The new Corolla (+9.7%) helps Toyota up to 50% share in Oman. No sign of improvement for new car sales in Oman down a ghastly -15% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 53.641 units. Toyota (-10.5%) resists a lot better than the market to hit a round 50%…
Toyota Land Cruiser sales are up 70.4% in a Lebanese market down -6.5%. New light vehicle sales in Lebanon drop -6.5% year-on-year to 19.322 units. Brand leader Toyota (+11.5%) goes against the grain and posts the only lift in the Top 7, joined in the Top 12 by Lexus (+198.8%)…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 98.9% in a declining market. New light vehicle sales in Jordan significantly slows down its freefall to just a trick at -2.1% over the First Half of 2019 to 15.041 units, helped by the return into official data of all German brands bar Mercedes. Toyota…
In a remake of the 2018 European Summer, Alfa Romeo sales are up 1098.1% before State 6 emissions rules are put in place. There is now a China Imports May 2019 article - see here. In June, we can clearly witness the clearing of unsold State 5 stocks ahead of…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-seller in an astounding 6 Middle Eastern markets so far in 2019. After crumbling down -21.7% over the Full Year 2018, the Lebanese new car market drops a worrying -11.7% year-on-year over the first 5 months of 2019 to 14.848 registrations. Toyota (+6.7%) swims…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is back to pole position in Oman. Unlike other markets in the region, Omani new light vehicle sales had not slowed down their fall in 2018 at -14.9%. The freefall continues in 2019 at -15.9% to 43.051 sales over the first 5 months of the year. One…
The Mitsubishi Pajero is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2019. After three nightmarish consecutive years of double-digit declines (-23% in 2016, -15% in 2017 and -19% in 2018), new car sales in the United Arab Emirates have finally cut short the haemorrhage. Over the first 5…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds an imposing 15.9% share of the Jordanian market so far in 2019. The Jordanian new car market slows down its fall in this start of 2019 at -9% year-on-year to 12.556 sales. Toyota (+19.9%) and Hyundai (+17.6%) go well against the grain to cement their domination,…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular nameplate in the GCC in 2018. Consult 15 years of Gulf Cooperation Council Historical Data here. The Gulf Cooperation Council is an economic union including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region continue…
The new BMW X2 is already knocking at the Top 10 imports' door in China. 108.910 imported new cars were registered in China in January, a steep 10% year-on-year loss as higher tariffs clamp sales. Like in December, BMW (-5.2%) is the most popular brand, outselling Mercedes (-26.2%) which came…
The Nissan Patrol is the most popular nameplate in the UAE for the 2nd year running. Consult 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. The United Arab Emirates market endures a third consecutive year of double-digit decline in 2018 at -19.1% to just 219.269 units, handicapped further by…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan for the 2nd time in the past 3 years. Consult a decade of Jordanian Historical Data here. After imploding down 27.2% in 2016, Jordanian new car sales gave the impression of recovering in 2017 (+0.6%), but it was just not…
Lexus LX sales in Qatar are up 19.3% to #2 overall. Consult 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. After freefalling 26% in 2016 and 29.3% in 2017, the Qatari new car market endures a third consecutive double-digit drop in 2018 albeit at a much more manageable -10.7% to 45.653…
The Nissan Patrol is the new overall best-seller in Oman. Consult 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. While most markets in the region have managed to significantly reduce their fall, the nightmare isn't over yet for Oman with 2018 sales down another 14.9% to 123.983 units. One thing to…
The Lexus ES is the most popular imported model in China in 2018. For the past year, BSCB has been able to offer you complete monthly China imports updates, this is exclusive to us as no media outside of China is reporting on these figures, and BSCB being the only…