The JAC S3 is a success in the UAE.
New car sales in the UAE jump 18.6% year-on-year in June to 21,711, leading to a H1 2023 tally up 22.8% to 131,195. Toyota (+9.4%) halves the market growth to hold 27.4% share vs. 28.1% year-to-date, it is followed by Nissan up a splendid 32.2% to 14.3% of the market. Mitsubishi (-53.9%) is in freefall with a high year-ago comparison base. MG (+106.9%) stuns at #4 vs. #8 over the Full Year 2022, with Lexus (+100.7%), Chevrolet (+64.9%), Land Rover (+61.3%) and Kia (+23.8%) also impressive below. JAC reappears in the charts directly at a splendid 9th spot. Renault (+260.7%), Peugeot (+206.3%), Volvo (+131.1%), Mazda (+106.8%) and Ford (+101.9%) make themselves noticed further down.
In the models ranking, the Toyota Hilux (-0.7%) is stable to manage a first place ranking above a surging Toyota Land Cruiser (+43.7%). The Nissan Sunny (+22.7%) is also solid and ranks #3 for the month but holds the pole position over H1. The Nissan Patrol (+9.7%) follows at #4 in June but is up to #2 YTD, meaning Nissan holds the top 2 spots so far this year. The Toyota Camry (+20.4%) is strong at #5 ahead of the JAC S3 at #6 vs. #18 year-to-date. The Nissan X-Trail (+703.4%) posts a surreal gain to rank #8 with the Lexus ES (+1250%) and Chevrolet Groove (+99.5%) also in great shape.
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Full June 2023 Top 45 All brands and Top 75 models below.
UAE June 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-23 | % | /22 | H1 2023 | % | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota | 5,946 | 27.4% | 9.4% | 36,871 | 28.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan | 3,100 | 14.3% | 32.2% | 20,541 | 15.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi | 1,507 | 6.9% | -53.9% | 8,545 | 6.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | MG | 995 | 4.6% | 106.9% | 5,266 | 4.0% | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 925 | 4.3% | 64.9% | 5,244 | 4.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 924 | 4.3% | -27.1% | 5,549 | 4.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Kia | 837 | 3.9% | 23.8% | 4,649 | 3.5% | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | Lexus | 813 | 3.7% | 100.7% | 5,212 | 4.0% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | JAC | 803 | 3.7% | n/a | 4,430 | 3.4% | 9 | – |
| 10 | Land Rover | 750 | 3.5% | 61.3% | 3,606 | 2.7% | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 680 | 3.1% | 42.6% | 4,182 | 3.2% | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | Ford | 535 | 2.5% | 101.9% | 2,988 | 2.3% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Jeep | 378 | 1.7% | 42.6% | 1,856 | 1.4% | 15 | 16 |
