The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place overall in Romania in January. The Romanian new car market is the worst performing in Europe in January at -51.9% year-on-year to just 6.004 registrations. This appears to be mainly linked to the sales implosion of local behemoth Dacia (-74.4%) hitting its…
MG sales are up 89.4% in a market down -14.5%. Picture yallamotor.com Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The continued flux of women drivers entering the Saudi new car market has somewhat dampened the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on sales with 2020 volumes down "just" -14.9%…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in 2020. Discover 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates skid down -29.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 152.235 units. Toyota (-22.1%) resists well in context and improves its market share…
Mazda sales in Israel start the year with a 54.9% lift. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today brands data for this market, models data is available quarterly. Israeli volumes soar 15.6% year-on-year to hit an all-time record high for January at 48.242 units. Hyundai (+9.4%)…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in 2020. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. New car sales in Kuwait drop -23.7% year-on-year in 2020 to 83.629 units. Toyota (-20.6%) resists better than the market to improve its share to 33.6% but its next…
MG hits its highest ranking in the Middle-East in 7th place. Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. New car sales in Qatar drop -17.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 37.411 units. Market leader Toyota (-19.7%) loses one percentage point of share to 35.9% as the Top four brands…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Oman in 2020. Picture yallamotor.com Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new car market sinks -34.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 72.014 units. Market leader Toyota (-44.3%) takes a big hit and sees its market share thaw by…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 7th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New car sales in Bahrain are down -17.5% year-on-year to 23.813 units in 2020. Toyota (-15.7%) remains ultra-dominant and improves its share almost one percentage point to 40.5%.…
The Chevrolet Captiva is the best-selling 2020 launch in Iraq. Discover a decade worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Iraqi new car sales drop -18.1% year-on-year to 63.692 units in 2020. This market remains dominated by Kia (-2.5%) which improves its share by 7.5 percentage points this year, going from…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan in 2020. Discover over a decade of Jordan historical data here. The Jordanian new car market resists a lot better than its neighbours in 2020 with a -5.7% dip to 29.155 units. Brand leader Toyota (+6.7%) tightens its grip on…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in 2020. Discover over a decade worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. Under the direct impact of an economic meltdown, the Covid-19 crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, the Lebanese new car market freefalls -66.5% year-on-year in 2020 to…
The Hyundai Elantra is down just -1.9% year-on-year in Syria. Discover 7 years of Syrian Historical Data here. The Syrian new car market plummets down -63.9% year-on-year in 2020 to just 2.941 sales. Only Hyundai (-62.7%) and Kia (-66.5%) remain active in this market with Hyundai accounting for roughly three-quarters…
The Toyota Hilux manages to gain 1.1% in a market down -38.6%. Discover over a decade worth of Yemen Historical Data here. New car sales in Yemen dive -38.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 5.276 units. This market is almost exclusively covered by Toyota (-36.7%) which improves to a 96.8% share thanks to…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular new vehicle in Ireland in January. Picture completecar.ie Because of a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. The market starts in a…
The Toyota RAV4 remains the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine. The Ukrainian new car market is down -18.9% year-on-year in January on a high comparison base in January 2020 when the market was up 34.5%. Toyota (-18.5%) almost exactly follows the market and is rewarded with the brands top spot, overtaking…