New car sales in Saudi Arabia surge 27% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 424,689 units. Toyota (+29.4%) edges past the market growth to post a 28.1% market share while Hyundai (+19.4%) is more shy at 17.2% of the market. Nissan (+24.9%) rounds out the podium ahead of Mazda (+1.5%) and Changan (+42.7%). MG (+51.1%) delivers the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 with Ford (+38.8%) also strong but Isuzu (+16.6%) and Kia (+7.5%) weaker and Chevrolet (-18.6%) in negative. Geely (+334.8%) is climbing the ladder to #12, while Haval appears at #14 and Great Wall at #17. Peugeot (+251.1%) and Genesis (+90.2%) also impress.
Model-wise, the Toyota Camry (+45.4%) easily tops the charts with 6.5% share ahead of two Hyundais: the Accent (+14.9%) and Elantra (-8.1%) both trailing the market. The Toyota Yaris (+35.3%) ends the period at #4 ahead of the Toyota Hilux (+7.2%) and Nissan Sunny (+22.6%). The Hyundai Sonata (+129.4%) takes full advantage of the new generation and steps up to #9 vs. #14 over the Full Year 2020. Outstanding score also by the Ford Taurus (+77.2%) at #10 vs. #20 over FY2020. Below, the MG ZS (+285.6%), Mitsubishi L200 (+145.9%), Chevrolet Captiva (+122.7%) and MG5 (+107.6%) stand out. The Haval H6 (#35) is the best-selling recent launch above the Changan Eado Plus (#38), Geely Tugella (#50), Great Wall Wingle (#52), Changan CS75 Plus (#55), Kia Sonet (#57) and Haval Jolion (#60).
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Previous year: Saudi Arabia Full Year 2020: MG, Changan deft market down -14.9%, Hyundai Elantra #1
Full 9 months 2021 Top 38 All-brands and Top 50 models below.
Saudi Arabia 9 months 2021 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | Toyota | 119,519 | 28.1% | 29.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 73,096 | 17.2% | 19.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan | 28,105 | 6.6% | 24.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mazda | 20,978 | 4.9% | 1.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Changan | 20,302 | 4.8% | 42.7% | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Kia | 19,299 | 4.5% | 7.5% | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Isuzu | 18,676 | 4.4% | 16.6% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | MG | 18,261 | 4.3% | 51.1% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Chevrolet | 15,771 | 3.7% | -18.6% | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Ford | 14,522 | 3.4% | 38.8% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi | 12,338 | 2.9% | 59.2% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Geely | 9,227 | 2.2% | 334.8% | 13 | 16 |
| 13 | Lexus | 8,463 | 2.0% | 38.6% | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Haval | 7,954 | 1.9% | new | 14 | – |
| 15 | Honda | 6,152 | 1.4% | 22.9% | 16 | 14 |
| 16 | GMC | 4,830 | 1.1% | 8.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Great Wall | 4,018 | 0.9% | new | 17 | – |
| 18 | Dodge | 3,909 | 0.9% | 33.8% | 20 | 17 |
| 19 | Renault | 3,525 | 0.8% | -46.7% | 18 | 13 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 3,404 | 0.8% | 20.9% | 19 | 18 |
| 21 | Peugeot | 2,475 | 0.6% | 251.1% | 21 | 22 |
| 22 | Jeep | 1,988 | 0.5% | -2.5% | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | Land Rover | 1,447 | 0.3% | 13.0% | 23 | 21 |
| 24 | Fiat | 1,006 | 0.2% | -28.3% | 28 | 20 |
| 25 | Genesis | 953 | 0.2% | 90.2% | 24 | 27 |
| 26 | Cadillac | 848 | 0.2% | -1.4% | 25 | 23 |
| 27 | Chrysler | 753 | 0.2% | 45.6% | 30 | 26 |
| 28 | Hino | 752 | 0.2% | 35.3% | 26 | 24 |
| 29 | Infiniti | 580 | 0.1% | 4.9% | 27 | 25 |
| 30 | Ram | 453 | 0.1% | 3.9% | 29 | 28 |
| 31 | Jetour | 419 | 0.1% | new | 33 | – |
| 32 | Lincoln | 293 | 0.1% | 5.4% | 31 | 29 |
| 33 | Jaguar | 175 | 0.0% | -29.1% | 32 | 30 |
| 34 | Volvo | 52 | 0.0% | -8.8% | 34 | 33 |