| 14 | Mazda | 366 | 1.7% | 106.8% | 2,794 | 2.1% | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | Geely | 365 | 1.7% | n/a | 837 | 0.6% | 25 | – |
| 16 | GMC | 351 | 1.6% | -3.0% | 2,222 | 1.7% | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | Volkswagen | 231 | 1.1% | n/a | 1,427 | 1.1% | 16 | 22 |
| 18 | Renault | 220 | 1.0% | 260.7% | 1,361 | 1.0% | 17 | 24 |
| 19 | Changan | 206 | 0.9% | 10.8% | 1,113 | 0.8% | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Hino | 197 | 0.9% | 4.8% | 917 | 0.7% | 23 | 18 |
| 21 | Isuzu | 196 | 0.9% | -24.6% | 1,255 | 1.0% | 19 | 15 |
| 22 | Audi | 170 | 0.8% | n/a | 1,070 | 0.8% | 22 | 17 |
| 23 | Peugeot | 147 | 0.7% | 206.3% | 1,296 | 1.0% | 18 | 21 |
| 24 | Infiniti | 132 | 0.6% | 8.2% | 1,078 | 0.8% | 21 | 20 |
| 25 | Honda | 106 | 0.5% | -68.5% | 851 | 0.6% | 24 | 14 |
| 26 | Volvo | 104 | 0.5% | 131.1% | 728 | 0.6% | 27 | 26 |
| 27 | Lincoln | 74 | 0.3% | -1.3% | 436 | 0.3% | 30 | 27 |
| 28 | TATA | 69 | 0.3% | 97.1% | 345 | 0.3% | 34 | 30 |
| 29 | Fiat | 68 | 0.3% | 94.3% | 281 | 0.2% | 35 | 34 |
| 30 | Haval | 66 | 0.3% | -17.5% | 501 | 0.4% | 28 | 31 |
| 31 | Genesis | 62 | 0.3% | 3.3% | 455 | 0.3% | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | Skoda | 62 | 0.3% | n/a | 379 | 0.3% | 32 | 28 |
| 33 | Cadillac | 53 | 0.2% | -38.4% | 796 | 0.6% | 26 | 25 |
| 34 | UD | 52 | 0.2% | 147.6% | 436 | 0.3% | 31 | 39 |
| 35 | Maserati | 47 | 0.2% | n/a | 260 | 0.2% | 36 | 37 |
| 36 | Alfa Romeo | 40 | 0.2% | n/a | 188 | 0.1% | 37 | 35 |
| 37 | Ram | 38 | 0.2% | -64.8% | 360 | 0.3% | 33 | 23 |
| 38 | Dodge | 24 | 0.1% | -25.0% | 153 | 0.1% | 38 | 32 |
| 39 | Great Wall | 20 | 0.1% | 66.7% | 136 | 0.1% | 39 | 36 |
| 40 | Lotus | 15 | 0.1% | n/a | 57 | 0.0% | 44 | 44 |
| 41 | Subaru | 13 | 0.1% | -35.0% | 128 | 0.1% | 41 | 40 |
| 42 | Citroen | 13 | 0.1% | 160.0% | 108 | 0.1% | 42 | 38 |
| 43 | Jaguar | 11 | 0.1% | 1000.0% | 65 | 0.0% | 43 | 42 |
| 44 | Opel | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 132 | 0.1% | 40 | 41 |
| 45 | Bugatti | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 1 | 0.0% | 45 | 45 |
UAE June 2023 – models:
| Pos | Brand | Model | Jun-23 | % | /22 | H1 2023 | % | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | TOYOTA | HILUX | 1,153 | 5.3% | -0.7% | 6,251 | 4.8% | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER SW | 993 | 4.6% | 43.7% | 6,129 | 4.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | NISSAN | SUNNY | 875 | 4.0% | 22.7% | 7,422 | 5.7% | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | NISSAN | PATROL | 860 | 4.0% | 9.7% | 6,432 | 4.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | TOYOTA | CAMRY | 761 | 3.5% | 20.4% | 5,288 | 4.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | JAC | S3 | 592 | 2.7% | new | 1,596 | new | 18 | – |
