Iraq January-September 2026: Jetour up +25.1% in market down -26.3%

The Jetour T1 breaks into the Iraqi Top 10.

The Iraqi new light vehicle market freefalls -26.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to just 88,822 units. Kia (-24.5%) manages to improve its share slightly from 28.8% to 29.5%, widening the gap with #2 Toyota (-31%) which goes from 21.2% to 19.9%. Jetour (+25.1%) is the only Top 10 manufacturer in positive and gains three spots on last year to #3 with 8.9% share. In contrast Hyundai (-58%), Suzuki (-52.7%), Chevrolet (-51.5%), MG (-41%), Nissan (-28%) and Changan (-27.4%) all fall even faster than the market. Just outside the Top 10, Great Wall (+1.1%) and Soueast (+781%) are up. BYD lands at #15 and Chery at #19.

Over in the models charts, the Top 4 is unchanged on last year, with the Kia Frontier (-10.5%) improving to 12% share and distancing the Toyota Hilux (-37.4%), Kia Sorento (-40.4%) and Sportage (-21.3%). The Toyota Land Cruiser (-22.1%) rounds out the Top 5 above the Hyundai Tucson (-63.2%), MG 5 (-52.1%) and Nissan Sunny (-63.5%) all under water. The Jetour T1 (+340.4%) surges 33 spots to crack the Top 10 at #10, with the Nissan Patrol (+81.3%) and X-Trail (+60.9%) also standing out.

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