Middle East

Yemen Light Vehicle Market collapsed in the 2014 hit by devastating civil war with several dealership closed. Current situation is not improving and the 2015 market is foreseen heavily down. Toyota led in spite of sales fallen over 60%.

Qatar Cars Market hit new all time record in 2014 albeit volume were below the predicted 100.000 units. Toyota has further improved the market share while Nissan Patrol & Mitsubishi Lancer shine.

Oman Vehicles Market down 2% in 2014 hit by disappointing performance scored by Nissan and Kia. New protagonists are growing in the market with Renault and BMW shining.

Bahrain Cars Market in 2014 hit the 4th all-time record in a row outpacing the level of 60.000 units first time ever. Impressive was the Toyota performance with over 44% of market share.

Kuwait Vehicle Market at All-Time record in the 2014, posting the third high in a row albeit this time the growth was really marginal. Toyota gained terrain on top of the list, while Geely is growing fast.

UAE Vehicles Market hit All-Time record in 2014 with Sales above 400k, first time ever, and joining the Top 25 Global Car Markets Club. This was the year of BMW booming sales 83%.

In 2014 Saudi Arabia Vehicles Market was the 15th largest worldwide hitting a new sales record, the fourth in a row albeit sharp cut of crude oil international price. Amazing performances scored by Kia and Renault.

In 2014 Lebanon Cars Market hit the all-time record, first time above 40.000 units fueled by a strong Toyota attack to the Hyundai-Kia leadership. Kia Picanto was market leader ahead of Nissan Sunny.

Israel Automotive Industry flourished at new all-time record in the 2014, fueled by very aggressive commercial fight between Hyundai, Kia and Toyota, with the surprise of strong sales taken by the emerging Mitsubishi.

In 2013, the Car market boomed in Kuwait posting the third yearly all-time record in a row, pushed by roaring domestic demand and strong GDP. See Top Brands and models ranking inside.