Turkish sales went from +89.4% in February to +1.6% in March, but no COVID-19 lockdown yet means the coming slump may last longer. 30/04 update: Now with Top 25 models. Even though President Erdoğan urged the Turkish public to stay at home on March 18 and all international borders and…
The Saudi market posts a 5th straight Quarter of double-digit growth. The Saudi new car market continues to be spectacularly boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of women at the wheel since the ban on Saudi women driving was lifted on 24 June 2018. After Q1 2019 (+14.3%), Q2…
MG breaks into the UAE Top 10 over Q1 2020 thanks to sales up 184.3%. UAE new car sales drop a stiff -8.7% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 47.462 registrations. January is down -1.9% to 16.846 units and February up 8.1% to 17.192 but the COVID-19 pandemic…
Nissan leaps to 26.7% share of the Omani market in 2020. New car sales in Oman only edge down -2.8% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 23.874 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (-12.7%) falls much faster but remains out-of-touch at 46.6% share vs. 51.8% a year ago. In contrast,…
Wolodymyr the Dacia Duster in Bender, Transnistria. Our 10 countries in 10 days in a Dacia Logan epic adventure was such a hit with you BSCB readers that Dacia Romania agreed to lend me a Duster for 18 days in September 2019, well before COVID-19 travel restrictions temporarily put an…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Jordan in 2020 so far. Picture yallamotor.com The Jordanian new car market drops -9.5% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 6.793 registrations. Toyota (-1.9%) resists significantly better and improves its market share to 34.1%, while the next 4 brands all fall…
GMC Sierra sales are up 6-fold on Q1 2019 in Qatar. New light vehicle sales in Qatar edge down -6.2% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 11.468 registrations. Toyota (-7%) almost exactly follow the market to hold an ultra-dominant 35.7% share with Mitsubishi (-5.9%) the only additional carmaker…
Nissan overtakes Toyota to become the #1 brand in Lebanon in 2020. New car sales in Lebanon collapse -57.1% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020, partly due to drastically inferior registrations by Toyota (-75.3%), market leader over the FY2019 with 36.1% share but down to 14.7% so far in…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 17-fold on 2019. Picture yallamotor.com After roaring up 44.9% in 2019, new light vehicle sales in Iraq tumble down -15.4% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 15.567 units. Kia (-30.5%) remains the most popular brand in the market but it is now under…
The MG RX8 is the most popular new launch in Kuwait so far in 2020. New car sales in Kuwait tumble down -20.3% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 21.987 units. Brand leader Toyota (-5.9%) resists much better than the market and improves its share by almost six…
The Lexus ES ranks #2 and best-selling sedan in Bahrain so far in 2020. The Bahraini new car market manages a year-on-year uptick over the First Quarter 2020 at +1.3% to 6.636 registrations. Toyota (-10.2%) is the only Top 4 carmaker in negative and sees its market share thaw from…
The Kia Cerato teases the Hyundai Tucson for the Syrian top spot. The Syrian new car market continues to be decimated by the war that rages in the country, with Q1 2020 volumes down another -34.9% to just 1.209 units. Only two brands remain present in this market: Hyundai (-52%)…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Georgia so far in 2020. 783 new light vehicles found a buyer in Georgia over the First Quarter of 2020. Toyota is the uncontested leader over the period, soaring to 41.3% share vs. 30.1% over the Full Year 2019. Skoda leaps up…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds almost 40% of the Yemeni market. New car sales in Yemen edge down -4.6% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2020 to 1.867 registrations. Toyota (+0.9%) further strengthens the hermetic grip it has on the market to an unfathomable 97.1% share vs. 93.9% over the…
The Kia Rio scores its first ever podium finish in Kazakhstan. Despite declaring a state of emergency on 15 March and placing the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty in quarantine on 19 March, the Kazakh new car market is unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic so far, with March sales shooting…