The Jetour T2 climbs onto the Kuwaiti podium. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is up 7.9% year-on-year over the First Half 2025 to 68,881 units. Toyota (+25.8%) remains ultra dominant, even improving its share to an overwhelming 31% vs. 26.6% a year ago. Nissan (+12.3%) is up to 9.1% share…
The Kia Frontier is the most popular vehicle in Iraq over H1 2025. Iraqi new car sales advance 9% year-on-year over the First Half 2025 to 80,165 units. Kia (+13.1%) reclaims the top spot it held up until 2023 with an improved 28.7% share. As a result a struggling Toyota…
The Jetour T2 is up to #5 in Bahrain so far in 2025. 18,118 new vehicles found a buyer in Bahrain over the First Hal of 2025, a solid +9.9% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (-2.9%) still leads the way by far even though it can't capitalise on the market growth and…
The Geely Xingyuan sells over 200,000 units in just 6 months. Over the First Half of 2025, Chinese passenger vehicle wholesales (= factory shipments) gain a splendid 12.2% year-on-year to 13,279,000 units. This is a new record at this stage of the year, eclipsing the previous mark hit in 2022,…
Leapmotor sells almost 45,000 units in China in June. According to data by local association CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market is up a fantastic 13.8% year-on-year in June to 2,904,000 units. Passenger Cars shipments are up an even more impressive 15.1% to 2,490,000 units. This includes 1,339,000 SUVs (+18.3%), 1,039,000…
The Omoda C5 is the most popular new model in South Africa in June. New vehicle registrations in South Africa deliver a stunning 4th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in June at +18.7% to 47,294 units. This is also the 6th straight positive market. This way, the H1 tally…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in May. 67,369 new vehicles hit Saudi roads in May, a solid 7.2% year-on-year improvement. As a result the YTD volume is up 11.5% to 353,046. Toyota (+9%) manages to outpace the market to 29% share vs. 26.6% over the…
The Geely Coolray is up to 7th place in the UAE in May. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates slide down -6.8% year-on-year in May to 25,574 units. The year-to-date tally after five months however remains in positive at +4.9% to 132,033. Toyota (-4.6%) gains share slightly…
Jetour Kazakh sales more than double year-on-year in April. Complete March 2025 figures are also included in the data section of this article. Kazakh new vehicle sales climb 35.4% year-on-year in April to 19,223 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.9% to 66,066. The Top 2 manufacturers both beat…
Jetour holds 3.7% of the Russian market in May. Another mediocre month for Russian new car sales, with April off -28.3% year-on-year to 91,218 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -26% to 440,259. Lada (-36.2%) falls faster than its home market to 28% share vs. 29.8% so far…
Kia sales are up 64.6% year-on-year in April. 25,405 new vehicles found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates in April, that's a splendid 22.8% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 106,459. Toyota (+23.8%) follows the market to 25.3% share, now selling more than double #2…
Solaris KRX aka Kia Rio X Sales of new light vehicles in Russia dive -25.5% year-on-year in April to 102,107 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is down a similar -25.4% to 349,041. Lada (-32.6%) falls markedly faster than its home market to 27.9% share vs. 30.3% so far this…
A new generation of Ford Taurus is on sale in the Middle East. The Saudi new car market is up by a very solid 12.2% year-on-year over Q1 2025 to 220,387 units. Toyota (+9.1%) stays on top of the brands charts with 25.6% share, distancing Hyundai (+22.2%) at 15.2%. Kia…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE. 81,054 new vehicles found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates over the first quarter of 2025, a 7.1% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 manufacturers stay unchanged and all trail the market: Toyota (+1.3%) holds 23% share ahead of Nissan…
The Tank 500 signs its first Top 10 finish in the world. The Qatari new vehicle market soars +23.8% year-on-year over Q1 to 22,010 sales. Toyota (+9.6%) can't catch up with the overall growth rate and sees its share decline from 32% to a still ultra dominant 28.3%. The most…