| 7 | TOYOTA | HIACE | 498 | 2.3% | -7.6% | 3,102 | 2.4% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | NISSAN | X-TRAIL | 474 | 2.2% | 703.4% | 2,081 | 1.6% | 11 | 27 |
| 9 | LEXUS | ES | 432 | 2.0% | 1250.0% | 2,503 | 1.9% | 7 | 50 |
| 10 | Chevrolet | Groove | 405 | 1.9% | 99.5% | 1,014 | 0.8% | 36 | 24 |
| 11 | LAND ROVER | DEFENDER | 390 | 1.8% | 900.0% | 1,389 | 1.1% | 24 | 55 |
| 12 | TOYOTA | COROLLA | 383 | 1.8% | -8.8% | 2,349 | 1.8% | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | MITSUBISHI | L200 | 333 | 1.5% | 57.8% | 1,971 | 1.5% | 13 | 9 |
| 14 | MG | ZS | 318 | 1.5% | 360.9% | 1,030 | 0.8% | 34 | 41 |
| 15 | MG | 5 | 313 | 1.4% | 57.3% | 1,614 | 1.2% | 17 | 31 |
| 16 | NISSAN | ALTIMA | 309 | 1.4% | 45.1% | 1,005 | 0.8% | 37 | 23 |
| 17 | LAND ROVER | RANGE ROVER | 309 | 1.4% | -16.7% | 1,797 | 1.4% | 14 | 30 |
| 18 | TOYOTA | PRADO | 305 | 1.4% | -16.2% | 1,994 | 1.5% | 12 | 11 |
| 19 | TOYOTA | RUSH | 301 | 1.4% | 80.2% | 2,365 | 1.8% | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | Toyota | Raize | 288 | 1.3% | 1052.0% | 813 | 0.6% | 44 | 74 |
| 21 | MITSUBISHI | MONTERO SPORT | 286 | 1.3% | -73.7% | 1,417 | 1.1% | 21 | 6 |
| 22 | NISSAN | X TERRA | 282 | 1.3% | 8.0% | 1,451 | 1.1% | 20 | 19 |
| 23 | MITSUBISHI | ATTRAGE | 273 | 1.3% | -75.2% | 906 | 0.7% | 41 | 10 |
| 24 | JEEP | WRANGLER | 266 | 1.2% | 95.6% | 1,114 | 0.8% | 30 | 40 |
| 25 | HYUNDAI | CRETA | 248 | 1.1% | new | 1,396 | 1.1% | 23 | 62 |
| 26 | TOYOTA | FORTUNER | 229 | 1.1% | -36.6% | 1,730 | 1.3% | 15 | 13 |
| 27 | SUZUKI | CIAZ | 227 | 1.0% | 254.7% | 1,559 | 1.2% | 19 | 61 |
| 28 | Geely | Emgrand | 225 | 1.0% | new | 415 | new | 71 | – |
| 29 | Toyota | Urban Cruiser | 223 | 1.0% | new | 223 | new | 114 | – |
| 30 | CHEVROLET | TAHOE | 218 | 1.0% | 207.0% | 754 | 0.6% | 50 | 47 |
| 31 | MITSUBISHI | OUTLANDER | 197 | 0.9% | 369.0% | 1,326 | 1.0% | 26 | 54 |
| 32 | HYUNDAI | ACCENT | 196 | 0.9% | n/a | 660 | 0.5% | 56 | 34 |
| 33 | KIA | PEGAS | 193 | 0.9% | 250.9% | 1,086 | 0.8% | 32 | 49 |
| 34 | ISUZU | N-SERIES | 183 | 0.8% | -11.6% | 1,015 | 0.8% | 35 | 20 |
| 35 | MITSUBISHI | PAJERO | 182 | 0.8% | -60.8% | 1,380 | 1.1% | 25 | 8 |
| 36 | HYUNDAI | TUCSON | 170 | 0.8% | 183.3% | 899 | 0.7% | 42 | 28 |
| 37 | SUZUKI | ERTIGA | 160 | 0.7% | 400.0% | 569 | 0.4% | 59 | 107 |
