Saudi Arabia Sales : 2019

Over 550,000 light vehicles were sold here in 2019. That's up 32% compared to last year but short of some better years of late. Toyota and Hyundai are the go to brands when a car is required. They take half the sales! I'm not sure why this dominance is so pronounced.

There is a desire for the economy to move away from oil dependence, which is understandable. Toyota was approached to see if the company was interested in setting up a plant. It did due diligence but the decision there wasn't a business case for it. Perhaps Hyundai can find one instead.

				19	Brand	2019	%
				1	Toyota	152,044	27.5%
				2	Hyundai	127,444	23.0%
				3	Mazda	37,153	6.7%
				4	GM	34,586	6.2%
				5	Nissan	34,396	6.2%
				6	Kia	30,180	5.5%
				7	Isuzu	25,176	4.5%
				8	Mitsubishi	17,698	3.2%
				9	Ford	15,717	2.8%
				10	Chrysler	13,723	2.5%
				11	ChangAn	12,256	2.2%
				12	Renault	9,101	1.6%
				13	Lexus	8,971	1.6%
				14	Honda	7,980	1.4%
				15	MG	7,468	1.3%
				16	Suzuki	3,815	0.7%
				17	Geely	2,673	0.5%
				18	Roewe	2,485	0.4%
				19	BMW	2,084	0.4%
				20	Land Rover	2,009	0.4%
				21	Peugeot	1,081	0.2%
				22	Genesis	959	0.2%
				23	Hino	787	0.1%
				24	Audi	419	0.1%
				25	VW	413	0.1%
				26	Fiat	389	0.1%
				27	Volvo	170	0.0%
				28	Maxus	156	0.0%
				29	Subaru	142	0.0%
				30	Alfa Romeo	35	0.0%
				31	MINI	34	0.0%
					Others	1,849	0.3%
					Total	553,393

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