Saudi Arabia October 2025: Hyundai Accent (+51.5%) cements dominance
The Hyundai Accent holds 7.1% of the Saudi market in October.
76,507 new light vehicles hit Saudi roads in October, a -3.5% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +5.5% to 696,904. Toyota (+2.5%) defies the negative market with a small YoY gain to a round 30% share vs. 28.2% so far this year. Hyundai (+5.6%) also performs well to 17.7% share vs. 15.6% YTD. It’s a different picture for Kia (-9.9%) down to 7.2% share but remaining in third place. Ford (+12%) and Isuzu (-24.6%) round out the Top 5 with very different fortunes. MG (+42%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 10, with Changan (+6.5%) and Nissan (+4.8%) also in positive. Below, GMC (+61.4%), Jetour (+49%) and Haval (+29.4%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Hyundai Accent (+51.5%) surges ahead to confirm it is the new favourite of Saudi car buyers with a stunning 7.1% share vs. 5.2% so far this year. The Toyota Yaris Sedan (+17.5%) is also in great shape at #2 with 6.3% of the market vs. 3.4% YTD. The Toyota Camry (-10.5%) hits third place, a ranking it would also hold when adding the HEV variant counted separately. The Toyota Hilux (+6.2%) and Hyundai Elantra (-13.3%) complete the Top 5 ahead of the Kia Pegas (-1.2%) still #2 year-to-date and the Ford Taurus (+10.8%). Notice also the Hyundai i10 (+34.7%) up to #9.
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Full October 2025 Top 39 All brands and Top 40 models below.
Saudi Arabia October 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-25 | % | /24 | 2025 1-10 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 22,935 | 30.0% | + 2.5% | 196,727 | 28.2% | + 4.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 13,540 | 17.7% | + 5.6% | 108,818 | 15.6% | + 5.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia | 5,515 | 7.2% | – 9.9% | 56,589 | 8.1% | + 17.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ford | 4,580 | 6.0% | + 12.0% | 39,001 | 5.6% | + 16.2% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Isuzu | 3,573 | 4.7% | – 24.6% | 35,637 | 5.1% | + 10.5% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Nissan | 3,528 | 4.6% | + 4.8% | 38,950 | 5.6% | + 3.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 3,268 | 4.3% | – 20.7% | 27,440 | 3.9% | – 11.5% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | MG | 2,700 | 3.5% | + 42.0% | 18,585 | 2.7% | – 16.2% | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | Changan | 2,221 | 2.9% | + 6.5% | 20,368 | 2.9% | – 13.1% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Mazda | 2,118 | 2.8% | – 32.5% | 27,880 | 4.0% | + 36.9% | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Jetour | 1,709 | 2.2% | + 49.0% | 14,842 | 2.1% | + 50.1% | 11 | 15 |
| 12 | Haval | 1,421 | 1.9% | + 29.4% | 11,599 | 1.7% | + 62.0% | 14 | 17 |
| 13 | Lexus | 1,345 | 1.8% | + 3.3% | 13,800 | 2.0% | + 8.5% | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Chevrolet | 1,109 | 1.4% | – 17.0% | 10,182 | 1.5% | – 11.0% | 16 | 13 |
