The UAE new car market is up 27.1% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 140,679 registrations. Toyota (+19.5%) and Nissan (+12.1%) both trail the market significantly but remain the outright best-sellers, holding 51.1% of the market combined (32.2% and 18.9%). Mitsubishi (+47.4%) soars to 11.1% share while Kia (+49%) is up to 3.9%. Suzuki (+190.2%) posts by far the best score in the Top 20 and climbs from #14 over the Full Year 2020 directly to 5th place so far this year. It knocks Lexus (+14.6%) down to #6. GMC (+74.8%), Chevrolet (+36%) and Hyundai (+30.6%) also outpace the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Changan (+2334.3%), Alfa Romeo (+294.4%), Fiat (+269.4%), Volvo (+118.2%), Peugeot (+77.6%), Ram (+55.6%), Mazda (+51.1%) and Jeep (+44.3%) all impress further down.
Model-wise, the Toyota Land Cruiser (+9.6%) topples the Nissan Patrol (-11.9%) to take the overall lead with 7.6% share, while the Toyota Hilux (+21.3%) rounds out the podium at 6.1% of the market. Below, both the Nissan Sunny (+66.1%) and Mitsubishi Attrage (+136.5%) post fantastic gains, but they can’t match the Suzuki Swift Dzire (+1380.7%) leaping up from #70 over the Full Year 2020 directly to #10. The Toyota Hiace (+62.1%) also shines in the remainder of the Top 10 just as the Toyota Prado (-15.6%) and Mitsubishi Pajero (-7.2%) struggle. The Nissan Xterra (#24) is the best-selling recent launch, well above the Mitsubishi Xpander (#66) and Toyota Corolla Cross (#79).
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Previous post: UAE 7 months 2021: Toyota Land Cruiser outsells Nissan Patrol, sales up 23.6%
Previous year: UAE Full Year 2020: Nissan Patrol scores third win in past 4 years, market down -29.5%
Full 9 months 2021 Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models below.
UAE 9 months 2021 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | Toyota | 45,314 | 32.2% | 19.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan | 26,622 | 18.9% | 12.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 15,612 | 11.1% | 47.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia | 5,556 | 3.9% | 49.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 4,574 | 3.3% | 190.2% | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Lexus | 4,519 | 3.2% | 14.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 4,123 | 2.9% | 30.6% | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Chevrolet | 3,517 | 2.5% | 36.0% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Ford | 2,975 | 2.1% | 12.2% | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | GMC | 2,825 | 2.0% | 74.8% | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Honda | 2,823 | 2.0% | -5.9% | 11 | 8 |
| 12 | Jeep | 2,636 | 1.9% | 44.3% | 12 | 10 |
| 13 | Mazda | 2,449 | 1.7% | 51.1% | 13 | 15 |
| 14 | Land Rover | 2,085 | 1.5% | 17.5% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Renault | 1,965 | 1.4% | 2.6% | 15 | 12 |
| 16 | MG | 1,895 | 1.3% | 23.1% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Hino | 1,608 | 1.1% | -18.3% | 16 | 11 |
| 18 | Peugeot | 1,293 | 0.9% | 77.6% | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | Isuzu | 1,102 | 0.8% | 34.2% | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Infiniti | 1,009 | 0.7% | 10.5% | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Changan | 852 | 0.6% | 2334.3% | 22 | 27 |
| 22 | Lincoln | 694 | 0.5% | 19.0% | 21 | 21 |
| 23 | Ram | 630 | 0.4% | 55.6% | 27 | 23 |
| 24 | Cadillac | 619 | 0.4% | 36.3% | 23 | 22 |
| 25 | Dodge | 555 | 0.4% | 7.1% | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | Volvo | 539 | 0.4% | 118.2% | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Fiat | 447 | 0.3% | 269.4% | 25 | 30 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 351 | 0.2% | 294.4% | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Jaguar | 277 | 0.2% | 17.9% | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Great Wall | 233 | 0.2% | new | 31 | – |
| 31 | Genesis | 223 | 0.2% | 418.6% | 30 | 32 |
