Toyota (+51.3%), Suzuki (+160.3%) impress, sales up 20.4% – Best Selling Cars Blog

Toyota (+51.3%), Suzuki (+160.3%) impress, sales up 20.4% – Best Selling Cars Blog The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 17.8% of the Qatar market so far this year.

36,900 new light vehicles hit Qatar roads over the first 9 months of 2022, a splendid 20.4% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+51.3%) more than doubles the market rate to hit 39.1% share with almost 14,500 sales. In contrast Nissan (-18.9%) goes completely against the positive market to fall to 8.5% share. Kia (+5%) edges up in third place above Suzuki up a tremendous 160.3% year-on-year and 6 spots on its Full Year 2021 ranking to #4. Mitsubishi (-12.1%) and Hyundai (-1.5%) miss out on a positive result as do Land Rover (-0.1%) and Chevrolet (-23.5%) below. Lexus (+47.9%) smashes the market average and gains 5 ranks on its FY21 ranking to #7 while MG (+10%) is up but trails the market.

Model-wise, the Toyota Land Cruiser (+84.4%) shoots up to 17.8% share with the Toyota Hilux (+46.9%) up to 6.9% of the market. The Nissan Sunny (+20.9%) matches the market at #3 while the Lexus LX (+81.3%) and Toyota Camry (+72.2%) also shine to round out the Top 5. The Nissan Patrol (-35.1%) is hit hard and falls from #3 over the Full Year 2021 to #6 so far this year. The Toyota Corolla (+95.6%) and Kia Picanto (+50.6%) impress but the most dynamic models are to be found below: the Suzuki Swift Dzire (+775.9%), Ciaz (+302.2%) and Toyota Fortuner (+247.6%) all score fantastic year-on-year upticks.

Previous post: Qatar June 2022: Suzuki (+716.2%) posts surreal gain in market shooting up 58.6%

One year ago: Qatar 9 months 2021: Land Rover Defender up to #6 in market up 15.3%

Full January-September 2022 Top 43 all brands and Top 50 models below.

Qatar January-September 2022 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-Sep-22	%	/21	FY21
1	Toyota	14,438	39.1%	51.3%	1
2	Nissan	3,133	8.5%	-18.9%	2
3	Kia	2,427	6.6%	5.0%	3
4	Suzuki	2,038	5.5%	160.3%	10
5	Mitsubishi	1,723	4.7%	-12.1%	4
6	Hyundai	1,347	3.7%	-1.5%	5
7	Lexus	1,315	3.6%	47.9%	12
8	MG	1,312	3.6%	10.0%	7
9	Land Rover	1,206	3.3%	-0.1%	8
10	Chevrolet	946	2.6%	-23.5%	6
11	GMC	927	2.5%	-11.9%	9
12	Isuzu	841	2.3%	25.1%	13
13	Geely	731	2.0%	107.7%	15
14	Honda	689	1.9%	-18.6%	11
15	Ford	468	1.3%	27.2%	16
16	Changan	393	1.1%	60.4%	20
17	Audi	384	1.0%	n/a	–
18	Mazda	303	0.8%	-2.3%	19
19	Jeep	296	0.8%	-33.8%	14
20	Ram	286	0.8%	-19.2%	18
21	Cadillac	273	0.7%	-27.2%	17
22	Genesis	165	0.4%	-21.8%	22
23	Hino	141	0.4%	72.0%	28
24	TATA	138	0.4%	n/a	–
25	Peugeot	134	0.4%	7.2%	21
26	UD	115	0.3%	n/a	–
27	Renault	109	0.3%	-39.8%	23
28	Volkswagen	107	0.3%	n/a	–
29	Bentley	85	0.2%	n/a	–
30	Infiniti	63	0.2%	-21.3%	27
31	Subaru	54	0.1%	-44.9%	26
32	Abarth	52	0.1%	n/a	–
33	Dodge	49	0.1%	-59.5%	25
34	Volvo	38	0.1%	-2.6%	29
35	Lincoln	34	0.1%	-10.5%	32
36	Skoda	33	0.1%	n/a	–
37	Maserati	32	0.1%	-5.9%	31
38	Jaguar	26	0.1%	-46.9%	30
39	Fiat	16	0.0%	-85.3%	24
40	Aston Martin	14	0.0%	-58.8%	35
41	Alfa Romeo	10	0.0%	66.7%	36
42	Lotus	7	0.0%	n/a	38
43	Bugatti	2	0.0%	n/a	–