| 15 | Geely | 909 | 1.2% | – 63.5% | 14,812 | 2.1% | – 35.6% | 12 | 9 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi | 873 | 1.1% | – 16.6% | 9,180 | 1.3% | – 19.1% | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Honda | 862 | 1.1% | + 5.4% | 10,388 | 1.5% | + 20.5% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | GMC | 673 | 0.9% | + 61.4% | 6,191 | 0.9% | + 43.7% | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | BMW/Mini | 634 | 0.8% | n/a | 5,929 | 0.9% | n/a | 19 | – |
| 20 | Genesis | 514 | 0.7% | – 29.0% | 3,766 | 0.5% | + 4.3% | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | Peugeot | 447 | 0.6% | – 57.0% | 3,609 | 0.5% | – 11.5% | 23 | 19 |
| 22 | Mercedes | 336 | 0.4% | – 17.2% | 3,834 | 0.6% | + 17.0% | 20 | 22 |
| 23 | Renault | 326 | 0.4% | – 68.7% | 3,749 | 0.5% | – 35.7% | 22 | 18 |
| 24 | Land Rover | 309 | 0.4% | – 6.9% | 3,298 | 0.5% | + 25.0% | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | TANK | 228 | 0.3% | + 59.4% | 1,496 | 0.2% | + 135.2% | 28 | 29 |
| 26 | Great Wall | 159 | 0.2% | + 82.8% | 1,541 | 0.2% | – 34.9% | 26 | 24 |
| 27 | Jeep | 144 | 0.2% | – 60.5% | 1,497 | 0.2% | – 25.2% | 27 | 25 |
| 28 | Dodge | 117 | 0.2% | + 77.3% | 416 | 0.1% | – 67.2% | 34 | 26 |
| 29 | Cadillac | 82 | 0.1% | + 41.4% | 706 | 0.1% | – 13.5% | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | Infiniti | 75 | 0.1% | – 28.6% | 921 | 0.1% | + 34.8% | 29 | 32 |
| 31 | Tesla | 72 | 0.1% | n/a | 362 | 0.1% | n/a | 37 | – |
| 32 | Ram | 70 | 0.1% | – 40.2% | 799 | 0.1% | – 31.2% | 30 | 27 |
| 33 | UD | 67 | 0.1% | – 44.6% | 369 | 0.1% | – 57.5% | 36 | 31 |
| 34 | Lincoln | 21 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 401 | 0.1% | – 37.2% | 35 | 34 |
| 35 | Fiat | 19 | 0.0% | – 86.7% | 2,160 | 0.3% | + 204.7% | 25 | 28 |
| 36 | Lotus | 3 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 16 | 0.0% | + 77.8% | 40 | 40 |
| 37 | Jaguar | 2 | 0.0% | – 81.8% | 75 | 0.0% | – 23.5% | 38 | 36 |
| 38 | Maserati | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 14 | 0.0% | – 73.1% | 41 | 37 |
| 39 | Volvo | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 6 | 0.0% | n/a | 43 | – |
Saudi Arabia October 2025 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Oct-25 | % | /24 | 1-10 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Hyundai | Accent | 5409 | 7.1% | + 51.5% | 35931 | 5.2% | + 12.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota | Yaris Sedan | 4810 | 6.3% | + 17.5% | 23740 | 3.4% | – 34.1% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota | Camry | 2705 | 3.5% | – 10.5% | 22985 | 3.3% | – 7.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota | Hilux | 2413 | 3.2% | + 6.2% | 22874 | 3.3% | + 3.4% | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Hyundai | Elantra | 2373 | 3.1% | – 13.3% | 21871 | 3.1% | + 9.5% | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Kia | Pegas | 2066 | 2.7% | – 1.2% | 24023 | 3.4% | + 71.2% | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ford | Taurus | 1842 | 2.4% | + 10.8% | 16222 | 2.3% | + 31.6% | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | Suzuki | Swift Dzire | 1789 | 2.3% | – 18.9% | 13850 | 2.0% | – 20.6% | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Hyundai | i10 | 1735 | 2.3% | + 34.7% | 13242 | 1.9% | + 48.6% | 14 | 21 |