| 35 | Subaru | 48 | 0.0% | -23.8% | 35 | 31 |
| 36 | Maserati | 38 | 0.0% | -7.3% | 38 | 34 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 30 | 0.0% | -46.4% | 36 | 32 |
| 38 | Aston Martin | 30 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 37 | 35 |
Saudi Arabia 9 months 2021 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 27,637 | 6.5% | 45.4% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | HYUNDAI | ACCENT | 19,285 | 4.5% | 14.9% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | HYUNDAI | ELANTRA | 19,111 | 4.5% | -8.1% | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 17,706 | 4.2% | 35.3% | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | TOYOTA | HILUX | 15,910 | 3.7% | 7.2% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | NISSAN | SUNNY | 12,403 | 2.9% | 22.6% | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 11,639 | 2.7% | 12.2% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | ISUZU | TF | 10,251 | 2.4% | 10.1% | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | HYUNDAI | SONATA | 10,177 | 2.4% | 129.4% | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | FORD | TAURUS | 7,798 | 1.8% | 77.2% | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | MAZDA | 6 | 7,583 | 1.8% | -28.4% | 14 | 8 |
| 12 | TOYOTA | FORTUNER | 7,378 | 1.7% | 17.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | MG | 5 | 6,560 | 1.5% | 42.3% | 13 | 16 |
| 14 | TOYOTA | RUSH | 6,500 | 1.5% | 107.6% | 15 | 27 |
| 15 | ISUZU | N-SERIES | 6,499 | 1.5% | 35.1% | 12 | 19 |
| 16 | MG | ZS | 6300 | 1.5% | 285.6% | 17 | 43 |
| 17 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER SW | 5,864 | 1.4% | 8.7% | 20 | 13 |
| 18 | KIA | PEGAS | 5,659 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 19 | 12 |
| 19 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 5,622 | 1.3% | 15.0% | 24 | 18 |
| 20 | MAZDA | CX-9 | 5,518 | 1.3% | -3.8% | 18 | 15 |
| 21 | TOYOTA | RAV4 | 5,387 | 1.3% | 46.9% | 22 | 23 |
| 22 | HYUNDAI | KONA | 5,176 | 1.2% | -2.3% | 23 | 17 |
| 23 | MITSUBISHI | L200 | 5,045 | 1.2% | 145.9% | 21 | 46 |
| 24 | CHEVROLET | CAPTIVA | 4,956 | 1.2% | 122.7% | 25 | 28 |
| 25 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 4,880 | 1.1% | -31.8% | 16 | 11 |
| 26 | HYUNDAI | CRETA | 4,654 | 1.1% | 65.4% | 30 | 30 |
| 27 | NISSAN | X-TRAIL | 4,486 | 1.1% | 60.4% | 26 | 34 |
| 28 | HONDA | ACCORD | 4,366 | 1.0% | 66.8% | 33 | 31 |
| 29 | TOYOTA | HIACE | 4,315 | 1.0% | 53.6% | 34 | 26 |
| 30 | NISSAN | PATROL | 4,294 | 1.0% | 35.6% | 31 | 25 |
| 31 | MAZDA | CX-5 | 4,055 | 1.0% | 57.2% | 29 | 33 |
| 32 | LEXUS | ES | 4,047 | 1.0% | 62.3% | 28 | 35 |
| 33 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER H/D | 3,993 | 0.9% | -4.0% | 37 | 21 |
| 34 | MITSUBISHI | ATTRAGE | 3,772 | 0.9% | 11.9% | 27 | 24 |
| 35 | HAVAL | H6 | 3,661 | 0.9% | new | 35 | – |
| 36 | TOYOTA | AVALON | 3,391 | 0.8% | 25.8% | 32 | 40 |
| 37 | GEELY | COOLRAY (SX11) | 3,315 | 0.8% | 155.0% | 42 | 55 |
| 38 | CHANGAN | EADO PLUS | 3,241 | 0.8% | new | 46 | – |
| 39 | HYUNDAI | SANTA FE | 3,210 | 0.8% | 34.9% | 38 | 48 |
| 40 | CHANGAN | ALSVIN | 3,181 | 0.7% | 6.8% | 45 | 38 |
| 41 | KIA | OPTIMA | 3,057 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 41 | 29 |
| 42 | MAZDA | CX-30 | 2,957 | 0.7% | 393.7% | 36 | 60 |
| 43 | CHANGAN | CS85 | 2,921 | 0.7% | 338.6% | 39 | 61 |
| 44 | CHANGAN | CS95 | 2,871 | 0.7% | 36.4% | 44 | 44 |
| 45 | CHANGAN | CS35 PLUS | 2,870 | 0.7% | 11.5% | 43 | 39 |
| 46 | HYUNDAI | AZERA | 2,732 | 0.6% | 36.8% | 55 | 47 |
| 47 | KIA | CERATO | 2,643 | 0.6% | 20.8% | 48 | 36 |
| 48 | GMC | YUKON | 2,614 | 0.6% | 18.1% | 40 | 45 |
| 49 | DODGE | CHARGER | 2,607 | 0.6% | 66.5% | 52 | 52 |
| 50 | GEELY | TUGELLA | 2,559 | 0.6% | new | 51 | 252 |
Source: Manufacturers
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