The Hyundai Accent is #1 in Saudi Arabia in September. 572,222 new cars found a buyer in Saudi Arabia over the first 9 months of 2024, a 6.8% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (-0.2%) is stable and sees its market share slide from 31% a year ago to 29% now. Hyundai (+12.8%)…
Ford Territory sales double year-on-year in the UAE. 222,849 new cars hit Emirati roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a very satisfying 12.3% year-on-year jump. Toyota (-1.3%) disappoints with a year-on-year loss that thaws its market share from 28.9% a year ago to 25.4% now. Nissan (+16.2%) on…
The Geely Emgrand surges from #55 to #9 in the space of one year. The Qatari new car market is up a sturdy 9.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2024 to 48,032 units. Toyota (+15.4%) manages to improve its share to an even more dominant 34.5% vs. 32.8%…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Oman. 46,266 new cars found a buyer in Oman over the first 9 months of the year, a solid 9.2% year-on-year improvement. Brand leader Toyota (+23.7%) tightens its stranglehold on the market even further to bring its share to a suffocating…
The Sunny (+128.8%) helps Nissan up but loses the top spot to the Toyota Land Cruiser. The Lebanese new car market edges up 4.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to 17,038 units. Toyota (+12%) outpaces the overall growth rate and climbs to 39.4% share vs. 36.8%…
The Ford Territory is up 19.6% to 2nd place. 92,817 new cars hit Kuwaiti roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a disappointing -4.7% year-on-year drop. Brand leader Toyota (-16.6%) sinks to 28.8% share vs. 32.9% last year, still very dominant above Nissan (-3.3%) at 8.3% share. Ford (+14.2%)…
Changan is the third best-selling brand in Jordan. 28,720 new cars found a buyer in Jordan over the first 9 months of the year, a tiny +0.1% year-on-year improvement. Knocked down to #2 over H1, Toyota (-19.3%) reclaims the brands top spot albeit with a freefalling market share at 31.9%…
The Geely Emgrand is up 357.8% to #37. New car sales in Iraq soar +28.4% over the first 9 months of the year to 113,633 units. Toyota (+53.7%) almost doubles the market growth rate to reach 30.6% share vs. 25.6% over the same period a year ago. Kia (+19.7%), which…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 78.6% year-on-year in Bahrain. The Bahraini new car market surges 15.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of the year to 23,844 units. Toyota (+9%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and sees its share thaw by two percentage points from 34.7% to…
Toyota Land Cruiser sales are up 34.9% year-on-year in Yemen. New car sales in Yemen are off -5.5% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2024 top 6,472 units. Toyota (-4%) improves its share to 94.7% vs. 93.3% a year ago. No this is not a typo and by far…
The Hyundai H1-Starex is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far in 2024. Just 121 new light vehicles hit Syrian roads over the first 9 months of 2024, a 12% year-on-year improvement. Hyundai is the only manufacturer still present in the country. The H1-Starex takes the lead above the…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in September. The Hungarian new passenger car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in September to 9,068 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.3% to 89,044. When adding Light Commercial vehicles, the market is up 9.3% to 107,445 over the first…
The Renault Clio holds 6.7% of the Slovenian market in September. The Slovenian new car market continues on its great run with a 10.1% year-on-year uptick in September to 4,461 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.9% to 41,006. Volkswagen (+67.5%) and Renault (+106.9%) both vastly outpace the…
It's now time to study the latest launches on the Chinese market, based on wholesales. This month we have no less than 13 new models hitting Chinese roads, 11 of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all…
3,626 sales of the ë-C3 couldn't help Citroen, down -29.9% 17/10 update: Now with Top 335 All models ranking. 5th straight month of year-on-year losses for the French new car market at a steep -11.1% year-on-year in September to 139,004, keeping in mind September 2023 benefited of a sales resurgence…