Bahrain Full Year 2021: Toyota Land Cruiser lands 8th consecutive year at #1, Nissan Sunny up to #2

The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 8th consecutive year.

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New vehicle sales in Bahrain edge up 3.8% year-on-year to 24,709 units. Toyota (-6%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker but sees its market share drop almost four percentage points to 36.7%. Nissan (+30.8%) on the other hand goes from 9.2% to 11.6% to confirm its 2nd spot. Hyundai (-7.1%) takes advantage of a steep fall by Lexus (-19.6%) to land on the third step of the podium. Isuzu (+41.1%) and MG (+21.5%) are also very dynamic in the remainder of the Top 10 while below, Changan (+62.8%) Ford (+32.9%) and Jeep (+26.2%) impress. Haval lands directly at #14, Great Wall at #28 and Jetour at #33.

Model-wise, the Toyota Land Cruiser (-15.4%) secures an 8th consecutive annual win but drops below the symbolic 10% share at 9.8% vs. 12.1% last year. The Nissan Sunny (+65.4%) climbs up three spots to #2 as does the Isuzu TF (+51%) to #3. The Toyota Corolla (+9.4%) remains in 4th place above the Toyota Yaris (+57.5%) up five ranks to #5. Toyota monopolises the rest of the Top 8 with the Hiace (+15.2%), Hilux (-37.6%) and Camry (+1.5%). The RAV4 (+38.3%) and Prado (-50.2%) make it 8 Toyotas in the Top 11. Notice also serious upticks by the Hyundai Sonata (+214.6%), MG ZS (+111.5%), Nissan X-Trail (+85.1%), Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup (+57.3%) and Hyundai Elantra (+44.3%).

Previous post: Bahrain 9 months 2021: Toyota Land Cruiser and Nissan Sunny top market up 8.7%

Previous year: Bahrain 2020: Toyota Land Cruiser posts 7th straight win in market off -17.5%

Two years ago: Bahrain 2019: Toyota Land Cruiser secures 6th win in a row, MG up 113.6% in market sinking -17.2%

Full  Year 2021 Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models vs. Full Year 2020 data below.