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…
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…
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…
The Jetour T2 climbs to 4th position over Q1 in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti new vehicle market is up 5.5% year-on-year over Q1 to 35,394 units. As is the case in most countries in the region, Toyota (+12.3%) dominates head and shoulders with 28.9% share. Nissan (+0.6%) is more discreet at…
Jetour T2 sales are up 521.7% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates grow 4.4% year-on-year in February to 25,346 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 50,116. The Top three brands all trail the market. Toyota is up just 0.9% to 23.4%…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in January. New light vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates advance by a solid 8.6% year-on-year in January to 24,770 units. Toyota (-4.6%) endures the only year-on-year drop among the Top 6 brands but remains the faraway leader with…
Bestune T77 in Muscat, OmanOman location Last December I had the privilege of visiting the country of Oman in the Arabian peninsula. It was a fascinating cultural change and the opportunity to discover fantastic landscapes. Oman is home to 5.3 million inhabitants including 1.72 million in its capital Muscat. Oman…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in 2024. 2025 model pictured. Discover close to 20 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. It's an excellent year for the Emirati new car market at +15.7% to 318,981 units. Note Jetour and Tesla sales have been added…
The Jetour T2 is only outsold by the Toyota Land Cruiser in Qatar. Discover close to 20 years of Qatar Historical Data here. New car sales in Qatar advance 19.5% year-on-year in 2024 to 72,220 units. Toyota (+16.8%) continues to dominate the brands charts head and shoulders at 30.7% share,…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in 2024, just. Discover close to 15 years worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. The Lebanese new car market is up a very dynamic 14.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 24,449 sales. This year is marked by the intense consolidation of…
The Ford Territory is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in 2024. Discover close to 20 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. 132,961 new light vehicles found a buyer in Kuwait in 2024, stable year-on-year at -0.6% to 132,961 units. Toyota (-14.9%) once again trails the market to see its…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in UAE in November. The Emirati new car market is up a splendid 18.7% year-on-yea in November to 29,101 registrations. This brings the year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 281,287. Toyota (-2.5%) is the only Top 13 member in negative but still dominates the…
The Nissan Patrol is the 2nd best-selling car in the UAE in October. 27,985 new light vehicles found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates in October, a solid 10.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up by a similarly robust 10.2% to 250,834. Market leader Toyota (+3.9%) can't catch…
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…