on-year both in November (31,730 units) and year-to-date (304,659). Toyota (+11.9%) manages to outpace the overall growth rate to reach 24.6% share, identical to its YTD level. Nissan (-19.9%) struggles at #2…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in October. New light vehicle sales in the UAE are up 4.4% year-on-year in October to 31,891 and up 5.1% year-to-date to 272,928. Brand leader Toyota (+12.3%) outpaces the market to reach 25.7% share vs. 24.6% year-to-date. The Top…
Jetour sales double year-on-year in the UAE. The Emirati new car market is up 5.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2025 to 241,038. However this is mainly due to the addition of BMW/Mini whose sales were unavailable in 2024. Without the German manufacturer, the market is up by…
The Geely Emgrand is up to #6 in the UAE in August. Emirati new light vehicle sales are stable in August at +0.3% to 27,179. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.6% to 208,681. Toyota (+7.3%) improves its market share to 25.8% vs. 24.6% so far this year whereas…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The Emirati new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in July to 24,257 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 181,502. Toyota (+6%) maintains its stranglehold on the brands charts with 27.6% share, well above…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE halfway through 2025. 157,245 new cars found a buyer in the UAE over the First Half of 2025, a solid 5.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 brands fail to match the market. Toyota (+2.5%) holds 24% share above Nissan (-3.3%)…