Saudi Arabia Q3 2019: Women impact on sales accelerates to +37.8%, Mazda, Changan & MG impress
Women are driving a spectacular market recovery in Saudi Arabia: +37.8% in Q3. The arrival of female drivers on the Saudi new light vehicle market continues to spectacularly boost sales, with the surge even accelerating over Q3 to +37.8% year-on-year at 134.582 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 27.7% to…
United Arab Emirates Q3 2019: Nissan Patrol back to #1, Mitsubishi Montero Sport up to #6
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport is up to #6 in the UAE. The Emirati new vehicle market has stabilised in 2019 with Q3 sales down a slim -2.5% year-on-year to 52.305 units but a year-to-date volume still in positive at +5.1% to 169.123 deliveries after 9 months. Toyota (-3.4%) almost matches…
Iraq Q3 2019: Mitsubishi up 12-fold, helps market up 41.8%
Mitsubishi sales, almost solely composed of the L200, are up 1087%. New light vehicle sales in Iraq continue to spectacularly recover with Q3 deliveries up 41.8% year-on-year to 21.052 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 59.6% to 58.992. Kia (+12.9%) continues to dominate the brands ranking at 40.7% share…
Syria Q3 2019: Hyundai Tucson dominates market down -21.9%
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far in 2019. The Syrian new vehicle market sinks -21.9% year-on-year over Q3 to just 2.565 registrations, in line with its YTD behaviour at -22% to 6.227 units. Only Hyundai (-27.2%) and Kia (-4.9%) still sell in the country,…
Qatar Q3 2019: Toyota Land Cruiser holds 14% share, GMC Sierra up to #7 in market up 6.7%
The GMC Sierra storms into the Qatari Top 10 thanks to the new model. The light vehicle sales in Qatar are definitely on the mend with Q3 volumes up a sturdy 6.7% to 10.417 units leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 34.564. Toyota (+16.8%) more than doubles the…
Oman Q3 2019: Toyota Hilux takes control of market down -9.4%
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman so far in 2019. The Omani new car market remains stuck in recession with Q3 volumes down another -9.4% year-on-year to 27.748 units meaning the year-to-date tally now drops -13.2% to 81.389. Toyota (+2.9%) continues to escape the rot and advances…
Kuwait Q3 2019: Toyota Camry snaps lead, Changan up to #14 in market back down (-22.8%)
The Toyota Camry is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait over Q3. After gaining a solid 14.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019, new light vehicle sales in Kuwait are back in hell in Q3, tumbling down -22.8% to 26.088 units which is enough to tilt the YTD tally into…
Lebanon Q3 2019: Toyota Land Cruiser and Prado top worsening market (-20.1%)
Lebanese Toyota Prado sales are up 146.4% year-on-year in Q3. The Lebanese new car market isn't out of the woods just yet, and by a large margin: Q3 deliveries sink -20.1% year-on-year to just 8.644 units, hampering the YTD tally now down -11.2% to 27.967. Whereas the remainder of the…
Jordan Q3 2019: Hyundai Tucson takes charge in market shooting up 29.9%
The Hyundai Tucson holds a mammoth 13.9% share in Jordan over Q3. New light vehicle sales in Jordan bounce back into positive for the first time since 2017, with Q3 sales shooting up 29.9% year-on-year to 7.770 units, tilting the year-to-date tally up 6.9% to 22.811. Responsible for this recovery…
Yemen Q3 2019: Toyota holds 93.3% share, Land Rover up 176% in market up 44.3%
The Range Rover ranks 5th in Yemen over Q3 2019. The Yemeni new light vehicle continues to recover somewhat at +44.3% year-on-year over Q3 but the volumes remain low at 2.065, leading to a year-to-date tally up 67% to 6.418. With BMW off the official reports once again, Toyota (+42.9%)…
Bahrain Q3 2019: Land Cruiser (+20.2%), Prado (+11.5%), Hilux (+36.5%) push Toyota up to 43.9% share
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds a 14.1% share in Bahrain. Picture yallamotor.com New light vehicle sales in Bahrain slow down their fall over Q3 at -6.9% year-on-year to 7.037 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -12% to 21.809. Toyota (+5.5%) swims upstream with a solid gain, upping its market…
Pakistan October 2019: New Suzuki Alto holds 37% of market imploding -56.2%
The new Suzuki Alto is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan by far. Thanks to PAMA we can share with you October sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan, a fair representation of what the best-seller landscape given high taxes make new car imports negligible. The Pakistani market is in total freefall…
Canada October 2019: Jeep (+12%), Kia (+11%), Honda (+7.8%) headline 19th drop in past 20 months (-0.6%)
Honda CR-V sales leap up 27.5% in Canada in October. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a 19th year-on-year drop in the past 20 months in October, however lifting its fall to -0.6% at 160.969 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 1.674.542. Passenger car…
USA October 2019 : Hyundai-Kia (+11%), Honda (+8.2%) shine in market down -1.6%, on track for 17m year
The Santa Fe (+41.9%) helps Hyundai-Kia up 11% in October. The USA new light vehicle market is estimated to drop for the second straight month in October at -1.6% to 1.337.815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.3% to 14.116.709, and now looks like it could be hitting 17…