The Omani new vehicle market is up 7.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 54,646 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (+20.9%) vastly outpaces the market to improve its share to a suffocating 47.5% vs. 42.4% over the same period in 2020. Nissan (-42.8%) on the other hand struggles mightily but still holds 15.8% of the Omani market over the period. Hyundai (+54.2%) and most impressively MG (+142.3%) both excel just below. Isuzu (+67.4%), Honda (+49.9%), Mitsubishi (+39.3%) and Mazda (+39.1%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, Ram (+118.5%), Land Rover (+87.4%), Cadillac (+80.6%), GMC (+79.8%), Chevrolet (+60.7%), Ford (+52.5%) and Jeep (+44%) stand out.
Over in the models ranking, the Toyota Hilux (+71.1%) soars to first place, dislodging the Nissan Sunny (-9.2%). The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup (+22.8%) is also very dynamic in third place, distancing the Toyota Land Cruiser (-1.8%) and Toyota Hiace (+37.6%). The MG5 (+161.9%) scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 at #10, with the Hyundai Tucson (+118%) also more than doubling its sales year-on-year. The Ram Pickup (+118.5%), MG6 (+118.5%), MG HS (+110.3%), Mazda6 (+99%) and MG RX8 (+93.6%) also make themselves noticed further down. The Kia Sonet (#52) is the best-selling recent launch ahead of the Nissan Xterra (#54), Changan CS95 (#55) and Changan CS85 (#65).
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Full 9 months 2021 Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models below.
Oman 9 months 2021 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | Toyota | 25,976 | 47.5% | 20.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan | 8,612 | 15.8% | -42.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 2,865 | 5.2% | 54.2% | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | MG | 2,714 | 5.0% | 142.3% | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Lexus | 2,488 | 4.6% | 7.0% | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Isuzu | 2,012 | 3.7% | 67.4% | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Kia | 2,006 | 3.7% | -10.5% | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi | 1,247 | 2.3% | 39.3% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Mazda | 868 | 1.6% | 39.1% | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Honda | 784 | 1.4% | 49.9% | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 701 | 1.3% | 18.0% | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Jeep | 583 | 1.1% | 44.0% | 12 | 10 |
| 13 | Chevrolet | 458 | 0.8% | 60.7% | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Changan | 417 | 0.8% | new | 17 | 30 |
| 15 | Hino | 399 | 0.7% | 25.1% | 15 | 17 |
| 16 | GMC | 392 | 0.7% | 79.8% | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Ram | 389 | 0.7% | 118.5% | 18 | 19 |
| 18 | Land Rover | 388 | 0.7% | 87.4% | 13 | 18 |
| 19 | Renault | 333 | 0.6% | 19.8% | 19 | 16 |
| 20 | Ford | 215 | 0.4% | 52.5% | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Infiniti | 172 | 0.3% | -23.2% | 21 | 15 |
| 22 | Subaru | 113 | 0.2% | 31.4% | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Geely | 88 | 0.2% | 25.7% | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | Dodge | 87 | 0.2% | -32.6% | 23 | 21 |
| 25 | Peugeot | 77 | 0.1% | 5.5% | 25 | 23 |
| 26 | Cadillac | 56 | 0.1% | 80.6% | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Volvo | 41 | 0.1% | 20.6% | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | Jaguar | 39 | 0.1% | 178.6% | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Genesis | 36 | 0.1% | 414.3% | 29 | 33 |
| 30 | Lincoln | 21 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 30 | 27 |
