Oman June 2022: Changan in Top 10, Toyota Hilux leads, market up 12.4%

Changan is now among Oman’s Top 10 brands.

5,682 new vehicle hit Omani roads in June, that’s a 12.4% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+7.7%) shows a slightly lower progression but remains ultra-dominant with almost half the market at 47.5% share. Nissan (+59.7%), MG (+67.6%) and Isuzu (+32.9%) all sport fantastic gains below. In contrast, Hyundai (-28.7%), Lexus (-32.3%) and Mitsubishi (-17%) all suffer as does Kia (-7.4%) to a lesser extent. Changan (+206.3%) triples its year-ago volume to break into the Top 10 at #9 while Suzuki (+100%) also shines at #10. Below, Chevrolet (+23.3%), Land Rover (+20.8%), Honda (+42.5%), GMC (+358.3%), Ford (+48.1%) and Cadillac (+214.3%) are among the brands that make themselves noticed. 

In the models ranking, the Toyota Hilux (-23.4%) is the best-seller despite a hefty loss, it is followed by the Toyota Land Cruiser (+47.9%) and Nissan Sunny (+60.7%) both in great shape. The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup (-17.3%) suffers while the MG5 (+10.9%) advances to #5. The rest of the Top 10 all beat the market with the Toyota Prado (+331.3%) and Camry (+188.2%) the most impressive and the Toyota Corolla (+55.3%), Hyundai Creta (+54.7%) and Isuzu N-Series (+24.2%) in tow. The MG GT (#12) is the best performing recent launch ahead of the Toyota Raize (#36), Changan Eado Plus (#44), Changan UNI-K (#49) and Changan CS75 Plus (#65).

Previous post: Oman March 2022: MG climbs to third spot, sales down a steep -26.2% YoY

One year ago: Oman January-July 2021: 6 Toyotas in Top 7, MG up to #4 in market up 16%

Full June 2022 Top 30 all brands and Top 50 models below.