Almost 300 Geely Coolray found a new Filipino home in Q1. AVID members, representing 22% of the Filipino new car market, have released sales results for Q1 2020, adding up to 14.404 units which is down -34.4% year-on-year. CAMPI and TMA members have not yet shared their volumes for the…
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,…
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 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 GMC Sierra (+4.5%) is up to third place in Canada in Q1. Picture caranddriver.com As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, by mid-March all of Canada's provinces and territories had declared states of emergency with various degrees of movement restrictions, and travellers from all countries including the U.S. were banned…