Qatar January-September 2022 – models:

Pos	Brand	Model	Jan-Sep-22	%	/21	FY21
1	TOYOTA	LAND CRUISER SW	6,571	17.8%	84.4%	1
2	TOYOTA	HILUX	2,538	6.9%	46.9%	2
3	NISSAN	SUNNY	1,115	3.0%	20.9%	4
4	LEXUS	LX	977	2.6%	81.3%	15
5	TOYOTA	CAMRY	861	2.3%	72.2%	10
6	NISSAN	PATROL	855	2.3%	-35.1%	3
7	TOYOTA	COROLLA	761	2.1%	95.6%	9
8	KIA	PICANTO	702	1.9%	50.6%	11
9	TOYOTA	HIACE	702	1.9%	-13.2%	5
10	SUZUKI	SWIFT DZIRE	692	1.9%	775.9%	56
11	TOYOTA	FORTUNER	570	1.5%	247.6%	44
12	SUZUKI	CIAZ	555	1.5%	302.2%	57
13	MITSUBISHI	L200	538	1.5%	-15.1%	7
14	ISUZU	TF	528	1.4%	50.4%	20
15	NISSAN	URVAN	516	1.4%	9.8%	16
16	LAND ROVER	DEFENDER	510	1.4%	-35.8%	6
17	LAND ROVER	RANGE ROVER	509	1.4%	478.4%	91
18	TOYOTA	YARIS	460	1.2%	-21.8%	8
19	MG	ZS	426	1.2%	63.8%	25
20	HONDA	CITY	416	1.1%	-11.9%	14
21	GMC	YUKON	386	1.0%	13.2%	31
22	GMC	SIERRA	371	1.0%	-27.5%	12
23	KIA	SPORTAGE	327	0.9%	-14.8%	17
25	MITSUBISHI	Xpander	320	0.9%	68.4%	37
26	MG	5	317	0.9%	4.6%	34
27	TOYOTA	PRADO	316	0.9%	-12.2%	19
28	HYUNDAI	CRETA	313	0.8%	0.3%	21
29	Geely	COOLRAY	312	0.8%	98.7%	46
30	SUZUKI	ERTIGA	306	0.8%	114.0%	60
31	TOYOTA	RAV4	298	0.8%	46.8%	40
32	HYUNDAI	ACCENT	290	0.8%	-16.2%	28
33	Geely	Tugella	286	0.8%	225.0%	70
34	KIA	PEGAS	286	0.8%	-17.1%	27
35	RAM	PICKUP	286	0.8%	-19.2%	23
36	TOYOTA	LAND CRUISER H/D	267	0.7%	-7.3%	29
37	ISUZU	N-SERIES	265	0.7%	-5.4%	33
38	MITSUBISHI	ASX	264	0.7%	-8.3%	30
39	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	263	0.7%	-33.4%	18
40	TOYOTA	RUSH	240	0.7%	-46.8%	13
41	HYUNDAI	TUCSON	219	0.6%	-8.0%	43
42	TOYOTA	COASTER	218	0.6%	-11.4%	38
43	CHEVROLET	CAPTIVA	211	0.6%	-19.5%	35
44	KIA	SELTOS	210	0.6%	-22.5%	36
45	MG	RX8	207	0.6%	11.3%	50
46	KIA	OPTIMA	192	0.5%	140.0%	66
47	KIA	CERATO	186	0.5%	-3.1%	42
48	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	179	0.5%	-46.7%	32
49	SUZUKI	SWIFT	177	0.5%	168.2%	87
50	TOYOTA	Raize	177	0.5%	new	149

Source: Manufacturers

Dinda Margareta

Dinda Margareta is a senior automotive editor at Auto Store covering collision repair, EV tech, and classic restoration. 5+ years, 130+ guides. Method: OEM position statements and repair data cross-reference. Author of 2,333 auto guides since 2022.