The Toyota Camry is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia so far in 2022.
New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia skid down -7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2022 to 394,912 units. Toyota (+3%) swims upstream to reach 31.2% share vs. 28.1% a year ago and increase the gap with its followers. Indeed Hyundai (-27.3%) is in freefall and sees its share go down from 17.2% over the first 9 months of 2021 to 13.5% now. Nissan (-10.4%) also falls faster than the market to 6.4%, meaning the podium remains unchanged on a year ago and the Full Year 2021 ranking. At #4, Isuzu (+14.1%) overtakes Changan (+4.1%) down one spot to #5, Kia (-2.2%) still at #6 and Mazda (-22.6%) down three spots to #8. MG (+1.7%) advances one spot to #7 as does Chevrolet (-4.9%) to #10. Geely (+43.4%) completely ignores the downward trend and lodges the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 to break into the Top 10 at #10. We now have Audi, Bentley and Volkswagen in the charts.
Model-wise, the Toyota Camry (-22.9%) remains the overall best-seller but suffers a drastic year-on-year loss. It is now teased by the Toyota Hilux (+29.1%) up three spots on its FY2021 ranking to #2. The Toyota Yaris (-7.1%) matches the market to stay in third place, distancing the Hyundai Elantra (-23.8%) down two to #4 and the Hyundai Accent (-35.6%) down one to #5. The Toyota RAV4 (+43.9%) posts a splendid gain to break into the Top 10 at #10 vs. #21 over the FY2021. The Toyota Fortuner (+22.7%) is also in great shape at #9 while the Isuzu TF (aka D-Max) is also up at +10.9% to #6. Below, the Suzuki Swift Dzire (+104.5%), Changan Alsvin (+32.7%) and Geely Coolray (+28.9%) stand out. The Geely Emgrand (#39) is the best-selling recent launch above the Chevrolet Groove (#41), MG GT (#42) and Toyota Raize (#55).
Previous post: Saudi Arabia June 2022: Changan up to #3, Geely Emgrand already inside Top 10 in stable market (-0.5%)
One year ago: Saudi Arabia 9 months 2021: Changan (+42.7%), MG (+51.1%) help lift market up 27%
Full January-September 2022 Top 43 all brands and Top 50 models below.
Saudi Arabia January-September 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-Sep-22 | % | /21 | Jan-Sep 21 | % | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 123,094 | 31.2% | 3.0% | 119,519 | 28.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 53,164 | 13.5% | -27.3% | 73,096 | 17.2% | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan | 25,176 | 6.4% | -10.4% | 28,105 | 6.6% | 3 |
| 4 | Isuzu | 21,305 | 5.4% | 14.1% | 18,676 | 4.4% | 7 |
| 5 | Changan | 21,125 | 5.3% | 4.1% | 20,302 | 4.8% | 4 |
| 6 | Kia | 18,881 | 4.8% | -2.2% | 19,299 | 4.5% | 6 |
| 7 | MG | 18,576 | 4.7% | 1.7% | 18,261 | 4.3% | 8 |
| 8 | Mazda | 16,239 | 4.1% | -22.6% | 20,978 | 4.9% | 5 |
| 9 | Chevrolet | 14,998 | 3.8% | -4.9% | 15,771 | 3.7% | 10 |
| 10 | Geely | 13,232 | 3.4% | 43.4% | 9,227 | 2.2% | 12 |
| 11 | Ford | 11,063 | 2.8% | -23.8% | 14,522 | 3.4% | 9 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi | 8,909 | 2.3% | -27.8% | 12,338 | 2.9% | 11 |
| 13 | Lexus | 6,506 | 1.6% | -23.1% | 8,463 | 2.0% | 14 |
| 14 | Haval | 6,382 | 1.6% | -19.8% | 7,954 | 1.9% | 13 |
| 15 | Honda | 6,155 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 6,152 | 1.4% | 15 |
| 16 | Suzuki | 5,827 | 1.5% | 71.2% | 3,404 | 0.8% | 19 |
| 17 | GMC | 4,890 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 4,830 | 1.1% | 16 |
| 18 | Great Wall | 2,478 | 0.6% | -38.3% | 4,018 | 0.9% | 17 |
| 19 | Renault | 2,171 | 0.5% | -38.4% | 3,525 | 0.8% | 18 |
| 20 | Jeep | 2,018 | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1,988 | 0.5% | 22 |
| 21 | Peugeot | 1,944 | 0.5% | -21.5% | 2,475 | 0.6% | 21 |
| 22 | Genesis | 1,697 | 0.4% | 78.1% | 953 | 0.2% | 24 |
| 23 | Dodge | 1,463 | 0.4% | -62.6% | 3,909 | 0.9% | 20 |
| 24 | Land Rover | 1,187 | 0.3% | -18.0% | 1,447 | 0.3% | 23 |
| 25 | Audi | 1,010 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 26 | Volkswagen | 757 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 27 | Tata | 742 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 28 | Cadillac | 657 | 0.2% | -22.5% | 848 | 0.2% | 26 |
