The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Oman in 2020. Picture yallamotor.com Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new car market sinks -34.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 72.014 units. Market leader Toyota (-44.3%) takes a big hit and sees its market share thaw by…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 7th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New car sales in Bahrain are down -17.5% year-on-year to 23.813 units in 2020. Toyota (-15.7%) remains ultra-dominant and improves its share almost one percentage point to 40.5%.…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2020. The Emirati new vehicle market is off -30.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2020 to 110.662 units vs. 158.480 over the same period a year ago. Both Toyota (-22.5%) and Nissan (-25.6%) resist better…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in UAE both in July and YTD. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates drop -32.4% year-on-year in July to 10.436 units vs. 15.433 in July 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -28.6% to 86.770. After Q1 volumes edged down -8.7% but…
The Nissan Patrol is up to #2 overall in Oman so far in 2020. New car sales in Oman crash -41% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 36.730. Even though Q1 sales were holding very well at -2.8%, the last few months have been nothing short of…
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 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…
Peugeot sales surge 160.6% year-on-year in Egypt. Discover 15 years of Egyptian Historical Data here. 10/03 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands and Top 190 All-models. The Egyptian new vehicle market skids down -5.7% year-on-year in 2019 to 182.713 units. Sales of locally-assembled vehicles drop -9.4% to 85.606 units, while…
The arrival of female drivers has boosted the Saudi car market in 2019. Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. After three consecutive 20%+ annual drops (-21.4% in 2016, -22.3% in 2017 and -23.4% in 2018) resulting in a halving of the market between 2015 (879.704) and 2018 (411.223), the…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in the UAE for the 2nd time this decade. Discover 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. After three straight years of double-digit falls, the United Arab Emirates new light vehicle market stabilises in 2019 with a much more palatable -1.5% decline…
Chinese MG is now a Top 10 brand in Qatar. Picture yallamotor.com Discover 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. After three consecutive years of stifling double-digit falls pulling the market down from 92.916 units in 2015 to just 45.653 last year, the Qatari new light vehicle market has stabilised…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the #1 vehicle in Kuwait in 2019. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Kuwait bounce back up 9.7% to 109.605 units. Toyota (+15.5%) outpaces the market's growth to hit 32.3% share, as does Nissan (+10.7%) to 10.9%. Chevrolet…
The Toyota Land Cruiser has ranked #1 in Bahrain 8 times in the past 9 years. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New car sales in Bahrain return to freefall in 2019 at -17.2% to just 28.880 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (-14.3%) manages to lose slightly less…
Women are driving a spectacular market recovery in Saudi Arabia: +37.8% in Q3. The arrival of female drivers on the Saudi new light vehicle market continues to spectacularly boost sales, with the surge even accelerating over Q3 to +37.8% year-on-year at 134.582 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 27.7% to…
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport is up to #6 in the UAE. The Emirati new vehicle market has stabilised in 2019 with Q3 sales down a slim -2.5% year-on-year to 52.305 units but a year-to-date volume still in positive at +5.1% to 169.123 deliveries after 9 months. Toyota (-3.4%) almost matches…