Saudi Arabia H1 2026: Haval (+48%), Jetour (+22.6%) islands of growth in market off -23.5%

Haval sales are up 48% in a market down -23.5%

The Saudi new light vehicle market freefalls -23.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to a meagre 313,458 units, losing almost 100,000 sales in one year. Toyota (-17.4%) manages to fall slower than the market and as a result improves its share from 26.7% to 28.8%. Meanwhile Hyundai (-26.5%) falls to 14.5% and Kia (-28.9%) to 7.9%. Ford (-17.4%) overtakes Nissan (-32.9%) for 4th place, while Isuzu (-28.3%) stays at #6 and Suzuki (-22.9%) is up one spot to #7. Chinese Haval (+48%) and Jetour (+22.6%) are the only gainers in the Top 10 and advance to #8 and #10 respectively. Further down, Chevrolet (+4.8%) and GMC (+1.1%) edge up while BYD lands at #18 with 1% share. 

Model-wise, we are now adding all powertrains together for a better clarity of the ranking. This way, the Toyota Camry (-18%) – now including its HEV variant – is the undisputed best-seller with 6.3% share, one percentage point above the Hyundai Accent (-12.2%). Both models improve their share YoY. The Toyota Yaris Sedan (+192.7%) rallies back up 18 spots on a year ago to land on the third step of the podium. The Toyota Hilux (-23.8%) passes the Hyundai Elantra (-27.6%) to rank #4 overall while the Kia Pegas (-45.2%) implodes to #6. Excellent score by the Nissan Patrol (+14.9%) up 10 ranks to #15 and the Jetour T2 (+21.3%) up 8 to #20. The most popular recent launch is the Haval V7 at #44 ahead of the Chevrolet Cruze at #47 and the Jetour G700 at #50.

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