| 29 | Hino | 568 | 0.1% | -24.5% | 752 | 0.2% | 27 |
| 30 | Ram | 549 | 0.1% | 21.2% | 453 | 0.1% | 30 |
| 31 | Infiniti | 439 | 0.1% | -24.3% | 580 | 0.1% | 29 |
| 32 | Fiat | 384 | 0.1% | -61.8% | 1,006 | 0.2% | 25 |
| 33 | Lincoln | 379 | 0.1% | 29.4% | 293 | 0.1% | 32 |
| 34 | UD | 323 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 35 | Chrysler | 251 | 0.1% | -66.7% | 753 | 0.2% | 28 |
| 36 | Bentley | 124 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 37 | Abarth | 60 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 38 | Jaguar | 54 | 0.0% | -69.1% | 175 | 0.0% | 33 |
| 39 | Maserati | 44 | 0.0% | 15.8% | 38 | 0.0% | 34 |
| 40 | Alfa Romeo | 35 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 30 | 0.0% | 36 |
| 41 | Aston Martin | 31 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 30 | 0.0% | 38 |
| 42 | Subaru | 25 | 0.0% | -47.9% | 48 | 0.0% | 35 |
| 43 | Volvo | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 52 | 0.0% | 37 |
Saudi Arabia October 2022 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Jan-Sep-22 | % | /21 | FY21 |
| 1 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 21,304 | 5.4% | -22.9% | 1 |
| 2 | TOYOTA | HILUX | 20,543 | 5.2% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 3 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 16,452 | 4.2% | -7.1% | 3 |
| 4 | HYUNDAI | ELANTRA | 14,559 | 3.7% | -23.8% | 2 |
| 5 | HYUNDAI | ACCENT | 12,411 | 3.1% | -35.6% | 4 |
| 6 | ISUZU | TF | 11,367 | 2.9% | 10.9% | 8 |
| 7 | NISSAN | SUNNY | 11,303 | 2.9% | -8.9% | 7 |
| 8 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 11,157 | 2.8% | -4.1% | 6 |
| 9 | TOYOTA | FORTUNER | 9,051 | 2.3% | 22.7% | 11 |
| 10 | TOYOTA | RAV4 | 7,754 | 2.0% | 43.9% | 21 |
| 11 | ISUZU | N-SERIES | 7,666 | 1.9% | 18.0% | 15 |
| 12 | FORD | TAURUS | 7,563 | 1.9% | -3.0% | 10 |
| 13 | TOYOTA | RUSH | 6,847 | 1.7% | 5.3% | 13 |
| 14 | MG | 5 | 6,717 | 1.7% | 2.4% | 17 |
| 15 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER SW | 6,345 | 1.6% | 8.2% | 20 |
| 16 | MAZDA | 6 | 6,179 | 1.6% | -18.5% | 12 |
| 17 | HYUNDAI | SONATA | 5,146 | 1.3% | -49.4% | 9 |
| 18 | CHEVROLET | CAPTIVA | 5,051 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 19 |
| 19 | HYUNDAI | CRETA | 5,012 | 1.3% | 7.7% | 27 |
| 20 | MG | ZS | 4,808 | 1.2% | -23.7% | 18 |
| 21 | MAZDA | CX-9 | 4,696 | 1.2% | -14.9% | 22 |
| 22 | HONDA | ACCORD | 4,618 | 1.2% | 5.8% | 25 |
| 23 | SUZUKI | SWIFT DZIRE | 4,616 | 1.2% | 104.5% | 53 |
| 24 | MITSUBISHI | L200 | 4,372 | 1.1% | -13.3% | 23 |
| 25 | GEELY | COOLRAY (SX11) | 4,273 | 1.1% | 28.9% | 35 |
| 26 | CHANGAN | ALSVIN | 4,222 | 1.1% | 32.7% | 34 |
| 27 | HYUNDAI | KONA | 4,096 | 1.0% | -20.9% | 16 |
| 28 | TOYOTA | HIACE | 4,064 | 1.0% | -5.8% | 26 |
| 29 | KIA | PEGAS | 3,948 | 1.0% | -30.2% | 14 |
| 30 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 3,855 | 1.0% | -31.4% | 24 |
| 31 | KIA | OPTIMA | 3,597 | 0.9% | 17.7% | 46 |
| 32 | NISSAN | ALTIMA | 3,585 | 0.9% | 59.5% | 42 |
| 33 | NISSAN | PATROL | 3,495 | 0.9% | -18.6% | 31 |
| 34 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER H/D | 3,389 | 0.9% | -15.1% | 29 |
| 35 | TOYOTA | AVALON | 3,364 | 0.9% | -0.8% | 41 |
| 36 | TOYOTA | HIGHLANDER | 3,289 | 0.8% | 36.2% | 49 |
| 37 | CHANGAN | EADO PLUS | 3,275 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 36 |
| 38 | GEELY | TUGELLA | 3,212 | 0.8% | 25.5% | 48 |
| 39 | GEELY | EMGRAND | 3,134 | 0.8% | new | – |
| 40 | HYUNDAI | AZERA | 3,037 | 0.8% | 11.2% | 39 |
| 41 | CHEVROLET | GROOVE | 3,032 | 0.8% | new | 178 |
| 42 | MG | GT | 2,915 | 0.7% | new | 96 |
| 43 | GMC | YUKON | 2,911 | 0.7% | 11.4% | 51 |
| 44 | Changan | CS75 Plus | 2,868 | 0.7% | 29.6% | 54 |
| 45 | KIA | SONET | 2,837 | 0.7% | 40.2% | 60 |
| 46 | MAZDA | CX-30 | 2,770 | 0.7% | -6.3% | 37 |
| 47 | HAVAL | JOLION | 2,673 | 0.7% | 39.9% | 58 |
| 48 | TOYOTA | PRADO | 2,625 | 0.7% | 20.6% | 56 |
| 49 | HAVAL | H6 | 2,608 | 0.7% | -28.8% | 32 |
| 50 | LEXUS | ES | 2,605 | 0.7% | -35.6% | 38 |
Source: Manufacturers
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