United Arab Emirates February 2012: Corolla & Hilux fight it out

Toyota Corolla

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The Emirati car market is up 16% year-on-year both in February at 23,914 registrations and year-to-date at 46,551. Best-seller in extremis last year, the Toyota Corolla is #1 again after 2 months in 2012 with 2,398 sales and 5.2% share. However the Toyota Hilux, weak in January at 2.8%, reclaims the top spot in February at 1,607 units and 6.7%. It is #2 year-to-date with 2,251 sales and 4.8%. The Fuso Canter rounds up the podium at 3.7%.

BMW X5. Picture by Fahad Al Nusf, all rights reserved.

Another 3 Toyotas follow in the February ranking: the Prado at 3.7%, Land Cruiser at 3.4% and Camry at 3.1%. Great performers this month include the BMW X5 at #18 with 326 sales and 1.4% vs.#32 in 2011, Hyundai Accent at #20 vs.#42, Hyundai Azera at #53 vs.#161 and Infiniti M at #69 vs.#167.

Ford Taurus

Ford has a great month with the Edge at #25 vs.#45 in 2011, Expedition at #30 vs.#85, Figo at #37 vs.#101, Taurus at #47 vs.#98 and Crown Victoria at #54 vs.#150. Notice also the Range Rover Sport at #39, BMW X6 at #42, Audi A8 at #92 and Cadillac SRX at #117.

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Full February Top 150 Ranking Table below.