| 10 | Isuzu | D-Max Diesel | 1615 | 2.1% | – 35.8% | 14170 | 2.0% | – 1.8% | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Toyota | Camry HEV | 1512 | 2.0% | – 20.4% | 15471 | 2.2% | + 22.1% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Toyota | Urban Cruiser HEV | 1472 | 1.9% | + 42.6% | 11001 | 1.6% | + 92.0% | 18 | 29 |
| 13 | Isuzu | N-Series Diesel | 1330 | 1.7% | + 5.6% | 16227 | 2.3% | + 39.4% | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | Toyota | Corolla | 1316 | 1.7% | – 45.4% | 18314 | 2.6% | + 18.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | Ford | Territory | 1289 | 1.7% | – 7.3% | 11534 | 1.7% | – 9.4% | 17 | 13 |
| 16 | Toyota | Ace | 1242 | 1.6% | + 59.2% | 8491 | 1.2% | + 139.3% | 23 | 36 |
| 17 | Nissan | Patrol | 1160 | 1.5% | + 89.5% | 8741 | 1.3% | + 53.2% | 22 | 25 |
| 18 | Nissan | X-Trail | 1156 | 1.5% | + 13.1% | 12557 | 1.8% | + 37.4% | 15 | 23 |
| 19 | Toyota | RAV4 | 1114 | 1.5% | + 23.5% | 14220 | 2.0% | + 38.7% | 11 | 16 |
| 20 | Toyota | Landcruiser SW | 1056 | 1.4% | – 5.4% | 10373 | 1.5% | + 1.1% | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Toyota | Fortuner | 1047 | 1.4% | – 18.0% | 12043 | 1.7% | + 6.6% | 16 | 14 |
| 22 | Toyota | Veloz | 1031 | 1.3% | n/a | 8437 | 1.2% | + 584.8% | 25 | 56 |
| 23 | Jetour | T2 | 965 | 1.3% | + 56.9% | 7686 | 1.1% | + 134.9% | 26 | 51 |
| 24 | Hyundai | Creta | 964 | 1.3% | – 7.3% | 9471 | 1.4% | – 7.5% | 21 | 17 |
| 25 | Hyundai | Sonata | 943 | 1.2% | – 23.5% | 10438 | 1.5% | + 8.5% | 19 | 19 |
| 26 | SAIC | MG 5 | 936 | 1.2% | + 81.0% | 7351 | 1.1% | + 19.6% | 28 | 30 |
| 27 | Mazda | Mazda3 | 828 | 1.1% | + 84.8% | 5821 | 0.8% | + 130.5% | 32 | 65 |
| 28 | Haval | H9 | 781 | 1.0% | + 228.2% | 5258 | 0.8% | + 1579.9% | 33 | 143 |
| 29 | SAIC | MG ZS | 765 | 1.0% | + 121.7% | 3850 | 0.6% | – 8.6% | 45 | 49 |
| 30 | Kia | Seltos | 743 | 1.0% | – 35.8% | 5177 | 0.7% | – 25.5% | 35 | 24 |
| 31 | Nissan | Magnite | 703 | 0.9% | new | 4363 | 0.6% | new | 41 | – |
| 32 | Kia | Sportage | 665 | 0.9% | – 30.9% | 7384 | 1.1% | + 55.4% | 27 | 26 |
| 33 | Toyota | Landcruiser H/D | 664 | 0.9% | + 81.4% | 6515 | 0.9% | + 75.7% | 29 | 44 |
| 34 | Hyundai | Stargazer | 642 | 0.8% | + 444.1% | 2187 | 0.3% | + 104.0% | 73 | 120 |
| 35 | Changan | Eado Plus | 602 | 0.8% | + 49.8% | 5197 | 0.7% | + 31.2% | 34 | 40 |
| 36 | Toyota | Raize | 581 | 0.8% | – 7.2% | 4789 | 0.7% | – 21.3% | 38 | 31 |
| 37 | Kia | K4 | 513 | 0.7% | new | 3837 | 0.6% | new | 46 | – |
| 38 | Kia | K5 | 507 | 0.7% | + 207.3% | 5898 | 0.8% | + 31.7% | 31 | 42 |
| 39 | SAIC | MG 3 | 498 | 0.7% | + 492.9% | 3801 | 0.5% | + 253.3% | 47 | 111 |
| 40 | Lexus | ES | 496 | 0.6% | + 39.7% | 4264 | 0.6% | + 23.9% | 42 | 52 |
Source: Manufacturers
