New car sales in Qatar gain 15.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 30,660 units. Toyota (-6.9%) goes against the market with a year-on-year drop but easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 31.1% share. It distances Nissan (+12%) also below the market growth rate holding 12.6% share. The next 7 best-selling manufacturers all beat the market with stellar gains, led by Land Rover (+161.3%), MG (+42.7%), Kia (+40.7%), GMC (+27.1%), Mitsubishi (+25.7%) and Hyundai (+19.1%). Lexus (-30.1%) on the other hand is in dire straits and the only Top 10 brand to lose ground year-on-year alongside Toyota. Below, Geely (+1000%), Genesis (+711.5%), Peugeot (+237.8%), Cadillac (+193%), Infiniti (+158.1%), Isuzu (+70.6%) and Mazda (+60.6%) stand out.
Over in the models ranking, the Toyota Land Cruiser (-14.5%) drops but remains ultra-dominant at 11.6% share vs. 5.6% for the #2, the Toyota HIlux (+10.8%), also losing share year-on-year. Excellent result for the Nissan Patrol (+36.9%) in third place love the Nissan Sunny (-19%) and Toyota Hiace (-10.6%) both in difficulty. The Land Rover Defender (+359%) is a blockbuster success in Qatar, ranking #6 overall, while the Toyota Yaris (+18.1%) is the only additional gainer in the Top 10. The Chevrolet Tahoe (+324.7%), Kia Picanto (+210.7%), Nissan Urvan (+74.1%) and Honda City (+60.5%) also shine further down. The Kia Sonet (#46) is the best-selling recent launch just above the Mitsubishi Xpander (#47) and the Nissan Xterra (#61).
Previous post: Qatar 7 months 2021: Toyota Land Cruiser resists Hilux, Nissan Patrol in market up 13.5%
Previous year: Qatar Full Year 2020: Toyota Land Cruiser #1, MG up to #7, market down -17.5%
Full 9 months 2021 Top 37 All-brands and Top 50 models below.
Qatar 9 months 2021 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | Toyota | 9,545 | 31.1% | -6.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan | 3,861 | 12.6% | 12.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia | 2,311 | 7.5% | 40.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi | 1,960 | 6.4% | 25.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 1,367 | 4.5% | 19.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Chevrolet | 1,237 | 4.0% | 71.6% | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Land Rover | 1,207 | 3.9% | 161.3% | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | MG | 1,193 | 3.9% | 42.7% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | GMC | 1,052 | 3.4% | 27.1% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Lexus | 889 | 2.9% | -30.1% | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Honda | 846 | 2.8% | 40.5% | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Suzuki | 783 | 2.6% | 13.6% | 12 | 8 |
| 13 | Isuzu | 672 | 2.2% | 70.6% | 13 | 15 |
| 14 | Jeep | 447 | 1.5% | -21.7% | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Cadillac | 375 | 1.2% | 193.0% | 14 | 20 |
| 16 | Ford | 368 | 1.2% | -0.8% | 17 | 10 |
| 17 | Ram | 354 | 1.2% | 42.7% | 16 | 19 |
| 18 | Geely | 352 | 1.1% | 1000.0% | 18 | 24 |
| 19 | Mazda | 310 | 1.0% | 60.6% | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | Changan | 245 | 0.8% | -1.6% | 20 | 17 |
| 21 | Genesis | 211 | 0.7% | 711.5% | 21 | 26 |
| 22 | Renault | 181 | 0.6% | -39.5% | 22 | 16 |
| 23 | Peugeot | 125 | 0.4% | 237.8% | 24 | 25 |
| 24 | Dodge | 121 | 0.4% | -22.9% | 28 | 21 |
| 25 | Fiat | 109 | 0.4% | -9.2% | 23 | 22 |
| 26 | Subaru | 98 | 0.3% | 27.3% | 25 | 23 |
| 27 | Hino | 82 | 0.3% | 36.7% | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | Infiniti | 80 | 0.3% | 158.1% | 27 | 29 |
| 29 | Jaguar | 49 | 0.2% | 44.1% | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Haval | 43 | 0.1% | new | 30 | – |