| 31 | Maserati | 18 | 0.0% | 38.5% | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Jetour | 17 | 0.0% | new | – | – |
| 33 | Chrysler | 10 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 32 | 34 |
| 34 | Fiat | 9 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 0.0% | -55.6% | 35 | 29 |
| 36 | Aston Martin | 7 | 0.0% | 250.0% | 33 | 35 |
Oman 9 months 2021 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Jan-Sep 21 | % | /20 | 7m | FY20 |
| 1 | TOYOTA | HILUX | 8,137 | 14.9% | 71.1% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | NISSAN | SUNNY | 7,203 | 13.2% | -9.2% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER H/D | 5,421 | 9.9% | 22.8% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER SW | 4,060 | 7.4% | -1.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | TOYOTA | HIACE | 1,416 | 2.6% | 37.6% | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | TOYOTA | FORTUNER | 1,398 | 2.6% | -2.6% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 1,213 | 2.2% | 11.7% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | LEXUS | LX | 1,147 | 2.1% | 1.9% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 1,116 | 2.0% | 118.0% | 9 | 22 |
| 10 | MG | MG5 | 1,071 | 2.0% | 161.9% | 10 | 24 |
| 11 | ISUZU | N-SERIES | 932 | 1.7% | 40.8% | 11 | 15 |
| 12 | MITSUBISHI | L200 | 915 | 1.7% | 38.6% | 12 | 18 |
| 13 | Isuzu | TF | 868 | 1.6% | 91.2% | 14 | 21 |
| 14 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 849 | 1.6% | -33.3% | 13 | 7 |
| 15 | KIA | SPORTAGE | 755 | 1.4% | -20.9% | 15 | 12 |
| 16 | LEXUS | ES | 717 | 1.3% | 32.0% | 16 | 20 |
| 17 | TOYOTA | YARIS | 668 | 1.2% | -23.1% | 17 | 14 |
| 18 | TOYOTA | RAV4 | 661 | 1.2% | 46.2% | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | NISSAN | PATROL | 591 | 1.1% | -83.2% | 18 | 5 |
| 20 | TOYOTA | PRADO | 564 | 1.0% | -28.8% | 20 | 16 |
| 21 | TOYOTA | AVALON | 464 | 0.8% | 51.1% | 21 | 27 |
| 22 | HYUNDAI | CRETA | 423 | 0.8% | -14.7% | 22 | 23 |
| 23 | HYUNDAI | ELANTRA | 406 | 0.7% | 327.4% | 24 | 45 |
| 24 | RAM | PICKUP | 389 | 0.7% | 118.5% | 27 | 38 |
| 25 | MG | HS | 387 | 0.7% | 110.3% | 25 | 37 |
| 26 | MAZDA | 6 | 384 | 0.7% | 99.0% | 26 | 33 |
| 27 | MG | MG6 | 367 | 0.7% | 118.5% | 35 | 41 |
| 28 | MG | RX8 | 364 | 0.7% | 93.6% | 28 | 39 |
| 29 | HONDA | ACCORD | 360 | 0.7% | 1.7% | 23 | 26 |
| 30 | JEEP | WRANGLER | 338 | 0.6% | 51.6% | 36 | 25 |
| 31 | TOYOTA | RUSH | 317 | 0.6% | 23.8% | 31 | 29 |
| 32 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 305 | 0.6% | 114.8% | 34 | 44 |
| 33 | TOYOTA | FJ CRUISER | 300 | 0.5% | 18.6% | 29 | 31 |
| 34 | MG | RX5 | 283 | 0.5% | 135.8% | 33 | 61 |
| 35 | HINO | 700 Series | 275 | 0.5% | 125.4% | 32 | 53 |
| 36 | SUZUKI | SWIFT DZIRE | 270 | 0.5% | 157.1% | 46 | 59 |
| 37 | HYUNDAI | ACCENT | 267 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 30 | 28 |
| 38 | LEXUS | RX | 260 | 0.5% | 29.4% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | KIA | PEGAS | 244 | 0.4% | 13.0% | 42 | 42 |
| 40 | MG | ZS | 242 | 0.4% | 374.5% | 38 | 70 |
| 41 | HYUNDAI | SANTA FE | 237 | 0.4% | 282.3% | 39 | 52 |
| 42 | KIA | SELTOS | 223 | 0.4% | 68.9% | 41 | 43 |
| 43 | NISSAN | ALTIMA | 202 | 0.4% | 149.4% | 43 | 54 |
| 44 | KIA | OPTIMA | 185 | 0.3% | -19.9% | 40 | 40 |
| 45 | ISUZU | F-SERIES | 183 | 0.3% | 150.7% | 44 | 64 |
| 46 | LAND ROVER | RANGE ROVER | 180 | 0.3% | 122.2% | 45 | 62 |
| 47 | TOYOTA | HIGHLANDER | 163 | 0.3% | 232.7% | 51 | 75 |
| 48 | LEXUS | GX | 153 | 0.3% | -48.5% | 47 | 30 |
| 49 | GMC | YUKON | 145 | 0.3% | 145.8% | 48 | 60 |
| 50 | TOYOTA | COASTER | 136 | 0.2% | -44.9% | 57 | 32 |
Source: Manufacturers
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