| 38 | Ford | Territory | 159 | 0.7% | new | 995 | 0.8% | 38 | 91 |
| 39 | JAC | JS4 | 154 | 0.7% | new | 1,112 | new | 31 | – |
| 40 | NISSAN | URVAN | 150 | 0.7% | 14.5% | 1,045 | 0.8% | 33 | 29 |
| 41 | HINO | 300 Series | 147 | 0.7% | -12.0% | 748 | 0.6% | 51 | 33 |
| 42 | LEXUS | LX | 140 | 0.6% | -24.7% | 1,322 | 1.0% | 27 | 21 |
| 43 | GMC | YUKON | 139 | 0.6% | 35.0% | 798 | 0.6% | 46 | 32 |
| 44 | Geely | Coolray (SX11) | 135 | 0.6% | new | 400 | new | 74 | – |
| 45 | Toyota | Veloz | 135 | 0.6% | new | 567 | new | 60 | – |
| 46 | TOYOTA | COASTER | 130 | 0.6% | 420.0% | 448 | 0.3% | 65 | 77 |
| 47 | RENAULT | KOLEOS | 129 | 0.6% | 1190.0% | 662 | 0.5% | 55 | 80 |
| 48 | KIA | PICANTO | 122 | 0.6% | n/a | 446 | 0.3% | 66 | 66 |
| 49 | KIA | SELTOS | 114 | 0.5% | -56.5% | 797 | 0.6% | 47 | 52 |
| 50 | CHEVROLET | SILVERADO | 114 | 0.5% | 142.6% | 433 | 0.3% | 69 | 72 |
| 51 | Mitsubishi | Xpander | 114 | 0.5% | -24.0% | 789 | 0.6% | 48 | 43 |
| 52 | KIA | Sonet | 113 | 0.5% | 130.6% | 386 | 0.3% | 77 | 79 |
| 53 | MAZDA | 6 | 109 | 0.5% | n/a | 1,149 | 0.9% | 28 | 22 |
| 54 | TOYOTA | COROLLA CROSS | 109 | 0.5% | 153.5% | 1148 | 0.9% | 29 | 26 |
| 55 | JEEP | GRAND CHEROKEE | 102 | 0.5% | -20.3% | 690 | 0.5% | 54 | 45 |
| 56 | TOYOTA | C-HR | 99 | 0.5% | -11.6% | 378 | 0.3% | 78 | 59 |
| 57 | GMC | SIERRA | 99 | 0.5% | -36.5% | 808 | 0.6% | 45 | 36 |
| 58 | HYUNDAI | SANTA FE | 95 | 0.4% | 1483.3% | 277 | 0.2% | 96 | 86 |
| 59 | MG | RX5 | 93 | 0.4% | 89.8% | 704 | 0.5% | 53 | 87 |
| 60 | NISSAN | KICKS | 92 | 0.4% | 67.3% | 573 | 0.4% | 58 | 25 |
| 61 | MAZDA | CX-5 | 91 | 0.4% | -4.2% | 715 | 0.5% | 52 | 38 |
| 62 | TOYOTA | LAND CRUISER H/D | 91 | 0.4% | 82.0% | 319 | 0.2% | 88 | 58 |
| 63 | HYUNDAI | H1 | 90 | 0.4% | 800.0% | 229 | 0.2% | 112 | 114 |
| 64 | KIA | SORENTO | 86 | 0.4% | -6.5% | 522 | 0.4% | 63 | 56 |
| 65 | FORD | F-SERIES | 83 | 0.4% | 492.9% | 261 | 0.2% | 100 | 92 |
| 66 | MG | One | 83 | 0.4% | new | 256 | new | 103 | – |
| 67 | KIA | SPORTAGE | 82 | 0.4% | 30.2% | 355 | 0.3% | 83 | 73 |
| 68 | SUZUKI | SWIFT DZIRE | 80 | 0.4% | -40.7% | 985 | 0.8% | 39 | 16 |
| 69 | MG | 6 | 76 | 0.4% | 660.0% | 231 | 0.2% | 111 | 128 |
| 70 | LEXUS | RX | 75 | 0.3% | 56.3% | 362 | 0.3% | 80 | 69 |
| 71 | FORD | TRANSIT | 69 | 0.3% | 200.0% | 169 | 0.1% | 144 | 144 |
| 72 | VOLKSWAGEN | TIGUAN | 67 | 0.3% | n/a | 415 | 0.3% | 72 | 110 |
| 73 | TOYOTA | HIGHLANDER | 65 | 0.3% | -37.5% | 347 | 0.3% | 84 | 60 |
| 74 | MAZDA | 3 | 63 | 0.3% | 2000.0% | 284 | 0.2% | 93 | 149 |
| 75 | FIAT | 500 | 63 | 0.3% | 350.0% | 220 | 0.2% | 116 | 162 |
Source: Manufacturers