| 31 | Volvo | 39 | 0.1% | 44.4% | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Lincoln | 38 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 32 | 30 |
| 33 | Aston Martin | 34 | 0.1% | 1033.3% | 33 | 35 |
| 34 | Maserati | 34 | 0.1% | 36.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | Great Wall | 33 | 0.1% | new | 35 | – |
| 36 | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 0.0% | -68.4% | 36 | 33 |
| 37 | Chrysler | 3 | 0.0% | -88.5% | 37 | 34 |
Qatar 9 months 2021 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER SW | 3,564 | 11.6% | -14.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | TOYOTA | HILUX | 1,728 | 5.6% | 10.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | NISSAN | PATROL | 1,317 | 4.3% | 36.9% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | NISSAN | SUNNY | 922 | 3.0% | -19.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | TOYOTA | HIACE | 809 | 2.6% | -10.6% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | LAND ROVER | DEFENDER | 794 | 2.6% | 359.0% | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | MITSUBISHI | L200 | 634 | 2.1% | -1.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 588 | 1.9% | 18.1% | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | LEXUS | LX | 539 | 1.8% | -45.3% | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | GMC | SIERRA | 512 | 1.7% | -0.4% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 500 | 1.6% | 35.1% | 13 | 18 |
| 12 | HONDA | CITY | 472 | 1.5% | 60.5% | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | NISSAN | URVAN | 470 | 1.5% | 74.1% | 19 | 16 |
| 14 | KIA | PICANTO | 466 | 1.5% | 210.7% | 12 | 48 |
| 15 | TOYOTA | RUSH | 451 | 1.5% | 21.9% | 17 | 10 |
| 16 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 395 | 1.3% | 324.7% | 21 | 58 |
| 17 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 389 | 1.3% | 8.4% | 18 | 12 |
| 18 | KIA | SPORTAGE | 384 | 1.3% | 13.3% | 15 | 17 |
| 19 | TOYOTA | PRADO | 360 | 1.2% | -16.3% | 23 | 11 |
| 20 | RAM | PICKUP | 354 | 1.2% | 42.7% | 22 | 40 |
| 21 | ISUZU | TF | 351 | 1.1% | 152.5% | 39 | 47 |
| 22 | HYUNDAI | ACCENT | 346 | 1.1% | 30.1% | 40 | 30 |
| 23 | KIA | PEGAS | 345 | 1.1% | 25.9% | 28 | 22 |
| 25 | GMC | YUKON | 341 | 1.1% | 172.8% | 16 | 43 |
| 26 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO | 336 | 1.1% | 8.4% | 14 | 33 |
| 27 | HYUNDAI | CRETA | 312 | 1.0% | 34.5% | 20 | 34 |
| 28 | MITSUBISHI | PAJERO | 310 | 1.0% | 20.6% | 29 | 21 |
| 29 | MG | 5 | 303 | 1.0% | 40.9% | 26 | 32 |
| 30 | MITSUBISHI | ASX | 288 | 0.9% | -0.3% | 38 | 23 |
| 31 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER H/D | 288 | 0.9% | 3.2% | 25 | 20 |
| 32 | ISUZU | N-SERIES | 280 | 0.9% | 17.6% | 30 | 31 |
| 33 | KIA | SELTOS | 271 | 0.9% | 12.9% | 35 | 29 |
| 34 | SUZUKI | JIMNY | 265 | 0.9% | 31.2% | 27 | 19 |
| 35 | CHEVROLET | CAPTIVA | 262 | 0.9% | 197.7% | 37 | 55 |
| 36 | MG | ZS | 260 | 0.8% | 113.1% | 32 | 52 |
| 37 | TOYOTA | COASTER | 246 | 0.8% | -7.2% | 49 | 27 |
| 38 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 238 | 0.8% | 30.1% | 34 | 36 |
| 39 | NISSAN | NAVARA | 220 | 0.7% | -48.7% | 31 | 15 |
| 40 | NISSAN | X-TRAIL | 220 | 0.7% | 83.3% | 33 | 46 |
| 41 | MG | RX5 | 217 | 0.7% | -2.3% | 42 | 28 |
| 42 | MITSUBISHI | OUTLANDER | 209 | 0.7% | 97.2% | 44 | 56 |
| 43 | CADILLAC | ESCALADE | 206 | 0.7% | 610.3% | 36 | 125 |
| 44 | TOYOTA | RAV4 | 203 | 0.7% | -7.7% | 48 | 35 |
| 45 | KIA | CERATO | 192 | 0.6% | -2.0% | 45 | 41 |
| 46 | Kia | Sonet | 191 | 0.6% | new | 63 | – |
| 47 | MITSUBISHI | Xpander | 190 | 0.6% | new | 47 | 221 |
| 48 | MG | RX8 | 186 | 0.6% | 26.5% | 43 | 45 |
| 49 | NISSAN | KICKS | 176 | 0.6% | -27.6% | 64 | 25 |
| 50 | NISSAN | CIVILIAN | 175 | 0.6% | 182.3% | 41 | 74 |
Source: Manufacturers
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