| 32 | Maserati | 194 | 0.1% | 73.2% | 32 | 29 |
| 33 | Haval | 153 | 0.1% | new | 33 | – |
| 34 | Subaru | 133 | 0.1% | 34.3% | 34 | 31 |
| 35 | Opel | 130 | 0.1% | 490.9% | 35 | 33 |
| 36 | Jetour | 54 | 0.0% | new | 39 | – |
| 37 | Citroen | 41 | 0.0% | n/a | 36 | 37 |
| 38 | Chrysler | 26 | 0.0% | 136.4% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | Aston Martin | 25 | 0.0% | 127.3% | 38 | 35 |
| 40 | Geely | 1 | 0.0% | -96.3% | 40 | 34 |
UAE 9 months 2021 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER SW | 10,689 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | NISSAN | PATROL | 9,439 | 6.7% | -11.9% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | TOYOTA | HILUX | 8,525 | 6.1% | 21.3% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | NISSAN | SUNNY | 7,257 | 5.2% | 66.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | MITSUBISHI | ATTRAGE | 4,709 | 3.3% | 136.5% | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | MITSUBISHI | PAJERO | 4,542 | 3.2% | -7.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | TOYOTA | PRADO | 3,447 | 2.5% | -15.6% | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | TOYOTA | HIACE | 3,411 | 2.4% | 62.1% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 3,087 | 2.2% | -1.6% | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | SUZUKI | SWIFT DZIRE | 2,843 | 2.0% | 1380.7% | 11 | 70 |
| 11 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 2,704 | 1.9% | 144.0% | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER H/D | 2,456 | 1.7% | -17.3% | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | MITSUBISHI | L200 | 2,257 | 1.6% | 8.1% | 14 | 10 |
| 14 | TOYOTA | FORTUNER | 2,132 | 1.5% | 33.2% | 15 | 13 |
| 15 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 2,061 | 1.5% | 39.9% | 12 | 16 |
| 16 | NISSAN | X-TRAIL | 2,022 | 1.4% | 60.0% | 16 | 18 |
| 17 | MITSUBISHI | MONTERO SPORT | 1,832 | 1.3% | 446.9% | 18 | 59 |
| 18 | TOYOTA | RUSH | 1,711 | 1.2% | 63.0% | 20 | 21 |
| 19 | NISSAN | ALTIMA | 1,621 | 1.2% | 16.5% | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | JEEP | WRANGLER | 1,594 | 1.1% | 71.4% | 21 | 22 |
| 21 | LEXUS | LX | 1,565 | 1.1% | 6.0% | 19 | 14 |
| 22 | TOYOTA | RAV4 | 1,565 | 1.1% | 13.7% | 24 | 20 |
| 23 | NISSAN | URVAN | 1,449 | 1.0% | 14.3% | 26 | 19 |
| 24 | NISSAN | X TERRA | 1,434 | 1.0% | new | 23 | 132 |
| 25 | NISSAN | KICKS | 1,431 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 22 | 15 |
| 26 | CHEVROLET | CAPTIVA | 1,274 | 0.9% | 177.0% | 27 | 45 |
| 27 | GMC | SIERRA | 1,212 | 0.9% | 25.7% | 25 | 31 |
| 28 | KIA | PEGAS | 1,079 | 0.8% | 84.8% | 29 | 44 |
| 29 | KIA | SELTOS | 1,049 | 0.7% | 171.1% | 28 | 46 |
| 30 | GMC | YUKON | 948 | 0.7% | 312.2% | 34 | 65 |
| 31 | HINO | 300 Series | 946 | 0.7% | -6.3% | 30 | 24 |
| 32 | HYUNDAI | ACCENT | 945 | 0.7% | 10.3% | 32 | 28 |
| 33 | MAZDA | 6 | 934 | 0.7% | 62.7% | 37 | 42 |
| 34 | LEXUS | ES | 922 | 0.7% | 7.2% | 38 | 26 |
| 35 | TOYOTA | FJ CRUISER | 921 | 0.7% | 19.1% | 39 | 30 |
| 36 | ISUZU | N-SERIES | 908 | 0.6% | 25.9% | 31 | 34 |
| 37 | MITSUBISHI | ASX | 888 | 0.6% | 47.3% | 33 | 36 |
| 38 | KIA | SPORTAGE | 869 | 0.6% | -18.1% | 35 | 23 |
| 39 | HONDA | CIVIC | 789 | 0.6% | 28.9% | 36 | 35 |
| 40 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 748 | 0.5% | 61.9% | 41 | 54 |
| 41 | LAND ROVER | DEFENDER | 747 | 0.5% | 350.0% | 42 | 94 |
| 42 | FORD | F-SERIES | 731 | 0.5% | 17.7% | 40 | 29 |
| 43 | SUZUKI | JIMNY | 650 | 0.5% | 18.0% | 45 | 40 |
| 44 | MAZDA | CX-5 | 643 | 0.5% | 53.8% | 43 | 55 |
| 45 | LEXUS | RX | 640 | 0.5% | 33.6% | 44 | 47 |
| 46 | RAM | PICKUP | 630 | 0.4% | 55.6% | 57 | 50 |
| 47 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 598 | 0.4% | -26.1% | 56 | 32 |
| 48 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO | 583 | 0.4% | 56.3% | 46 | 64 |
| 49 | HONDA | HR-V | 574 | 0.4% | -17.5% | 50 | 39 |
| 50 | JEEP | GRAND CHEROKEE | 562 | 0.4% | -9.2% | 48 | 38 |
Source: Manufacturers
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